Advanced technologies are emerging in rural school systems. This article discusses the availability of a variety of new technologies and their primary uses for instructional support, instructional applications, management, and staff development. Problems in initiating new technologies in rural environments and suggestions for using them are discussed. Successful technological models and projected future uses are described.
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