Introduction to the Internet 2
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The document provides an introduction and overview of a 5-week course on using the internet. It outlines the course objectives which are to learn how to use search engines like Google to find information, set up an email account to send and receive messages, use online services to buy and sell items, and share interests through blogs and social media. It also describes some of the session topics which will explain how data is transmitted online, demonstrate different search engines, discuss finding and verifying information safely online, and introduce activities like finding images and currency conversions.
Introduction to the Internet 2
- 1. Introduction to the Internet: Navigation basics Blackbird Leys IT Zone 8 November 2006
- 2. Introduction to the Internet: Information seeking Part 1 Your reflections on last week More on the Internet Review e-Mail Your account Sending a message Replying to a message Part 2 Finding information
- 3. Review: Reflections on last week
- 4. E-Mail Setting up an account Sending a message Replying to a message
- 5. Course aims and objectives At the end of this 5-week course you should be able to: Show how to use the Web to find information Google, BBC, maps, government, libraries, Wikipedia Set up an e-mail account on Yahoo Send, get, reply and save messages Show how to use the Web to buy and sell Train tickets, Amazon, e-Bay Show how to use the Web for sharing interests Blogs, mySpace, Flickr, youTube,
- 6. Session objectives Explain how “data” travels across the Internet Name the main search engine and one other Explain to your colleagues different reasons you have for finding information Find images on the internet Ask a good search question Describe what is meant by “safe surfing”
- 7. An INTERnational NETwork of networks
- 8. Warriors of the Net Watch the movie What did you think of it?
- 9. Break!
- 10. What can you do with the Net? Find out stuff Send and receive e-Mail Share interests Buy things Sell things
- 11. Session tasks Name the main search engine and one other Find an image of the Crab Nebula on the internet Find a recipe for chocolate cake Find out how much 135 Euros is in Sterling Describe what “pop-ups” are
- 12. Find out stuff Google http://www.google.co.uk/ Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/ Videojug http://www.videojug.com Other sources?
- 13. What is “good” stuff? Can you trust what you read? How can you cross check?
- 14. What is safe surfing? On line banking On line buying Scams, scams, scams Rule of life Never give details in an e-mail! What? Never give details in an e-mail! You mean… Never! Other rules. Just say “No!” Pharma on-line: V14gr4, etc, etc? “ Naughty stuff” on-line? And, don’t click on the pop-ups!
- 15. Wind up