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Basic Computer and Internet Skills A Toolkit for Trainers Sponsored by the Vermont State Colleges e-Vermont Workshop Series

Inthismodule,youwillfind

• Workshopsiteandcontactform

• Anintroductiontothetoolkit

• Alessonplanforthetrainer

• Handoutsforstudents

Toteachthemodule,youwillneed

• APCwithInternetaccessforeachstudentandthetrainer

• Acomputerprojectorandscreen

• Afolderorbindertostorematerials

• Awhiteboardorsignagetodisplayroomlocation.Thistoolkitwasmodifiedfrom:HelpingOlderAdultsSearchforHealthInformationOnlineAToolkitforTrainersfromtheNationalInstituteonAging:http://nihseniorhealth.gov/toolkit/toolkitfiles/pdf/Module_1.pdf

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LESSONOVERVIEWLESSONGOALSInthislesson,studentswill:

1. Learnbasiccomputerterms

2. Practiceusingthemouse

3. LearnbasicInternetterms

4. Learnhowtogettoawebsite

5. Learnhowtoexploreawebsite

6. Learnhowtouseasearchbox

7. Learnhowtouseasitemap

LESSONMATERIALSInthislesson,studentswillneed:

• Handout:LessonGoals

• Handout:ComputerandInternetTerms

• Handout:Take‐HomeAssignment

• Pensorpencils

LESSONLENGTH

_____________________________________________________________________

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LESSONPREPARATIONBeforethelesson,youshould:

ReadovertheentirelessonplanandtheTake‐homeAssignmenthandout.Keepthelessonplanouttousewhileteaching.Makecopiesofthehandoutsforstudents.(avoiddistraction:distributehandoutsuntilindicatedinthelesson)Visitthelinksthatyouwillbeusinginclass.

Locateandnotethenearestrestrooms.

Whenyouarriveintheclassroom,youshould:Writeyournameandthetitleoftheclassontheboard.

Makesurecomputerandprojectorworkandstudents’computersareworkingandcanaccesstheInternet.Setstudents’screenstotheirdesktops

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LESSONSTRUCTURE

Thelessonstructureincludes:

• Set­upactivitiestopreparestudentsforlearning.

• Coreactivitiestoteachthewebsitefeaturesandhowto

navigatetothem.

• Practiceactivitiestoletstudentsapplywebskillsthey

havelearned.

• Reinforcementactivitiestosummarizeandreiteratethe

learning.

Trainerlessonplanfeatures:

• Aneasy­to­readlayout.

• Short,definedsegmentsofteachingmaterialper

page.

• Markedtransitionboxesatthetopofeachpage.

• Suggestedteachingtimesforeachskill.

• Sidebars:teachingandnavigationtipsanddescribingthe

purposeforactivities.

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REACHINGTHEOLDERSTUDENT

Grasp,Apply,andRetain

• Proceedslowlythroughthelesson.Ittakessomepeople

longertograspaconcept/step.

• Circulatetheroom;makesurestudentsarefollowingyou.

Checktomakesurecomputerscreensareatyourpoint,if

nothelpthemgetthere.

• Speakslowlyandrepeatasoftenasnecessary.

• Encouragequestions

• Createafriendlyenvironment.

TIPS:

• Announceeachnewsegment;helpsclasstostayontrack

andfocused.

• Presentmaterialinsmall,well‐definedsteps.

• Frequentsummarizingandhands‐onpractice.

• Handoutsandprintedscreenshots(helpwithrecall).

• Groupdiscussions/shortdialogs.

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SET‐UPACTIVITY

OPENINGCOMMENTS(5Minutes)“WelcometoComputer&InternetBasics.Mynameis_________.

(Thisisourclassroomassistant__________.)Beforewestarttheclass,

Iwouldliketoreviewafewgeneralpoints.”

Tellstudentsthefollowing:ThisLesson…

• Isintendedforbeginningstudents.

• Isoneoftheseriesofworkshopsestablishedbythee‐

Vermontproject.

• Therearemanymoreworkshopsavailable.Toexpress

interestinanotherworkshop,pleasecontact

_____________________________________@________________________.

HousekeepingIssues….

