Surfing On
The Web.
“So much to see and learn….”
Presented by Bryce Rogers
Crowley‘s Ridge Educational Cooperative
The Coop‘s Web Address
http://crowleys.crsc.k12.ar.us
revised July 5, 2000.
Starting the Program, Netscape or Internet Explorer.
After double-clicking on the icon, the program will start up with a
specified homepage.
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The Homepage. (can get back here anytime by clicking the ‗Home‘
button)
(below is an example of Netscape‘s homepage)
A browser is a program which provides access to the World Wide Web
(WWW or Internet). The World Wide Web is a hypertext-based platform for
multimedia documents. You can read one document, find a key word in it
and be automatically linked to another document containing that keyword—
anywhere in the world. Access to almost all documents, files and resources
on the Internet depends on addresses or URLs (Uniform Resource Locators).
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If you know the URL or Web Address of a document or page that you want
to visit, you can simply type the address in the Location Box, located in the
tool bars (the long white box) and press enter. Or you may click File in the
menu bar located in the upper left-hand corner and then come down and
select Open Page and then type in your web address in that box.
To open you may type in the box located below:
Or you may select File, then come down and select Open Page and type in
your address:
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Dealing with Errors on the Web.
One very common error you may get while browsing or surfing in any
browser is below:
(Netscape error)
(Internet Explorer error)
This error could mean a couple of things. Either the site is too busy to access
at this time or you may have typed an error in the Web Address or URL. If
you do get this error the first thing to look at is your typing and make sure
you have all of the spelling correct. Some sites are case sensitive and on all
addresses or sites you must have the periods in the correct spot.
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Viewing the Go.
Go…lets you see where you have been on the Internet. To access this in
Netscape, click on Go located in the menu bar, a drop down menu will
appear with the places you have visited or explored. If you would like to
return or go back to a site listed in the Go, simply move down to the site you
wish to visit and select it and you will be transported there! (Go is reset or
cleared each time a new user accesses or uses the browser)
To access the ―Go‖ in Internet Explorer, click View in the menu bar, a drop
down menu will appear, next come down and select the ―Go To‖ option, out
beside it you will see the places you have visited.
(below is an example of Netscape‘s GO menu)
Using the Toolbar buttons.
Internet Explorer‘s toolbar
Netscape‘s toolbar.
The Toolbar commands are located at the top of each page while using any
browser. They allow the user to control moving, printing, loading and
searching information in the documents found on the Web.
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Back – Takes you back to the previous page.
Forward – Takes you forward to the next page. (if you have already visited)
Reload – (Netscape) Loads a fresh screen of information on the current
page.
Refresh – (Internet Explorer) Loads a fresh screen of information on the
curent page.
Home – Loads Netscape‘s Home page or another designated home page.
Search – Load up a web page that contains Search Engines.
Print – Prints the current page.
Stop – Stops the downloading of a page.
Making a Bookmark or a Favorite.
Bookmark(s) is a Netscape term. Favorite(s) is a Internet Explorer
term.
Bookmarks or Favorites allow quick access to resources of your choice.
Bookmarks or Favorites keep you from having to type in the URL
(http://www.cnn.com) everytime.
Once you have found a resource or web page that you like revisiting, choose
Bookmarks or Favorites (located out beside the location bar) or in the
toolbar and then choose Add Bookmark or just Add, this will create a
shortcut to your site in the drop down menu of Bookmarks or Favorites.
Next time you want to revisit this site just choose Bookmarks or Favorites
and locate the site in the drop down list or window, highlight it with your
mouse and select it (click on top of it).
To Erase a bookmark, choose Bookmarks, then highlight and select
Edit Bookmarks. This will bring you into another window labeled
Bookmarks, find the bookmark or site that you wish to delete by using the
scroll bar on the right-hand side, highlight the bookmark or site by clicking
on it once with your mouse (left mouse button). Finally, choose Edit from
the menu bar (located at top-left) and come down and select Delete.
To Erase a Favorite, choose Favorites, a window will appear in your
browser, from here click the ―Organize‖ button. This will open up a smaller
box that will allow you to remove any ―Favorites‖ from your list.
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Searching on the Web.
Search Engines are specific sites (ex. Excite, Lycos) and they are generally
universities, which have designated a computer to quickly search the sources
available on the Internet.
After clicking on the above button in Netscape, the following page will
appear (or something very similar to it):
To begin a search, place your arrow (mouse cursor) in the white
box and click once. A blinking line ( | ) will appear, now you can
type a name or phrase in you wish to search for. After typing in
your subject, you will need to click the button next to the white
box, usually something like ―search‖ or ―go get it‖.
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Clicking the ―Search‖ button in the tool bar in Internet Explorer
will bring up the following page:
Using Netscape, let‘s try a search with the Lycos search engine:
Procedure:
1. Click on the SEARCH button located in the tool bar.
2. Choose the Lycos search engine.
3. Put your arrow (cursor) in the white box and click once.
4. A blinking line ( | ) will appear.
5. Type in the following: Abraham Lincoln
6. Click on the button Go Get It!
7. Lycos will begin searching for the word or phrase you entered
and return you a possible list of answers (links).
8. When the result‘s page returns scroll down to view the search
results. (advertisements will usually come first)
9. To view the first search result, click on The 16th President of
US: Abraham Lincoln . This is an example of a link. Links are
highlighted text or some type of picture that will access other
information.
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Hints on doing searches:
1. Capitalize proper names.
2. Use a comma to distinguish capitalized names or phrases from
one another. (ex. Abraham Lincoln, Washington D.C.)
3. Use ―quotation marks‖ or hyphens to identify phrases.
(ex. Best laser-printer or fastest ―laser printer‖)
4. Use a + (plus sign) to identify terms that must appear in every
document. (ex. Arkansas + Razorbacks)
5. Use square brackets around items that should appear in the same
area of a document. (ex. [weather Jonesboro forecast current] )
Other Search Engines to try:
1. Yahooligans – http://www.yahooligans.com – This search
engine is focused toward children. (does not search for or return
inappropriate material)
2. Metacrawler – http://www.metacrawler.com – This is a multiple
search engine. It searches at least eight of the top engines at one
time.
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3. Dogpile – http://www.dogpile.com – This is another multiple
search engine. It also searches at least eight of the top engines at
one time.
To find out about more help with search engines and others that are
out there check out the following web address:
http://crowleys.crsc.k12.ar.us/search.htm
Web Sites that may interest you – others are available at the
Coop’s web site. (http://crowleys.crsc.k12.ar.us)
State of Arkansas - http://www.state.ar.us
Arkansas Department of Education – http://arkedu.state.ar.us
United States Department of Education – http://www.ed.gov
Arkansas State University – http://www.astate.edu
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Online – http://www.ardemgaz.com
Kait 8 TV – Jonesboro – http://www.kait8.com
CNN – http://www.cnn.com
The White House – http://www.whitehouse.gov
NASA‘s homepage – http://www.nasa.gov
Blue Web‘n – http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
Virtual Aquarium – http://www.tetra-fish.com/virtualaquarium.html
National Parks World Wide Web homepage – http://www.nps.gov
Switchboard – http://www.switchboard.com
Mapquest – http://www.mapquest.com
Hobby Lobby – http://www.hobbylobby.com
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