1. Instructor: Shayna Keces 236-0302, ext. 441 Introduction to the Internet February 2002

2. Agenda History of the internet Internet functions Browsing Email Chat Other Internet browsers/Internet explorer

3. History of the internet Network of networks Original purpose - Defence Early form Cumbersome text-based menu driven system Development of WWW in mid 1990’s

4. Most popular uses of the internet

5. Browsing Research Finding people Playing games Reading newspapers Banking Government information Job searching Shopping Downloading programs or files

6. Email Electronic mail Non-secure Client software – company or ISP Resides on computer Outlook, Eudora, Netscape Messenger Not available in public libraries Advantage re contacts on webpages "Ottawa Public Library contacts, " "Ottawa Public Library contacts, " (http://www.library.ottawa.on.ca/english/contact/i ndex.htm)

7. Email (cont.) Web-based email Program resides on web page Free service Available from any internet computer Must go to website to send/receive mail Attached files may be problem

8. Chat Used most often by children and teens Safety precautions necessary Wide variety of chat rooms/subjects dir.yahoo.com/computers_and_internet/inter net/world_wide_web/chat/ Should monitor first IRC, web-based and instant messenger

9. Web-based chat Most common with improvements in bandwidth Kind used in libraries Need plugin or applet to use so not all will work Available from many websites

10. Other functions Usenet Newsgroups (groups.google.com)groups.google.com Telnet Joining another computer system Often used for receiving non web-based email Ftp Site set up to distribute files (called anonymous ftp)

11. Browsers Way to view html documents (URLs) Structure of a URL Often needs plugins for multimedia applications 3 main browsers Internet Explorer (Microsoft) Netscape Navigator (Communicator) Opera (independent company known for efficient design, linked to Qualicum)

12. Webpages Effects and display different in different browsers Applications not always available on public computers Frames Scroll bars within page (up and down and side to side Address bars not real site Printing

13. Internet Explorer Ways to access a Web page or URL Address bar (type in or drop-down menu) Open file (website or file) Hypertext links Bookmarks/Favourites (not available in library) Personal links (not available in library)

14. Internet Explorer menu bar File New (CTL +N) – New window View two pages at once or waiting for new page Keep to minimum Open (CTL +O) – File or webpage Saving webpages Html (open in browser) Text (for word processor and email) Print – Page one to see no. of pages or selection (new version of IE has Print Preview)

15. Practice Open a new screen Use File menu to open www.ithaca.edu/library/Training/useful.h tml Save this webpage as an HTML file on your desktop

16. Internet Explorer menu bar (cont.) Edit Find (CTL-F) View Go To Stop (ESC) Refresh (F5) http://investor.stockpoint.com/http://investor.stockpoint.com/ Source Text size Encoding (for non roman alphabets)

17. Practice A Minimize the screen Open ICYouSee webpage which you saved on the desktop Find the words EDGAR Click on that hyperlink

18. Practice B Type the following URL in the address bar http://www- chaos.umd.edu/history/time_line.html Click on Era and Timeline of Chinese history Click on Stop after a few seconds

19. Tool bars Back and forward buttons Stop Refresh Home (choose wisely) Search History Print

20. Bookmarks/Favourites Way to keep track of useful websites Not available on library machines Should have organizational structure Personal links for heavily used sites

21. Bookmarks/Favourites (cont) Add to favourites Create in (choose folder or create a new one) Make sure correct folder is highlighted when creating subfolder or favourite Press create in Access offline if don’t want to have to be connected (not applicable in library environment)

22. Further study Carroll, Jim. Canadian Internet new user's handbook. 004.678 C319c The Internet handbook for writers, researchers, and journalists. 004.678 I612 2000 Snell, Ned. Sams teach yourself the Internet in 24 hours 004.678 S6715t 2002 Kent, Peter. The complete idiot's guide to the Internet. 004.678 K37 2001

23. Further Study : Videos The interconnected world of Internet basics V004.678 I61 Teach yourself Internet Explorer 5.0 V005.713769 I5v Internet 1-2-3-- getting on-line V004.67 I616 An Introduction to Microsoft Internet Explorer V005.71369 I5Lib

24. Further Study : Websites Internet 101 http://www.internet101.org/internet101.html http://www.internet101.org/internet101.html Exploring the Web http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/internet/explore.htm http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/internet/explore.htm Browsing Basics – Internet Explorer http://www.websearchguide.ca/tools/IE5Win/n avfram.htm http://www.websearchguide.ca/tools/IE5Win/n avfram.htm