• Classwilllastabout2hourswithstretchbreak(s)lasting

____________________________minutes.

• Bathroombreakscanbetakenanytime.Restroomsare

located_____________________________________________________.

Askstudentsiftheyhaveanyquestions.

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SET‐UPACTIVITY,CON’T

INTRODUCTIONS(3minutes)“Beforewegetstarted,let’sintroduceourselves.”

1.Introduceyourself,givingyournameandyourexperience

teachingcomputersandtheInternet.Ifyouhaveaclassroom

assistant,introducethatperson.

2.Askstudentstogivetheirnamesandtellwhethertheyare

atabeginning,intermediate,oradvancedlevelwithregardto

theircomputerandInternetexperience.

3.Iftimepermits,askeachstudenttotellsomethingabout

his/herbackground(family,work,travel,education…),why

theydecidedtotakethisclass,andwhattheyhopetolearn.

PurposeofActivity

• Introductionshelpstudentsfeelmoreatease.

• Sharingexperiencesmayhelptheclassbepatientwithlessexperienced

studentswhoneedmoretimeonanactivity.

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CLASSPROCEDURES(3minutes)“Let’stalkforamomentabouthowtheclasswillproceed.Youwillbelearningnewwaystousetechnology,andinorderforeveryonetobesuccessful,herearesomethingsweneedtodo.”

Tellthestudentsthefollowing:1.Tomakesureeveryonegraspstheinformationandlearnstheskills…

• Wewillproceedinastep‐by‐stepmannerandataslow‐to‐moderatepace.

• I(ormyassistant)willcirculatefrequentlyduringtheclasstomakesureeveryoneiskeepingupwiththelesson.

• Therewillbeplentyofhands‐onpracticeactivitiestoletyouapplytheskillsthatyoulearn.

• Therewillbeplentyofhandoutstohelpyoulearntheskillswhileinclassandtouseasareferenceonceyouleavetheclass.

2.Asstudents,youshould…

• Feelfreetoraiseyourhandandaskaquestionifyoudonotunderstandsomething.

• FeelfreetoaskmetorepeatanythingI’vesaid.• Nottoworryaboutbreakingtheequipment,itisverysturdy.• Nottoworryaboutmakingmistakesbecausethatistobeexpectedwhenlearninganewtechnology.

3.Askstudentsiftheyhaveanyquestionsaboutclassprocedures.PurposeofActivity:Tocommunicateexpectations,putstudentsatease,andfacilitatelearning.

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LESSONGOALS(2minutes)“Inthislesson,wewilllearnsomebasiccomputerandInternetskills.Let’stakealookatthespecificgoalsfortoday’slesson.”

PassoutHandout1:LessonGoals1.Gooverhandoutwithstudents.PurposeofActivity·Focusesstudentsonwhattheywilllearn.·Introducesgoalsthatyoucanreturntothroughoutthelesson.

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COREACTIVITYCOMPUTERTERMS(10minutes)Let’sbeginwithGoal1–learningsomebasiccomputerterms.”PassoutHandout2:ComputerandInternetTerms1.GooverthesecomputertermsfromPart1ofthehandout.2.Askstudentstopointtotheitemsattheircomputerstations.PartI:ComputerTerms1 Computer2 Keyboard3 Monitor4 Mouse5 Mousepad6 Speakers7 Hardware8 SoftwareTipsforGlossaryReview:·Referstudentstothepageanditemnumberoftheterm.

·Makesurestudentslocatetheterm.

·Read,orhaveastudentread,thedefinitionaloud.Pointoutdetailsinthe

illustrationoronyourcomputerscreen.

·Tellstudentstheywillunderstandthesetermsbetterastheyusetheminalesson.

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MORECOMPUTERTERMS(5minutes)“Let’scontinuewithGoal1–learningsomebasiccomputerterms.”

Refertohandout3:ComputerandInternetTerms1.GoovertheseitemsfrompartIIofthehandout.2.Askstudentstopointtotheitemsontheircomputerscreen,wherefeasible.PartII:MoreComputerTerms9 Desktop10 Icon11 Cursor12 Brower13 ClickingTipsforGlossaryReview·Referstudentstothepageanditemnumberoftheterm.·Makesurestudentslocatetheterm.·Read,orhaveastudentread,thedefinitionaloud.Pointoutdetailsintheillustrationoronyourcomputerscreen.·Tellstudentstheywillunderstandthesetermsbetterastheyusetheminthelesson.

