Educational Technology

December 19, 2011

Fox Chapel offers low-cost Internet access

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:36 am

By Tawnya Panizzi, ASPINWALL HERALD

Some children whose families otherwise would not be able to afford it could have access to the Internet. Fox Chapel Area High School and Volunteers of America’s All of Us Care have partnered with Comcast to provide inexpensive Internet access. Through the program, Children’s First Internet Essentials, low-income families can use the Internet for $9.95 a month, a move that will help level the technological playing field for students, said Hannah Ufnar, director of All of Us Care. “We’re excited because it’s a way for us to serve more people,” Ufnar said. “We hope families recognize the value of the service.” Ufnar said families that qualify for the school district’s free lunch program are automatically eligible for the service. “It lasts until the kids graduate from high school,” she said.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/lifestyles/s_771597.html

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