Silver Lake Regional High School
Adult Education
Internet Basics 101 or Embracing the 21st Century
Description
Designed for computer novices, this course will take you through the basics of setting up, sending, and retrieving emails to searching the web. Learn about Google and other search engines. Find and bookmark favorite websites. Subscribe to RSS newsfeeds. Upload pictures from your digital camera, and digitize some older photographs all to share with family and friends.
Linda Redding
lredding@slrsd.org
781-585-3844 extension 2418
Session 4
Using a retail picture kiosk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBLGzUUVt88
Online retail picture sites:
Flickr
/http://www.flickr.com/
SnapFish
http://www.snapfish.com
Other online free picture editing sites:
Free Online Collage Editor
http://www.photocollage.net
Session 1
March 14, 2012
News Feeds, RSS, Internet Radio Streaming
Digital Pictures
Ten by Ten
RSS Feeds
Pictures
Picture Files
•How to Email Photos Using Windows
March 7, 2012
Internet Safety
Social Networking
Terms--- cache cookie blog wiki Social Networking:
Online Safety
Get Net Wise
http://www.getnetwise.org
Internet Safety
http://www.onguardonline.gov/#
Internet Safety Tips for Seniors
http://verizonsafeguards.com/internet-safety-tips-for-seniors
Keep eMail Safe From Hackers
Internet Lifeline to Haiti
Social Networking
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com
Blogger
http://www.blogger.com
Twitter
http://www.twitter.com
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com
Classmates.com
http://www.classmates.com
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
February 15, 2012
Searching Beyond Google
Today we will:
*Discuss a “Have you seen these” QR Codes
*Examine Google beyond Google
*Look at suggestions for evaluating websites
*Introduce the databases found at your library
*Review email attachments (Receiving and sending)
*Explore the databases available through the public library system
Terms---
URL Uniform Resource Locator (web address)
Browser—Internet Explorer--Safari
Search Engine/directory
QR Code
wikiality
QR Code article from the Patriot Ledger
Wide Range of Firms Use QR Codes to Target Tech Savvy Consumers
http://www.patriotledger.com/business/x1499151549/Wide-range-of-firms-use-QR-codes-to-target-tech-savvy-consumers
Browsers vs. Search Engines
Samples of web browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari (Macintosh),
Samples of search engines or directories: Google, Yahoo, Bing
Wikiality
The Colbert Report—New Word Wikiality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20PlHx_JjEo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikiality_and_Other_Tripling_Elephants
Evaluating a website—
Boston College Guide
http://www.bc.edu/libraries/help/howdoi/howto/evaluateinternet.html
A site with false information
http://descy.50megs.com/akcj3/bmd.html
Public Libraries
Holmes (Halifax) Public Library - Kingston Public Library - Plympton Public Library Silver Lake Regional High School Library Plymouth Public Library - Home Page
Sign up to get an elibrary card through the Boston Public Library
Interesting and Fun Links: (All are linked on the class web page)
Crossword and Word Search Puzzles:
USA Today Puzzles
http://puzzles.usatoday.com
Puzzle Express-Word Search Puzzles
http://www.puzzlexpress.com/Java/WordSearch/online_word_search.htm
Washington Post Crossword Puzzle
http://crosswords.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/crosswords/daily/front.htm
Internet Radio
Radio Stations
www.radiostationworld.com
Pandora
http://www.pandora.com/
Genealogy
For Massachusetts Government Information
http://www.mass.gov (includes link to MA Registry of Deeds for birth, death, records since 1916)
National Archives
www.archives.gov
Cyndi’s List
www.cyndislist.com
Ellis Island
www.ellisisland.org
Family Search
www.familysearch.com
Genealogy 101
www.genealogy.about.com
Immigrant Ships—passenger lists (1820+)
www.immigrantships.net
Ancestry.com (subscription site---check to see if your local library subscribes)
www.ancestry.com
Pop Up Blocker-IE
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/843016
Click here for class links session 2 February 15, 2012
Session 1
Social Media Song
Comcast email
http://www.comcast.net
Computer Related Links:
Technology Glossary of Terms produced by the Utah Education Network
Sites to practice computer basics
Computer Components-Norfolk Public Library
What is CAPTCHA ?
Search Engines:
Try some different search engines:
Try some of these Google shortcuts
Links to your local libraries:
Holmes (Halifax) Public Library - Kingston Public Library - Plympton Public Library Silver Lake Regiona High School Library
Sign up to get an elibrary card through the Boston Public Library
Links to newspapers:
Boston Globe- Boston Herald -Enterprise- Halifax/Plympton Reporter -Kingston Mariner - Kingston Reporter - Ledger- NYTimes - Wall Street Jornal-CNN - BBC World News - USA Today -
03/7/12 SLRHS Library