1. The Internet A resource, fun, and dangerous and forever NETIQUETTE

2. Uses Email Social Networking Business Research Fun

3. Research Good Sources Trusted Verifiable Okay Sources Trusted Information can be suspect Bad Sources Not trusted Unverifiable

4. Good Sources Government Sites Local/State/Federal Census Public Records Library of Congress Patent Office Museums and Historical Sites National HisGen Smithsonian Mayflower Society DAR Church Records Urban Legends Snopes.com Urbanlegends.com Americanfolklore.com/urban_legends Universities/Colleges

5. Okay Sources Wikipeadia (needs verification) “Googling” (verify source) Ancestory.com /Family Tree White House Blogs (personal sites require verification) Historical Societies

6. Bad Sources Unverifiable sites Just because it is on the internet doesn’t make it true Sites without Documentation Emails that are passed around

7. Netiquette Research before Asking Frequently asked questions Search the internet Search the newsgroup Use Emotion Don’t use capitalizations – designates SHOUTING To emphasize a word use *stars*, underline, italics SPARINGLY!! Do not randomly forward emails Jokes, warm fuzzy stories, cutesy pictures Send them only to those who you really think will enjoy the email

8. Netiquette - Yep More! To, CC and BCC To: the person you are expecting response or action from CC: the person you want to be informed but don’t require action BCC: to protect others identity and contact information especially if from different groups Reply and Reply All Reply goes to sender only Reply all goes to everyone who received the email Watch how you respond (don’t get personal) Does everyone need to hear your response???

9. SAFETY!!!!!! Virus Protection Up to date Check harddrive often = scan it Back ups (harddrive completely occaisionaly - files regularly) Emails Unsolicited Unclear Subject matter Unknown sender Looks suspicious – don’t open it Just because it says in the email that the information was verified – verify it yourself Paypal, Ebay, Banks gets spammed all the time, don’t use a link to these sites within the email go directly to the site itself!

10. Should I or Shouldn’t I Be mindful of who you forward emails to Will they really be interested in this Remove any extra lines and spaces to make it easier to read Just a trivia number…… how many emails do you personally receive in a day…… Bear in mind the recipient’s Political Religious Economic Nationality

11. Internet is forever!!!! Wayback Machine (just one of many archive site)

12. The Wayback

13. Forever!

14. Privacy If you don’t want the world to know DON’T PUT IT ON THE INTERNET Take advantage of Privacy settings Spam Settings Virus Protection The Internet CAN be a wonderful place.