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Internet Basics

Internet Basics

Become Internet savvy with tutorials on how to browse smartly, maintain your safety, and network socially while online.

  • Master the basics of the Internet, including tips for browsing and strategies for effective searching.

  • Explore Microsoft’s popular web browser Internet Explorer 8. Customize the tools and features to best suit your browsing needs.

  • Google's web browser Chrome is simple, safe and fun to use. Learn why.

  • Stay safe and secure online. Avoid the most common threats, and learn how to protect your computer and your privacy.

  • Develop strategies for keeping your kids safe when they go online.

  • Learn how to create, use and maintain a Facebook page of your own, including setting safe privacy controls.

  • Enhance your life with tutorials on Google apps and services like Gmail, Google Docs and more.

  • Reading information online is different from reading information in a book. See how to find what you are looking for and how to ignore the rest.

  • Improve your information literacy with these tutorials on how to find, use and manage information better.

  • Become a savvy user of technology with these helpful tips, shortcuts and more.

  • Discover the FireFox web browser. Download it to your computer and learn how to customize its options.

  • Learn how to share with others by starting your own blog.

  • Gain 21st century skills with our new social media topics including Facebook and Twitter.

  • Learn the basics of email and other ways to communicate online in today's world.