A National Computer Conferencing Network for Science Education: PSI-NET

在美国国家科学基金会之前的资助和IBM的支持下，一个电子网络PSI-NET已经建立起来，它连接了所有国家科学监督人员，并可供美国国家科学基金会、美国国家科学研究院和其他与学校科学教育有关的组织访问。该系统现在将扩展到六个州的科学教师，以测试通过单一系统进一步联网的技术可行性和实用性。IBM将继续在技术上支持该系统的开发。一个由各州科学监督员组成的委员会将指导和评估该系统在六个试点州的使用情况，为决定是否将该系统最终推广到所有州的科学教师提供依据。引入国家数学监督员到PSI-NET也将开始评估这一额外扩展的效用。合作伙伴分担的费用将占NSF资金的159%。

With previous NSF funding and support from IBM, an electronic network, PSI-NET, has been established which links all state science supervisors, and is accessible by the NSF, NSTA, and other organizations concerned with school science education. This system will now be extended to science teachers in six states to test the technical feasibility and the utility of this further networking through a single system. IBM will continue to support the development of the system technically. A committee of state science supervisors will guide and evaluate the use of the system in the six trial states to provide a basis for decisions on the desireability of ultimate extension to science teachers in all states. Introduction of state mathematics supervisors onto PSI-NET will also be initiated to evaluate the utility of this additional extension. Cost sharing by the partners will total 159% of the NSF funding.