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Follow the daily lessons below and soon you will be on board with the rest of the gang in getting your internet driver's license.

Kid Stuff!	Lessons
Objectives	Day 1
Vocabulary	Day 2
How to cite your sources (give credit where credit is due)	Day 3
Important Kid Links!	Get Your Driver's License Here!

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Objectives

The purpose of the Elementary Internet Driver's License is to provide every 3rd-5th grade student in the Northside Independent School District the opportunity to learn how to navigate, collect information and appropriately use the internet based on the Northside ISD standards as well as the State of Texas TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) for Technology Applications.

Each lesson will guide you in learning the appropriate vocabulary and the skills needed for you to be successful in receiving your Internet Driver's License.

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Vocabulary

http-hyper text transfer protocol	a type of server that allows you to view your webpage with color, animation and sound.
URL	Uniform (or Universal) Resource Locator - an Internet Address
Flaming	communicating with someone in a rude or insulting manner
e-mail	electronic mail; the means to communicate via the Internet or Intranet
www	World Wide Web
Homepage	the first page that comes out when you start using the Internet
Domain	the part of the URL that identifies the identify of a website
Internet	a world wide network of computers/servers
Network	two or more computers that can communicate with one another
CD	compact disc
Modem	the device that makes a computer communicate with other computers using a telephone line
Keyboard	the instrument that a computer uses to take data input
Search Engine	websites on the Internet that help you look for information when you don't have a URL
Multi-Search Engine	websites on the Internet that look for information using more than one search engine at a time
Student Search Engine	selected student safe Internet website to help you look for information when you don't have a URL
Browser	the program that allows users to surf the Internet. (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator
Reload/Refresh	bringing in a webpage again because the images are bad or text is incomplete
Bookmark/Favorites	marking a webpage so that you can visit it again without having to type in the URL
Online	the act of being on the Internet
Webpage	a site created to be posted and viewed on the Internet
HTML-hypertext Markup Language	the language used to create a webpage
Microsoft	the company that makes Internet Explorer, as well as, Windows 95/98, 2000 and others
Netscape	the company that makes Navigator and Communicator
Hyperlink	a link to another location or another webpage. Usually identified with a "little hand".

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How to Cite Your Sources

Once you have found your information from a book, magazine, CD-ROM, Encyclopedia or an online source, it will be very important for you to give credit where credit is due. That means to cite your source in a particular format. Click here to learn more about citing sources used for research.

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