The NASA Grant gives teachers an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the potential of the Internet for enhancing their teaching. Training allows teachers to see possibilities and to relate classroom needs to the new teaching tools. Harry Schulte, the NASA Grant Coordinator, team teaches lessons with teachers, teaches students basic HTML while teachers infuse the course content. Experienced teachers mentor new teachers. Teachers are encouraged to experiment with different uses for Web homepages and have been given an opportunity to take risks both by their Principals and the Coordinator of the NASA Grant.
Students use the Internet under teacher supervision.
Parents are asked for permission to place student work and pictures on the Internet normally without complete student names. It is expected that students' work will contain mistakes and student web products are always considered work in progress. Students' work is like a living document which is being changed as they learn more. Therefore, publishing students' work does not mean that their teachers excuse students' errors. Web pages emphasize inventiveness, creativity, and original ideas.