Big Idea Presentation: Information Age Literacy

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Big Idea PresentationInformation Age Literacy

• EIPT 3043
• July 2005
• Kea Wright Katie Day

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Concept Map
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Basic Computer Components

• Monitor Hard Drive
• -monitor on/off button and settings
• (brightness, color, etc.)
• -turning computer on/off (select shut
• down)
• -information stored in hard drive
• Memory
• -RAM random access memory which
• holds programs while being used
• -ROM read only memory designed to
• hold programs permanently

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Basic Computer Components

• Mouse
• Keyboard
• -typing skills
• -shortcuts (ctr-alt-del)
• Software Applications
• -know specifics of these to make
• sure they are compatible with
• your computer
• -operation and use of these

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Operation of Computer Programs

• Computer
• PC/Monitor
• On/Off
• Keyboard
• Type/Short cuts
• Drives
• Flash
• Floppy
• Zip
• DVD/CD
• Mouse
• Double click/RL
• Highlight
• Scroll

• Programs
• Word
• Word process
• Exel
• Spreadsheet
• Inspiration
• Concept Map
• Photoshop
• Editing Pictures
• Dreamweaver
• Creating Websites
• Paint
• Creating Drawings/Pictures

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Saving Important Information

• Save
• Search Files
• Name/Open
• Create Files
• Name
• Format
• Match program
• Back Up
• Hard copy/disks
• Save/Save As
• First save
• Save changes

• Retrieve
• Open Program
• Search
• Open
• Format
• Edit

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Basic Internet Use

• Browser required to surf the net
• -internet explorer, netscape, yahoo
• Each website has an address or URL (uniform
  resource locator)
• -type exact address in address line at
• top of browser
• 4 parts to URL
• http//www.nasa.gov

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Moving Around the Internet

• Links
• -take you to another web page or page
• within a site
• -usually underlined text or picture
• Back Forward Button
• Go Menu
• -can jump in any order to pages visited

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Locating Information Via the Internet

• Search Engines AKA Web Crawlers
• -www.google.com
• -www.altavista.com
• Metacrawlers use more than one search engine at a
  time
• -www.dogpile.com
• -www.metacrawler.com
• Search by subject index or keyword

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Basic Internet Use Bookmarks or Favorites

• Convenient way to keep track of useful or
  favorite sites
• 1) Select bookmark on browser tools
• when at desired site
• 2) Select add bookmark from
• dropdown menu and site will be
• added to list
• Create folders to keep
  your
• bookmarks
  organized!

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Basic Internet Use Email

• Email is a very common way for people to
  communicate today, so it is important to be
  familiar with it.
• Many sites offer free email services
• -www.hotmail.com
• -www.yahoo.com

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Evaluate Online Resources

• Reliable Web Signs
• Known Author
• Contact Information
• Frequent Updates
• References/Links
• http//descy.50megs.com/mankato/mankato.html
• http//www.times.com

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Security/Privacy Concerns

• Protect yourself against a virus
• -be wary of email attachments
• -be wary of downloads
• Prevent viruses
• -use an up-to-date virus protection program
• -only download from reputable sites
• -do not open suspicious attachments

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Protect Your Identity

• Not all areas of internet
• are secure
• -potential for others to
• monitor you or steal personal information
• Ways to avoid this
• -only use your credit card number purchase
  items
• from well-known sites that are secure
• -look for pop-up informing you of security,
  or a lock
• symbol at the bottom corner of browser
• -URL that contains a secure server will most
  often begin with https rather than http

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Protecting Kids

• Protect children from x-rated or questionable
  sites
• -firewall or filter can prevent this
• Online predators
• -book recommended site
• http//www.safekids.com/child_safety.htm
• has a document called Safety on the
• Information Highway
• -can help kids become aware of dangers
• protect themselves