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Learn the Internet

Learn the Internet

Try these online tutorials to help you become a proficient Internet user either at home or using an Internet station at the John C. Hart Memorial Library. Librarians are available to help you get started and to answer your questions.

Mouse Skills:

Mouse Aerobics

http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials/mouse/page1.html
This tutorial from the Central Kansas Library System to will help you become comfortable with the mouse and teach you some basic skills for using the Internet.

Mouse Exercises at SeniorNet.org

http://www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mousepractice.html
SeniorNet's mission is to provide older adults education for and access to computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom. There are SeniorNet Learning Centers in Ossining and Mahopac offering low cost classes.

Mousing Around Practice Games

http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/games.htm
Links to online games from the Palm Beach County Library System.

Mouse Clicking by Sandy Berger

http://www.aarp.org/learntech/computers/howto/a2002-07-09-computers_howto_mouse.html
Mouse Clicking is one of the earliest How-to-Guides published online by the AARP. Go to http://www.aarp.org/learntech/computers/ for information on using computers and technology.

Keyboard Basics:

Learn to Type Online

http://www.typeonline.co.uk/
This free typing tutorial was developed by a Hampshire web developer. Use it to improve your keyboarding skills.

Good Typing

http://www.goodtyping.com/
You will need to register and invent a username and password to get the most out of this free online tutorial. Don’t use it if you are uncomfortable about giving out your name and email address.

Web Lessons:

Basic Web Lessons from the AARP

http://www.aarp.org/learntech/computers/basic_web/a2004-10-15-lti-basicbrowsing.html

Intermediate Web Lessons from the AARP

http://www.aarp.org/learntech/computers/inter_web/a2004-10-27-intermediatebrowsing.html

Learn the Net – The Internet Owner’s Manual

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html
This site has many features to help you become a savvy Internet searcher. Use the Animated Internet to gain a basic understanding of how things work.

Finding Information on the Internet a Tutorial from the UC Berkeley Teaching Library

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
Librarians at the University of California use this to teach Freshman how to research. It has good information for anyone who wants to be an advanced Internet searcher and is updated every Fall.

At Hart:

Ask a Librarian

http://yorktownlibrary.org/email_reference.htm
Use this link to send your questions and comments. Please let us know which links are the most helpful or suggest links of your own.

Adult Computer Programs

http://www.yorktownlibrary.org/adult.htm
Check our Adult Computer Programs page for upcoming computer/technology programs in the library.