(Note: each sheet will have usual top headings and graphics; background graphics)

(usual top heading means same as decided upon for Course Overview, probably):

Computer Protégé Program:

Personal Empowerment with Computers

Week 1. Part 1. Connecting to the Internet

We are using Netscape, the most popular Internet browser.

Go to the screen that has the Netscape icon.

In Windows 95, if the Netscape icon is on your startup screen, click on the icon.

If it is not there, click on the "Start" icon.

Hold the mouse button down, drag the mouse to "Programs", drag to "Netscape", and let go of the mouse button.

Find the icon for Netscape Navigator, and double-click.

In Windows 3.1, "Alt-Tab" to the Program Manager screen. Find the Netscape icon and double-click on it.

Wait for the Netscape program to load.

When prompted, type in the password exactly. If you make a mistake, use the left-arrow or backspace key to erase your mistake, and type the correct password.

Wait for the modem initialization and other steps to be done, as shown on the screen.

When Netscape is ready, Netscape’s home page will be displayed on your screen.

 

Week 1. Part 1. Connecting to the Internet

(graphic of Netscape home page)

Look at Netscape’s home page. Refer to the illustration as you look at its features which include the following:

(note: different versions may have different features)

The top line has the Netscape Navigator logo and the title of the location, which in this case is Netscape.

The second line is the menu bar. The menu items include:

File

Go

Bookmarks

Directory, and

Help

Each one of the menu items has several items accessible in a "pull-down menu". We will be explaining the most important of these menu items later, especially Bookmarks.

3. The third row of features is a button bar. It includes:

Back

Forward

Home

Print

Stop

The fourth row is labeled "Location:" Internet addresses go here. The Netscape "N" logo is on the right.

(continued)

5. The fifth row is a button bar that includes:

What’s New

What’s Cool?

Net Search

Net Directory

The home page area is the largest part of your screen. It contains text and graphical information.

7. The line at the bottom of the screen gives the status of a document. For example, when a document is loaded, it will say "Document: Done".

Week 1. Part 2. Navigating the World Wide Web (WWW)

Use Alta Vista to perform an Internet search of a topic of your own choice.

To access Alta Vista from Netscape, click on the button "Net Search". When the search page appears, select Alta Vista.

(Note: If Alta Vista becomes the official search service for Netscape, it will come up automatically when you click "Net Search".)

Think of a topic that you want to search. Narrow it down to one or two, or maybe three keywords. Do not use "useless" words such as "the", "a", "an", and "of".

Type your keywords in the small box (see illustration below). Make any corrections. When you are ready, click on the "Search" button.

 

 

(graphic of Alta Vista search box with keywords in it, per text above)

4. Watch the screen to see the results:

the number of pages and words searched

the number of "hits" for each of your keywords

the number of pages found that meet your criteria

the first batch of pages

 

 

(graphic of Alta Vista search results, per text above)

Read the page descriptions to find one or more that you feel are appropriate to what you want to see.

You can click on the hypertext link (the underlined words in color) to go directly to that page.

When the first batch has ended, you can choose another batch by number or with "next".

If you have not found appropriate pages, you can refine your search. Scroll back to the search box on your screen or repeat step 1 above.

Repeat step 2 with a more specific keyword, such as the name of a person or place.

Repeat the other steps above as appropriate. You can also do a new search using what you have learned.

 

Week 1. Part 2. Navigating the World Wide Web (WWW)

Use Yahoo! to perform this search.

Locate Yahoo! by clicking on the Net Search button on Netscape.

2. In the Yahoo search box, enter the following exactly as your search keywords:

Rikki Lake

3. Click on "Search" or hit the "Return/Enter" key on your keyboard.

4. Write down the number of hits for "Rikki" below:

5. Write down the number of hits for "Lake".

6. Write down the name of the website(s) that are rated in the top ten hits that have "Rikki Lake" in their descriptions.

Week 1. Part 2. Navigating the World Wide Web (WWW)

Hypertext linking can take you around the world in a click of the mouse!

Let’s go from San Diego to Finland!

You will use the last page that the instructor demonstrated:

http://MindStar.oso.com

From the MindStar home page, click on "Psych Links".

From the Psych Links page, click on the MDI home page.

Wait for the page to load.

When the MDI home page comes up, you are in Helsinki, Finland.

Click on QED and wait for the home page to load.

You are in England..

