Conclusion:
Congratulations! You have successfully completed a pretty tough assignment.  As you worked your way through the various tasks, you have discovered how much more there is to the Web than you ever imagined, especially when it comes to integrating the Web into your K-12 curriculum.

In this WebQuest, you learned about the risks and rewards of integrating the web into your lesson planning. You learned about what it takes to prepare powerful learning environments for your students--environments that you are confident they can safely enter because you have prepared the way. You also reinforced and further developed the skills you need as teachers to effectively present your research using graphic organizers and desktop presentation software.  Your efforts are commendable and they will stand you in good stead when you apply them in your K-12 classrooms.

PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) Tutorial:

Here's an extension activity that will challenge you and take some time.  For that reason, it is for extra credit.  If you are successful in completing the activity, you will gain a deeper understanding especially of the privacy issues raised by the increasingly all-pervasive presence of the World Wide Web.  Click on this link to my PGP tutorial which will help you download the PGP software and show you how to use it to encrypt your personal documents and e-mail messages.  The tutorial will explain how to access my public key, and will also explain how to create and send me your own public key, Then send an encrypted e-mail to me at poole@pitt.edu.  I will reply using your public key so that only you will be able to read my note.  I will ask you a special question to which you will need to provide the answer in your reply.