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RIGHT&LEFTCLICKING(15minutes)“Let’sgoontoGoal2–practicingusingthemouse.Let’sbeginbyclickingwiththemouse.”1.Makesurestudents’screensaresettotheirdesktops.Usingyourcomputerprojector,demonstratehowtoleft‐clickonthemousetoopenthebrowsericon.Then,askstudentstodothisontheirscreens.2.Showstudentshowtoclosethebrowserwindowbyleft‐clickingonthetoprightXonthescreen.Thenhavethemdoitattheirscreens.3.Next,showstudentshowtoright‐clickonthebrowsericonandpulldownto“Open”ontherightclickmenu.Explainthatright‐clickingonthemouseopensalistofoptions,dependingonwhatisclickedonthescreen.4.Givestudentstimetopracticeright‐andleft‐clickingthemouse.TeachingTips:·Proceedslowlythrougheachstep.Makesurestudentsarekeepingupandareaccomplishingthetasks.·Walkaroundtostudents’computerscreensandprovideassistancewhereneeded.

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REINFORCEMENTACTIVITY

Summarizing(3minutes)“Nowlet’stakealookattheGoalstoseewhatwe’vecoveredsofar.”RefertoHandout1:LessonGoals1.DemonstrateandsummarizethefollowinglearningobjectivesfromGoals1and2:

• Understandingcomputerterms

• Usingamousetoleftandrightclick

• Openingandclosingabrowser

2.Askstudentsiftheyhaveanyquestions3.AskstudentstocheckoffGoals1and2ontheirhandout.TimeCheck:PurposeofActivity·Letsstudentsknowwhattheyshouldhavegraspedbythispointinthelesson.·Givesstudentsanotherchancetoaskquestionsaboutmaterialalreadycovered.·Letsyouseewhatgoalsmightneedfurtherexplanation.·Givesstudentssenseofaccomplishment.·Keepsclassontrack.

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COREACTIVITY

INTERNETTERMS(8minutes)“Let’smoveontoGoal3–learningsomebasicInternetterms.”RefertoHandout4:ComputerandInternetTerms1.GooverthesetermsfromPartIIIofthehandout.

2.Youcandemonstratethesetermsusingyourcomputerprojector.PartIII:InternetTerms14 theInternet15 theWorldWideWeb16 website17 homepage18 link(orhyperlink)19 backarrow20 webaddressorURL21 addressboxTipsforGlossaryReview·Referstudentstothepageanditemnumberoftheterm.·Makesurestudentslocatetheterm.·Read,orhaveastudentread,thedefinitionaloud.Pointoutdetailsintheillustrationoronyourcomputerscreen.·Tellstudentstheywillunderstandthesetermsbetterastheyusetheminthelesson.

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PRACTICEACTIVITY

HOWTOGETTOAWEBSITE(10minutes)“Let’smoveontoGoal4–learninghowtogettoawebsite.”Demo:1.Pointouttheaddressboxonthewebbrowser.TellstudentsthattypinginthewebsiteaddressintotheaddressboxandhittingtheEnterkeyonthekeyboardisonewaytogettoawebsite.2.Showstudentshowtogettoawebsitebytypingintheaddressfor______________________________________________________________(ex.theNationalInstituteonAging(NIA)website(www.nia.nih.gov))andhittingtheEnterkey.3.AskstudentstotypeinthewebaddressontheircomputersandthenhitEnter.Circulatetomakesurethateveryoneisabletotypeintheaddressandgettothewebsite.TeachingTips:·Proceedslowlythrougheachstep.Makesurestudentsarekeepingupandareaccomplishingthetasks.·Walkaroundtostudents’computerscreensandprovideassistancewhereneeded.

