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"Internet Essentials is not a government program, although that would be difficult to tell from the poster. Instead, it is a two-year-old program run by Comcast, the country's largest Internet and cable provider, meant to bring affordable broadband to low-income homes. Any family that qualifies for the National School Lunch Program is eligible for Internet service at home for $9.95 a month. The families also receive a voucher from Comcast to buy a computer for as little as $150. "

"17 Cartoon Videos Explaining the Internet and Internet Safety to Kids"

"The International Telecommunications Union, a UN agency dominated by veterans of incumbent telcoms who mistrust the Internet, and representatives of repressive governments who want to control it, have quietly begun the standardization process for a kind of invasive network spying called "deep packet inspection" (DPI). "

"I was recently contacted by Allison Morris and asked to share her excellent info-graphic examining the pros and cons of digital research. Allison makes an important observation, while nearly all students use the internet for research, few students receive sufficient training in information management. This lacking of training makes it difficult for many students to shift through the often overwhelming amount of information available on the internet."

"From America's leading technology companies: Internet: $9.95 per month high-speed Internet for free school lunch families Computers: $150 laptop or desktop computer for free school lunch families Free Training: Free digital literacy training online"

"Our interests centre around creating and conducting inquiry on learning environments. This focus includes both formal school settings, non-school settings (museums, science centres, public spaces, and the Internet), and the points of intersection between these environments. These interests combine work in both real and virtual, on-line and off-line spaces. For us, an understanding of the nexus of learning and community relies upon analysis of each context to ascertain the expectations of participants and the task demands of the environment. We accordingly recognize the diversity of virtual environments, and also the interconnections that exist between on-line and off-line communities. What connects communities, virtual or otherwise, are the possibilities offered for learning; it is not just "school-based" or specifically an educational institution's private preserve. "