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Mrs. Beahm explained tnai America Online requires a modem, which hooks up to phone lines all over the world, and a monthly charge must be paid. Also, if a local phone number is not available for logging onto America Online, and there is not a local number for Rappahannock residents yet, the time spent onlirte is charged as a long distance call.
She described this process as “surfing the net.” Files, or letters, can be sent over the phone line to someone else and they receive it almost instantaneously. This is known as email.
An almost endless list of information is available, including weather, travel, the Chicago Tribune, sports, People Connection, and lots more Even airline tickets can be purchased using the computer.
At the completion of class, Mike handed out surveys to all of his students. Of the 22 participants, all agreed that the classes were beneficial to them, that the school system shoulc offer computer classes, and that the)
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