Transcript Diapositiva 1

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Selftraining to learn how to search in Internet
Nivell bàsic
Nivel básico
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Basic Level
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How to follow the course
On the right of the screen you will see some buttons like these:
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explanantion again
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the course
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the course
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page
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How to follow the course
 At the end of the course you will find a section called Remind yourself.
 This section is connected with a Web site where you can test yourself
on everything you learn during the course.
 When you complete the test, you can receive the diploma.
Off we go!
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1.1. Definition
The Internet is a network of computer
networks all over the world, using which you
can search for information and share information
and ideas with people all over the globe.
Did you know...
 There are millions of Web pages on the Internet.
 WEB is short for “World Wide Web” (WWW).
 So “the Web” consists of all the pages you can read on
the Internet.
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1.2. Don’t forget that...
1. The Internet is growing and changing constantly.
2. Anyone can put information on the Internet so you will
also find information that is wrong, out of date or unreliable.
Bear in mind the trustworthiness of the person or organisation that
supplied the information and when it was last updated.
3. A lot of the information you will find in the library is more up to
date and reliable.
4. Take care of content that might be dangerous, such as medical
advice and certain political or religious opinions.
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2.1. Know your browser
What is a browser?
 It’s a program you use to view Web pages.
 Moving about from one page to another on the Web is
called “browsing” or “surfing”.
The best known ones are:
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
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2.2. Start the browser
1. Find this icon
on the screen and double-click it.
2. The browser window will open and you will see the page set as the “home page” for
your browser.
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2.2. Know your browser. The top of the window
Title bar: shows the title of the Web page
you are looking at
Minimize, maximize or close
the window
Menu bar: contains drop-down menus to
control the browser’s functions
Address bar: contains the address
of the page
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2.2. Know your browser. The tool bar
Forward: go to the
next page
Reload: used to reload a page
that has not opened properly
Back: go to the
previous page
Home: returns you to
the page which is set
as the home page for
your browser
Stop: stops execution of
a command you have
just given
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2.2. Know your browser. The bottom of the window
Scroll bar: works like
a lift, allowing you to
move up or down (or
across) the page by
clicking on the arrows
Status bar: shows progress
downloading the requested
page
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3.1. If you have the address...
I’ve seen in the paper that the Picasso Museum has a Web site;
how do i visit it?
http://www.museupicasso.bcn.es
All Web addresses start
with http://
The address; bear in mind:
- The name can contain numbers and
letters, but not special characters such as
@, apostrophes, ñ, accents or ç.
- There are no spaces in a Web address.
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3.1. If I have an address...
1. Click the address bar. Make sure the address becomes highlighted.
2. You can now write the address and the address that was there before will
disappear.
4. Press ‘Return’
or click on the
button in the tool bar.
http://www.museupicasso.bcn.es
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3.2. If I don’t have the address... use a search engine
To find any sort of information on the Internet you use a search engine
What is a search engine?
It’s a tool that lets you search for Web pages and other
documents using key words.
What are key words?
One or several words that define the subject-matter of
the information you want to find. For example, if you wanted
to find out about train times, you would use key words such
as “train” and “timetable”.
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3.2. If I don’t have the address... use a search engine
train times
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3.2. If I don’t have the address... use a search engine
There are many search engines; the most-used are:
 http://www.google.es
 http://es.yahoo.com
 http://latino.msn.com/
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3.3. Know the search engine
Type of search. To
find Web pages and
documents, the word
Web must show in
bold type, as in the
example
Box to write the text to
search for
Advanced
options
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3.4. What do you want to find?
I like adventure. They tell me you can go on very entertaining trips by
horse-drawn caravan in various parts of Catalonia. How can I find out
about them?
1. Choose a search engine, such as...
landscape caravan horse
2. Think of the key words and type them in the search box, as in this example:
3. Press the enter key or click on the button “Google search”
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3.5. The results
How do I interpret the results?
Search engines find all the documents that contain the search words.
 The lists of results may be ordered according to different criteria. Bear in
mind that in some cases the first ones on the list may be sponsored by the
company concerned. In the case of Google, the search engine shows
first the pages that in theory receive most visits.
 For each page there is a short summary to give you an idea of the
content.
With all this in mind, we’ll try our example
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3.5. The results
Area where you can
re-define the search
Page title
Links found
Description and key
words in bold type
Advertising
links
Click on the
numbers to see
more results
Direct link
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3.5. The results
Any information you find on the Web can be printed or recorded in
different devices (paper, Cd-Rom, memory stick, etc.)
Let the adventure begin!
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4. Also on the Internet...
This basic course has shown you how to start searching for information
on the World Wide Web, but on the Internet you can also:
Send e-mail
 Read the latest news
 Download all sorts of files (mp3, films, etc.)
 Buy things
 Do administrative tasks
 Learn
 Look for a job
 Make friends
 Play games...
And a lot more!
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5. Remind yourself...
Test yourself on what you have learnt
To claim the diploma you will
need a library user’s card of the Xarxa
de Biblioteques Municipals.
Library user’s card no. of the
Xarxa de Biblioteques Municipals
Off we go!
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