Learn About the Internet

Go to: Explore the Internet online tutorial for kids
Other web sites that teach about the Internet

You have heard people talk about the Internet, but do you know what the Internet is? Did you know...

• The Internet is not just one computer, but many computers connected together.
• You can't see the Internet, but you can see the World Wide Web pages that are part of the Internet. You are looking at a World Wide Web page right now.
• There is a lot of great information on the Internet! Some very current information is only on the Internet because it's faster to put up a Web page than it is to print a book. But not everything is on the Internet. Sometimes the information you need is only in a book or newspaper or magazine, and not on the Internet. And sometimes the information you need is in both print and on the Internet.
• The librarians at the Monroe County Public Library can teach you about the Internet and the World Wide Web, help you search for information that is on the Internet, and help you find books and other resources for learning more about the Internet.

The Children's Dept. offers 30-minute personal instruction sessions on using the Internet. Ask in the Children's Dept. to schedule a session time. Here are some Web sites that can help kids learn about the Internet:

• The Help Web A Guide to Getting Started on the Internet
  http://www.imagescape.com/helpweb/welcome.html

• About the Internet page from Boston Public Library's Kids' Page.
  Provides brief explanation of the Internet, the Web, how to use a browser and more helpful tips. (http://www.bpl.org/kids/aboutinternet.htm)

• Get Cybersavvy The Direct Marketing Association's Guide to Parenting Skills for the Digital Age: Online Basics, Behavior and Privacy
  http://www.cybersavvy.org/

• Learn the Net: Getting Started
  http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/00start.html

• Internet Safety http://monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/netsafe.html

If you want to test your knowledge of the Net, try taking this techno test from PBS and see if you can Get Your Web License http://pbskids.org/license/

 

Contact Us Monroe County Public Library, Monroe County, Indiana ° (812)349-3050
Updated: November 10, 2005 ° http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/netlearn.html