Internet and Communication

The Iowa Communication Network allowed the students to communicate with students from other school.  Opportunities such as this would not have been possible without the Network, and it was an extremely valuable tool at its time.  Northern has a similar network setup with some universities, and I remember sitting in one conference with a group of students from China.  Today we have programs such as Skype, which allows for video communication over the internet.  Technologies such as these demonstrate how the world is getting smaller.  Distances that once made effective communication possible are rapidly becoming inconsequential.