1. True or False? All the information found in print format can also be found on the Internet in digital format. (answer)

2. True or False? Anybody can create and post a website. (answer)

3. True or False? All the information found on the Internet is true. (answer)

4. True or False? A Search Engine searches for information on all websites. (answer)

5. True or False? A Subject Directory or Index is menu-driven. (answer)

6. True or False? A domain name can give a clue to the type of information found on a website. (answer)

7. True or False? The World Wide Web (WWW) contains text, images, sound, and video. (answer)

8. True or False? If you copy and paste information found on the Internet into your own documents, you should cite your source. (answer)

9. True or False? A (hyper)link allows one to jump from one website to another website. (answer)

10. True or False? A URL is the acronym for a website address or location. (answer)

Now, let's look at a feature you will need to know about for your classes, EPORTAL

Go to the library homepage. Click on the link FOR STUDENTS. Scroll down to the fourth link, which is e-PORTAL. Click on it.

If you are new to the system, you will first need to obtain your login User Name and password. So click on the link in the center of the page under New to ePORTAL? Click on the 1. Click Here. Read the warning and then click on the link at the bottom to continue.

Enter your social security number and click on SUBMIT.

Your user ID is listed at the top in red. It may well have a number after it if yours is a common name... e.g., jsmith301. Write down the ID so you won't forget it. Read the information at the bottom explaining about the one-time password to get into the system. It will be the first two letters of your last name--capitalized--plus the last six digits of your social security number. Write that down so you are ready. Then click on your campus at the bottom and sign in.

As soon as you sign in for the first time, you will be prompted to create a password. Do that and write it down so you won't forget it.

The first page you get is called MY PIPELINE. Notice that there are announcements at the top. If the college closes due to bad weather or an emergency, the announcement will appear here.

Click on the tab at the top called SCHOOL SERVICES. Notice Course Resources at the top. Click on the down arrow to Select Term. Choose the semester in which you are enrolled. That will bring up a list of your courses and instructors. There will be links to your courses and email addresses for your instructors.

Now click on the gold envelope at the top called E-MAIL. This will bring up an additional screen. Notice your email address at the top right corner, e.g., jsmith301@mail.accd.edu. Write that down. You will want to use it. This email address works anywhere on the Internet; and you can get to it from any computer which is connected to the Internet. Very flexible!

Many instructors use this email system to contact their students, so you should become familiar with using it.

Be sure to log out before leaving the computer. You don't want other people using your email or records!!

Now, let's go to the pink exercise sheet.

Let's start with III.E. Try Googling yourself. Go to Google and type in your full phone number with dashes after the area code and the first three digits. Notice that it gives your address, your email address, maps to your location and possibly links to your web pages.

Now try Googling yourself in a different way. Type in your name in quotes ("John Smith"), then the word "and", then "San Antonio." So you would have the following query: "John Smith" and "San Antonio". You may find that there are many links to you on the Web.

Now let's look at II.E. Go to the library homepage. Click on Web Subject INDEX. Click on "P". Scroll down to and Click on "Physics." Scroll down to and click on "Powers of Ten." Scroll down a little so that the movie screen is in the center of your screen and watch the show.

This is an amazing website and perfectly illustrates the power of the Internet as a learning tool.

Now let's try I.D. Go to the top of your browser page and type in the address "www.shibumi.org/eotl.htm" and hit ENTER.

You will get a message: Page cannot be found. Why did you get this message?

This is a common occurrence on the Web. Addresses are unforgiving; the slightest mistake and you get an error message. In this particular case it was a typo. The l should be i in the address. Try typing "www.shibumi.org/eoti.htm" and you will find the end of the Internet. Now that you have finished the Internet, you can go and do something else, like read a book.

You may also want to explore a handout called To Google, which talks about many ways to use the Google search engine.

You may also want to explore a handout called Specialized Search Engines, which lists a number of search engines by subject.