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Everything Web
Internet Essentials for Educators
The Internet
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World-wide network of computers
Serve up information, entertainment,
resources
Can be valuable classroom tool
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Organize information
Communicate with students, parents and
others
Up-to-the-minute content
Getting Connected
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To access the Internet, you need
Computer
 Modem
 Telephone service
 Internet Service Provider (ISP)
 Software
To find out more, click here to access WNET’s Internet
Primer for more details. Click here to find out how to
actually connect using either a modem or a LAN.
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Five Ways to Use the Web
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Information (like a textbook or reference)
Classroom management (worksheets,
quizzes)
Projects (web quests, group projects)
Email exchanges (epals.com)
Professional development opportunities
Your Connected Classroom
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Using technology in your classroom
effectively results from PLANNING!
One computer: how to distribute access
equitably, how to integrate
Computer lab: how to be sure all students
are on task, how to use lab time efficiently
A.
Using A Browser
Page Title: This becomes your
bookmark.
B.
Menu Bar: Click here to access
all browser commands.
C.
Button Bar: Most often used
menu commands displayed in an
easy button format.
D.
Address Box: If you know the
URL of the site you want to visit
it, type it here and press return.
E.
Links Bar: Store links to your
most frequently used pages here.
F.
Progress Bar: Shows the
progress of a page as it loads.
Displays the link of a page when
you move the mouse over it.
G.
Everthing else is the browser
window where web pages
display.
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E
A
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D
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Hot Tip: If you can’t see the menus, buttons, address box, or links,
they may be turned off. To turn them, go to the View menu, choose
Toolbars, and select the ones you want. Currently displayed toolbars
will have a check beside them. However, if the toolbar has a check
beside it and you still can’t see it, it means your toolbars have been
rearranged. You can move toolbars by clicking on them and dragging.
Getting Places
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Type a URL in the address bar (must be exact)
OR
Click on a hyperlink
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Links can be words (usually underlined)
Links can be graphics
Setting Your Homepage
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Decide what you see when you start your
browser
Choose Tools/Internet Options
General Tab
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Choose a particular page
Open to a blank page
Open to a search engine
Saving Your Site
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You can quickly get lost on the web. Use
these features to navigate like an expert:
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The back and forward buttons move you one
page back or one page forward. Right click
on them to get a list of recent pages you
visited.
Search your past by using the history button.
Create a Favorite or Bookmark so the URL is
stored when you come back the next time.
Know Your Past
The history list
keeps track of
the sites you
visited during
the current
session. Once
you quit, your
history
disappears.
Digital Bookmarks
The best way to keep
track of your favorite
sites on your
computer is to make
them favorites or
bookmarks. Just
choose Add to
Favorites from the
Favorites menu.
Organizing Favorites
As you save a favorite, you can
 Choose where to save addresses as you
create the favorites
 Add a new folder to your favorites list
Organizing Favorites
Once you’ve saved a favorite, you can
 Choose Organize Favorites from Favorites
menu
 Drag and drop bookmarks into folders
 Create new folders
 Rename bookmarks
 Delete bookmarks
Adding Links to the Links Bar
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You can add a page to the links bar in a
variety of ways:
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Drag the icon for the page from your Address
bar to your links bar.
Drag a link from a Web page to your Links
bar.
Drag a link to the links folder in your
Favorites list.
Printing Web Pages
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Wait for the whole page to load before
printing
Look for a link to the “print” version on the
web page
Preview the page before printing if possible
Highlight text you wish to print then copy
and paste into a word processor
Press print and see what happens
Finding Stuff on the Web
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Keep track of URLs from products and
articles
Subscribe to a listserv
Use indexes
Use search engines
What’s a Listserv?
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An e-mail resource
May be a discussion group in which list
members can post ideas and information
May be an information list in which an
organization sends mail to list members
Classroom Connect has a list of educationrelated listservs
What’s an Index?
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Web sites organized into categories
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Most major search engines have an index, too.
Look for specialized indexes like the Internet
Public Library (http://www.ipl.org)
Work your way through the hierarchy:
Regional/USStates/Virginia/Government/
DepartmentofEducation/
What’s a Search Engine?
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Web site that allows you to search for information
using keywords and operators
No search engine covers the whole web
Learn to use one or two well
Explore others if you have trouble with your topic
Visit Search Engine Watch for all the information
you could ever want about search engines
Have You Googled?
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Unusual search engine
No banner ads
No distractions at all!
