Both hardware and software were also included along with different Internet applications that are available to educational institutions via the Internet. Several peripheral items were purchased to augment the digitizing capabilities at each of the locations. The NASA Grant gives teachers an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the potential of the Internet for enhancing their teaching. Training allows teachers to see possibilities and to relate classroom needs to the new teaching tools. Harry Schulte, the NASA Grant Director, team teaches lessons with teachers and teaches students basic HTML while teachers infuse the course content.
Experienced teachers mentor new teachers.
Teachers are encouraged to experiment with different uses for Web homepages. While large groups of students are being introduced to the World Wide Web, it is expected that each school is developing groups of students who are especially proficient in utilizing the Web and can mentor other students. Lesson plans tend to feature homepages that are made by groups of students but each of the schools has given individual students an opportunity to create individual homepages. Students use the Internet under teacher supervision. Parents are asked for permission to place student work and pictures on the Internet normally without complete student names.