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EXPLORINGAWEBSITE(15minutes)“Let’sexplorethe______________________________________website.”1.Pointoutfeaturesofthe___________homepageforstudentsastheynavigatewithyou:

• Websitenameandpurpose• Linkstovarioustypesofinformation• Menusandothernavigationalfeatures• Backarrow,otherbuttons

2.Tellstudentsthatonmostwebpagesthereislotsofinformationbelowthescreen.ShowthemhowtomovethehomepageupanddownbyusingthePageUpandPageDownkeys(Youcanalsodemonstratethescrollbarfunction.)3.Choosealinkanddoa“shallow”search.Scrolldownthepageyoucometo,andreturntothehomepage.4.Repeattheexercisewhilestudentsnavigatewithyou.AskthemtousethePageUpandPageDownkeystoscanthepagetheyfindinthe“shallow”searchbeforereturningtothehomepage.Wheneveryoneisadeptatthistechnique,askthemhoweasyorhowdifficultitwasforthemtomovebackandforthonthesite.DoingaShallowSearch·Clickonalinkjustonce.·Viewthepage,andthenclickonthebackbuttontoreturntotheoriginalpage.

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REINFORCEMENTACTIVITY

SUMMARIZING(5minutes)“Nowlet’stakealookattheGoalsagaintoseewhatwe’veaccomplishedsofar.”

RefertoHandout1:LessonGoals.1.DemonstrateandsummarizethefollowinglearningobjectivesfromGoals3,4,and5:

• LearningbasicInternetterms

• GettingtoawebsitebytypingintheaddressandhittingEnter.

• Exploringawebsiteby

1. clickingonlinks

2. clickingonthebackbutton

3. usingthePageUpandPageDownkeys

2.AskstudentstocheckoffGoals3,4,and5oftheirhandout.3.Askiftheyhaveanyquestions.OptionalBreakPoint:1.25timeelapsed;55minutesleft

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COREACTIVITY

MOREINTERNETTERMS(5minutes)“Let’slearnafewmoreInternetterms.”

RefertoHandout5:ComputerandInternetTerms1.GoovertermsfromPartIVofthehandout.2.Youmaywanttodemonstratethesetermsusingyourcomputerprojector.Besuretoshowstudentshowtoscrollandgivethemtimetopractice.PartIV:MoreInternetTerms22 Button23 Searchbox24 Sitemap25 Scroll26 ScrollbarTipsforGlossaryReview·Referstudentstothepageanditemnumberoftheterm.·Makesurestudentslocatetheterm.·Read,orhaveastudentread,thedefinitionaloud.Pointoutdetailsintheillustrationoronyourcomputerscreen.·Tellstudentstheywillunderstandthesetermsbetterastheyusetheminthelesson.

ITY

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PRACTICEACTIVITY

USINGASEARCHBOX(20minutes)“Let’slookatGoal6–learningtousetheSearchBox.WewillpracticeenteringtermsintotheSearchBoxof_______website.”1.Createascriptthatasksaquestion(andwheretheanswercanbefound)thatwillguideandhelpstudentscreatekeywordstousetotypeintothesearchbox.2.Readthescriptedsection,andmakealistonaflipchartorboardofthesuggestionsstudentshave.Selectonetotryasademonstration.Typethistermintoyoursearchboxandaskyourstudentstodothesame.3.Askstudentstoleft‐clickonthefirstarticleinthelistthatcomesuponthesearchresultspage,andreadtheshortarticlesilently.Theycanpracticescrolling.OrusethePageUpandPageDownbuttons.Askiftheyfoundresponsestothequestion,basedontheinformationinthearticle.Demo4.Showstudentshowtousetheforwardarroworbackwardsarrowandthattheforwardarrow(orthebackarrow)isshadedgrey,meaningthatitisn’t“live”.Fromthesearchresultspage,askthemtoclickonthebackarrowtoreturnthewebsite’shomepage.

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REINFORCEMENTACTIVITY

SUMMARIZING(5minutes)“Nowlet’stakealookattheGoalstoseewhatwe’velearnedsofar.”

