Internet Guides, Tutorials, and Training

Understanding the Internet is an essential part of being a successful online student. Learn the fundamentals of using the Internet through these resources:

Collections of Internet Guides, Online Courses, and Tutorials

• Your Basic Guide to the Internet: This site provides an overview of the web, search tools, search techniques, and content research
• The Internet Owner’s Manual: Provides all the tools to master the Internet from surfing the web to protecting yourself
• Computer/Internet Tutorials: Find links to outside sites that offer computer basics, computer programs and Internet tutorials
• Internet Web Text: Collection of links to Internet tutorials including Internet orientation, keyword searching, and connecting with people via the Internet
• How the Web Works: Multiple tutorials on introduction to the Web, HTML, XHTML, using style sheets, and basic web imaging
• Internet Detective: What you need to know to discern between good and bad sites for your online research
• Learn the Net Tutorials: A collection of links to tutorials and guides for using the Internet
• Making the Net Easier: Articles and tutorials covered on this site from Internet search, search engines, search techniques, and Web 2.0
• User’s Guide to the Internet: Collection of many tutorials all about using the Internet effectively
• Internet 101: Discover how the Internet works and how to use it with multiple tutorials
• Navigating Internet Explorer: Understanding and using URLs, navigating with IE buttons, using IE menus and using favorites
• Bare Bones 101: A basic tutorial on using search on the Web

More Online Guides, Courses, and Tutorials

• Beginner’s Guide to Effective Email: Offers information on useful subject lines, context, format, page layout, gestures, style and formality
• Finding Information on the Internet: Reviews search engines, subject directories, meta-search engines and invisible web
• Welcome to the World Wide Web: Teaches about URLs, searching for information, creating documents in html, and discussion groups
• Searching the World Wide Web: Tutorial about searching for information on the Internet
• The Help Web: A guide to getting started using the Internet
• The Big Picture: Discusses the major pieces of the Internet and how everything works together
• Finding Images on the Web: Teaches about downloading and inserting images, image copyrights, search engines, and more
• Step-by-Step Using the Internet: An online course provided by the BBC that teaches how to get hooked up, web page basics, finding stuff online, get more from email and staying safe
• A Short and Easy Search Engine Tutorial: Guide to searching, search engines, and how to search the web efficiently
• Communicating on the Web: An interactive tutorial for beginners on email, mailing lists, and IRC
• A Beginner's Guide to the World Wide Web: Everything anyone needs to know to get started using the web
• A Guide to Critical Thinking: Using the web effectively involves knowing what you are actually looking at on the web
• The Internet Learning Tree: Answers questions such as What is the Internet? How do I use the Internet? How do I use search?

Internet Glossaries

• Glossary of Internet Terms: Full definitions of popular Internet terminology
• Internet Terminology and Definitions: Maintained by Rutgers, this site provides a thorough listing of many Internet terms