Transcript Internet 101 - Kitsap Regional Library

Internet 101
Kitsap Regional Library
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Lesson Plan Objectives
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Students will gain a basic understanding of the
Internet and World Wide Web (WWW)
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Students will be able to search for and evaluate
websites using web addresses (URLs) and search
engines
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Students will be able to print information off the
web
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Internet & World Wide Web
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Internet: A worldwide network of educational, government,
business, and personal computers.
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World Wide Web (WWW): A component of the Internet that
presents information using a standardized Graphical User
Interface or GUI
– Allows information to be structured in the form of pages which can
be linked together.
– Includes text, images, sound and video
– Uses “browser” software designed to view and navigate web-based
information.
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Other Internet Resources: E-mail, chat, video conferencing
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Internet Supports Many Activities:
• Locate Information: Use the internet to access the World
Wide Web and the library’s electronic resources, such as
the online catalog and the subscription databases
• Communicate: Send and receive letters using E-mail,
chatting with friends and family using an online chat
service
• Entertainment: Share photos, listen to music, watch
movies, play computer games, plan a vacation
• Manage Finances: Pay bills, access bank statements,
purchase products and services
• Work: Telecommute, create reports and spreadsheets,
share files, run a business
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Connecting to the Internet
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Library
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Dial-up
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Broadband (high speed) service provided by phone companies
• Does not occupy phone line while in use
• Moderate cost - $30/mo
Cable
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Uses a modem that connects your computer to the internet over the telephone line.
• Occupies the phone line when in use
• Inexpensive - $10/mo
• Slowest
DSL
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Available to all library card owners. One hour per day or bring your laptop and use the library wireless network
Free
Provided by cable companies (Comcast, etc.)
Broadband (highest speed)
More expensive - $55/mo
Wireless (generally from a mobile laptop)
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Similar to cell phone technology
Generally slower than DSL or Cable
Cost varies – but usually moderate to expensive
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The Internet Browser
Browser
Toolbars:
• Title Bar
• Address Bar
• Menu Bar
• Tool Bar
Scroll Bar
Website
Status Bar
Task Bar
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Practice 1: Basic Browser Icons
1. On the KRL Home page hover over the link to KRL
Services then click on the link to Branch Location &
Hours
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“Back” button
“Forward” button
“Home” button
2. On the KRL Home page
– Minimize the window
– Click on the task bar to bring back the window of the KRL Home
page
– Resize the window using the mouse
– Maximize the window
– Close the window
– Restart Internet Explorer from your “Start” button (lower left corner
of screen).
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Accessing Information on the Web
There are several ways to access information on the
internet. Today we will focus on two:
1. Entering a web address into the browser to go
directly to a web page
2. Using a search engine
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Website Addresses
The Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
http://www.krl.org
http:// Hypertext Transfer Protocol – The Protocol used to transfer
data over the Internet.
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World Wide Web – an address beginning with www identifies
that the document was published on the World Wide Web.
.krl
Kitsap Regional Library – the portion of the address following
the www usually represents the Host name of the website.
.org
Non-profit organization – this last part of the address identifies
the Domain of the website. In this case the website is
classified as a not-for-profit organization.
There are other Domain names to watch for…
.edu – education; .gov – government; .com – commercial
.net – network provider; .mil – military
Also Geographical Domains such as: .uk for the United Kingdom
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Practice 2: Web Addresses
1. In the address bar of the browser, type:
www.wa.gov
2. In the address bar of the browser type:
www.homedepot.com
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Web Search Engines
• A Search Engine is a tool that allows users to search
for websites by entering key words. This is a useful
tool when an individual does not know a particular web
address.
– Hundreds of search engines are available for use on the
web
– The two most popular are Google and Yahoo
– The KRL home page provides a link to some of the many
search engines available – from the home page hover over
the link to KRL Resources then click on Search the Web
link.
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Search Tips
• Capitalization doesn’t matter
• Use spaces to separate key words
• Be as specific as you can
• Refine the criteria as you go
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Practice 3: Search Engines
In the address bar of the browser, type:
www.google.com
1. In Google’s search bar, type krl.org and click “search” or simply
hit the “enter” key on your keyboard.
How many results to you retrieve?
Which one is the “official site”?
2. In Google’s search bar, type bainbridge island review and click
“search” or simply hit the “enter” key on your keyboard
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Website Credibility
• When searching for information on the web, it’s
important to consider the credibility of the
information found. Determine the source of the
information (examine the “About” and “Contact” data)
to answer the following questions:
Is the domain owner credible?
Does the purpose of the site imply objectivity?
Is the author clearly identified?
Are the author’s credentials listed?
Are contact phone numbers and/or addresses listed?
Is the information timely (when was it posted)?
Is the information consistent with other sources you’ve
checked?
– Use common sense.
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Practice 4: Website Credibility
Use www.google.com to do a search using the words “medline
plus”
1. Find the appropriate link to this government website
2. Find the “About Us” and “Contact” information
3. Is Medline Plus a credible resource for health information?
Why?
4. What are the clues that let you know you can trust this
information?
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Practice 5: Website Credibility
• In the address bar of your browser, type
www.whitehouse.org
1. Is this the official government website of the White House?
2. How do you know this?
• In the address bar of your browser, type
www.zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
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Printing
Tips and Strategies
In this skill set, students will learn how to:
• Run a Print Preview before printing a document. This tool
will show user what the page(s) will look like and display a
page count before actally printing the page.
• Work with the Print Dialog Box before sending a print job to
the printer.
• Learn to highlight selected text and print on the selected text.
• Learn to identify the links for printer-friendly pages.
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Print Preview
• Click on File in the Menu Bar
• Choose Print Preview
• The Print Preview screen displays all the pages
that will be printed if you were to click on print.
*Note the Print Preview toolbar at the top of the
screen. This toolbar provides the user with useful
information about the print job.
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Print Preview
To access Print Preview, click on File from
the Menu Bar then click on Print Preview.
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Print Dialog Box
Select Printer: no need
to select a printer – the
library does this for you.
Page Range: Select All
to print entire document.
Choose Selection to print
highlighted text only.
Number of Copies: click
on the arrows to tell the
printer how many copies
to print. The default is
always 1 copy.
Choose Pages to print a
specific page range.
Click Print when you are
satisfied with the settings.
This sends your print job
to the printer. Retrieve
document at printer closet
to your computer terminal.
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Printing Highlighted Text
1. Place cursor just before the text to be highlighted
2. Click and hold left mouse button and drag mouse pointer over text
to be highlighted – text will be highlighted in blue
3. When all of the text is highlighted let go of mouse button
To Print the Selected Text:
Click on File > choose Print
In Print Dialog box under Page Range choose Selection -- only the
highlighted text is sent to the printer
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Practice 6
Printing specific text:
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Open the KRL Home page (www.krl.org)
Hover mouse over KRL Services
Click on Wireless Service
Click link to Technical Information
Highlight Technical Information instructions.
On the browser bar, select File->Print->Choose
Selection to print the highlighted instructions.
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Print-Friendly Pages
Go back to KRL Resources on the KRL home page
Click on Research Corner
Click on Legal Information
Click on Revised Code of Washington by the
Washington State Legislature
– Click on the link that says Print Version
– See the different print view versus the webpage
“graphic” view
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