Starting Out on the Internet by M.D. Roblyer

Preface

Need the following two Items• An Internet-Ready Computer• An Internet Connection

Internet Addresses

URL Correct Format of addresses All the Extensions - (For example: .com .gov .edu) Common errors in URLs

Chapter Three –Search Engines

What is a search engine• Regular search engines

• Yahoo.com

• Google.com

• Meta-search engines• Dogpile

• Ask Jeeves

Chapter Three –Search Engines

Two ways to use search engines• Subject Index searches• Key words

Which of the following is a correctly formatted email address?

1. EDIT3318@ttu.edu

2. http://edit319.ttu.edu

3. EDIT 3318 # ttu.edu

Information

Back to question

Correct

Boolean Logic (Keyword Search Strategies) And Or Not

Chapter Four –Bookmarks/Favorites

Bookmarks

Favorites

Chapter Five – Evaluating Internet Information

Content• Known author• Contact information• Frequent updates• References or links to other sites

Evaluating Internet Information

Design• Good structure and organization• Visual Design• Easy Navigation• Miscellaneous

Chapter Six – Avoiding Intenet Pitfalls

Inappropriate materials

Safety Issues for students

Filtering Software

       

Chapter Six – Avoiding Intenet Pitfalls

Fraud

Computer viruses

    Copyright Issues for Educators    

Chapter Ten – Integrating the Internet into Teaching Strategies

• Electronic Penpals• Individual and Cooperative Research

Projects• Mentoring

Integrating the Internet into Teaching Cont.

• Field Trips• Group Development of Products• Parallel Problem solving• Social Action Projects

Create your own web site

Why you would want a web site

What you need to create a web site

8 phases - development

Eight Phases

1. Plan and Storyboard

2. Develop Pages with Text

3. Insert Images and Sounds

4. Insert Links and frames

5. Insert Interactive elements

6. Test in a browser

7. Publish (Upload) the site

8. Gather evaluation comments, revise, and maintain the site

Terms to know   

1. Bookmarks

2. Favorites

3. Search Engines

4. Downloading

5. Uploading

6. URL

7. Filtering Software

8. Browser

9. Firewall Software

10. Virus

11. Telementoring

12. Keypal / e-pal

13. HTML