RefertoHandout1:LessonGoals1.DemonstrateandsummarizethefollowinglearningobjectivesfromGoal6:

• Usingthesearchboxby;

1. Typinginaterm(s)

2. Clickingon“Search”

3. Clickingonanarticlefromthesearchresultslist.

2.Askstudentsiftheyhaveanyquestions.3.HavestudentscheckoffGoal6ontheirhandout.TimeCheck:

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PRACTICEACTIVITY

EXPLORINGASITEMAP(10minutes)“Let’stakealookatGoal7–LearningtouseaSiteMaporsiteindex.MostwebsiteshaveaSiteMap,whichisalistofeverythingonthewebsite.It’sawayoffindingoutwhat’sonawebsite.”1.Demonstratewhilestudentsnavigatewithyou.Showstudentshowtolocatethesitemaponthewebpageofyourchoice.Demonstratehowtoleft‐clickonthesitemaplinktogotothesitemap.2.Allowstudentsafewminutestoscrolldownthesitemaptoseewhat’savailable.Iftimepermits,encouragestudentstoclickonatleastonelinkanddoa“shallow”searchtoseewhatthesitemapprovidesaccessto.Doinga“shallow”searchalsogivesstudentspracticeinclickingandusingthebackbutton.3.Holdashortdiscussionwithstudents,askingthemtocomparetheusefulnessofthesitemaptothesearchboxonthewebsite’shomepage.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeach?Makealistontheboardorflipchartaspointsareraised.Letstudentsknowthatthereisopportunityforadditionalworkshopsandthattheywilllearnevenmorewaystfindanduseinformation.DoingaShallowSearch·Clickonalinkjustonce.·Viewthepage,andthenclickonthebackbuttontoreturntotheoriginalpage.

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REINFORCEMENTACTIVITY

SUMMARIZING(5minutes)“Nowlet’stakealookattheGoalstoseewhatwehaveaccomplishedsofar.”

RefertoHandout1:LessonGoals1.DemonstrateandsummarizethefollowinglearningobjectivefromGoal7:

• Usingthesitemap.2.Askstudentsiftheyhaveanyquestions.3.HavestudentscheckoffGoal7ontheirhandout.4.Readthroughthesevengoalsaccomplishedintheclassandansweranyremainingquestionsstudentsmayhave.

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CHECKFORUNDERSTANDING(5minutes)“Let’sreviewthemajortermsyoulearnedtoday.”1.Fromyourcomputerstation,pointtotheseitemsandaskstudentstonamethem.Ifnecessary,referthembacktothedefinitionontheirhandout.

• desktop• icon• browser• cursor• URL/webaddress• link• scrollbar• backarrow(button)• searchbox• sitemap

2.Askstudentsiftheyhaveanyquestions.Clearupanyquestionsorconcernstheymayhave.

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WRAPPINGUP(8minutes)“Inthislessonwehaveaccomplishedanumberofgoals.Youhavelearned

1 Somebasiccomputerterms2 SomebasicInternetterms3 Howtousethemouse4 Howtogettoawebsite5 Howtoexploreawebsite6 Howtouseasearchbox7 Howtouseasitemap

Hereisyourtakehomeassignment,whichwillgiveyoumorepracticewiththeskillsyou’velearnedtoday.”

PassoutHandout6:TakeHomeAssignment1.Readthrougheachofthestepsonthetake‐homeassignmenttofamiliarizestudentswiththeactivity.2.Ifthereistime,youmaywanttodothisexerciseinclass.(Shouldtakeabout30minutes)Or,youcantakestudentsthroughthefirstfewstepsandthenaskthemtodotherestoftheexerciseontheirownathome.3.Askthemtowritedownanyquestionorproblemsandemailforhelp.ENDOFLESSON

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HANDOUT1:LESSONGOALS

Duringthislesson,youwill:_____(1)Learnbasiccomputerterms.

_____(2)Practiceusingthemouse.

_____(3)LearnbasicInternetterms.

_____(4)Learnhowtogettoawebsite.

_____(5)Learnhowtoexploreawebsite.

_____(6)Learnhowtouseasearchbox.

_____(7)Learnhowtouseasitemap.

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HANDOUT2:COMPUTERandINTERNETTERMS(1)ComputerorCPU(centralprocessingunit)

Themainpart,or“brains”ofacomputer.TheCPUinterpretsandcarriesoutprograminstructions.

(2)Keyboard

Thekeysthatoperatethecomputer,verymuchlikeatypewriter,withextrakeysforspecialfunctions.

(3)Monitor

Thepartofacomputersystemthatcontainsthecomputerscreen,whereinformationisdisplayed.

