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Science 18 October 1996:
Vol. 274. no. 5286, pp. 371 - 372
DOI: 10.1126/science.274.5286.371
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Perspectives

John M. Barrie, David E. Presti

The Internet--and its graphically attractive application, the World Wide Web (WWW)--is potentially a powerful educational tool. Barrie and Presti discuss three ways in which the WWW can be profitably used in education: as a giant encyclopedia, as a virtual classroom, and as a supplement to conventional courses.

J. M. Barrie is in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Neurobiology Division, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3200, USA. E-mail: barriej{at}violet.berkeley.edu. D. E. Presti is in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Neurobiology Division, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3200, USA, and with the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. E-mail: presti{at}garnet.berkeley.edu

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