• Explore the concept of the Internet and how it can be useful to them.
  
• Increase computer keyboard and Internet vocabulary.
  
• Gain an understanding of the types of resources available on the Internet, such as search engines.
  
• Use a search engine to identify potential sources of information.
  
• Evaluate usefulness of information found on various Web sites.

• Practice using the scroll bars to view information on a Web site.
  
• Increase familiarity with the computer keyboard.
  
• Navigate a Web site by accessing links and using the "Forward" and "Backward" browser commands.
  
• Do keyword searches to find pertinent Web sites.
  
• Understand and use basic internet terminology.
  
• Set up an e-mail account.
  
• Send an e-mail.

Literacy and ESOL Skills Addressed:
Learners will . . .

• Search a nonprint medium for keywords.
  
• Make inferences as to the meaning of unknown terms.
  
• Increase basic Internet vocabulary.
  
• Compose an e-mail.
  
• Spell words for use in searching.
  
• Select appropriate vocabulary for keywords.
  
• Discuss their knowledge of computers and the Internet.
  
• Express comparisons between 2 web sites orally and in writing.
  
• Process information presented in an interactive format.
  
• Write personal opinions.
  
• Practice reading and executing technical commands.

• Use information and communications technology to acquire, process, and manage information.
  
• Select appropriate reading strategies to read with understanding and purpose.
  
• Organize and purposefully present ideas orally and in writing.
  
• Analyze the accuracy, bias, and usefulness of information sources.
  
• Analyze information and reflect on its meaning
  
• Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of alternatives.
  
• Work together and guide others.
  
• Understand, interpret and work with symbolic information.