(NAPSA)—Grade school students will face this year’s educational challenges with some academic “buddies” in their backpack. That’s because more students will have aceess to a variety of Weh-based resources to drive classroom success. AT&T Broadband, the leading provider of high-speed cable Internet service, suggests a few online resources: * Online educational games can help make learning more fun. Check out fast-paced, interactive learning games at www.toon university.coni. * Children can work together from different locations using application sharing to create a document in real time. For a tutorial, visit http:// msdn.microsoft.com/library/ default.asp?url=/library/en-us/netmeet/hh/netmeet/nmStut_3ig0. asp. * A resource to combat homework blues is BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper, a clever, arnus- ing online helpmate that has answers to tough questions (http:// school. .discovery.com/home workhelp/bjpinchbeck/index.himd). The Discovery Network has a site specifically dedicated to edu‘ational resources for school-age children Chttp://school discovery. copy). Parents can also rely on AT&T Broadband to offer the latest Even more educational resources for children are now available online. ontine tools that will help protect their children when they are surfing the Internet. AT&T@Home users now have access to N2H2, a kind ofonline filtering software that allows subscribers to blockout inappropriate content. The technology is highly customizable with different levels of filtering for different family members. Subscribers receive free use of the software for six months after which the software subscription casts $39.95 per year. Free access to commercial-free educational channels in schools is also provided across the country by AT&T Broadband in the Cable in Classroora prograra. For more information about your school’s eligibility, visit www.ciconline.org. Q a se ne ane ee ERT ee AT&T Broadband is the nation’s largest broadband provider, offering television entertainment services, high-speed cable Internet services and conipetitive local phone service to more than 14 million customers across the nation. More information can be found at www.attbroadband.com.
