The webvolution’s impact on vocational classrooms and administration

Hong Kong Conventional & Exhibition Centre

We are eyewitnesses of a Webvolution; a revolution brought about by the explosion of the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW). Few innovations have been embraced more quickly than the Internet. The current trend of the Internet will change the face of education, as we know it. Almost every public school in the United States has Internet access and other countries are adopting these technologies at a rapid pace. The Internet is perhaps the first truly global environment. This paper will explore the potential of utilizing the WWW as a resource for vocational classrooms and administration. It provides informative information on such topics as: (1) true cost of information technology ownership; (2) using an Application Service Provider (ASP); (3) using the Internet as a communication tool; (4) data security issues; and (5) fundamental changes in the infrastructure requirements of information technology.