Introduction to the lessons
- The instructors
- The program
Questionnaire
- Help us understand what you know already
- No grades, no wrong answers
Introduction to the Internet
- Computers and telephone wires
- Information around the world
- Like a library, and unlike a library
Example sites
- Interactive maps
- Clickable mummy
- Web radio
- Chihuahua Pharaohs
Introduction to Web browsers (done while touring example sites)
- URLs
- Back and Forward buttons
- Scrollbars
Overview of the lessons
- Learn more about what the Internet is (Internet Simulation)
- Learn about how computers find information (Computer Matching)
- Learn about how to find information (Scavenger Hunts, Searching)
- Learn about how to tell whether information is accurate and trustworthy
(Scavenger Hunts)