The rumors have been discouraging about how complicated and confusing the net can be.
Nothing replaces the hands-on experience of a workshop.
It's a great environment because you're learning right along with people who have similar questions, needs, and fears about computers. I now have a good idea how I will be able to use the Internet in my classroom. We allow plenty of time and provide support and resources to follow participants' interests so they will learn to use the new Internet tools by gathering and constructing resources that meet their needs and concerns. A Forum workshop begins, not when participants arrive, but long before. We install the software we use in the lab and test it out before the group arrives.