Computer

Mouse

Keyboard

Monitor

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HANDOUT2:Computer&InternetTerms(4)Mouse

Asmallhand‐helddevicethatcontrolsthepositionofthecursoronthecomputerscreen.Movementsofthemousecorrespondtomovementsofthecursor.

(5)MousePad Thepadonwhichyoumovethemouse.(6)Speakers Devicesthatallowyoutohearsoundfromthecomputer.(7)Hardware Thephysicalpartsofacomputersystem.(8)Software

Theinstructionsthattellthecomputerandcomputernetworkswhattodo.Softwareisinstalledinsidethecomputer.

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HANDOUT3:Computer&InternetTerms(9)DesktopTheinformationthatappearsonthecomputersoonafterthecomputeristurnedon.Thedesktopcontainsanumberoficons,orimages,thatyoucanclickontostartprograms.

(10)IconAsmallpictureorimagerepresentingacommand(suchasprint),afile,oraprogram.Whenyouclickonanicon,youstartacommand,openafile,orlaunchaprogram.

(11)CursorAsmallimageonthescreenindicatingwhereyouarepointing;themousecontrolsthemovementsofthecursor.Thecursorcanappearindifferentforms,including:

Anarrow,whichindicateswhereyouarepositionedonthescreen.

I AnI‐beam,oftenblinking,whichmarksaplaceonthescreenwhereyoucanenterorselecttext.

Apointinghand,whichindicatesthatyouarehoveringoveralink.

Anhourglass,whichindicatesthatthecomputerisdoingatask.Youmustwaituntilitdisappearsbeforeyoucanproceed.

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HANDOUT3:Computer&InternetTerms(12)Browser

Software,suchasMircosoftInternetExplorer,usedtofindinformationontheWeb.Themostvisiblepartofabrowsersitsatthetopofthecomputerscreen,abovethewebpage.

(13)Clicking

Pressingandreleasingabuttononamousetoselectoractivatetheareaonthescreenwherethecursorispointing.Usually,youclickontheleftsideofthemouse(calledaleftclick).Formoreadvancedfunctions,youclickontherightsideofthemouse(calledarightclick).

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HANDOUT4:Computer&InternetTerms(14)TheInternet

Avast,internationalcollectionofcomputernetworksthattransfersinformation.Acombinationofthewordsinternationalandnetwork.Websitesande‐mailarepartoftheInternet.

(15)TheWorldWideWeb

AlsoknownastheWeb,itisasystemthatletsyouaccessinformationontheInternet.PeopleoftenusethetermWeb torefertotheInternet,buttheyarenotexactlythesamething.TheWorldWideWeboperatesover theInternet,anditisthemostwidelyusedpartoftheInternet.

(16)Website

AlocationontheWorldWideWeb(andInternet)thatcontainsinformationaboutaspecifictopic.Awebsiteusuallycontainsmultiplepageswithdifferenttypesofinformationaboutthetopic.

(17)HomePage

Thefirstthingyouseewhenyoucometoawebsite,ortheopeningpageofawebsite.Itprovidesinformationaboutthesiteanddirectsyoutootherpagesonthesite.

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HANDOUT4:Computer&InternetTerms(18)Link(orhyperlink)

Ahighlightedorunderlinedfeatureonawebpagethat,whenclicked,willtakeyoutoanotherwebpage.Alinkmostoftenappearsasunderlinedwordsoranimage. Onesurewaytotellifsomethingisalinkornot:Wheneveryourcursorturnsintoapointinghand,theimageorwordyouarepointingtoisalink.

(19)BackArrow

Thisarrow,oftengreen,isfoundatthetopofmostbrowsers.Whenyouclickonthebackarrow,ittakesyouback–inorder–throughallofthewebpagesyou’veseen.(Sometimescalledthebackbutton.)

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HANDOUT4:Computer&InternetTerms(20)WebAddresssorURL

Theaddressforawebsite.(URLstandsforUniformResourceLocator.)U.S.‐basedwebaddressesusuallystartwiththeletterswww(forWorldWideWeb)andendwithadotfollowedbylettersthatindicatethetypeofwebsiteitis:

.com=commercialenterpriseorbusiness

.org=non‐profitorganization

.edu=educationalinstitution

.gov=governmentagency

.mil=militaryagency

.net=anotherendingforacommercialwebsite

OntheInternet,yougettoawebsitebytypinginthewebaddress(orURL)intotheaddressboxofthebrowser.Forexample,togettothewebsiteoftheNationalInstituteonAging(NIA),aFederalagency,youwouldtypewww.nia.nih.govintheaddressbox.

