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Internet Guide
Instructor: Ann Feldmann
http://www.geocities.com/rafeldmann
Internet
Reference Guide
Internet User’s Guide 4
Fundamentals 4
What
is the Internet? 4
In
the beginning... 4
How
To Get On The Internet 4
Browsers 5
Netscape 5
Microsoft
Internet Explorer 6
Toolbars 6
PLUG-INS 7
How To Access a Site 7
How
to Print a Page on the Internet 8
Citing Internet
References 9
World
Wide Web 9
How
to Do An Internet Search 9
Internet Search Tools
(What do they do) 10
Web
Searching Tips 13
Bookmarking
Sites 14
What is a bookmarked
site? 14
How to bookmark a
site 14
How to Go to a
Bookmarked Site 14
How to Organize
Bookmarks 15
How to Save Bookmarks
on a disk 15
How to Edit a
Bookmark 15
How to Delete a
Bookmark 15
How to Import a
Previously Saved Bookmarks File: 15
Usenet
Newsgroups 15
Organizations 17
How
to Use Email 17
How to Send a Message 18
How to Reply to a
Message 18
How to Attach a File
to an Email Message (Using Netscape 3) 18
How to Subscribe to a ListServ 20
Netiquette 20
Emoticons
(Smileys) 20
Copy
and Paste Text 21
Saving
Pictures 21
Classroom
Resources 23
Useful
Terms 25
Internet User’s Guide
Fundamentals
What is the Internet?
The
Internet -- also known as “The Net” -- is the world’s largest computer
network.. “And what is a network?” you
may ask. A computer network is
basically a bunch of computers hooked together somehow.
Actually,
the Internet isn’t really a network -- it’s a network of networks, all freely
exchanging information. The networks
range from the big and formal, like the corporate networks at AT&T, Digital
Equipment Corporation, and Hewlett-Packard to the small and informal, like
Nebraska On-Ramp (NEON), in Bellevue, NE.
College and university networks have long been part of the Internet, and
now high schools and elementary schools are joining up too.
In the beginning...
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The
ancestor of the Internet was the ARPANET, a project started by the Department
of Defense (DOD) in 1969, both as an experiment in reliable networking to like
DOD and military contractors, including the large number of universities doing
military-funded research. The ARPANET
started small and connected three computers in California with one in Utah, but
it quickly grew to span the continent.
The
ARPANET was wildly successful, and every university in the country wanted to
sign up. This success meant that the
ARPANET began getting hard to manage, so it was broken into two parts: MILNET,
which had the military sites, and the new, smaller ARPANET, which had the
nonmilitary sites.
How To Get On The Internet
To access the
Internet, you need to have and Internet Service Provider (ISP). An ISP is a company that connects your
computer to the Internet by a modem.
There are many local companies that provide service as well as larger
national companies. The fee for access
to the Internet as well as the services available varies upon the provider.
These websites may
help you find providers that meet your specific needs:
It is important to
choose a provider that is reliable, has good customer service, and has good
rates. This company will be providing
and maintaining your connection to the Internet.
In addition to an
ISP, you must have software on your computer in order to access the web. A browser is software that allows a person
to surf the world wide web. There are
two main browsers available to use:
Netscape (communicator) and Microsoft Internet Explorer. They both offer similar features and are
easy to use. If you have Windows 95 of
98, this software is on your machine; otherwise your provider will supply the
software.
Browsers
Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) are the main pieces of software to use for exploring the Internet. Both pieces of software are free and downloadable from the web.
Netscape
Netscape is actually 5 pieces of software contained in one program. It is composed of the following:
Collabra Newsgroups
Messenger E-Mail
Conference Real-Time and Phone Chats
Composer Web Page Design
Navigator Browsing the web
Netscape features:
Use the Back or Forward buttons to move from
site to site. The drop down review list
can also be used to move to a recent site.
Click on Communicator…Tools…History to view an entire history
list of web sites that have been visited on the machine. The history list will track every web site
for as long as the software has been set to store the information.
To set the history information, click on Edit…Preferences. In the middle of the screen, there is a box
that says clear history after _ days.
This number can be changed easily.
