Transcript Teaching with the Internet

Web Browsers
Internet Explorer
 Mozilla – Firefox
 Safari
 AOL
 Opera
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What's in a Web browser?
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A Web browser contains the basic software you need
in order to find, retrieve, view, and send information
over the Internet. This includes software that lets you:
Send and receive electronic-mail (or e-mail) messages
worldwide.
Read messages from newsgroups (or forums) about
thousands of topics in which users share information
and opinions.
Receive RSS (really Simple Syndication) Feeds
Browse the World Wide Web (or Web) where you can
find a rich variety of text, graphics, and interactive
information.
What is a URL?
URL = uniform resource locator
It consists of four parts: protocol, server (or domain),
path, and filename. For example:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/default.asp
• http is the protocol
• www.microsoft.com is the server
• windows/ is the path
• default. asp is the filename of the page on the site
Setting Explorer Home
Set the Microsoft URL in Internet
Explorer Options for the Startup
and Home buttons.
•Type the URL
(www.microsoft.com) into the
Address Bar and press Enter.
•Select Tools | Internet
Options.
•Click on the Use Current
button.
•Click on OK.
The Toolbar
The Microsoft Internet Explorer toolbar consists of
buttons that are shortcuts for menu commands.
The Toolbar Icons
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Back. Lets you return to pages you've viewed, beginning with the most recent. With Microsoft Internet Explorer 6,
right-click the Back button and select from a list of recently visited sites.
Forward. Lets you move forward through pages you've viewed using the Back button. With Internet Explorer 6,
right-click the Forward button and select from a list of recently visited sites.
Stop. Halts the process of downloading a Web page. Click this if you want to stop downloading a page for any
reason—for example, if you're having trouble downloading it or if you don't want to wait for it to download. Then try
downloading it again or browse elsewhere.
Refresh. Updates any Web page stored in your disk cache with the latest content. When you return to a page that
you've visited, your browser displays the file stored in your disk cache, rather than the current page on the World
Wide Web. This saves download time.
Home. Returns you to your home page. You can designate any Web page as your home page.
Search. Displays a choice of popular Internet search engines in the left pane. Your search results appear in the left
pane, too. When you click a link, the page appears in the right pane, so you don't lose sight of your search results.
Favorites. Displays a list of the sites—and, with Internet Explorer 6, the folders, files, and servers—that you've
saved as Favorites. Click any item in the list to jump to it.
Media. Displays a list of audio and video media options.
History. Shows a list of Web sites you've visited.
Mail. Connects you to the Microsoft Outlook Express messaging and collaboration client so you can read e-mail
and newsgroup messages.
Print. Prints the page you're viewing. This is one way to save information from the Internet so that you don't have to
reconnect to view it again. You can even print the URL associated with each hyperlink, making it easy to navigate to
the site later.
Edit. Opens a file in the Microsoft Word word processor that contains the HTML code for the page you're viewing
so you can see and even edit it.
Messenger. Opens Windows Messenger.
Browser tips
Spot the links
You can tell whether an item
on a page is a link by moving
the mouse pointer over the
item. If the pointer changes to
a hand, then the item is a link.
A link can be a picture, a
three-dimensional image, or
colored text. Click any link on
a Web page to go to another
page within that site or
another site.
Copying & Pasting Information
Copy and Paste text to Notepad or Word to collect your
information.
Highlight some text on a Web page.
Select Edit | Copy or press Ctrl-C.
Select Start | Programs |
Accessories | Notepad.
Select Edit | Paste in the Notepad
window or press Ctrl-V.
Click on the Explorer button on
the Task Bar or press Alt-Tab to flip
between application windows.
Note: Don't forget to copy and paste the URL so you can
remember where you got the information.
Saving Pictures
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Save a picture from the
Web.
 Right-click on the
picture.
 Select Save Picture
As and save to disk.
Using Pictures in Class
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As the History teacher, you show a picture of the
Allied Soldiers storming Normandy Beach to grab
the attention of your students at the beginning of
class.
How? Search for a Web site about D-Day. Locate
your picture and right click on the picture and
select Save Picture As to save it to disk. In class
you can then open Explorer off line and click on
File | Open | Browse to select your file | Open |
OK.
There you have it!
Note: Your picture will open in a second window this
way.
Displaying Several Pictures in
Class
As the Art teacher, you can display several famous
paintings from the Louvre museum to start a group
discussion on Renaissance art with your class.
How? Search for the Louvre. Grab your pictures as
described above. To prepare your graphic presentation,
open your browser off-line, click on File | Open | Browse to
select your file | Open | place a check in front of Open as
Web Folder | OK | Yes. Repeat to cache your pictures. To
present them, simply use the Back and Forward buttons to
bring each up for viewing and discussion.
Note: Files should be .gif, .jpg, or .png
files and must be associated with
Internet Explorer (use it as a viewer).
To empty your disk cache
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When you browse, your disk cache can fill up with
files you no longer need. Here's how to empty
your Internet Explorer disk cache.
For Internet Explorer 7:
1. On the Tools menu of your Internet Explorer
toolbar, click Internet Options.
2. Click the General tab.
3. In the Browsing History, click Delete Files, and
then click Choose Delete Files.
4. Click Close then OK to close Internet Options.
netTrekker Search Engine
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Sign up online for a Teacher password
• Teachers and students have access
• A search engine that searches only educationally
relevant web sites
• Allows you to search by keyword subject or standard
• Save searches for later
• Sites are professionally reviewed
• Three grade appropriate views
• Readability filter
netTrekker Home Page
Search the web or
for a person/image
or standard
Major subject areas
are listed
categorically
Three grade level
appropriate tabs
Search
Page
Site
synopsis
Site rating
Content
legend
Advanced
Search
Readability
level
netTrekker Legend
Discovery Education Streaming
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All teachers and students have a license
First Time users will need a Passcode from their campus
(xxxx-xxxx)
Resources: movies, images, sounds, quizzes, lesson
plans, clipart
Accessible though any Internet connection
Discovery Education Streaming
Home Page
Search window and
Content drop down
Results
Search
standards by
subject and
grade level
Searching by Curriculum
Standards
Select content that
matches the
standard
Selecting a Video
For Videos select
the image
Video Page
Select Tabs for
segments,
citations or
related
material
Select
Media
Settings
Add to “My
Content” for
access later
Viewing Video
You can view
the Full
Screen or
imbedded in
the web page
Web Links
Virtual Manipulative for CSCOPE
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Weblinks
NatGeo Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Other District Resources
Easy Tech – Learning.com
 Epals
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Copyright & Fair Use
Fair use allows you to use a limited amount of copyrighted material for your educational use.
Think about the material you want to use in your report.
Does it pass these tests:
Does it have a nonprofit educational purpose?
What kind of material do you want to use?
Are you using only a small portion?
Will your use deprive the author from making money?
Source: www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf
Use guidelines below:
Source: “Fair Use” Clause of the Copyright Act of 1976 and Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
(http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/may00/bakker.htm)
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