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3650U Access the Internet 
Module Purpose
The
purpose of the module is to learn basic use of the Internet.
It will help you to be able to use the World Wide Web
to find information on a topic of your choice, use email
and access newsgroups.
How to use these Resources
These
resources will assist you in finding appropriate online
material to help broaden your understanding of the concepts
involved and to complete assessment events for the module.
They are meant to complement the work done in a classroom
with a teacher.
For each learning outcome this page provides some activities to
lead you to some key sites, some background reading and some
additional sites to explore if you choose.
Learning Outcomes
When you finish the module you should be able to:
- Outcome
1.1 Identify and start up internet software applications
(Netscape Navigator or
Microsoft Explorer)
1.2 Use internet software on and off line
1.3 Use extracting (decompressing) software (like
Winzip)
and virus scanners
1.4 Identify internet protocols and connection
1.5 Avoid security risks
- Outcome
2.1 Access files and documents using internet
search engines
2.2 Browse the internet to find related sites via
links
2.3 Retrieve files from a FTP repository
2.4 Send, download, read and respond to emails
2.5 Retrieve and send files attached to email
2.6 Access newsgroups
Outcome
1
1.3
Use extracting (decompressing) software (like Winzip) and virus scanners
1.5 Avoid security risks
Activity
1
If
you are unfamiliar with using decompression software work
through
Zipping
Files - a tutorial site for Netguide Magazine which teaches
you how to compress and decompress files.
Activity 2
To learn
how to avoid security risks read through
Protect
Yourself a site prepared by the About Internet directory
which shows you how to: use encryption to shop and bank safely
online; to protect your computer from viruses; to keep your
Internet activities private; to choose a secure password and
to keep children safe from online exploitation.
Outcome
2
2.1
Access files and documents using internet seach engines
2.2 Browse the internet to find related sites via links
2.3 Retrieve files from a FTP repository
2.4 Send, download, read and respond to emails
2.5 Retrieve and send files attached to email
2.6 Access newsgroups
Activity 3
Go to the Access
How
to Use the Internet site and work through each of the
four basic sessions.
Activity 4
If you want to learn more
about email go to this Victorian Government
tutorial.
Activity
5
To learn
about retrieving files from an ftp repository go to
Downloading
Files
a tutorial site by About.
Activity 6
To learn about Newsgroups go Google's
The
Basics of Usenet and read the short background page.
Activity 7
To find
a newsgroup and post a message go to the
Search
Newsgroups part of Google's Dejanews site and find a discussion
group you would be interested to participate in. Read through
a thread and post a message yourself (to post a message you
will need to register and have a valid email address).
Other useful
websites
Access
Researching on the Internet - this site looks at which is the best search engine to
use, how to sift through and find the best information,
and how to evaluate information found on the Internet.
Scroll down the page and click on one of ten common
questions
encountered in finding the right information for a project.
The
Allyn and Bacon Public Speaking Website - while teaching you how to find information and resources
on the Internet to help you prepare a speech this site
leads you through many great uses of the Internet.
Learn
the Net - this site produced by About, one of the leading
Internet directories teaches you about the basics of internet
surfing, email, downloading files, newsgroups, conferencing,
multimedia, building a website, doing e-business and protecting
yourself. It contains an
animated
tutorial which shows you how e-mail, mailing lists,
newsgroups and forums and on-line shopping work.
Last
updated:
23 August, 2006
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