To clear the history list, click on Clear History.
To set the startup page on the browser click on Edit…Preferences. In the location box, type in the URL (address) for the start up
page (this can be a favorite web site or search engine) and click OK.
Autocomplete address:
If the URL starts with http://www and ends in
.com, type in the web site name (example: microsoft) and push enter. The computer will complete the rest
automatically
Other neat features of Netscape can be found in the help
menu. Click on Help…Help Contents and
then click on index.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
This software also offers features similar to Netscape. The navigation buttons work the same and so does the help menu. Some additional features are:
Click on View …Toolbars…Radio to have access to radio
stations to listen to from around the world while you work
History button allows all recently viewed sites to be seen,
sorted, etc.
To change the web page start page, click on View…Internet
Options…General. In the homepage
area, click on use current.
Autocomplete address:
If the URL starts with http://www and ends in
.com, type in the web site name (example: microsoft) and then hold down the
CTRL + enter keys. The computer will
complete the rest automatically.
Toolbars
Netscape
Bookmarks
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Address field
Navigational Toolbar
Internet Explorer Toolbar
Favorites
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Address field Navigational
toolbar
PLUG-INS
Plug-Ins are computer programs that allow the browser to show animation, audio, or video. Most plug-ins are free and available to download from the web. Often the site requiring a plug-in will lead you to the plug-in site so that it can be downloaded. There are several plug-ins that are used frequently on the web:
Adobe Acrobat Reader:
http://www.adobe.com
This
program reads documents in a .pdf format.
The file can be viewed on any computer with Acrobat Reader.
Real Plauer: http://www.real.com
Allows
audio and video streaming files to play.
Shockwave: http://www.macromedia.com
Allows
animation to be seen.
How To Access a Site
In order to open a
site on the Internet, the user must type in the URL. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator and is the same thing as
an address. A URL identifies in words
or phrases a page or file that is located on the Internet. The URL starts the following ways: http://, ftp://, gopher://, etc.
To open a URL:
1.
Open Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer
(IE).
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Click on the words in the white box next to
Location (address in IE):
Internet site address
3.
Type in the site
address you wish to view. Example: http://www.yahoo.com Most Internet sites begin with http:// Type the address just as you see it. If it has lower case letters, type
those. If it has upper case letters,
type those. To access these Internet
sites you must type the site address just exactly right or you will not be able
to get to it.
How to Print a Page on the Internet
1.
Go to the desired Internet
site. Click on File.
2.
Click on Print,
then on OK. All the pages of
that Internet site should print.
OR
3.
Click the print button on the toolbar.
Remember that many sites have copyrights. You need to check to see if you can make
handout copies for your students.
Usually there is a webmaster’s email address at the bottom of the
site. You can send a message to that
person and ask if you can copy the site for your students. Most of the time they will OK you doing
this. You might want to print out a
copy of the email just in case to cover yourself. It does not take too much time.
Citing Internet References
As people use the
Internet for research and projects, sources must be cited, The following are links that are available
to obtain the current stylebooks for citing on-line sources:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html
World Wide Web
The
World Wide Web is an invisible network within the larger network of the
Internet. It is a hypermedia exchange
system that allows users to exchange linked text, images and sounds over the
Internet.
WWW
files are encoded with HTML (HyperText Mark-up Language), which creates “links”
to other documents or other parts of the same document. These “links” make the WWW very interactive
and bring the Internet alive. At the
click of your mouse you can connect to sound, video, colorful graphics, or other
documents at the site you are “browsing” or another site of related interest.
When
you click a link, you connect to the Internet page for which you asked. All the information on that page is loaded
into your computer on your screen.
Although you are seeing this information on your screen, it is not
stored in your computer. Rather, it
stored on a server somewhere in the world that is connected to the
Internet. The information can be stored
permanently on your machine by downloading the information.
Websites
are stored on the Internet and are assigned a domain name, Domain names are names that identify the
site on the Web. These are then
translated into an IP address. IP
addresses are numbers separated by a dot (78.46.48.234). An IP address is the actual physical address
of the server on the Internet.
How to Do An Internet Search
1. Type in the URL
of the search engine/directory.
