Lyceum Course - Internet Genealogy - Prerequisites
- Prerequisites
- How many of you know that you meet the prerequisites?
- Experience with a Browser and the Web is desirable
- Will only briefly cover, but you should know or learn -
- How to get to a URL
- How to use the Back/Forward Arrows
- How to use the information in History
- How to organize Browser Tabs
- How to organize the Bookmarks/Favorites File
- How to use the Find capability (in Firefox under Edit)
- With a little experience, you should be able to follow the examples and learn the material by yourself on your own computer.
- You need - a functioning browser and access to the Internet. Nothing else.
Not quite true. For census work always have a good US Road Atlas such as Rand McNally by your side.
- Is there anyone in the class who does not have Internet Access at home?
- If no computer at home - Use your local library -
- Broome County Library in Binghamton
- George F. Johnson Library in Endicott
- Many More
- No computer experience is necessary for the class sessions
- Only motivation to pursue Genealogy
- Participant Survey
- Who has access to an Internet connected computer at home? Called Being On-Line
Internet access provided by your Internet Service Provider (think Time Warner, Verizon, ....)
ISP -Definition - From Wikipedia
- Anyone who doesn't?
- Who has used a Browser? (Think Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera or others. )
Web Browser Definition - From Wikipedia
- Anyone who hasn't?
- Who has written and/or received E-Mail?
E-Mail Definition - From Wikipedia
- E-mail via either -
- A Pop-server (Application on your computer client)
- Over the Internet via your Browser (Think Yahoo Mail, G Mail, Hot Mail, etc.)
- Anyone who hasn't used e-mail?
- Anyone in in the class with No On-Line experience, even at a library or public computer?
- Who went on-line to view this course outline?
- Anyone who didn't?
© Prepared by Jay February 25, 2012