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FYI on Questions and Answers - Answers to Commonly Asked "Primary and Secondary School Internet User" Questions
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Network Working Group J. Sellers
Request for Comments: 1578 NASA NREN/Sterling Software
FYI: 22 February 1994
Category: Informational
FYI on Questions and Answers
Answers to Commonly Asked "Primary and Secondary School Internet User"
Questions
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of
this memo is unlimited.
Abstract
The goal of this FYI RFC, produced by the Internet School Networking
(ISN) group in the User Services Area of the Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF), is to document the questions most commonly asked
about the Internet by those in the primary and secondary school
community, and to provide pointers to sources which answer those
questions. It is directed at educators, school media specialists,
and school administrators who are recently connected to the Internet,
who are accessing the Internet via dial-up or another means which is
not a direct connection, or who are considering an Internet
connection as a resource for their schools.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction................................................... 2
2. Acknowledgments................................................ 2
3. Questions About the Internet in an Educational Setting......... 3
4. Questions About School Support for an Internet Connection...... 5
5. Questions About Implementation and Technical Options.......... 10
6. Questions About Security and Ethics............................12
7. Questions About Educational Collaboration, Projects, and
Resources..................................................... 15
8. Suggested Reading............................................. 18
9. Resources and Contacts........................................ 21
10. References.................................................... 35
11. Security Considerations....................................... 35
12. Author's Address.............................................. 35
Appendix A: Examples of Projects Using the Internet.......... 36
Appendix B: How To Get Documents Electronically.............. 43
Appendix C: Glossary of Terms Used in This Document.......... 47
Sellers
