On the Web

The World Wide Web gives you access to the lesson plans, activities, and people on the Internet. Just In Time Training helps you master the challenges of the Web, with guidance specifically geared to K-12 educators. Bring the Internet into your planning and your classroom via the World Wide Web.

Quick Start!
If you've found your way here, but you are already feeling overwhelmed, Quick Start will give you an overview of the site and basic navigation help, assuming the basic skill of pointing and clicking, but few additional computer skills.

Navigating
Coverage of the most popular graphical browsers, Netscape and Internet Explorer, as well as a brief discussion of the text-based browser, Lynx.

Searching
Reviews of time-honored search tips and discussion specific to World Wide Web searchtools, including comparisons of the strengths and weaknesses of the most popular search engines.

E-Mail
Basic concepts of e-mail addressing, links to basic and advanced features of browser mail, coverage of the off-line readers Eudora and Juno, and etiquette and style guides to help make e-mail communication effective.

Interactive Forums
The mechanics and etiquette of mailing lists, news groups, IRC, and other ways of interacting with groups on the Web.

Evaluating Sites
Guidelines for evaluating the design and the content of the World Wide Web sites you encounter.

Referencing
Citation formats and special considerations for referencing Internet resources.

Authoring
Learn to write your own pages for the Web and get them published.

Troubleshooting
A discussion of problems specific to the World Wide Web and your computer, with links to forums where you can ask questions about specific problems you may encounter.