1. Safe Surfing An Introduction to the Internet BOLLI Spring 2008 Lesson 5: Communities 4/02/2008

2. Where Are We Going Today? 1. What's in the News 2. Class Q & A …. 3. Homework Assignment #4a 4. Communities 5. Homework Assignment #4b 6. Open Q&A

3. What’s In The News? Class:Class:?

4. Homework Assignment - Week 4

5. Communities Groups - http://groups.yahoo.com/Groups - http://groups.yahoo.com/http://groups.yahoo.com/ Newsgroups - http://groups.google.com/Newsgroups - http://groups.google.com/http://groups.google.com/ Searchable archive of more than 700 million Usenet postings from a period of more than 20 year also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroup also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgrouphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroup Comcast Newsgroups (GigaNews) [OE]Comcast Newsgroups (GigaNews) [OE]Comcast Newsgroups (GigaNews)OEComcast Newsgroups (GigaNews)OE Chat – Yahoo Messenger and PublicChat – Yahoo Messenger and PublicYahoo MessengerYahoo Messenger Blogs - www.google.com/blogsearchBlogs - www.google.com/blogsearchwww.google.com/blogsearch Genealogy http://www.genhomepage.com/Genealogy http://www.genhomepage.com/http://www.genhomepage.com/

6. Finish Your Homework 4b www.boston.com/yourlife/blogswww.boston.com/yourlife/blogswww.boston.com/yourlife/blogs www.google.com “Find a Blog”www.google.com “Find a Blog”www.google.com The ThirdAge BlogThe ThirdAge BlogThe ThirdAge BlogThe ThirdAge Blog Boomers! BlogBoomers! BlogBoomers! BlogBoomers! Blog GenPlus BlogGenPlus BlogGenPlus BlogGenPlus Blog Fifty and Furthermore BlogFifty and Furthermore BlogFifty and Furthermore BlogFifty and Furthermore Blog The Third Age InternationalThe Third Age InternationalThe Third Age InternationalThe Third Age International

8. Using Shortcuts Definition: short·cut – A more direct route than the customary one. A means of saving time or effort.Definition: short·cut – A more direct route than the customary one. A means of saving time or effort. Definition: file shortcut – A very small data file which contains the location of an actual folder, program, or data file.Definition: file shortcut – A very small data file which contains the location of an actual folder, program, or data file. Shortcuts are used to place references to your computer’s resources in convenient locations.Shortcuts are used to place references to your computer’s resources in convenient locations. Many shortcuts can be used for a single resource.Many shortcuts can be used for a single resource.

9. Creating Shortcuts Using Windows Explorer, locate the “target” object (i.e., folder, program, or data file) to which you want to create a shortcut.Using Windows Explorer, locate the “target” object (i.e., folder, program, or data file) to which you want to create a shortcut. Right click the “target” and left click “create shortcut” to create the desired shortcut.Right click the “target” and left click “create shortcut” to create the desired shortcut. Move the new shortcut to its desired location using “drag & drop” (see next slide).Move the new shortcut to its desired location using “drag & drop” (see next slide). Shortcuts can be deleted without affecting the “target” object.Shortcuts can be deleted without affecting the “target” object.

10. Drag & Drop All graphical objects (icons, windows, toolbars, etc.) can be moved from one location to another by clicking the object with the mouse and moving it elsewhere.All graphical objects (icons, windows, toolbars, etc.) can be moved from one location to another by clicking the object with the mouse and moving it elsewhere. Files (and shortcuts) can be moved from one folder to another by clicking the folder or program icon in Explorer and dragging it to another folder location.Files (and shortcuts) can be moved from one folder to another by clicking the folder or program icon in Explorer and dragging it to another folder location. Shortcuts are usually dragged to the Windows “desktop”Shortcuts are usually dragged to the Windows “desktop”

11. Q & A