Science classes will be able to view current maps from the National Weather Service. Art students will peruse exhibits at the Louvre museum in Paris from their desks in Montgomery County, and government students can access current White House documents and send e-mail to the president.
Predictor: Boucher, Rick
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article for The Associated Press, reporter David Reed writes about a grant that would allow students in six schools in Virginia to access the Internet. Bell Atlantic agreed to install high-speed lines and switches for free for a year in Montgomery County. Reed quotes Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), who helped obtain the grant:”Science classes will be able to view current maps from the National Weather Service. Art students will peruse exhibits at the Louvre museum in Paris from their desks in Montgomery County, and government students can access current White House documents and send e-mail to the president.”
Biography:Rick Boucher was a U.S. Congressman who backed the amendment that allowed the National Science Foundation to support computer networks and opened the floodgates of digital commerce in the early 1990s. (Legislator/Politician/Lawyer.)
Date of prediction: October 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: The Associated Press
Title, headline, chapter name: Virginia Grade-Schoolers Boldly Explore Cyberspace
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=caa30602368c1258533cd4e7ecb6bb5c...
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