Note: The student will need a formatted floppy disk for this assessment.

Your computer should be at the desktop; NO open programs.

Exercise 1

• ____ Start your browser on your computer
  (double click on the Netscape or Internet Explorer icon)

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• Go to the following web site by entering the URL into the Location (Address) Bar:     http://www.gsn.org
• While in this web site, demonstrate the following for your trainer:
  • ____ adding the site as a bookmark
  • ____ how do you know if something on the page is hyperlinked?
    (the cursor turns into a hand)
  • ____ use of hypertext and hypergraphic links to navigate through the site
  • ____ returning to a previously viewed page in this site using the Back and Forward buttons

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• ____ Move to the following web site:    http://www.classroom.net
• ____ Add this site as a bookmark
• ____ Navigate through this site by clicking on four or five hyperlinks
• ____ Return to the Classroom Connect home page by using one of the functions for returning.
  (The Go menu would be the quickest way, however, they could also use the Back button or the History menu)

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• ____ Move to the following web site, however, STOP this page while loading:   http://www.cnn.com
  (Use the Stop button)
• ____ Reload the page
  (Use the Reload or Refresh button)
• ____ Add this site as a bookmark
• ____ Demonstrate 2 ways of moving up and down on this web page
  (Use the scroll bar, the Page Up or Down key, the Up or Down arrow key, or Ctrl + Home or Ctrl + End for a PC)

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• ____ Return to the Global Schoolhouse Network home page using the Go menu
• ____ Find a link on this page and add it as a bookmark using the shortcut menu method
  (Right click (PC), or hold the mouse button (Mac) to get the pop-up menu)

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• ____ Move to the following site:   http://scilnet.fortlewis.edu/edtech/NS_Basics/nav_buttons.htm
• ____ Demonstrate the quickest way to move to the bottom of the page
  (Use Ctrl + End for a PC; Use the scroll bar or Page Down for a Mac)
• ____ Use the copy and paste function to copy a URL from the "Assignment" block into the Location Bar
  (Edit -> Copy, Edit -> Paste or Crtl + C, Ctrl + V [use Command for a Mac])
• ____ Move to this site

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• ____ What is wrong with the following URL?   http:/www.pbs.org
  (It is missing one of the /'s)
• ____ Correctly type the above URL into the Location Bar and move to this site.
• ____ Navigate using hyperlinks until you get to one of the science articles or resources on this site.
• ____ Print this web page.
  (Use File -> Print, or use the Print button on the toolbar)

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• ____ Open a word processor on your computer (keep your browser open)
• ____ Return to your web browser and to the science article you just printed in Exercise 7.
• ____ Copy a small portion of this article and paste it into your word processor. Save the document.
  (Highlight the portion to copy -> Edit -> Copy, go to word processor and paste [Edit -> Paste] or use Crtl + C, Ctrl + V [use Command for a Mac])

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• ____ Use the Bookmark menu to return to any bookmarked site
• ____ Save this site as a file to a floppy disk
  (Go to File -> Save As; save as an HTML file)

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• ____ Suppose you want to check to see where your students have been on the internet during the class period (or even in the last few days). Where can you go to check this?
  (Go to the History list)
• ____ Return to a web site using this function.
  (Double click on one of the entries)

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• ____ What is the home page to which your browser defaults? (Return to this page).
  (Use the Home button on the toolbar; the URL will show up in the Location Bar)
• ____ Change the default home page to the following:   http://www.dogpile.com
  (This has to be done in the preferences or options menu)
• ____ Go to this home page by using the Home button (if your browser does not go here, you may need to close and restart the browser)

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