Uses maps of Europe as the basis for interacting with the program. The Internet Tour was designed by the NSF Network Service Center as a general introduction to the Internet for the new network user. It contains information on the history of the Internet, network etiquette, network applications, Internet resources, and a glossary of networking terms in a hypertext format. Excellent programming and graphics. Although designed for math, the game can be modified for any subject area.
Teachers enter questions and answers designed at the level of their students.
The problems and answers are randomly placed on a game board. Points are awarded for correct matches. As matches are made, the board reveals a graphic puzzle to be solved. John Ford A program to aid in the gathering of reference information for researchers. The program has extensive search capabilities for finding references and articles pertinent to a research topic.