Example: http://www.yahoo.com
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1. Type in the key word(s). 2.
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2.
Type in key
word(s). Example: “Classical Music” + Bach This should get you a list of sites with
classical music. Try it. The quotes around classical music tells the
search engine that you want these words found together in the database. The + tells the data base that you want
classical music plus Bach. This cuts
down on the number of sites that you probably do not want to waste time looking
through.
3.
Use the right scroll
down arrow t under the right scroll bar to go down to the sites the
search found. Double click on the site
that interests you.
Note: There are many search engines and subject
guides that you can use for this. The
one used most often by educators is the search engine Excite and Alta Vista or
the subject guide by Kathy Schrock
. There are many others.
Internet
Search Tools (What do they do)
Search Engines: A search engine is controlled by a computer program. It is a great tool for locating specific
information. A user will enter a
keyword and the computer program will search its database and retrieve the documents
that meet the criteria of the search.
Here is a list of commonly used search engines.
Infoseek(http://www.infoseek.com )- allows natural language searches. Use to describe a topic in sentence (natural language).
Alta Vista(http://www.altavista.digital.com )
- Massive and fast indexer of full
text, good for very specific searches.
Best for finding scientific information on the Internet in a recent
research study. Use when you need to do a pinpoint search because your terms
are narrow ,especially for scientific information to back up the research for a
science fair project. It recognizes capitalization, such as a proper name. A person search will retrieve the name in
both reversed and normal order (e.g. Picasso, Pablo and Pablo Picasso).
Excite(http://www.excite.com )- Hits have excellent summaries. When you find a relevant hit, you can submit a “query by example”
to locate similar pages.
Use this one when you want small
number of relevant hits and an idea of what’s
in each document before you go to each page.
HotBot(http://www.hotbot.com )- Fast, powerful,
with ranked results and many options for defining a search. Can limit by programming language. Will
search by Internet domain (e.g. edu. com.) Use when you have common keywords
that probably appear in many documents and should make your search
specific. Also use when you need
programming language (e.g. JavaScript, ShockWave) web pages or information. Will
search for images and sounds (photos, art, designs, logos, videos, music,
noises), media type (Java, VRML) or file extensions (.gif). It recognizes capitalization, such as a
proper name. A person search will
retrieve the name in both reversed and normal order (e.g. Picasso, Pablo and
Pablo Picasso).
Lycos(http://www.lycos.com/ )-One of the oldest search engines starting in 1994. It shifted in April of 1999 to more of a
directory model similar to Yahoo.
Ask
Jeeves (http://askjeeves.com ) Type in the question and click on Ask.
Multi-Threaded Search
Engines: Multi-Threaded search engines allow the user to search
multiple databases at a time. This
produces quick results.
Dogpile
(http://www.dogpile.com )- Searches
and integrates major engines. Allows the user to specify what type of
return you would like.
MetaCrawler (http://www.metacrawler.com )- Searches and integrates major engines. It does parallel searches, merges the
results, removes redundancies, and clusters the results (Inference Find). Will search by Internet domain (e.g. edu.
com.) Use this to find out what is available on the Internet for a topic and
when you want web pages from an Internet domain (e.g. schools).
Google (http://www.google.com)-
A very fast web search tool that returns accurate hits. Type in the search and click on Google
Search or I’m feeling lucky. Google
search allows the user to select the number of search results (5, 16, 50, etc)
and I’m feeling lucky will return just one result.
Kids Search Engines: These are search
engines specifically geared for kids
Yahooligans! (http://www.yahooligans.com ): Search for topics
related to Children’s interests and younger students.
KidsClick! (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick
): This
is a site organized with links and a search feature.
Choose
the best search engine for your purpose.
Use this web site to help you out:http://www.nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us/~debbie/library/research/adviceengine.html
Subject Guides: Subject guides are
maintained by humans. A subject guide
will organize an index by subject categories. This is great for searching by
subject.
Yahoo (http://www.yahoo.com )- Organizes information as “subject trees” from general to
specific topics. Has easily accessed
categories that can be clicked on easily.
Use it for broad topics and for overviews.
