Transcript Internet 101 Kitsap Regional Library

Internet 101
Kitsap Regional Library
Lesson Plan Objectives
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to provide library users with an overview of the
internet and the World Wide Web
teach library users the basic skills necessary to
access and evaluate information found on the
World Wide Web
What you will learn today…
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The Internet browser and its components
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How to find information on the web using:
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Website addresses
Search engines
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Tips for verifying website credibility
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Guidelines for printing
Internet & World Wide Web
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Internet: A worldwide network of educational, government,
business, and personal computers.
World Wide Web (WWW): A component of the Internet that
presents information using a standardized Graphical User
Interface or GUI
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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.
Other Internet Resources: E-mail, chat, video conferencing
Internet Supports Many Activities:
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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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Library
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Dial-up
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Broadband (high speed) service provided by phone companies
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Does not occupy phone line while in use
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Moderate cost - $30/mo
Cable
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Uses a modem that connects your computer to the internet over the telephone line.
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Occupies the phone line when in use
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Inexpensive - $10/mo
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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
The Internet Browser
Browser
Toolbars:
•Title Bar
•Menu Bar
•Tool Bar
•Address Bar
Scroll Bar
Website
Status Bar
Task Bar
Practice 1: Basic Browser Icons
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On the KRL Home page, follow the link to “Find a KRL
library”
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Click
Click
Click
Click
on
on
on
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map symbol for a branch
the “Back” button
the “Forward” button
the “Home” button
On the KRL Home page
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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
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There are several ways to access information on the
internet. Today we will focus on two:
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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.
www
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
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In the address bar of the browser, type:
www.wa.gov
In the address bar of the browser type:
www.homedepot.com
Web Search Engines
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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.
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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.
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From the KRL home page click on the link to “Search the Web”
Search Tips
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Capitalization doesn’t matter
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Use spaces to separate key words
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Be as specific as you can
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Refine the criteria as you go
Practice 3: Search Engines
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In the address bar of the browser, type:
www.google.com
In Google’s search bar, type “krl.org” and click “search” or
simply hit the “enter” key on your keyboard
In the search bar, type “bainbridge island review” and click
“search” or simply hit the “enter” key on your keyboard
Website Credibility
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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:
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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.
Practice 4: Website Credibility
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Use www.google.com to do a search using the words
“medline plus”
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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
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In the address bar of your browser, type
www.whitehouse.org
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Is this the official government website of the White House?
How do you know this?
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:
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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
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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:
Open the KRL Home page (www.krl.org)
Click on Wireless Service
Click on Technical Information
Highlight the instructions for connecting to the Wi-Fi network
in the library
On the browser bar, select File->Print->Choose Selection to
print the highlighted instructions.
Print-Friendly Pages
Go back to Electronic Resources on the KRL home
page
Click on Research Corner
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