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Direct linkSouthwick, J. Wanless – Computers in the Schools, 2003
A small rural school in Idaho tried various forms of distance education to broaden the range of subjects offered to students. It gave up on satellite-based coursework because of high cost and synchronization problems. Correspondence courses solved the synchronization problem, but still required expensive adult supervision to keep students on task.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Schools, Distance Education, Computer Uses in Education
