Goals for the class:
1. Increase Internet skills through doing
2. Discover interesting and innovative ways people are using the Internet
3. Find new resources you can use in your life
4. Have fun!
1. Los Angeles Public Library - http://www.lapl.org/ - Provides information and entertainment resources, web site indexes, databases, virtual library links as well as links to its central library and branches.
2. StumbleUpon - http://www.stumbleupon.com/ - The Internet is all about chance, so use this site to "stumble upon" something new, unknown and exciting.
3. All Recipes - http://www.allrecipes.com/ - Just like the title says, with more than 40,000 recipes.
4. WebMD - http://www.webmd.com/ - Find a comprehensive index of trusted health and medical information on common topics from A to Z.
5. Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/ - Online shopping from a huge selection of books, magazines, music, DVDs, videos, electronics, computers and much more.
6. eBay - http://www.ebay.com/ - Online auctions and shopping, for just about anything under the sun.
7. PhotonHead - http://www.photonhead.com/ - Offers a blend of photographic concepts and tips for film and digital cameras. Features a camera simulator, tips and image editing tutorials.
8. Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.org/ - The biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. Over 7 million articles in over 200 languages, and still growing.
9. Internet Movie Database - http://www.imdb.com/ - an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games.
10. Pandora - http://www.pandora.com/ - Pandora radio is the personalized internet radio service that helps you find new music based on your old and current favorites. Create custom web radio stations and discover new music.
11. Digg - http://www.digg.com/ - aa website made for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the internet, by submitting, voting for(digging), and commenting on each others links and stories, in a social and democratic spirit.
12. Expert Village - http://www.expertvillage.com/ - A large how-to video site, on a wide variety of topics.
13. Farecast - http://www.farecast.com/ - Search multiple travel sites, compare airline prices, search our travel deals, and receive free fare predictions.
14. Fark - http://www.fark.com/ - Interesting, bizarre and amusing news stories, along with regular photo manipulation contests.
15. How Stuff Works - http://www.howstuffworks.com/ - explains hundreds of subjects, from car engines to lock-picking to ESP, using clear language and tons of illustrations.
16. USA.gov - http://www.usa.gov/ - Home page of the US Government's Official Web Portal for all government transactions, services, and information.
17. US Postal Service - http://www.usps.com/ - Postal and shipping information, and the easiest place to find a zip code online.
18. FactCheck.org - http://www.factcheck.org/ - Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major US political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
19. National Geographic - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ - A world leader in geography, cartography and exploration, with amazing stories and photography.
20. Quote DB - http://www.quotedb.com/ - This database is full of great quotations for any occassion.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Mouse Exercises
Here's another exercise to help you get more comfortable using the mouse.
http://www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mousepractice.html
http://www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mousepractice.html
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