ABSTRACT
Like all modern technologies, computers are fascinating in themselves, in their rapid development and increasing applications. While McLuhan asserted the power of the means of communication over the processes of thought, the belief in transformation specifically through computers was applied in particular to systems of education. The National Grid for Learning is a good example of a belief that the availability of information technology will have a profound effect on schools. The excitement and the hope surrounding the introduction of information and communications technology (ICT) has been based on the possibilities of what each individual can do with it. The Microelectronic Education program promoted curriculum development, teacher education, resource organization and support. The most recent attempt to make a radical difference to the use and availability of computers in schools was the National Grid for Learning, promising all schools better connection to the numerous resources of the international information superhighway.
