Learn about the many protocols that power the Internet, and how each protocol operates at a different layer, building functionality on top of the layer below it.

Provided are links to Khan Academy content on the following subjects: Computers and the Internet; HTML/CSS; Cryptography; and SOPA/PIPA.

This visually engaging feature by the National Science Foundation provides an excellent explanation of how the internet came to be and those responsible for it's inception. Many original computers and other instruments are discussed and...

Practice problems with the many protocols that power the Internet and how each protocol operates at a different layer.

Learn about the many protocols that power the Internet and how each protocol operates at a different layer, building functionality on top of the layer below it.

Learn about the differences in which households have access to computers and the Internet.

A sound resource to identify and understand Internet safety as users navigate the Web on smartphones, tablets, and computers.

A lesson plan that includes a PowerPoint learning module for students. The purpose of the instructional activity is to teach how to use Excel to analyze a large amount of data, in this case from the US Census. The example being used is...

This site is a workshop on inquiry-based learning using the Internet.

This interactive resource for children teaches all about using the Internet safely. Children will enjoy the colorful games and activities while learning about topics such as protecting personal information, passwords, computer viruses,...

A basic introductory course to computer science. Covers what computers are, their parts, and what they do; what the Internet is and how it works; some basic programming concepts; algorithms; data analysis; and global impact of computers...

Learn to use different kinds of loops, events, functions, and conditionals. Investigate different problem-solving techniques and discuss societal impacts of computing and the internet. In the second part of this course, design and create...

Students simulate sending a secret message to a friend via the internet, attempting to deliver the message safely and securely.

One of the finest sites of its kind on the Internet, ArtsEdge is dedicated to supporting arts education through such initiatives as curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. Find arts-related...

Students learn about complex networks and how to use graphs to represent them. They also learn that graph theory is a useful part of mathematics for studying complex networks in diverse applications of science and engineering, including...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will interact with flipchart to identify Internet connections and browser terminology.

A huge amount of private data is sent around the Internet every day: emails with details about our personal lives, passwords that we type into login screens, tax documents that we upload to servers. Learn more about the need for data...

Check your understanding of the network routing protocol of the Internet.

Find out more about how the infrastructure of the Internet is not distributed equally.

Informative, fun, and humorous tutorial that uses cartoon characters to provide an introduction to information technology. The tutorial covers operating systems/desktops, email, the world wide web, and networks.

Examine the extent to which the critical infrastructure of the U.S., including electrical power, finance, telecommunications, health care, transportation, water, defense and the Internet, is vulnerable to cyber attack.

In this online course, students will learn how to safely do banking on the internet, using either a computer, tablet or mobile phone.

Electronic Money is a PBS series of five classroom (grades 9-12) activities and lessons which include great support material on evolution of money and the e-money revolution.

Students develop an app for an Android device that utilizes its built-in internal sensors, specifically the accelerometer. The goal of this activity is to teach programming design and skills using MIT's App Inventor software (free to...