Andy Carvin

About the author: Andy Carvin is an education and information technology specialist for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in Washington, D.C. He created and maintains EdWeb: Exploring Technology and School Reform, an evolving "hyperbook" available on the World Wide Web.

Students learn more effectively when they become actively engaged in the educational process, particularly when the interactivity of classroom computers and the World Wide Web is involved. The growth of the Web and the emergence of new hypermedia tools promise to make the Internet an innovative learning medium that will provide students with an abundance of documents and resources. Such potential to improve education can be better met if volunteers and computer professionals offer their services to help classrooms access the Internet.

The advent of the World Wide Web comes at an exciting, yet controversial...