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An Innovation Grant funded by the Georgia Department of Education |
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Bill Jordan, Instructor |
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Surfing Basics: You're not in Kansas anymore! |
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Objective: The purpose of this assignment is for you to gain
some experience "navigating" on the World Wide Web. |
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Vocabulary: At this time there are only a few terms you need
to become familiar with. You will use them over and over again as you gain
skill using the World Wide Web. Also included are two important buttons.
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Background Information: Netscape is the browser
software that lets you view information and resources on the World Wide
Web. Usually, any text on a home page that is underlined and highlighted
in a different color is a hyperlink. This is also sometimes
called a hot spot.  You
can tell if the cursor is on top of a hyperlink because the shape of the
cursor changes from an arrow to a hand. If you select a hyperlink with
the cursor, your browser will retireve the page from out on the World Wide
Web and display it on your screen. There
are two important navigation buttons located on the tool bar at the top
left of your screen: Back and Forward. These two buttons let you go backward
and forward through a list of pages that you have visitied.If there is anyone in your home who uses a remote control to jump around from one program to another, you are familiar with the term "channel surfing" as it applies to TV. Jumping quickly around from one home page to another on the World Wide Web is known simply as surfing. Your goal is to learn to navigate the World Wide Web with a purpose. Hyperlinks and the Back and Forward buttons are really all you need in order to successfully move around on the World Wide Web, but you will notice several other buttons on Netscape's tool bar. We will cover those in a latter lesson, but they are discussed in your reading assignment if you are curious about what they do. |
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| Online Assignment: OK...it's time to venture out into cyberspace.
I want you to at least explore RoseNet's home page. If you want to go beyond
that, feel free to follow any hyperlink that looks interesting to you.
Try out the As Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz, "We're not in Kansas anymore!"
Jumping from one hyperlink to another on the World Wide Web, you can get
pretty far from your starting point before you realize it. If you get out
too far and can't seem to find your way back to this page, just type in
the address for the class home page (http://home.rose.net/~webclass/index.html)
in the Location field at the top left of the screen, press the Enter key
and you should be back in familiar territory. |
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Send comments to Bill Jordan Thomasville City Schools 915 East Jackson Street Thomasville, GA 31792 |
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Off
Line Assignment: Please read pages 46-47 in your PC Novice Guide to
Netscape. After reading this article, answer the following questions. Until
we get into sending and receiving e-mail, you can just write your answers
on paper.