Surrey LibrariesComputer Learning Centres

January 2012 Internet Searching Teaching Script

Totally New to ComputersInternet Searching

Internet Searching Internet Basics included

a brief introduction to the library website and your account.

Internet Searching builds on these skills to help you to become comfortable searching online.

What is the Internet?

The Internet is a massive network of networks. It connects millions of computers together globally.

The World Wide Web is a way of accessing information over the Internet.

What can I do on the Internet?

Find information Communicate (i.e. email, IM, Skype) Share (upload and share pictures and more) Shop (the web is the world’s biggest

shopping mall!) Play (you can play games on the web)

Key Features of the Browser: Internet Explorer

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Internet Explorer Toolbar

1. Back Button and Forward Button 2. Reload / Refresh Button and Stop Button3. Favorites Center4. Home 5. Tools (including Print)

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Ways of Navigating to a Site 1. Typing in the web address –

as every page on the Internet has an unique address

2. Using links – Surrey Libraries has a great list

3. Using a search engine (i.e. Google or Bing)

Parts of a Web Address Every web page has an address,

sometimes called a URL URL stands for Uniform Resource

Locator http:// stands for hypertext

transfer protocol www stands for ‘World Wide

Web’ The domain name is the name of

the site – i.e. surreylibraries The extension is the type of

site: .com, .ca, .org

Navigating to a Site:Typing in the Address

Type in www.surreylibraries.caThis is the Library’s online

‘address.’ This method works for

any site you know the address of

Try typing www.surrey.ca for the City of Surrey’s website

Use the ‘back’ button to go back

Navigating to a Site:Using Links

Navigating to a Site:Using Links

Navigating to a Site:Using a Search Engine (Google)

A search engine returns a custom list of links based on your keyword search.

When multiple pages from the same website are found, the most relevant page is listed first with the next page from the same site indented below.

Google Image Search

Visit http://www.images.google.com Google Image Search is a search service

created by Google which allows users to search the web for image content.

Filter image results by their size, type and colour.

QUESTIONS?Thank You