New advances in computing and communication technologies are rapidly blurring the distinctions between school, home, and work learning environments. With the state and national movements toward universal network access to resources,  it is important for teachers to explore how they can incorporate these tools and techniques into their own teaching. One important opportunity is the possibility of introducing real-time modeling and simulations into most every area of education in the sciences and mathematics, helping us to understand diverse effects, while opening up new areas of group-oriented, discovery-based learning.