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25403
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The internet has made many things from teaching to signing up for classes much more efficient. Even so, some teachers are not quite as excited about it as the students.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 6 Issue 3, Spring 2008,
p26-28, por
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28182
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North Carolina has been among the more progressive states when it comes to tackling the problem of Internet access. Although, efforts have been not as effective as they could be because of the lack of a national strategy. Many are hoping President Barack Obama will help create a strategy to combat the digital divide. Until then, state efforts to increase access to high speed internet and educational technology is strong and those efforts are detailed.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 49, December 2008,
p7-9
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1530
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The author discusses the uses and the value of the Internet, drawing on examples of NC businesses that have taken advantage of this network (Octagon Trading Group, Daniels & Daniels, SAS Institute, Indelible Blue).
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28223
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Chapel Hill’s Judy Hallman is the executive director of RTPNet. RTPNet helps provide information technology service to over 100 nonprofit and community organizations in North Carolina. Before helping start RTPNet, Hallman worked for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and helped introduce computers and the Internet to the university. Hallman is retiring from her job soon, but will continue to do similar work developing open-source content management software for nonprofits.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 8, February 2007,
p23
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19725
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By a 2008 state law, registered sex offenders are barred from using social networking sites. A Durham resident, Lester Gerard Packingham Jr., is a registered sex offender and recently challenged the law by opening a Facebook account under a pseudonym. Packingham is challenging the law based on its constitutionality of free speech and is now in the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
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2922
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Determining which Web sites contain useful information is important to users. Evaluative criteria, including content, material organization, Web site overview, statement, time-sensitive data, and graphics will assist users.
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2565
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Now that local governments statewide can gain access to the Internet through a service provider under state contract, a wide range of government resources is available.
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2052
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The Internet is a resource for all kinds of electronic information, including census statistics, weather data, and Supreme Court decisions. With some basic equipment and guides, any individual can gain access to its resources.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 50, Dec 1994,
p19-21, il
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3126
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On October 26, 1996, over 26,000 volunteers took part in NetDay '96. Eight thousand classrooms in 700 schools in 111 school districts were connected to the Internet. Without donations and volunteers, NetDay '96 would have cost the taxpayers $13.5 million.
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2103
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On-line newspaper service in the state ranges from the basic, THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER electronic bulletin board, to the sophisticated, THE NEWS AND OBSERVER's NandO.net. Location, start-up costs and revenue sources must be considered before going on-line.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Jan 1995,
p14-17, il
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