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| Contentid | 1896 |
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| Title | Navajo Education Technology Consortium |
| Body | Full article availble at: http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/innovator/2004/0719.html TITLE: Navajo Education Technology Consortium Carries Native American Culture Overland via the Internet The tract of land that stretches across 14 million acres and covers three southwestern states is dappled with the homes of the 200,000 members of the Navajo Nation. Such distance impedes everyday communication, so the Navajos often use modern technology to reach other tribe members in faraway areas. The Navajo Education Technology Consortium (NETC) uses similar technologies to conduct distance learning to serve 23 K-12 reservation school districts and local education agencies in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. NETC seeks to assist Navajo students who have partially assimilated into U.S. culture, while reinforcing their traditional upbringing. To preserve, rather than replace, American Indian traditions, NETC integrates technology into education with the goal of improving the quality of learning for the tribe's youngest members. |
| Source | The Education Innovator |
| Inputdate | 2004-08-06 08:31:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2004-08-06 08:31:00 |
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