They also receive a Network manual and tutorial for learning to use the Network. Access to technical support is also provided. The courses are developed by teams of scientists, high-school teachers, and science educators. The teams work closely to identify appropriate content and tested classroom activities for each course. Course topics are selected based on input from science teachers, identified needs from national surveys and reports, and current events taking place in science and technology.
Courses are team-taught by the university faculty and an active science teacher.
Experience in telecomputing ranges from none to very experienced. Each course has specific prerequisites and registered participants must meet the prerequisites. A Macintosh running MacOS 7.1 or newer or IBM-compatible running Windows 95 or later. Some courses have additional hardware or software requirements. This is identified in the course description .