A federal investment in new technologies is one of the best investments the government can make. This investment should provide huge, long-term benefits in terms of new jobs, better health care, better education, and a higher standard of living. The NII will provide benefits to all sectors of the economy as well as make it possible for Americans to access and use all kinds of electronic information in the 21st century.
In 1994 Senator Bingaman from New Mexico, as well as other politicians, supported the Educational Technology Bill. This bill was enacted in order to:
support systemic improvement of education and the development of competitive work force by establishing a comprehensive system through which appropriate technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, and administrative support resources and services, that support the National Education Goals and any national education standards that may be developed, are provided to schools throughout the United States.As one can see this seems to allow for a wide variety of content.
Instead of listing all of the different types of content one can receive via the information superhighway this document will list examples of different types of content available as well as information about the various agencies that are constructing educational programs using the NII. All players in the educational system need to work towards the goal of improving student achievement through integration of technology into the curriculum.
