Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 16, No. 501.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:33:22 +0000
From: NINCH-ANNOUNCE <david@ninch.org>
Subject: IMLS Study Shows 72% Museums Use Web to Reach K-12
NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
News on Networking Cultural Heritage Resources
from across the Community
February 19, 2003
MUSEUMS SPEND OVER A BILLION,
COMMIT OVER 18 MILLION HOURS TO K-12 EDUCATION PROGRAMS
STUDY FINDS 72 PERCENT USE WEB SITES TO TEACH
http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/012903.htm
From Web Site:
>WASHINGTON, JANUARY 29, 2003 - In its second study of K-12 educational
>programs offered by the nation's museums, the federal Institute of Museum
>and Library Services (IMLS) found that the percentage of museums' median
>annual operating budgets spent on such programming increased four-fold
>since 1996. The study also calculates that America's museums commit more
>than 18 million instructional hours every year on programs for K-12
>schoolchildren.
>
>Increasingly, museums use new technologies to bring their resources into
>the lives of American school children. Seventy-two percent of museums use
>Web sites for educational programming; fifty-eight percent communicate
>with teachers via e-mail, and 24 percent e-mail students.
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