Program Connects Tennessee Students to Web
Published Apr 07, 2001
The ConnecTen program provides Internet access to public classrooms throughout the state.
Since 1996, Tennessee has led the country as the first state to completely wire all of its public schools (K-12). Tennessee’s classrooms have safe, useful, reliable and equitable Internet access, thanks to the ConnecTen program, powered by Education Networks of America.
The connection was made possible by funding through a combination of public, private and government resources. ConnecTen now provides Internet access for approximately 1 million students and teachers across the state.
The Volunteer State was also the first to offer filtered Internet access statewide, protecting children from offensive or inappropriate content. Students are shielded from pornography, hate, violence or other unsuitable Web sites at school, while simultaneously given access to the world’s libraries, museums and databases.
Currently, 150,000 computers at 1,835 school locations in Tennessee are connected, handling millions of requests for information each day.
All Tennessee teachers are trained and empowered to use the ConnecTen technology. This ensures that students won’t be left behind technically because of a teacher’s lack of confidence or comfort level with the technology. The practical and dependable applications were designed for the nontechnical person to master quickly and easily with minimal training.
In the future, the state plans to further enhance the quality of the network, helping students learn more productively, thus improving the strength and efficiency of Tennessee’s future workforce.
Story by Caryn L. Stumpfl
Photo by David Mudd
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