Magellan (http://www.mckinley.com )- Has a smaller
database containing descriptive review of sites. Use when you want quality sites that have reviews and ratings
because you have limited time.
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for
Educators (http://www.discoveryschool.com/schrockguide
): A well-organized site
that is updated daily. This site
contains links to valuable sites with three main divisions: subject access, search tools, and additional
information. Kathy provides 20 subject
categories including science, social studies, hobbies, sports, and
“kidstuff”.
Classroom Connect (http://www.classroom.net ) : This is a site
organized by subject with educational links.
This is maintained by Classroom Connects webmaster.
Blue Webb’n (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
): This site contains links, lesson plans, units and more.
HotSheet(http://www.hotsheet.com/ ): This is a
comprehensive directory of links which are organized by subject. The links that are current and full of
information.
Encyclopedia Brittania (http://www.ebig.com ): A subject guide
that allows you to narrow a search by clicking on subject area or typing in
keywords.
Michigan Electronic Library (http://mel.lib.mi.us ): This
subjext guide is for educators and organized the resources by audience and by
topic.
USGS (http://www.usgs.gov/education ): This site organized
science links for classroom use.
The Middle Level Cybrary (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/6617
): This
is a site specifically for middle level students. The links are organized by
subject and then by topic.
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Some of the above
information came from The Community Learning Network located at
http://www.etc.bc.ca/tdebhome/searching_faqs.html#FAQ1
Web Searching Tips
I. Simple Keyword Search
Will return all documents containing any
of the words.
Example: honey bee This would give you sites about honey and
about bees.
II. Boolean
Query
Looks for all occurrences of all words
that contain two or more
topics connected by the word AND.
Example:
bee AND honey You would
get sites that contained the words bee
and honey.
III. Phrase Query
Will return all documents that contain
all words in a phrase.
Example:
“honey bee” This will get all occurrences of both words
together.
IV. Boolean
Queries With Phrases
Will narrow searches using both quotes around
words you want to be
found together including other topics.
Example:
“honey bee” AND Texas This
would get sites that contain
something about honey bees in
Texas.
“honey
bee” AND NOT Texas will find all instances of honey bee but not Texas honey bees.
V. Simple
Structures Query
Will only return documents that have the
title of something for
which you are searching.
Example:
Title: “honey bee”
VI. Other
Hints For Searching
A.
Use OR to widen your search.
Use AND and NEAR to
narrow your search.
B.
Do not use plurals.
C.
Attach a - in front of words that must not appear in result
documents.
Example: Python-monty
D.
Attach a +in front of words that must appear in a result.
VII. You can use a wild card symbol (*) at the
end of a word to find words that begin with the character string that you
entered.
Example: Tita* will find titan, titanic, etc.
To search for all
forms of a word use two asteriks (**).
Example: sit** finds, sit, sitting, and sat
VIII. You can do a search for a date by typing the
date. Example: May 1998 or 5-98 will find: May ‘98;
May-1998; 1998, May; 5/98;
etc. You can just type the year, year
and month, or year, month, and day.You can use the symbols < and > to look for date larger or smaller
than the date you typed. A : between
two dates finds everything between the time periods entered (Oct 98:Dec 98
finds all things in Oct, Nov, and Dec of 1998).
IX. Know the difference between a directory and
a search engine. Search engines are
computer programs that search the web where as directories are lists of links
that are maintained by a human. Yahoo is a directory while Alta Vista is a search engine.
Other strategies
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Read the directions
or help.
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Use different search
tools.
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Use keywords.
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Double Check
Spelling.
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The Web Searching
Tips was taken from a hand-out created by Willow Bend School in Rolling
Meadows, Illinois by permission from [email protected]
Bookmarking Sites
What is a
bookmarked site?
A booked marked site is an address that you
click on that takes you to a URL instead of typing in that address.
How to
bookmark a site
Using Netscape, Click
on Bookmarks. Click on Add Bookmark. (IE: Click on Favorites, Add Favorite). This automatically adds the site to the
bookmark (or Favorite) list of sites.
How to Go to a
Bookmarked Site
Click
on Bookmarks. Click on the desired site.
It should automatically open.
