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Presented by:

The Technology Committee
February 9, 2000

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Understand the relationship between the local machine, local area network and the Internet
• Understand how to connect to the Internet
• Use browser software to locate and use information from the Internet
• Use electronic mail
• Become familiar with Internet search engines
• Explore Internet resources relevant to educators

TOPICS

Why do you need to know about the Internet?

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Information retrieval
• Link to curriculum objectives
• Costs/benefits

What is the Internet?

• Local machine
• Local area network (LAN)
• Internet

Connecting to the Internet

Using a browser

Electronic mail (e-mail)

Using the Internet

• A tour of education related sites

• Conducting a search

• Evaluating Internet information sources