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Internet Skills

Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial A great introduction to Internet searching.  
Information Literacy Tutorial Improve your information literacy skills with this interactive tutorial comprised of three 30-minute modules.  Requires (free) registration.
The Internet Detective An interactive tutorial to improve your information evaluation skills.  Complete tutorial takes about two hours and does not need to completed in one sitting.  Requires (free) registration. 
Internet Error Messages A quick chart of what some of those annoying error messages mean.
Internet Tutorials Excellent, clear explanations on a variety of topics, including "Basic Internet," "Research Guides," "Search Engines, Subject Directories & the Deep Web" and "Browsers."
Learn the Net A good (commercial) site covering all the basics, in English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
NetSmartz Workshops Age-appropriate, interactive games and activities to entertain and educate children of all ages, parents and teachers on how to stay safer on the Internet. From the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. 
Online Citation Styles

Includes examples of how to cite electronic resources in MLA, APA, Chicago, CPE and other styles.

Web Teacher

Tutorials for using Web browsers, e-mail, video conferencing, chat rooms, mailing lists, Web page design, FTP, telnet, image, sound and movie files, newsgroups, Java, and CGI.  Web Teacher also includes information on Internet safety, education related Web sites, and lesson plans. The site is a joint project of the National Cable Television Association and Tech Corp.

Webopedia

An online dictionary for computer and Internet terms.

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updated 03/12/2008