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
GMAIL by Google
Sign up for a gmail account
Sign up to get an elibrary card through the Boston Public Library
Links to your local libraries:
Holmes (Halifax) Public Library - Kingston Public Library - Plympton Public Library
Silver Lake Regiona High School 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 -
Computer Related Links:
Technology Glossary of Terms produced by the Utah Education Network
Search Engines:
Try some different search engines:
February 25th Class:
Government Sites and Documents:
Google-Uncle Sam
http://www.google.com/unclesam
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
Looking for a telephone number or address?
Verizon
http://www22.verizon.com/Residential/LookupTools/
Try some different search engines:
Other Links:
10X10
100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time.
March 11, 2010
More Google search tips
Sandwich High School - Internet Search Tip Hand-out
http://www.sandwich.k12.ma.us/shs/library/PDF/Google%20Search%20Tips.pdf
RSS Feeds
To learn about RSS Feeds:
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=mg2utilities&L=1&sid=massgov2&U=rss_info
For local News:
http://www.patriotledger.com/
http://www.bostonchannel.com
For Massachusetts Government Information
http://www.mass.gov (includes link to MA Registry of Deeds for birth, death, records since 1916)
Your Library Online
Holmes Public Library http://holmespubliclibrary.org/
Kingston Public Library http://www.kingstonpubliclibrary.org/
Plympton Public Library http://www.plymptonlibrary.org/
Sign-up for an elibrary card from the Boston Public Library
http://www.bpl.org
March 18, 2010
Social Networking:
YouTube
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com
Social Media Song
Dunkin Donuts Contest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_7wkScEuY4
Blogger
Blogger
Washinton DC Trip 2009
http://washingtontripapril2009.blogspot.com/
Twitter
Dunkin Donuts Twitter
http://twitter.com/dunkindonuts
Were All a Twitter Bout Tweets
http://www.seniorcitizensmagazine.com/life-and-style-premier-magazine-finally-magazine-living/social/1533-were-all-a-twitter-bout-tweets
Facebook
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com
Dunkin Donuts Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/DunkinDonuts?v=app_4949752878
Classmates.com
http://www.classmates.com
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
How an author is using the Internet and social networking sites: :
Other interesting Internet sites to try:
Computer Components-Norfolk Public Library
These sites suggested by the Holmes Public Library in Halifax. Visit their computer instruction link for more helpful computer basic links.
March 25, 2010-April 29, 2010 (no class April 22, 2010)
Internet 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
Troubleshooting the Internet:
Pop Up Blocker-IE
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/843016
Hobby Links:
Cooking
Cooks
http://www.cooks.com/
Food Network
http://www.foodnetwork.com/
Good Housekeeping Recipe Finder
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/
Fishing
Massachusetts Fish and Wildlife
http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/education/aep/aep_calendar.htm
Stellwagen Bank National Fish Sactuary
http://stellwagen.noaa.gov/visit/fishingrec/fishingrec.html
Geneology
Massachusettts Archives
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcidx.htm
Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/VitalRecordsSearchContents.html
National Archives-Boston
http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/public/genealogy-resources.html
Alden House
http://www.alden.org/genealogy/index.htm
Quilting
McCall's Quilting Page
http://www.mccallsquilting.com/index.html
World Wide Quilting Page
http://www.quilt.com/
Reading
Based on the Book
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies/
Library Book Lists
http://librarybooklists.org/
Overbooked
http://www.overbooked.org/
Snowmobiling
Snowmobile Maine
http://www.mesnow.com/
Travel
Discover Ireland
http://www.discoverireland.com/us/
Massachusetts Travel Guide
http://www.massvacation.com/getAround/
Political Shows
Democracy Now
http://www.democracynow.org/
Face the Nation-CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/ftn/main3460.shtml
MSNBC Meet the Press
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608/
This Week-ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/
Photo
Comparing Sites:
CNET Comparing Online Sties (October 2005)
lhttp://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6451_7-6245115-1.html
2010 Photo Sharing
http://photo-sharing-services-review.toptenreviews.com/
http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/photography/articles/29672.aspx
Digital Cameras and pictures:
Digital Imaga File Types Explained (JPG...)
http://www.wfu.edu/~matthews/misc/graphics/formats/formats.html
How to choose a digital camera
http://www.wfu.edu/~matthews/misc/DigPhotog/start/camera.html
Some Popular Photo sharing/editing sites:
CVS Photo
http://www.cvsphoto.com/home.aspx
Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/
Picasa
http://picasa.google.com/
Snapfish
http://www.snapfish.com/
Walgreens Photo
http://photo.walgreens.com/
Walmart Photo Center
https://www.walmart.com/subflow/YourAccountLoginContext/843796111/sub_generic_login/start.do?login=1
YouTube
Best Sharing Site
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z_YukPkBbM
How to Email Photos Using Windows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51qLeUoFCYE&NR=1
Picasa produced by Google
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rskC6c_5L1M&NR=1
Snapfish-Store Pick-Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8nTHTVhJfc&feature=related
April 1, 2010
Organizing your digital pictures:
Steps to sending an email with a picture
Attaching Picture to email----some how to links.
http://www.sniggins.com/sending_photos_by_email.htm
http://www.chriscamera.com/attachments.htm
http://www.tips4pc.com/Articles/Outlook%20express/how_to_attach.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_usTj3flAb4
Ten Tips for Great Pictures from Kodak
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=10313
Another site to get online and in store photography service:
Kingston Photo
http://www.kingstonphoto.com/
This site also offers great tips on taking pictures and archiving your photographs. It is a local business run by a professional photographer.
SD Card Storage
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/cards
April 8, 2010
United States Postal Service
http://www.usps.com/
Local Transportation Links:
Plymouth Area Link-GATRA
http://www.gatra.org/pal.html
MBTA
http://www.mbta.com
Plymouth Brockton Bus
http://www.p-b.com/
Camera Links:
Connecting your camera to your computer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pCu38TplHA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyfbSKUZnOo&feature=related
Fundraiser for Silver Lake Scholarship
Chili Cook Off- 4/10/2010 Fundraiser for the Rachel Souza Memorial Scholarship
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103260846372940&ref=mf
GlideCam
April 15, 2010
School News
SLRHS Conservation and Horticulture Program
Annual Plant Sale
May 3-7 from 7:30-2:00
http://www.slrsd.org/slrhs/cte/conservation.php
Online Safety
http://www.onguardonline.gov
General Safety Tips
http://www.facebook.com/help/?safety=general
Privacy and Privacy Setting Fundamentals
http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=839
Facebook Safety Tips—Kentucky Office of the Attorney General
http://ag.ky.gov/cybersafety/facebooksafety.html
More links with tips on emailing photographs
Emailing Photographs
http://www.geekgirls.com/windows_email_photos.htm
Resizing with Outlook Express
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd361901.aspx
April 29, 2010
Guest Speaker: Dennis Thornsbury
Kingston Photo Center
http://www.kingstonphoto.com/
80 Summer Street
Kingston, Massachusetts
02364
Tel: (781) 585-6143
4/29/10 SLRHS Library