The Internet Challenge, featured monthly in Learners Online, is created by Ms. Geri Ruane, a freelance writer and elementary school computer teacher in Houston, Texas. She has designed Internet Challenges since 1997 and witnessed first-hand their ability to hone students' subject and computer skills as well as to develop self-esteem and confidence.

A member of ECOT (the Electronic Community of Teachers), Ms. Ruane desires to assist teachers in integrating technology into their curricula. She has been commissioned to create Internet Challenges for use in the Houston Independent School District and has collaborated with teachers at her own school, designing Internet activities to enhance specific instructional content. Students have responded enthusiastically to Internet Challenges, often choosing to work on them during recess!