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Figure 4: Sampling of Employers and Their Programs and Kind of Technology Applications American Business Collaboration for Quality Dependent Care Program The Bridge Project Technology Application Connects parents and schools through voice messaging. Ameritech Program Volunteer Calling Center Technology Application Through the use of e-mail and outbound calling, a central, mechanized database and calling center was developed as a single point of contact used to recruit employees and retirees and place them as volunteers at community service projects. Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) Program HP E-Mail Mentors Technology Application HP volunteers mentor 5th-12th grade students and teachers in math or science through e-mail. AT&T and Family Education Company Program AT&T Learning Network/FamilyEducation Network Technology Application AT&T and the Family Education Company (FEC) have teamed up in statewide initiatives to give families, schools, and communities a powerful network of resources to promote family involvement in education and help students succeed in school. Using the Internet and customized local Web sites (www.familyeducation.com), AT&T and FEC provide access at no cost to interactive education experts, information, and materials--from local school activities, homework assignments, and school board meetings to parenting skills, state policy issues, and national educational trends. IBM Corporation Program Wired for Learning Technology Application Wired for Learning, a software program at work in IBM's Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina Reinventing Education grant site, enables secure communication and collaboration through the Internet. The application allows the transmission of text, sound, and video between classrooms, schools, and networked homes and community sites. Using the program, parents can access their children's teachers at their convenience, view their children's work, and obtain information on assignments and school events; students can work together on the same project from different locations; teachers can search the Internet for challenging assignments and engage in professional development; and community members can serve as tutors and mentors. Discovery Communications, Inc. Program school.discovery.com Technology Application A school Web site for teachers, students (K-12), and the community-at-large provides programs, lesson plans, activities, curriculum guides and other support materials, Web links, and online teacher forums.

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