How to
Organize Bookmarks
Click on Communicator,
then on Bookmarks, Edit Bookmarks.
Click
on File, then on New Folder.
Name the folder
(ex. History Sites)and click on OK.
Move bookmark
into this folder by clicking on the icon and dragging it, then dropping it on
the folder. (You can create other
folders within this folder). Drag and
drop icons among folders to arrange and organize your bookmarks.
How to Save
Bookmarks on a disk
Saving bookmarks on a disk is important if you want to do a
lesson using specific sites.
1. Click on Communicator, then on Bookmarks, Edit Bookmarks.
2. Click on File, Then on Save Bookmark File As...
type in a file
(Example: Feldmann’s Bookmarks)
and press OK. (Make sure to
be in A: if you
are putting it on a disk.) This will
create a file that can be opened by Netscape or imported into the existing
Bookmarks file on another computer.
How to Edit a
Bookmark
1.
Click on Communicator, then on Bookmarks, Edit Bookmarks.
2.
Right click on
the folder or bookmark to edit.
3.
Click on
Bookmark properties. This should allow
you to edit the bookmark.
How
to Delete a Bookmark
1.
Click on Communicator, then on Bookmarks, Edit Bookmarks
2.
Scroll down to the
bookmark you wish to delete. Click on
the bookmark to select
3.
Click on Edit, then on Delete or press the delete key.
How to Import
a Previously Saved Bookmarks File:
1.
Start Netscape.
2.
Click on Communicator,
then on Bookmarks, Edit Bookmarks. This will display the Bookmarks window.
3.
Click on File, then on Import File...
4.
Select your a drive
to copy from. Click on the file name
and click on OK.
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This works similarly
in Internet Explorer. Bookmarks are the
Favorites.
Usenet Newsgroups
What
are they?
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Usenet is simply a
bulletin board network system -- a network of computers and people that are
linked to the Internet.
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Usenet has over
25,000 newsgroups.
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Each newsgroup is a
discussion group or forum covering a particular topic -- many overlap.
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Usenet computers
store messages sent by users and do not automatically send these messages to
your e-mail address.
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You need a special
type of program called a “news reader to retrieve and post messages to and from
the newsgroups of your choice. Most are
built in with your browser. However, if
you don’t have access to Usenet through your school, you can use My DejaNews
service on the World Wide Web. You can
read and post through your browser. To
register contact: http://www.dejanews.com.
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Most commercial
on-line services and Internet Service Providers can give you access to Usenet.
There
are websites of newsgroup directories available on the Web to search and find
interesting newsgroups discussing a
particular topic.
Liszt: http://www.liszt.com/news
Deja
News: http://www.dejanews.com
Tile.net: http://www.tile.net
Usenet
newsgroups are distributed worldwide and are divided into seven broad classifications. The primary hierarchies, called the “Big
Seven,” are carried almost everywhere.
They are:
comp Topics of interest to both computer professionals and
lobbyists, including
topics in computer science, software
sources,
and information on hardware and software systems.
misc Groups addressing themes not easily classified under
any of the other headings
or which incorporate themes from multiple categories.
news Groups concerned with the news
network and software.
rec Groups oriented towards the arts, hobbies and
recreational activities.
sci Discussions marked by special
and usually practical
knowledge,
relating to research in or application of the
established sciences.
soc
Groups primarily
addressing social issues and socializing.
talk Groups largely debate-oriented and tending to
feature long discussions
without resolution and without appreciable
amounts
of generally useful information.
To access a newsgroup, the software required is a newsreader. Netscape’s Collabra is available in Netscape or in IE a program called Outlook Express is the newsreader software.
Here are a few Usenet newsgroups
to check out:[1]
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news:k12.chat.teacher |
news:school.teacher |
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news:alt.teachers.lesson-planning |
news:schl.sig.edtech |
Organizations
Here are some abbreviations that are commonly used that you
may or may not be aware of:
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Organization |
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com |
Commercial Organizations |
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net |
Organizations managing networks |
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org |
Miscellaneous organizaitons |
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mil |
U.S. military organizations |
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gov |
Government organizations |
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edu |
Educational Institutions |
How to Use Email
1. From Netscape
Click on the small envelope found on the bottom right
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hand corner of the
Netscape screen.