(21)AddresssBoxAnarrow,rectangularboxinthebrowserwindowwhereyoucantypeinawebaddress.TypinginthewebaddressintheaddressboxandhittingEnteronthekeyboardwilltakeyoutoawebsite.

AddressBox WebAddress(URL)

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HANDOUT5:Computer&InternetTerms(22)Button

Asmallboxthatlookslikeit’sbeingdepressedwhenyouselectit.Buttonscanturnon(andturnoff)manytypesoffunctionsontheInternet.

(23)SearchBox

Asmallrectangularblankspaceonawebpagewhereyoucantypeinawordorphrasetolookforinformation.Clickingonthebuttonnexttothesearchbox(orhittingtheEnterkeyonthekeyboard)willtakeyoutoapagewherethatinformationislocated.

(24)SiteMap

Alistofthecontentsonawebsite,similartoanindexinabook.Alinktothesitemapisusuallyfoundatthetoporbottomofthehomepage.

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HANDOUT5:Computer&InternetTerms(25)Scroll

Tomovetextorotherinformationonacomputerscreenup,down,orsideways,withnewinformationappearingastheolddisappears.

(26)ScrollBar

Anarrow,rectangularbarontherightedgeandthebottomedgeofthepagethatletsyoumovethepagetoseemoreoftheinformationitcontains.Thescrollbarontherightmovesthewebpageupanddown,andthescrollbaronthebottommovesthewebpagerightandleft.

ScrollBar

ScrollBar

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TakeHomeAssignment

Directions: 1. Read Bill's story, then follow the steps below to go to the National Institute on Aging website to get information about forgetfulness. Use the images to guide you.

"Bill just turned 80, and lately he has seemed forgetful. He keeps misplacing

his keys and forgetting people's names. His brother and sister died a few

months ago, and since then he has been sad and moody. His wife has been

asking herself if Bill's forgetfulness means he may have Alzheimer's, or if

this is something that will pass."

1. Fromthedesktop,clickontheiconforyourbrowser.Thiswilltakeyoutoyourbrowser'shomepageontheInternet.

2. Fromyourbrowser'shomepage,locatetheaddressboxnearthetopofthepage.

3. Positionyourcursorovertheaddressintheaddressboxandclicktohighlighttheaddress.

4. Oncetheaddressishighlighted,deleteitbyhittingtheDeletekey(ortheBackspacekey)onyourkeyboard.

5. TypeinthewebsiteaddressfortheNationalInstituteonAgingintotheaddressbox.Theaddressiswww.nia.nih.gov

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6. HittheEnterbuttononyourkeyboard.ThescreenwillchangetothehomepageoftheNationalInstituteonAging.

7. Findthesearchboxontherighthandsideofthehomepage.Clickinsidetheboxwithyourmousetocleartheboxofthewords"EnterSearch."Typeinthetermforgetfulnesstosearchforinformationaboutthistopic.

8. HittheEnterkeyonthekeyboard.(OrclickontheSearchbuttonnexttothesearchbox.)

9. Youshouldseealistofsearchresultsonthescreen.Clickonthefirstone.(Thelistchangesfrequently,sothefirstoneonyourlistmaybedifferentfromtheoneyouseehere.)

10. Onceyou'veclickedonthefirstitem,readthepagethatappears.UsethePageDownkeyonyourkeyboardtomovethescreendownsoyoucanseeallthematerialonthepage.

11. WritedownoneortwoimportantpiecesofinformationaboutforgetfulnessthatyouthinkBill'swifeshouldknow:

12. Whenyou'vefinishedreadingthematerial,clickontheBackarrowatthetopofthescreentoreturntotheNIAhomepage.

13. ClickontheBackarrowagaintoreturntoyourbrowser'shomepage.

14. ClickontheredXintheupperrighthandcornertoclosethebrowserwindowandreturntothedesktop.