1. Searching the Internet

2. Objectives Use Google to search the internet
Determine appropriate search keywords
Narrow searches with additional keywords
Navigate the internet

3. What is the Internet?
The internet is a global network of millions of computers that are linked to share information, news and opinions.
Web pages are written in a special computer language
Anyone can create a webpage!

4. Internet Safety – Reliable Sites
Not everything you see on the internet is true.
Anyone can make a website. Watch out for opinions that are presented as facts, especially on science pages.
Many websites contain information that is incorrect.

5. Navigating the WWW Buttons
Buttons tell the computer what to do. These are common buttons
Play buttons: If a video is on a web page, you can play the video by clicking the button

6. Navigating the WWW Drop down menus
Drop Down Menus: When you click the arrow next to the drop down menu with your mouse, a list will drop down. Use your mouse to select the item from the list that you want.

7. Navigating the WWW - Links
Links connect web pages together.
Links: Links are often underlined and highlighted like this:
Hurricane Linda was the strongest Pacific hurricane on record.
Links: Not all links are highlighted or underlined. When you find a link, your cursor will change from to