computer network resources

Contains ten progressive workshops that may be used to teach Internet skills to educators, each with an overview, background notes, step-by-step procedures, and presentation slides, and includes a CD-ROM with instructional materials.

Presents full-color photographs and illustrations of various species of animals around the world along with Internet links for further information and videos.

A comprehensive guide to Internet research that covers URLs, keeping track of sources, search engines, basic and advanced queries, evaluating Web sites, hyperlinks, suggested resources, accessing special search areas, permission and copyright issues, and other related topics.

Provides ideas, techniques, and resources to effectively search the internet and is intended for librarians, teachers, students, writers, and professionals.

Contains ten customizable, ready-to-run workshops designed to help librarians and their staff learn the basics of the Internet so they can help their patrons find the online information they need.

An exploration of reliability of digital information sources, discussing how to find reliable information, and how information found online can be misleading, misinformed, or dangerous in some instances.

Provides tools and ideas designed to help teachers improve their students' Web browsing abilities.

Presents descriptions of over four hundred educational Internet sites, grouped in eleven categories, including the arts, education, foreign languages, math, sciences, and social studies/social sciences. Includes a companion CD-ROM.

Today's students need to know how to find credible, trustworthy sources on the Internet. This skill is not only a necessity for success in school, it is also an important step in becoming a discerning individual in a world full of misinformation.