Internet Guide for Everyone, The (4 Parts)

Synopsis: Programmes intended to help the user understand the Internet’s capabilities and to effectively navigate its resources. The series allows interaction in real time, providing step-by-step instructions so the viewers can practise on their computers as they watch.
1: Demonstrates how to navigate the World Wide Web.
2: Looks at two aids for navigating the Web: bookmarks, which help to remember and access favourite or important Web sites; and search engines, that help to find information of particular interest.
3: Looks at the use and advantages of ftp and gopher, which allow the user to access and download software from areas of the Internet outside the World Wide Web, and e-mail, which is a quick, easy and cost-effective way to communicate.
4: Shows how to participate in discussion groups and join mailing lists to receive information on topics of interest.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 25, 25, 29, 24 min.
Year of production: 1998
Availability: Sale; 1999 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p) each
Subjects: Information technology
Keywords: computer skills training; Internet; World Wide Web

Title: Navigating the Net
Synopsis: 1: Demonstrates how to navigate the World Wide Web.
Title: Bookmarks and searching
Synopsis: 2: Looks at two aids for navigating the Web: bookmarks, which help to remember and access favourite or important Web sites; and search engines, that help to find information of particular interest.
Title: FTP, gopher and using e-mail
Synopsis: 3: Looks at the use and advantages of ftp and gopher, which allow the user to access and download software from areas of the Internet outside the World Wide Web, and e-mail, which is a quick, easy and cost-effective way to communicate.
Title: Newsgroups and mailing lists
Synopsis: 4: Shows how to participate in discussion groups and join mailing lists to receive information on topics of interest.

Name: Viewtech Educational Media
Notes: NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution

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