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	Computer Guides and Tutorials, Computers and Children - Safety, Finding Aids, Internet Guides & Tutorials
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	ONLINE SAFETY TIPS Google has teamed up with AARP to launch a new video series that provides AARP members with helpful, easy-to-understand tips on how to stay safe online. It includes pointers on how to set privacy controls in online photo-sharing sites, configure firewalls to protect your computer, select safe and secure passwords for your online accounts, shop safely online, and avoid phishing scams. You can find the videos on AARP's online safety page.    Local Internet Access Providers A list of Internet Service Providers from UWSP.
	Computer Guides and Tutorials
	Using a Computer New User Tutorial - http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/tutor/welcome.htm A site designed to teach new users basic computer skills such as using the mouse and the scrollbar, typing commands into dialog boxes, double clicking, and using the File menu and other basic Windows functions. Navigation from page to page is easy for people just learning computer skills.  Land Grant Training Alliance Online Lessons - http://www.lgta.org/ On line tutorials for many major pieces of software, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint. Well written, well illustrated and suitable for beginners. ZDNet Quick Start - http://www.zdnet.com/quickstart/ Helpful guides for all kinds of hardware and software, including video games. Each guide includes a getting-started section, a troubleshooting section, expert advice, suggested first projects and much more. Buying A Computer Dave's Guide to Buying a Home Computer - http://www.css.msu.edu/PC-Guide/ Excellent current resource. Includes how and what to buy in new and used computers, setup and upgrade guide, and troubleshooting. Materials continuously updated to support online course on home computing. Windows. Windows Annoyances - http://www.annoyances.org/ "Annoyances.org is the most complete collection of information assembled for and by actual users of Microsoft Windows." Has discussion areas for the various versions of Windows.  MacIntosh MacDirectory - http://www.macdirectory.com/ Resources for Mac users, arranged by categories. Mac OS Zone - http://www.macoszone.com/ A wide variety of freeware for Macs, with ratings and reviews. Software / Shareware / Freeware Download.com - http://download.cnet.com/ C|Net's utility for finding and downloading, comprehensive and up-to-date, with loads of shareware and freeware.
Computers and Children - Safety
	ALA Resources for Parents and Kids  - http://www.ala.org/parents/ Includes The Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids <http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/guide.html>, which provides parents with definitions of common Internet terms, safety tips, and guidelines for selecting quality sites, Great Sites!<http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/>, an annotated directory of more than 700 links that everyone in the family can enjoy and Teen Hoopla <http://www.ala.org/teenhoopla/>, an Internet Guide for teens. GetNetWise  - http://www.getnetwise.org/ A resource for families and caregivers to help kids have safe, educational, and entertaining online experiences. Includes a glossary of Internet terms, a guide to online safety, directions for reporting online trouble, a directory of online safety tools, and great sites for kids to visit  SafeKids - http://www.safekids.com/ A complete safe-surfing kit and collection of information for parents. This site lays out the rules, the risks, the products and the issues.
Finding Aids
	Guides Finding Information on the Internet - http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html The best introduction to Internet searching on the Web. Good section on how to choose search tools with a chart comparing the features of the major Web search engines and directories. Researching Companies On-Line - http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/ A tutorial on how to find different types of free company information on the Internet.  Specialized Tools Ditto.com - http://ditto.com/ Indexes millions of photos and graphics on the web. Great place to find a little something for a school project or web site. AltaVista Image Search  - http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/simage The most comprehensive database of images on the Net, with the best searching capability with millions of images.  Alta Vista also provides searching tools for video and audio files. Subject Guides and Directories Librarians' Index to the Internet  - http://www.lii.org/ Yahoo! -- http://www.yahoo.com  Yahoo arranges web sites by subjects and simplifies searches of that directory. The Librarian's Index lists only carefully selected sites and includes annotations.  Search Engines AltaVista | Excite | Hotbot | Lycos | Ask Jeeves! | FastSearch These search engines search the Internet for new sites and index the results. Check their advanced search features, as simple searches often result in too many hits. Also use the searching tutorials listed above to improve your searching skills. Ask Jeeves allows "plain English" searches. Meta-Search Engines Dogpile - http://www.dogpile.com/ Search.com - http://www.search.com/ Meta search engines access multiple search engines at the same time and combine the results. This can be very useful or very confusing.
	Internet Guides and Tutorials
	Using the Internet IC You See - http://www.ithaca.edu/library/Training/ICYouSee.html One of the best introductions to using the Internet available. Well-written and humorous. A self-guided tutorial designed by the Ithaca College Library. Includes T is for Thinking  - A tutorial on evaluating Internet resources. Internet Fraud Complaint Center - https://www.ifccfbi.gov/ This site has been made available for victims to report any suspected criminal or civil violation. "A partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center." Internet Tutorials - University at Albany Libraries - http://library.albany.edu/internet/ An excellent collection of beginners' tutorials for Internet users. There are currently 20 tutorials under various categories. Regularly updated. Learn the Net - http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html Covers the basics, suggests simple projects and does it all in five languages. net.TUTOR  - http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/ Excellent interactive Internet instruction program. Take any or all of the lessons covering: Getting Started on the Web; E-Mail Basics; Make the Most of Your Browser; Searching 101; Evaluation of Web Sites; and Smart Net Research Strategies. Produced by Ohio State University. E-Mail Mail2Web -- http://www.mail2web.com/ Check your e-mail from any computer. Works with most Pop accounts. Free Things Free Site -- http://www.thefreesite.com/ This site list free offers on the Internet, from free dog food to graphics and neat things for web sites and includes a list of other free sites <http://thefreesite.com/Other_Freebie_Sites/ >. Just remember, There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.