Lesson 1 Week 2 e Tech
Lesson 1 Week 2 e Tech
The Internet, truly, is a powerful tool. It can be used to promote your business, gain new
friends, and stay in touch with the old ones. It is also a source of entertainment. But like most
things in this world, there is always “another side of the coin.” The Internet is one of the most
dangerous places, especially if you do not know what you are doing.
Online Safety and security defines how you are going to keep yourself safe while
surfing the web.
Online ethics - focuses on the acceptable use
of online resources in an online environment. THE CORE RULES OF NETIQUETTE
Netiquette, on the other hand, focuses on the Rule 1: Remember the human
acceptable behavior of the person while using Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards
the internet resource. of behavior online that you follow in real
NETIQUETTE is a combination of the life
words”net’ (from internet) and Rule 3: Know where you are in
“etiquette”. cyberspace.
Many websites and organizations have Rule 4: Respect other people's time
created their own list of netiquettes for kids, and bandwidth
teens, and even parents for them to be able to Rule 5: Make yourself look good online
protect their children. The ones given on the Rule 6: Share expert knowledge
left are general rules or netiquettes when using
the internet
ONLINE SEARCH AND RESEARCH SKILLS
ONLINE SEARCH
- Is the process of interactivity searching for and retrieving requested information via a computer
from databases that are online. Interactive searches became possible in the 1980’s with the
advent of faster databases and smart terminals.
TECHNIQUES WILL BEST SUIT WITH GOOGLE
SEARCH ENGINES
1. Choose your web browser based search
engine for you.
2. Use punctuation and boolean operators (and,
or, not)
3. Filter results by setting the range of time it
was searched.
4. Use truncations (*, !, ?, and $)
5. Limit your search to specifics
6. Use quotation marks for specific phrases.
7. Use the advanced search button to refine the search
8. Use browser history
9. Read and spell- check
IMPROVING YOUR RESEARCH SKILLS ONLINE
1. KNOW YOUR RESOURCES. Make sure to find the most reliable information which can be
found in multiple sources or, better, to have the original source
2. USE YOUR WEB BROWSER PROPERLY. Know the capabilities of your preferred browser to
help make your search faster and easier.
3. ORGANIZE YOUR BOOKMARKS. Use your browser’s bookmarks manager to organize the
links you have marked. If possible, create folders and sub-folders.
4. LEARN TO USE ADVANCED SEARCH TECHNIQUES. Practice using advanced search
techniques which are readily available in Google for instance.
5. FOLLOW THE WEB. Follow the wave of information in the web. Just make sure to read and
be critical in every link or page you click.