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Objectives of the School Net Program
1. Providing First Nations schools with telecommunications infrastructure.
2. Promoting the effective use of information and communications technologies in the classroom.
3. Offering skills development opportunities to teachers and students.
4. Accelerating the development of stronger communities, people and economies. SchoolNet is focused on extending connectivity to First Nations schools that have not yet been connected to the Internet. FNESC, with the assistance of an advisory committee of First Nations representatives from different schools and stakeholders, intends to identify the barriers preventing access to the internet and work with schools and communities to develop skills needed to access relevant information through the "Information Highway".
Source: FNESC
Computers and Internet access are important tools for creating stimulating learning environments. Recognizing the challenges that First Nations schools may face in accessing and applying these technologies, the Government of Canada created the First Nations SchoolNet program.
First Nations schools under federal jurisdiction are eligible to participate in the program.
Source: INAC
The First Nations School Net Program is under the umbrella of INAC and the description given in the overview is "Computers and Internet access are important tools for creating stimulating learning environments. Recognizing the challenges that First Nations schools may face in accessing and applying these technologies, the Government of Canada created the First Nations SchoolNet program.
First Nations schools under federal jurisdiction are eligible to participate in the program.
The First Nations Education Steering Committee state "The First Nations SchoolNet program is to connect First Nations schools to the Internet by providing and maintaining computers and providing subsidies for access. A collaborative initiative from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, SchoolNet is now a partnership with the First Nations Education Steering Committee and the First Nations Schools Association."
Six non-profit Regional Management Organizations work with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada to deliver the program to First Nations schools, as follows:
Atlantic: Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey (external link, opens a new window)
Quebec: First Nations Education Council (external link, opens a new window)
Ontario: Keewaytinook Okimakanak (external link, opens a new window)
Manitoba: Keewatin Tribal Council (external link, opens a new window)
Saskatchewan and Alberta: Keewatin Career Development Corporation (external link, opens a new window)
British Columbia: First Nations Education Steering Committee (external link, opens a new window)
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