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Connecting to the internet: Click on the Icon for Internet Explorer. You may have to use a different program, like Netscape if you connect from a different computer.
Finding a web page: At the top of the web page, there will be an address bar for the web site you are currently viewing. All web addresses begin with either http:// or https://. Most addresses also contain www in the address immediately after the // marks, but some do not. If you know the web address of a site you would like to see, delete the text in the address box, and type the new address. Then press the “enter” button on your keyboard and the internet will go to that site.
Here are some useful sites that you might want to visit:
http://www.weather.com check the weather for any city by entering it’s name or zip code
http://www.cnn.com news
http://www.kbb.com or http://www.edmunds.com helps you determine the value of a used car
http://www.state.nj.us/mvs New Jersey department of motor vehicles
http://www.webmd.com information about health and medical conditions
http://www.monster.com, http://www.jobcircle.com, or http://hotjobs.com job listings
http://www.middlesex.cc.nj.us/ a local community college
http://eltiempo.terra.com.co/ a periodical in Spanish
Using a search engine: Sometimes you will want to find information on the internet, but do not know the address of a page that has the information. Click on the icon for “search” at the top of the toolbar. Then type a word or a few words about the topic you are looking for. Then click on the gray box that says “search”. You will usually get many results. Click on a few of them to see if they contain the information you are looking for. If you want to use a different search engine, you can click on the bar that says “customize” or you can type in the web address of another engine.
Some examples are:
Some search engines (including google) allow you to search for web pages in other languages. Click on “language tools”.
Saving a photo from the internet: If you see a photo you like, right click on the photo. From the menu, pick “save picture as” then choose a name for the photo and save it on your floppy disk. Pictures use up a lot of memory on a disk or your computer’s hard drive. Only choose one or two pictures to save on your disk. Bring them back to class, because we will use them in a later class when we write a newspaper article.