GRADE 6: INTERNET INSTRUCTION – LESSON 17

· Start Internet Explorer – go to the Dedham Schools Home Page (www.dedham.k12.ma.us)

· Overview:

o AUP’s – Acceptable Use Policy – signed at the beginning of the year (DMS)

o Parts of a browser:

§ Menu – file, print (selection)

§ Edit – select all

§ Edit – find on this page

§ Favorites (add to favorites, organize favorites)

§ View (standard buttons – toolbar: Back/Forward, Stop, Refresh, Favorites, History

§ Address bar

§ Search box

§ Links

§ Advance search

o Ethics and etiquette:

· Rule 1: Remember you are speaking with humans

· Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life

· Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace

· Rule 4: Respect other people's time

· Rule 5: Make yourself look good online – use appropriate language

· Rule 6: Help keep flame wars under control

· Rule 7: Respect other people's privacy

· Rule 8: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes

· Rule 9: Don’t plagiarize

· Rule 10: Don’t use other people’s log in or IM’s

o Dangers:

§ http://www.safekids.com/kidsrules.htm

§ The Online Safety Quiz! Test your knowledge!

· Setting the home page: Tools, Internet Options, General Tab, Use Current

· Research Procedures:

o URL’s – Uniform Resource Locator (particular format for each link)

o Domains:

§ .edu – educational

§ .gov – governmental

§ .com – commercial (selling a product)

§ .net – network (commercial or individual customers)

§ .org – organization (usually non-profit)

§ .mil – United States military sites