When we started Athena in 1994, not very many people had ever used the World Wide Web, and fewer knew how to connect to it or write for it. Mosaic was the common browser. Our first Webmaster, Douglas Potter, wrote an excellent discussion of these topics to assist teachers getting started with Athena and other educational materials on the Internet.
Many people know how to create web pages for themselves.
Consequently we are offering only abbreviated advice. If you are using the Web at a school, there are probably already computers connected to the Web in the library or a computer lab if not in your classroom. Consult with technical support staff and trainers in your school or district. There may also be computers at the local public library that connect to the web. If you are connecting from home, you need a computer with browser software such as Netscape or Internet Explorer, and with a modem that can connect the computer to a telephone line in your home.