Internet and Library Instruction

Computer Basics for the Internet

Basic Computer Skills
Online Computer Literacy Tutorials and Webpage Design Sites -- from The University of Kansas
Word processing from Google Docs
Searching online
Cool Breeze -- free typing tutorial
Online Typing Games - Challenge your typing skills by playing these exciting typing games!
New User Tutorial -- Computer basics (Enter key, mouse, scrollbars, etc.)
Mousercise -- Learning to use a mouse
Online free touch typing program | keyboarding tutor | free typing games
Jan’s Illustrated Computer Literacy; basic computer skills, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, web browsers, and HTML for creating webpages
St. Michael's Episcopal Day School -- many useful tutorial sites
Florida Gulf Coast University; tutorials for Microsoft Office 2000 and 2007 programs
Word 2000 Tutorial
Word 2007 Tutorial
Excel 2000 Tutorial
Excel 2007 Tutorial
PowerPoint 2000 Tutorial
PowerPoint 2007 Tutorial

Using Web Browsers
InfoPeople How-To Section -- Guides to all things Internet: browsers, web design, etc.

Internet Information

Copyright & Fair Use
Copyright links--by George Pilling, librarian
Copyright for Educators
Avoiding Plagiarism -- Guide for students, from the University of Alberta
Ethics in Computing -- Links to privacy, free speech, intellectual property, and other websites
Fair Use Harbor -- Guided review of web copyright issues
Plagiarism Stoppers: A Teacher's Guide -- Compiled by Jane Sharka
Plagiarism Prevention -- Information from the University of Wisconsin
U.S. Copyright Office -- Copyright and Fair Use

Educational Information
California K-12 High Speed Network -- The mission of the California K-12 High Speed Network is to enable educators, students and staff across the state to have access to a reliable high speed network which has the capacity to deliver high quality online resources to support teaching and learning and promote academic achievement.
Teen Online Saftey -- Learn how to stay safe online

Email & Internet Service Provider Information
Free Email Providers Guide -- A very large, detailed list
ISP Buyer's Guide -- From CNET
The List -- "The Definitive ISP Buyer's Guide"

Evaluating Internet Information
Evaluating Internet Resources -- By T. Smalley, Cabrillo College
Evaluating Web Sites -- Basic criteria, from Cornell Univ.
Techniques for Evaluating American Indian Web Sites -- From the Univ. of Arizona

History & Tutorials
Atlas of Cyberspaces -- Graphic representations of the Internet
Learn the Net -- Excellent Internet tutorial, in several languages
LivingInternet.com -- Lots of Internet history and explanations

Multilingual Tutorials
Como Usar el Internet -- From the Regional Alliance for Information Networking
El Internet -- From the U.S. Dept. of Education
Internet Terms in Spanish and English -- Glossary, from Lingolex.com
Learn the Net -- Excellent Internet tutorial, in several languages
Learn the Net (en Español)
SOL -- Spanish in our Libraries

Search Engine Information
Search Engine Colossus -- International directory of search engines
SearchEngineWatch -- Excellent source of current news and comparative information on search engines and similar sites

Page last updated 5/10 by Madeline Britton, Librarian