The Council for Educational Technology for the United Kingdom has been active in developing the use of PRESTEL, British Telecom's public viewdata service, in education and training. The availability of PRESTEL has provided an opportunity to explore what information technology means to and for education. A trial of the system has been conducted and a number of reactions identified. While there
... [Show full abstract] were some reserva-tions about the usefulness of the existing database, there was general agreement about its potential for the future. In particular, PRESTEL could contribute to the teaching of specific subject areas, encourage the development of information skills, and support the development of telesoftware.