2. It may take time to download mail so be
patient. You should be able to see a
list of your messages on the top part of the page. Under the line you should be able to see the highlighted message. To view of the messages, you must first
highlight the message on top by clicking on it. Then, look below to read it.
***Note if you
cannot see the message below, someone has probably dragged the double line that
separates the list of messages from the message down. You may have to
click (put the mouse on the bottom line until you see a double pointed arrow,
hold down the left mouse button and drag the line up until you can see the
message) on the line under the message window and drag it up.
How to Send a Message
1. Click on To
Mail icon. Type in the address
of the sender or get it from your address book. Type in a subject (This will tell the sender a bit about your
message.)
2. Type in your
message, then click on the Send icon.
How to Reply to a Message
1. Click on the Re:Mail
icon on the menu. You will see
the message in italics. Click under the
message and type in your reply.
2. Click on the Send icon.
How to Attach
a File to an Email Message (Using Netscape 3)
1. Open Netscape and click on the small
envelope on the bottom
right-hand corner
of the screen.
2. Click on the To:
Mail button.
3. Type in the email
address or click on Address and select the
desired address.
4. Click on Attach.
5. Click on Attach File...
6. Double click on C:
under the Directories: Window.
7. Use the up or
down arrow to find the program containing the file
to be attached.
8. Double click on
the folder of the program containing the file to
be sent. EXAMPLE:
a.
To send a MS Word document, Double click on
Msoffice.
b.
Double click on Winword. (You should see a list
of your saved files.)
9. Click on the name
of the document to be attached.
8. Click on OK(You
should see the file name in the attachment
window.)
9. Click on OK.
You will see the file name next to the attachment
button.
10. Type something in the Subject window. Example:
Internet.doc
or anything.
11. Write a regular message explaining the attachment.
12. Click on Send.
How to Subscribe to a ListServ
A ListServ is
basically a mailing list that you subscribe to by sending e-mail to an address
with a note of SUBSCRIBE listservname your name. To find a ListServ that meets your needs, you can look at the
following site and find one that sounds good to you. When you subscribe to a ListServ, be ready to get a lot of mail.
http://edweb.gsn.org/lists.html
http://www.liszt.com/
Netiquette
“Netiquette”
is Internet etiquette, a set of operating conventions and codes of behavior you
are expected to follow while on-line.
Some basic e-mail Netiquette guidelines are:
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Respond quickly to
messages you receive.
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Don’t use all
uppercase letters -- on the Internet using all caps is read as shouting.
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Make your subject
line as descriptive as possible.
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When responding to a
message, remember people appreciate you more when you don’t just agree or
disagree, but have something else of value to add.
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Emoticons (Smileys)
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An
emoticon is a set of ASCII characters designed to communicate emotion, body
language, intonation and physical presence while communicating over the
Internet. Emoticons are created with
various combinations of keyboard characters to represent different
expressions. Some examples are:
:-) Happy -- the subject matter
delights you.
:-( Unhappy -- the subject
matters makes you unhappy.
:-D Laughing -- something is
funny.
:-O Shocked -- something is
totally unbelievable.
:-& Tongue-tied -- you are, for a
change, silent.
;-) Winking -- you know you are
a sly dog and you want the reader
to know it.
@-->-- Cyber Rose
otoh on the other hand
btw by the way
myob mind your own business
lol laughing out loud
<g> grin
rotfl rolling on the floor laughing
For
a more comprehensive list of Emoticons, check out the following website:
http://www.eff.org/papers/eegtti/eeg_286.html
Copy and Paste Text
You can copy and
paste almost anything from a web page to your own files (the computer or a
disk). This is called downloading when
information from the Internet is being saved on a location on your machine or
disk.
To copy and paste,
the word processor (Microsoft Word) and the Internet Browser (Communicator),
both need to be open at the same time.
Move between the two programs by using the minimize (-) button and the
maximize buttons (looks like a square) in the upper right corner of the
programs.
Here are the steps to
copy text from the Internet to Microsoft Word:
4
Highlight the text
that you wish to copy.
