Internet Search Tools and Tutorials 

Search Tools

• Google
• AltaVista
• Internet Public Library
• KartOO Visual Meta Search Engine
• HotBot
• AllTheWeb.Com
• Lycos
• Librarians' Index to the Internet
• CyberTimes Navigator
• Webcrawler
• Ask.com
• Yahoo!
• Image Search from Google
• Image Search from AlltheWeb
• Image Search from Yahoo!
• FindSounds: Search the Web for Sounds
   

Internet Safety and Other Parenting & Family Resources 

• NetSmartz Guides to Internet safety for children and teens, developed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
• Keeping Kids Safe Online  Tips and tools for parents on keeping kids safe online.
• Texas Attorney General - Tips for Protecting Children Online
• Texas Attorney General - Cyber Safety
• The Children's Partnership  Full text of "The Parent's Guide to the Information Superhighway: Rules and Tools for Families Online" in English and Spanish.
• GetNetWise Online privacy tips for toddlers through teens.
• FamilyEducation Network: a Parenting and Education Resource
• Early Childhood Intervention of Texas
• BabyCenter A resource for new and expecting parents.
• Yahoo's Parenting Resources
• Child Welfare Information Gateway 
• Texas Council on Family Violence Extensive resources for Texans in English & Spanish.
• Family Violence Prevention Fund    
• Domestic Violence Hotline  

Internet Tutorials

Developed for our own classes at Rockwall County Library:

• Basic Internet for Beginners Tutorial
• Getting More from the Internet for Intermediate Users Tutorial

From other sources:

• Internet Tutorial - What Is the Internet? -Basic beginning Internet information.
• Bare Bones 101: A Very Basic Web Search Tutorial
• HTML: An Interactive Tutorial for Beginners
• LEARN THE NET Home Page (available in English, Spanish and French)
• Microsoft Technet Internet Guide and Web Tutorial
• net.TUTOR from the Ohio State University Libraries.
• Internet Tutorials from the State University of New York at Albany (download the course notes).
• Finding Information on the Internet: A TUTORIAL from University of Illinois at Chicago
• AARP Learn the Internet offers tutorials for beginning and intermediate users

Computer Basics

• Mouse Aerobics to help new computer users with their mousing skills.
• Computer Tutorials from the Central Kansas Library System.
• Computer Literacy 101 in English or Spanish (free for personal use)

Free E-mail

• Hotmail from MSN
• Lycos Web Mail
• Yahoo! Mail

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