1. Navigating the Internet

2. Agenda Common Terms Getting stared with browsers Search tips
Popular Websites
Internet Safety
Practice

3. Common Terms Internet—Global, information-sharing network
World Wide Web (WWW)—Collection of informational pages, or websites, that can be accessed through the internet
Network—2 or more computers connected to each other in order to share information
ISP—Internet Service Provider

4. Common Terms Cloud—Internet-based storage for files and information
URL—Uniform Resource Locator. It is the address of a website, or location on the internet.
Transfer Protocol. It is a type of URL.
Download—Process of sending information to your computer. You can download programs, pictures and music to make the accessible when not online.

5. Internet Browser
Programs that connect us to the Internet and World Wide Web
The will contain an address bar, a search bar and will save bookmarks, history and personal information
Popular Search Engines include

6. Popular Websites

7. Online Safety
Use secure sites when making online purchases ( and be aware of which sites you are entering personal information into
Choose secure passwords (8 or more characters, a combination of letters, numbers and symbols.) Never use personal information like a birthdate in a password!
Review the privacy and security settings on your internet browser and social media account
Keep browsers and software up to date

8. Practice Open a browser
Do a search on Google and on Bing (you may get different results on the same search term)
Read an article on Wikipedia
Look at Google Earth