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information technology is bringing sweeping changes to the way we communicate. Public schools,
once thought to be bastions of equal opportunity, are no longer the great equalizer.
it is a world of those who have and these who would like to have.

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Shore
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Peter Ewens wishes his
school had some back-
bone. It would prefer-
ably be made of fibre-

optic cable.

Canon Graham, as is the case with
many schools, is scrambling to get
wired. The digital wave is breaking
fast in the world of information tech-
nology beyond the doors of the pub-
lic school.
Without sufficient educational
dollars sprinkled into its classrooms
Carson Graham finds itself treading
water when it comes to implementing
technology plans.
The school enrols cluse to 1,200
students. Its catchment area includes
the entire western. half of North
Vancouver City. .
The vision of the school’s technol- Bg ie : :
ogy committce, which Ewens chairs, NEWS photo Mike Wakefieta
goes like this: “In order to contribute ROBYN Bell, 14, and Emily Craig, 14, design graphics
and thrive in a global community, for a project at Rockridge school in West Vancouver.
learners will become proficient in the
use of information technologies
which support, excite and enhance teaching and lifelong learning.”

Brian Cousins teaches computer applications such as desktop publishing in the
business education department at Carson Graham.
He was ready to pack it in last year.
“It was pretty frustrating because [only had 10 haltdecent machines here and
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