USING A COMPUTER  

Understanding Computers
Using the Internet

Search Engines
Online Computer Courses 
Graphics

Building a Web Page
Computer Magazines and Resources

 UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS

Connected -- An Internet Encyclopedia - a search engine, an online course, all for free
http://www.freesoft.org/CIE/index.htm

Helwig’s Smiley Dictionary - dictionary of online symbols
http://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/~helwig/smileys.html

ILC Glossary of Internet Terms
http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html

Learn the Net
http://www.learnthenet.com/

maranGraphics Computer Dictionary - useful dictionary of computer and internet terms illustrated with pictures and cartoons
http://www.maran.com/dictionary/index.html

TAP Junior - computer and internet for teens - particularly aimed at girls
http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/tap-junior.html

Technology - discussion and links to information about VRML and Telnet
http://library.advanced.org/10030/tech.htm

USING THE INTERNET

Finding information on the Internet – exceptionally complete tutorials out of Berkeley
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

ILC Glossary of Internet Terms
http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html

Inter-Links - an Internet navigator, resource locator, and tutorial.
http://www.nova.edu/Inter-Links/

Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/

Internet Tutorials - provides mostly text-based lessons on "Basic Internet," "How to Connect," and tips on browsers (including Netscape and Lynx), software, and more, as well as a range of strategies for web searching and thoughts about the evaluation of the information you find.
http://www.albany.edu/library/internet/index.html

InterNIC 15 Minute Series - a great series of free lessons, designed for educators to find lessons best suited to meet their learners needs; includes Web access to well-designed modules for learners which are in the form of easy-to-navigate slide presentations.
http://www.dgl.com/15min/

Learn the Net
http://www.learnthenet.com/

Learning the Net - a useful collection of tutorials and handy updated advice about using the internet effectively
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html

Net E-Z User
http://www.zdnet.com/yil/filters/channels/netezuser.html

Newbie University - an easy to navigate site with basic information about all the different ways you might use the internet, including a plain English glossary
http://www.newbie-u.com/

Welcome Newbies - more information for internet newcomers, including mail lists, browsers, FAQs 
http://www.netwelcome.com

World Wide Web Workbook
http://sln.fi.edu/primer/primer.html

SEARCH ENGINES  Do not be wedded to one search engine.  Different search engines will often reach difference pages. Each search engine has its strengths and weaknesses. Metasearch engines (that search using several search engines at once) are not always the answer. Strengthening your skills at framing your search requests will make the most difference.

SEARCH TOOLS

Community Learning Network Searching FAQ - basic information about how search engines work, strategies for effective searching and links to a variety of guides
http://www.cln.org/searching_faqs.html

Eureka - choose from fifty search engines
http://www.gocee.com/eureka/

Findspot - gateway to several search engines with instructions on tailoring searches on each one.
http://www.findspot.com/

ILC Glossary of Internet Terms
http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html

Learning the Net - a useful collection of tutorials and handy updated advice about using the internet effectively 
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html

Newbie University - an easy to navigate site with basic information about all the different ways you might use the internet, including a plain English glossary
http://www.newbie-u.com/

Search Engines - a list of search engines with links, compiled by high school students
http://library.advanced.org/10030/explore.htm

Welcome Newbies - more information for internet newcomers, including mail lists, browsers, FAQs
http://www.netwelcome.com

World Wide Web Workbook
http://sln.fi.edu/primer/primer.html

SEARCH ENGINES

Search Engines - a list of search engines with links, compiled by high school students
http://library.advanced.org/10030/explore.htm

Alta Vista
http://www.altavista.com

Dogpile
http://www.dogpile.com

Eureka - choose from fifty search engines
http://www.gocee.com/eureka/

Euroseek (multilingual)
http://www.euroseek.net

Excite
http://www.excite.com

Find It
http://www.iTools.com/find-it/

Findspot - gateway to several search engines with instructions on tailoring searches on each one.
http://www.findspot.com/

451f - search "hot" (451 degrees Fahrenheit) academic resources generally or by subject
http://hakatai.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/451f/index.html

Galaxy
http://galaxy.einet.net/search-pages.html

Google  (has handy Uncle Sam search to search U.S. Government documents)
http://www.google.com

HotBot 
http://www.hotbot.com

Infoseek
http://www.infoseek.com

Lycos
http://www.lycos.com

Metacrawler
http://www.go2net.com/search.html

Metafind
http://www.metafind.com

Research It - research tools in limited areas like finding a word translation, a rhyming word, the biography of an individual, a map
http://www.iTools.com/research-it/

SavvySearch
http://www.savvysearch.com

Search.Com - various search engines
http://www.search.com

Snap.Com
http://www.snap.com

Starting Point
http://www.stpt.com/

Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com

Webcrawler
http://www.webcrawler.com

Net Searcher - the search engine for internet professionals
http://www.netsearcher.com

ONLINE COMPUTER COURSES

CyberCourse - a free online course on e-mail, navigating the Web
http://www.newbie.net/CyberCourse/

Connected -- An Internet Encyclopedia - a search engine, an online course, all for free
http://www.freesoft.org/CIE/index.htm

Finding information on the Internet – exceptionally complete tutorials out of Berkeley
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

Inter-Links - an Internet navigator, resource locator, and tutorial.
http://www.nova.edu/Inter-Links/

Internet Tutorials - provides mostly text-based lessons on "Basic Internet," "How to Connect," and tips on browsers (including Netscape and Lynx), software, and more, as well as a range of strategies for web searching and thoughts about the evaluation of the information you find.
http://www.albany.edu/library/internet/index.html

GRAPHICS         

3D Site - computer graphics
http://www.3dsite.com

Science Theatre - Digital Imaging - gallery
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/DigitalGallery/DG_science_theater.html

BUILDING A WEB PAGE

Creating Your Own Web Page - a collection of links to from Life on the Internet that address all facets of web page construction.  A good place to start
http://www.screen.com/start/guide/HTML.html

Highwired - online community of high school students publishing web pages on school newspapers, sports activities, and clubs
http://www.highwired.net/

Net Mechanic- online tools to check HTML, links, spelling, browser compatability. The site is selling a product but you can use the free sample form.
http://www.netmechanic.com/

COMPUTER MAGAZINES AND RESOURCES

Byte
http://www.byte.com/

C/Net, the Computer Network
http://www.cnet.com/

First Monday - peer reviewed online journal about the internet
http://www.firstmonday.dk/

Internet World Online
http://www.internetworld.com/

ZDNet
http://www.zdnet.com/