Clean, simple, efficient
Shows the part of the document that
includes your words
Google Tips
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Automatically uses “and” between terms
Searches for exact words so try plurals
(hotel/hotels) and synonyms
(plane/airline/airplane)
To narrow your search, add more specific
terms
More Tips
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Use quotation marks to search on a phrase
like “lesson plans” or “subatomic particles”
Include a stop word (a word that Google
ignores) by putting a plus sign (+) in front
of it
Use a minus sign (-) to exclude words
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Search Field: Type keywords here
B.
Search Button: Pressing return is
the same thing.
C.
Lucky Button: Brings up the first
page of your search results
D.
Results: Number of returns per page
E.
Page Title: This may be a URL.
F.
Real Name: Takes you to the web
page of a company with that name
G.
Text: The parts of the page that
include your search words
H.
Statistics: Total number of results
and the search time
I.
Indented Results: Pages from the
same web site with the best match
listed first
J.
URL: URL of web page.
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Show matches: Shows the cached
version of the page that Google used
to index it.
L.
Size: Size of the text portion of the
page
M. Similar Pages: Click here to find
more pages like this one
The Google Window
The Find Command
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Search engines usually take you to the top
of the web page
Use the Find Command (under the Edit
menu) to find your name or topic
Productivity Tools on the Web
Use the web to make your life easier:
 Make puzzles at Puzzlemaker
 Use already created quizzes and games or create
your own at Funbrain and Quia
 Store favorites on the web so you can use them
on any computer at Backflip and
ikeepbookmarks.com
 Organize sites for your students with Trackstar
and Filamentality
To see one tool in action and visit some other helpful sites,
go to Trackstar and type in Track #14841.
Video and Multimedia
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Downloaded: Entire file must be on your
computer before it can play
Streamed: Video begins to play as it is
coming into your computer
May need a plug in to view video or other
multimedia files over the web
May have difficulty using them behind the
firewall at school
Saving Material From the Web
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Save multimedia files for use on your
computer
Be aware of copyright and fair use policies
Speed up access to files by having them
locally
Can be used in word processing, desktop
publishing and slide shows
Saving Graphics
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Right-click (Win) or click and hold (Mac)
Choose Save/Download Picture
Choose a save location and name
File will be a .gif or .jpeg
May not be able to save an animated
graphic unless you are at a specific site
Try Barry’s Clip Art for lots of graphics
Saving Sound Files
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Locate the file through indexes or search
engines
Here’s a good sound site:
http://www.webplaces.com/html/sounds.htm
Most common formats are .au and .wav
PowerPoint uses .wav files
Saving a Sound
Click on the
sound file to
listen to it.
Usually, another
window opens
to play your
file. It will have
to download
first. Listen to
the sound the
whole way
through.
Windows Media
Player handles
most sound files.
Saving a Sound
After listening to the
sound, go to
File/Save As and
choose a save
location and name.
Now the file is
available for
listening or for use
with another
program.
Click to hear
the loons.
Saving Video Files
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Locate file to save
Some search engines allow you to search
for specific media like images or video
Allow entire video to download (this may
take some time depending on your
connection)
At school download video during off hours
Saving Video Files
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Video file formats include .mov, .mpeg,
.avi
Windows media player handles most of
them
Once video is downloaded, go to File/Save
As and choose a save location and name.
The video is ready for viewing or to be
included in a slide show or web page.
A Sample Download
I need the Real Player,
a plugin that lets me to
listen to audio and
view video.
At their web site,
http://www.real.com, I
look for the word
“download.”
I don’t want the “plus”
version since that
costs money.
A Sample Download
I clicked to
download and
now I look for
the free player,
usually buried
at the bottom
of the page.
A Sample Download
Fill in some simple
information and click
Download.
A Sample Download
You may be asked
to choose a
download location.
They recommend
picking a spot near
you.
A Sample Download
The computer will
ask for instructions
about where to save
the program.
Normally, you save
programs to the disk
before using them.
A Sample Download
Once you choose
Save to Disk, you’ll
be asked where you
want to put it. You
can pretty much put it
wherever you want:
Just don’t forget
where you saved it!
A Sample Download
The download
window shows you
the progress of your
job. If the box is
checked, it will
close when done.
When the download
finishes, you can
begin to use your
program.
Downloading Tips
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Try to download during off hours when few
people are using the network
In order to use a program, you may have to
run an installer
Beware of viruses! Download from
reputable sites and run virus software
A Final Word
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Want to learn more? The web’s the best
place to go to find it! Search for Internet
tutorials with your favorite search engine.
Start slowly: incorporate the web into one
lesson plan or unit first.
Get comfortable with it yourself then share
it with students.
HAVE FUN!
Credits
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Created by Karen Work Richardson to
accompany her workshop “Everything Web:
Internet Essentials for Educators”
Copyright © Karen Work Richardson, 2000, All
Rights Reserved
For more information, contact Karen Richardson,
[email protected]