Transcript Internet 101 - Kitsap Regional Library

Internet 101
Kitsap Regional Library
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
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
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
Connecting to the Internet
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Dial-up
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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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Broadband (high speed) service provided by phone companies
• Does not occupy phone line while in use
• Moderate cost - $30/mo
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Cable
– Provided by cable companies (Comcast, etc.)
– Broadband (highest speed)
– More expensive - $55/mo
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Satellite / Cellular
– Uses satellite TV connectivity or cell phone connection
– Generally slower than high speed wired methods (DSL or cable)
– Cost varies – but usually moderate to expensive
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Wireless (generally from a mobile laptop)
– Uses two-way radio technology to allow wireless devices to connect to an existing Internet connection (e.g., DSL)
– Adding wireless capability at home involves adding a wireless hub to an existing Internet connection
– Generally slower than DSL or Cable
– Cost : varies. Some places provide free wireless access, (e.g., KRL) while others (e.g., Washington State Ferry) charge a fee.
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Library
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Available to all library card owners. One hour per day on KRL computers.
No time limit if you bring your laptop and use the library wireless network.
Free
The Internet Browser
Browser
Toolbars:
• Title Bar
• Address Bar
• Menu Bar
• Tool Bar
Scroll Bar
Website
Status Bar
Task Bar
Practice 1: Basic Browser Icons
• On the KRL Home page, find the links to the KRL
library branches.
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link to a specific branch
link to the map symbol (right menu)
“Back” button
“Forward” button
“Home” button
• 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).
Accessing Information on the Web
• There are several ways to access information on the
internet. Today we will focus on two:
– Entering a web address into the browser to go
directly to a web page
– Use a search engine
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
Practice 2: Web Addresses
• In the address bar of the browser, type:
www.wa.gov
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In the address bar of the browser type:
www.homedepot.com
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 – click on the Search
the Web link from the KRL home page.
• From the KRL home page click on the link to “Search the Web”
Search Tips
• Capitalization doesn’t matter
• Use spaces to separate key words
• Be as specific as you can
• Refine the criteria as you go
Practice 3: Search Engines
• In the address bar of the browser, type:
www.google.com
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In Google’s search bar, type “krl.org” and click “search” or
simply hit the “enter” key on your keyboard
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In the search bar, type “bainbridge island review” and click
“search” or simply hit the “enter” key on your keyboard
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
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Use www.google.com to do a search using the words
“medline plus”
– Find the appropriate link to this government website
– Find the “About Us” and “Contact” information
Is this a credible resource for health information? Why? What
are the clues that let you know you can trust this
information?
Practice 5: Website Credibility
In the address bar of your browser, type
www.zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
Printing
Tips and Strategies
In this skill set, students will learn how to:
• Run a Print Preview before printing a document. This
tool will verify information content and final page count
before actually 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.
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.
Print Preview
To access Print Preview click on File from
the Menu Bar. From the drop-down menu,
highlight Print Preview with the mouse pointer
then left click once.
Print Dialog Box
Select a 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 arrow to print
more than one copy of a
document.
Choose Pages to print a
specific page range.
Click Print when you are
satisfied with all the
settings. This will send
your print job to the
printer located near your
bank of terminals.
Printing Selected Text
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Place cursor just before the text to be highlighted
Click and hold left mouse button and drag mouse pointer over
text to be highlighted – text will be highlighted in blue
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
Practice 6
Printing specific text:
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Open the KRL Home page
Click on KRL Resources tab
Click on link to Ask a Librarian
Click on the link for KitCat FAQs
Highlight the first few paragraphs
Choose File then Print to open Print Dialog box
Point out radio button for Selection
Print-Friendly Pages
From KRL Home page:
• Click on KRL Resources
• Click on Selected Websites
• Click on Legal Information
• Click on Revised Code of Washington then look
for the link that says Print Version
• See the different print view versus the webpage
“graphic” view