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Tables of Contents for Internet Adventures
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
CHAPTER 1 Tourist Information Center
1
16
What is the Internet?
4
1
History of the Internet
4
2
What does it mean to "Be on the Internet?"
6
7
Electronic Mail
6
1
Telnet
7
1
File Transfer Protocol
8
2
World Wide Web
10
2
Tool Kit of Internet Resources
12
1
The Web and the Internet
13
1
Understanding URLs
13
2
URLs
13
1
HTTP
14
1
HTML
14
1
Connecting to the Internet
15
1
Finding an Internet Provider
16
1
Tips for Finding a Provider
16
1
CHAPTER 2 Touring with Browsers
17
38
Internet Navigation Using Browsers
20
1
Browser Basics
21
4
Navigating the Net Using Toolbar Buttons
22
1
Pop-up Menus
23
1
Directory Buttons
24
1
Guided Tours--Netscape and Explorer
25
1
Guided Tour 1: Surfing the Net
25
1
Guided Tour 2: Surfing to Cool Web Sites
26
2
Guided Tour 3: Saving Your Favorite Web Sites
28
10
Netscape Navigator Bookmarks
28
5
Internet Explorer Bookmarks
33
5
Guided Tour 4: Navigating with Frames
38
1
Guided Tour 5: Customizing Your Browser
38
3
Multimedia-Oriented Web Environments
41
14
How Do Plug-ins and Viewers Work With My Browser
42
1
Cool Plug-ins and Helpers for the Net
43
2
Installing Plug-ins--Netscape Navigator
45
2
Installing Helper (Viewer) Applications
47
3
Installing a Plug-in Without an Install Program
50
3
Cool Multimedia Web Sites
53
2
CHAPTER 3 Visiting Virtual Communities
55
46
Communicating on the Internet
58
1
Electronic Mail
58
3
What is Email?
58
1
The Internet Post Office--Email Addresses
59
1
The Internet Email Address
60
1
Organizational Domains
60
1
Geographical Domains
61
1
Guided Tours--Email
61
16
Guided Tour 1: Using Email
61
3
Guided Tour 2: Sending Email
64
1
Guided Tour 3: Receiving, Reading, and Replying to Email
65
3
Receiving and Reading Email Messages
65
2
Replying to Email Messages
67
1
Guided Tour 4: Managing Your Email
68
3
Saving and Filing Email Messages
68
3
Guided Tour 5: Creating an Address Book
71
4
Guided Tour 6: Other Email Tools
75
1
Tips for Using Email
76
1
Listserv Mailing Lists
77
4
What is a Listserv Mailing List?
77
1
How Does a Mailing List Work?
78
1
How to Receive Documents From a Listserv
78
1
How to Join a Listserv Mailing List
79
1
Important Information Before You Begin
80
1
The Administrative Mail Address
80
1
The Submission Mail Address
80
1
Finding Listserv Mailing Lists
81
1
Usenet Newsgroups
81
10
What are Newsgroups?
81
1
What is the Difference Between Listserv Mailing Lists and Usenet Newsgroups?
82
1
Browsers and Usenet Newsgroups
83
1
Reading Usenet News Using Netscape Navigator
83
3
Reading Usenet News Using Explorer
86
4
Tips for New Users of Newsgroups and Listservs
90
1
Chats
91
2
Free-Nets
93
1
MOOs and MUDs
94
1
Internet Phones
95
1
How Do I Talk to Someone Using an Internet Phone?
95
1
What Do I Need to Use an Internet Phone?
95
1
Expedition Experience
96
5
Communicating with other Teachers
96
5
Educational Listservs Resources
96
3
Usenet Newsgroups
99
2
CHAPTER 4 The Internet Landscape
101
36
Gopher, FTP, Telnet
103
1
Gopher
104
10
What is Gopher?
104
2
Guided Tour 1: Using a Browser to Connect to a Gopher Server
106
2
Guided Tour 2: Traveling in Gopherspace
108
6
Expedition Experience
114
5
Exploring Gopher Holes
114
5
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
119
8
Transferring Files with FTP
119
1
Guided Tour 1: Traveling to an FTP Site
120
3
FTP Survival--Understanding Compression
122
1
Macintosh Extensions and Compression
122
1
Guided Tour 2: Downloading Files
123
3
FTP Survival
126
1
Helper Applications for Viewing Images
126
1
Helper Applications for Sound and Video Files
126
1
Expedition Experience
127
2
Traveling to FTP Sites
127
2
Telnet
129
6
Telnet Software
130
1
Using the Telnet Application with Netscape Navigator
131
1
Guided Tour: Traveling to a Telnet Site
132
3
Expedition Experience
135
2
Traveling Via Telnet
135
2
CHAPTER 5 Internet Research
137
44
Internet Research Tools
140
2
Basic Guidelines for Becoming a Cybersleuth
140
1
Research Guidelines
140
2
Search Directories
142
5
Yahoo
142
3
Other Search Directories
145
2
Search Engines
147
5
Excite
147
2
Infoseek
149
1
Other Search Engines
150
2
Internet Collections
152
7
Archeology
152
1
Art Collections
152
1
Business Collections
152
2
Criminal Justice
154
1
Environmental Collections
154
1
Geography
154
1
Government
155
1
History
156
1
Literature
156
1
Mathematics
157
1
Music
157
1
News
158
1
Science
158
1
Reference Resources
159
3
Virtual Libraries
162
2
Using Internet Sources for Research
164
17
Evaluating Internet Information
164
3
Recording Internet Information Sources
167
1
Referencing Electronic Media
168
13
World Wide Web
169
3
Gopher
172
3
File Transfer Protocol
175
2
Telnet
177
1
Email, Listservs, Usenet Newsgroups
178
3
CHAPTER 6 Internet-Based Learning Expeditions
181
82
Performance-Based Learning
184
3
Research in Cognitive Psychology
184
1
Changes in the Workplace
185
1
Living in the Information Age
185
1
Differences in Style
186
1
Performance-Based Learning and Assessment
187
3
Thematic Unit--Oceans
190
26
Thematic Unit--Ancient Worlds: Greece and Rome
216
20
Thematic Unit--Rain Forests
236
16
Performance-Based Assessment in the Classroom
252
11
Principles of Effective Classroom Assessment
252
2
Key Questions in Planning Classroom Assessment
254
1
Performance-Based Approaches to Assessing Student Learning
255
8
Evaluating Student Work
259
4
CHAPTER 7 Expedition Experience
263
40
Educational Resources
266
18
Collections of K12 Educational Resources
266
1
Art Resources
267
2
Environmental
269
1
Geography
270
1
Global Online Projects
271
1
Government
272
1
History of Internet and Computers
273
1
Language Arts
274
1
Maps
275
1
Mathematics
276
1
Music
277
1
News Publications
277
3
Science
280
2
Social Studies
282
1
Weather
283
1
Improving Student Grades
284
6
Using the Internet as a Communication Tool
284
1
Composition and Grammar
285
1
Libraries
285
1
Reference Desk
286
2
Speeches and Speech Writing
288
1
Writing Resources
288
2
Extra Credit
290
1
Books and Literary Resources
290
1
Preparing for College
291
3
Applying for College
291
1
Finding a College
291
2
Planning for a College Education
293
1
Tests--Standardized
294
1
Staff Development
294
1
Substance Abuse
295
2
Surfing Adventures
297
3
Shareware and Software
300
1
Useful, Cool Internet Services
301
2
Foreign Language Center--Glossary
303
8
Appendix--Finding Outdated URLs
311
4
Index
315