Prodigy Internet Offers Term Pricing

The Prodigy Internet service now has term pricing for educators: one year for $17.95 a month or two years at $14.95 per month. Both offer unlimited use of all features. 

One can browse with Netscape Navigator or MS Internet Explorer and the service runs on Macintosh, Windows 95 and 3.1 computers. 

The service offers chat rooms for classroom interaction plus features such as The Study Web, Learning Adventures, Homework Helper, the Education Area Web site, live AP news feeds and more. 

Beginning this month, schools can create their own Web site using the service. The best are featured in a Schools Online section. Prodigy, Inc., White Plains, NY, (914) 448-8505, www.prodigy.com

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