Using+the+Internet

=Welcome to the Web= Students can work their way through this interactive website. By doing the challenges and activities they will learn about using the internet. Work through the first stage, The Beginning, with the students to introduce them to the website and how to use it. Each section has a worksheet to be printed off - this should be done for the students to use and fill in before the lesson. Teachers can download the entire set of worksheets [|here] The resources are in split into seven sections:
 * 1) The Beginning - explains how to use the site.
 * 2) Getting Started Online - teaches student about the basic concepts involved in the Internet (World Wide Web, Hyperlinks, Back button etc). This introductory lesson also gives valuable practice in visiting and navigating around web sites.
 * 3) Staying Safe - encourages student to keep themselves safe online by following the SMART rules. Also tests their understanding usign interactive activities and fun quizzes.
 * 4) Using Your Browser - helps people to learn more about their web browsers... what are the different features and how are they used?
 * 5) Searching Online - teaches children how to search effectively, and keep themselves safe when doing so. Also identifies search engines which are particularly suitable for children to use.
 * 6) Trying Top Tricks - finding information on the net is great, but it is also important to know how that information can be used. This section explains about printing, using the Find tool to locate specific information within web pages, copying and pasting text, and saving images from the web. Also includes information about copyright and why it is important to credit others when you use their work.
 * 7) The Welcome to the Web Challenge - When the children have completed all of the sections of Welcome to the Web, they can complete this exciting challenge. It requires them to use all of the skills which they have learnt to catch the creator of a destructive computer virus!