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The Internet:Introduction to Surfing:

1. >Module: After completing ntroduction to Surfing, you will be able to view information via the Web
2. >Objective: master the following windows and web browser concepts and selected functions:
   • >window
   • >window parts
     • >title bar
     • >menu
     • >button
     • >scrollbars
     • >minimize
     • >restore
     • >close
     • >task bar
   • >browser specific concepts
     • >web page
     • >web site
     • >link
     • >bookmark
   • >browser specific parts
     • >buttons
       • > forward
       • > back
       • > reload
       • > print
       • > stop
     • >status bar
     • >location
     • >bookmark file
3. >Estimated Completion Time 30 minutes
4. >Terminology:
5. >Explanation
6. >Summary: Using the BCN site explain the key concepts and functions.
7. >Exercises:
   1. >Preparation before starting the class
      1. > Bring up the browser
      2. >ensure browser icon is on desktop
      3. > Go to bcn (bcn.boulder.co.us)
      4. > Make it the home page (edit
      5. preferences
      6. navigator check on startup go to home page, and click on use current page)
      7. >In all these exercises, have student manipulate keyboard and mouse, direct student. Have pointer ready to show parts of screen.
      8. >Print out a copy of this page for you to use as a reference
   2. >Browser and Windows
      1. >Have student click on a center link and then one of its links.
      2. >Describe the process of "going to the page" as asking for a page from a computer on the net
      3. >Once you have three pages show forward is dimmed, use back and show forward is lit up.
      4. >Explain forward and back, show how location changes.
      5. >Position cursor over link and point out status bar
      6. >Show how status bar contents becomes location bar contents when a link is clicked.
      7. >Go to http:
   3. bcn.boulder.co.us
   4. emergency
   5. (from home page) and show how reload updates visitor count.
   6. >use right click on a link to create new window.
   7. >Use the new window to demonstrate window manipulation
      • > resize diagonal, width, height
      • > diminish
      • > taskbar restore
      • > maximize
      • > restore
      • > scroll vertical horizontal
   8. >when finished close new window
8. > How to view a known URL
   1. > go back to page that has links on it
   2. > put the cursor on a link and talk about status bar contents
   3. > focus on parts of url
   4. > explain http
   5. > explain domain part of url
   6. > explain file part of url
   7. > have student type in url from link
      1. > make sure student can position within location box
      2. > select current contents
      3. > type url
      4. > emphasize syntax of : and

• > How to make and use bookmarks
  1. >start to get across the concept of bookmarks talking about printed books, assuming you have looked at a bunch of pages, ask student to list the pages visited to show need to remember some interesting pages
  2. >click on bookmarks, click on one of the entries.
  3. >ask which page student wants to "remember", bookmark. go to the page using back key
  4. >click on bookmark, click on add bookmark
  5. >click on bookmark, show that page has been added at end.
• >Test
  1. >Tell the student the test is to do all the things just gone over, review orally, as in "You're going to show you can change the size of window, scroll, shrink, etc." Ask if the student has any questions. Tell the student to practice for a couple of minutes.
  2. >Have the student go through all of the tasks above at your direction. use your hardcopy to checkoff all the tasks
  3. >Review any the student missed. Focus on
     1. >Performing the task correctly
     2. >Knowing the name of the task
     3. >knowing the purpose of the task if not evident