Build Your Internet Surfing Skills

Make the most of your online time with tips from these resources for navigating, bookmarking, searching, and gathering information. 

Learning to use the Internet:

Internet 101: How to browse, bookmark and search in Safari
http://www6.district125.k12.il.us/staffdev/tutorial/Internet101/Internet_101.html

Computer and Internet Terminology Challenge Board - for 1 or 2 players!
http://www.quia.com/cb/8260.html

CBC4Kids
CBC4Kids, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's web site for young Canadians aged eight to fourteen, contains fun and easy to understand information about using the Internet . http://cbc4kids.ca/teachers/chapter/4/default.html

webTeacher
A self-paced Internet tutorial covering email, chat rooms, web page design and more.  http://www.webteacher.org/winexp/indextc.html

Did you know? -- An MSN survey found that many people under the age of 25 don't use proper manners when writing e-mail messages. Bad grammar, spelling, and punctuation are often used and many in the age group address or close a message with inappropriate or too familiar language.

Netiquette -- the do's and don'ts of online communication. Netiquette covers both common courtesy online and the informal "rules of the road" of cyberspace. This page provides links to both summary and detail information about Netiquette for your browsing pleasure. http://albion.com/netiquette/index.html

Making the most of your time online:

Tips for better browsing: Suggested settings for Netscape and Internet Explorer
http://www6.district125.k12.il.us/staffdev/tutorial/tips.html

About-the-web Tips and Tricks for newcomers:
http://www.about-the-web.com/shtml/tips_tricks.shtml

Managing Bookmarks and Favorites (Netscape and Internet Explorer 4 for Windows)
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/bkmks/man.bkmks.html


Finding information on the Internet

Where to begin?
Some general tips and techniques:
http://www6.district125.k12.il.us/staffdev/begin.html

Seven Steps toward Better Searching
An excellent resource from Bernie Dodge!
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/searching/stepzero.html

Test your searching saavy!
Try this "Internet Searching" quiz on the Seven Steps from Bernie Dogde!
http://www.quia.com/tq/106756.html

Search Engine Watch:
One of my favorite resources for learning effective search techniques! Search engines come and go, but fortunately you can keep abreast of the changes with the Search Engine Watch report! http://searchenginewatch.com



Charlene Chausis, Technology Trainer
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Lincolnshire, IL

Last updated: 08/16/2006

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