A company in Massachusetts under contract with the Department of Defense developed the first wide area networks. These wide area networks were installed at three colleges in California and the University of Utah. The demand continued to grow. Today, it is estimated that there are over 270 million computers world wide, connected to the Internet. T he Internet offers a vast array of tools and resources for teachers.
Teachers have access to information on every topic.
All types of files can be retrieved including software, text, sounds, graphics, images, and videos. There are lesson plans, maps, interactive activities, literature materials, student-published projects and many more resources on the Internet. T he Internet has many services that a teacher can access. A common analogy of the Internet is that it is like a highway. A highway has many lanes to travel, and like a highway, the Internet is continually improving and growing.