Kitsap Regional Library Internet 101 Kitsap Regional Library

Lesson Plan Objectives 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… The Internet browser and its components How to find information on the web using: Website addresses Search engines Tips for verifying website credibility Guidelines for printing

Internet & World Wide Web 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 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: 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 Library Available to all library card owners. One hour per day or bring your laptop and use the library wireless network Free Dial-up Uses a modem that connects your computer to the internet over the telephone line. Occupies the phone line when in use Inexpensive - $10/mo Slowest DSL Broadband (high speed) service provided by phone companies Does not occupy phone line while in use Moderate cost - $30/mo Cable Provided by cable companies (Comcast, etc.) Broadband (highest speed) More expensive - $55/mo Wireless (generally from a mobile laptop) 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 On the KRL Home page, follow the link to “Find a KRL library” Click on map symbol for a branch Click on the “Back” button Click on the “Forward” button Click on the “Home” button On the KRL Home page 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 There are several ways to access information on the internet. Today we will focus on two: 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 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 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. 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. From the KRL home page click on the link to “Search the Web”

Search Tips Capitalization doesn’t matter Use spaces to separate key words Be as specific as you can Refine the criteria as you go

Practice 3: Search Engines 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 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: 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 Use www.google.com to do a search using the words “medline plus” 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 In the address bar of your browser, type www.whitehouse.org 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: 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 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. Number of Copies: click on the arrow to print more than one copy of a document. Page Range: Select All to print entire document. Choose Selection to print highlighted text only. 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 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