The following links will take you to sites where you can learn more about using the web.  Some are for Internet beginners; some are for those who already know how the web works, but want to know how to make their searches more effective. 

Never Used the Mouse Before?    

These tutorials have been designed to help people who have never used a computer before. We will concentrate on using the mouse and a few other basic skills. 

• Point, Click and Mousercise

• Practice Your Mouse Skills

• Hold that Mouse

• Three Basic Skills

• Tic- Tac-Toe

 BROWSERS:      

•  World Wide Web : Web Browsers

  This site explains the function of Internet browsers and illustrates the difference

   between the two most popular, Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer

   and Firefox

THE ANIMATED INTERNET:

• Discover how the Internet really works. with less than 50 clicks of your mouse.

To view our interactive animations, you need the Flash Player. If you don't already have it 

(Internet Explorer 5.0 and Netscape Navigator 4.0 and later versions come with Flash), 

download the Flash Player for free. It's fast and easy to do. (If an animation doesn't load 

after you click on the first link, then download the player.)

• Connecting to the Internet

• How the Web Works                                        

• How Emails Work

SEARCH ENGINES:

• Search Engine Watch
    This site lists the major search engines, offers ratings and reviews, and gives helpful 
    searching tips.

• A Very Basic Web Search Tutorial
  This includes definitions, search strategies, and specific information about top directories.

• Introduction to Search Engines
  This page, created by a Kansas City librarian, is a brief introduction to some of the most
  popular search engines.  It includes a nice chart comparing the features of different engines

EVALUATING WEB SITES:

•  Webquest On Evaluating Web Sites
  Joyce Valenza, a library information specialist in Springfield, PA, created this 
  Web-based activity on evaluating Web sites.

• Teacher's Helpers:  Critical Evaluation Information
  This site, created by Massachusetts librarian Kathy Schrock, is a great list of links 
  for teachers, students, and parents on how to evaluate web sites.  It also includes checklists for different age levels for evaluating sites.

HOW TO CITE AN INTERNET SOURCE:

• Citing Internet pages in MLA, APA, CBE, or Chicago Style formats

• Internet Citations in Turabian Format

Last Updated 03/21/2008 by Dina Kanabar - Head of Systems