4
Click on Edit and
Copy.
4
Minimize
Communicator.
4
Click your mouse
where you wish to insert the text.
4
Click on Edit and
Paste (or you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl V)
By switching back and
forth from the word processor to the Internet, you can copy and paste any
information you wish.
Saving Pictures
When you are on the
Internet and you find a picture you would like to save, Right Click on the picture and a short cut menu will appear. Click on Save this Image as.
A dialogue box will
open asking you where you wish to save the file and what you want to call the
file. (if you can't see this dialogue
box, you need to minimize Communicator to see if the box is behind the screen).
Click on the down
arrow at the top of the box and select the location to save the file (c:\ is
the hard drive on that specific machine, your last name followed by a bunch of
text is your home directory on the server, common is the common directory,
a:\ is the floppy disk drive, etc.)
Type a filename for
your file and then click on save.
To insert the picture
into word...
- Click on Insert... Picture.
- Click on the correct drive to find
the picture (wherever you saved it)
- Click on the filename and click on
OK.
- The picture will appear on your
screen.
Framing the picture
- Click on the picture
- Click on the Insert Frame button
(the toolbar may need to be customized with this option.
Framing the picture
will allow you to move the picture as well as have text wrap around the
picture.
Classroom Resources
The classroom can be
enhanced by using the Internet.
Students can use the Internet for e-mail, research, to compare and
contrast information, to collect data, find statistics, webquests, and to have
students collaborate around the world.
The key to having a successful Internet lesson is to tie the project to
the curriculum, completely explore the site prior to class, and to have a
lesson plan that includes a project to do with the information that is
discovered on the Internet. Students
still need to process information that they gather from the Internet just as
they would if they were doing research in a library. Here a few lessons that tie to a curriculum.
To work with people
around the world, you may need a keypal.
To see an event
unfold before you eyes, you can participate in a webcast. Webcasting is broadcasting real-time events
over the Internet.
(You need a plug-in
to use these sites. The plug-in you
need depends on the sites).
Timecast
C-Span
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/ltc/live/
NASA
TV
Other interactive web
sites:
|
Online
sound clip collection including downloadable samples from every U.S.
president since Grover Cleveland. |
|
|
Click
on speeches to hear great speeches throughout recent history. |
|
|
Video
cams |
|
|
Live
webcams |
Online adventures let
you travel to particular places around the world. Some adventures are free while others have a small charge to
play.
http://www.adventureonline.com/
)
Virtual fieldtrips
allow you to explore a site from your own computer.
The Grand Canyon: http://www.azstarnet.com/grandcanyonriver/
Good research tools:
The Scholes Library
Electronic Reference Desk: http://149.84.70.100/Ref.html
Links for Teachers: http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us:80/~whslib/tealinks.html
Primary Web Sites: http://www.frazmtn.com/fpschool/k3websit.htm
Encyclopedia
On-Line: http://www.encyclopedia.com
Teacher Resources:
Global SchoolNet
Foundation: http://www.gsn.org
ERIC and
AskERIC: http://ericir.syr.edu
Scholastic
Network: http://www.scholastic.com
Quia: http://www.quia.com
Alfy: http://www.alfy.com
Useful Terms
Browser An browser is a
software program that allows you to easily use the Internet. The two most popular ones are Netscape and
Microsoft Explorer.
A Site A site is
a place on the Internet where one can find information about a given
topic. An example might be one of the
NASA sites which have great resources for teachers. A site is also called a web
page.
Download Usually this means
that you are taking a something from the Internet and putting into your
computer. For our district we use this
term to mean downloading software.
Copy &
Paste-You copy something
you find on the Internet and paste it on a word processing page, or you can
just have your printer print out the Internet web page.
Links A link is
usually a word or words that are a different color on the Internet site you are
viewing. Usually when you put your
mouse arrow on these different colored sites the arrow will turn into a
hand. This lets you know that this is a
link to another Internet site. You
access these by a quick double click of your mouse.
Search Engine-This is a site that keeps a huge database of Internet sites
that allows you to put in words that you are searching for and it gives you a
list of sites with those words.
Email- This
allows you to send and receive messages electronically over the Internet.