Our original problem was that more time was spent teaching users to navigate the Internet through the UNIX interface than in learning what educational resources were available. The Internet is a tool that should be utilized across the curriculum. The goal at the K-12 level should be to get students to learn the tool in its broadest utilization. Finally, frustration with hardware problems or navigation of the Internet can kill student and teacher interest. There must be ongoing site support for all aspects of Internet use.
Plans call for focusing more on the teaching staff.
Two teachers knowledgeable in the Internet are spending paid time during the Summer of 1993 to further investigate the Internet. Their goal is to identify good resources which will be useful for other Monta Vista teachers and to create model lesson plans across curriculum areas. NASA at Ames in Mt. View has identified Monta Vista as the West Coast site. The last goal is an important one. They are very concerned that Monta Vista students learn and practice responsible and ethical utilization of Internet.