 

Week 2. Part 1. Bookmarks

Adding and deleting bookmarks

Say that you want to save the address of the page currently on your screen.

Find the "Bookmarks" button on the menu bar of Netscape. Click on the button and a pop-up menu appears. Click on it where it says "Add Bookmarks". This saves the current address to bookmarks.

Verify that the address is saved by clicking on "Window" on the menu bar, then pull down to "Bookmarks", and let go. A window appears that lists bookmarks that have been saved.

To delete, click on "Window", pull down to "Bookmarks", and let go.

Find the bookmark that you want to delete. Click on it to highlight it. Pull down "Edit" to "Delete". Alternately, just touch the "Delete" key on your keyboard.

Editing and grouping.

 

To edit your bookmarks, access the window by clicking on "Window", and pulling down to "Bookmarks".

Highlight the item that you want to edit. Pull down "Item" to "Properties".

In the properties box, you can edit the Name, Location, and Description of your bookmarked item.

Grouping can be done by dragging the items in the window to the desired positions. Also, grouping can be done by selecting Item and Properties, and choosing the Insert options, including folder and separator..

 

Week 2. Part 2. Addresses (URLs)

1. Enter an address from this list, based on which web site sounds most interesting to you.

http://MindStar.oso.com the website for the sponsor of this course

http://www.movielink.com a web guide to movie schedules, etc.

http://www.Discovery.com the Discovery channel online

http://www.***music (to be a music site)

http://www.***mag (to be a magazine site)

http://www.whitehouse.gov the President’s website

 

After you enter the address, but before you hit the return key, remember to double-check that you have entered the address exactly with the correct letters, numbers, and characters:

double-check that it starts with "http://" (do not use quote marks)

the colon (":") is below "P" and to the right of "L" on your keyboard

to type ":", hold the shift key down as you type ":"

the forward slash ("/") is at the lower right of your keyboard

3. When you have verified everything, hit the return key. Wait for the page you requested to be displayed, or for an error message.

4. If you were successful in reaching the page, circle the word "successful" in this sentence, and raise your hand to show your screen to the instructor. Check off the web site that you reached on the above list. After your instructor gives you the go ahead, go to step 1.

5. If your received an error message, write the message here:

Then raise your hand to show your screen to your instructor.

The instructor will evaluate the error message and make suggestions.

Follow the instructor’s suggestions.

Then go back to step 1 as time allows.

Week 3. Part 1. Internet origins

Using your knowledge of Internet search services from a previous lesson, locate the CERN home page in Switzerland. When you have found it, write its address (URL) here:

 

 

Find out more about CERN, the originators of the WWW, by trying other CERN links. Write down other URLs that the CERN home page leads you to.

 

 

 

3. Follow one of these links and write down a URL that it leads you to.

What have you learned about CERN from doing this exercise?

Week 3. Part 2. Locating and Transferring Files: FTP, Archie, FAQ

Use the file name:

ftp://ftp.accessnv.com/viable/pkunzip.exe

Enter the file address into Netscape. Check to be sure that you have entered it exactly.

 

Create a directory on the hard drive for the file to reside.

Click on the hypertext link to start downloading.

Click on the "save to disk" dialog box.

Click OK.

You now have a copy of the file on your computer.

Verify that the file is on your computer by looking at your Explorer (Windows 95) or File Manager (Windows 3.1).

 

Week 4. Part 1. Newsgroups

Caution:

 

Netiquette requires that you do not post to a Newsgroup until you have familiarized yourself with the specific Newsgroup for a week or more. In this exercise, we will go through all of the procedures except for the actual posting.

 

Access Newsgroups from Netscape.

Select the specific Newsgroup that you want.

Select the category for your posting.

You would want either to post a new article or reply to an article.

To compose a new article, click on "Post New Article".

To reply to an article, click on a message to reply to.

Compose your posting. Reread and proofread it.

(Next would be clicking on the post key, but we will not be doing that, as described in the caution above.)

Repeat above steps for additional postings to same or different Newsgroups.

 

Week 4. Part 2. Getting Internet Ready

Save this sheet for future reference!

If you are planning to obtain your own computer to use the Internet, or to upgrade a computer that you have, you need to know this information.

There are certain minimum hardware requirements for a computer to be "Internet-ready". Even if you do not understand all of the terms used here, save this so you can show the person who will be buying, selling, or donating a computer for your Internet use.

[insert Steve’s data here]

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