Maysville School District Community Education

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Maysville School District Community Education

• Internet

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Internet Requirements

• Internet service provider
• Computer with Modem or other equipment
• Internet Browser setup and configured

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Types of Internet Service

• DSL
• Cable
• Wireless
• Satellite
• T-1
• Dialup

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Types Of Internet Service

• Dialup
• DSL
• Cable
• Wireless
• Satellite
• T-1

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Types of Internet ServiceDialup

• Uses regular telephone lines
• Must dial in to gain access
• Much slower that other types (56K)
• No phone access while online
• Lowest monthly rate
• Open phone jack and modem required

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Types Of Internet ServiceDSL

• Dialup
• DSL
• Cable
• Wireless
• Satellite
• T-1

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Types of Internet Service DSL (broadband)

• Setup through local Phone company
• Much faster than dialup
• Choice of DSL speeds
• Always on
• Not available in all areas
• Requires purchase of additional equipment
• Speed reduced by number of users

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Types Of Internet ServiceCable

• Dialup
• DSL
• Cable
• Wireless
• Satellite
• T-1

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Types of Internet ServiceCable (not available)

• Setup by local Cable company
• Similar speeds to DSL
• Always on
• Not available in all areas
• Requires purchase of additional equipment
• Speed reduced by number of users

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Types Of Internet ServiceWireless

• Dialup
• DSL
• Cable
• Wireless
• Satellite
• T-1

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Types of Internet ServiceWireless

• Much faster than dialup
• Always on
• Not available in all areas
• Signal is line of site
• Lower monthly rate the satellite
• Affected by weather distance

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Types Of Internet ServiceSatellite

• Dialup
• DSL
• Cable
• Wireless
• Satellite
• T-1

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Types of Internet ServiceSatellite

• Much faster than dialup
• High monthly charge
• Always on
• Available anywhere
• Requires additional equipment
• May be effected by weather

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Type Of Internet ServiceT-1

• Dialup
• DSL
• Cable
• Wireless
• Satellite
• T-1

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Types of Internet ServiceT-1

• Only available to business customers
• Provided by local telephone company
• Fastest speed available
• Highest cost
• Always on

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Internet Service Providers

• CCP (St. Joseph) http//www.ccp.com
• Dialup
• Satellite
• Cameron Net (Cameron) http//www.northmo.net/
• Dialup
• Wireless broadband
• CenturyTel (local) http//www.centurytel.net/
• Dialup
• ISDN
• T-1
• WildBlue http//www.wildblue.com/
• Satellite

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Internet Web Browsers

• Internet Explorer
• Part of Windows Operating System
• Mozilla
• http//www.mozilla.com
• Firefox
• http//www.mozilla.com

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Web BrowserInstalling and configuring

• Setting home page
• Outlook
• Tools ? Internet Options ?Home Page
• Firefox
• Tools ? Options ? Home Page
• Mozilla
• Edit ? Preferences ? Home Page

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Search Engine

• Google (www.google.com)
• Yahoo (www.yahoo.com)
• Alta Vista (www.altavista.com)
• MSN (www.search.msn.com)
• Ask /Ask Jeeves (www.ask.com)

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Finding a Group

• Google
• http//groups/google.com/
• Yahoo
• http//groups.yahoo.com

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Chat

• MSN Messanger
• http//www.MSN.com
• Yahoo Messanger
• http//www.yahoo.com
• Google Talk
• http//www.google.com/talk/

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Radio

• Radio Locator
• http//www.radio-locator.com
• Radio Tower
• http//www.radiotower.com/
• Live Radio.net
• http//www.live-radio.net/info.shtml

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Internet Television

• WWi-TV
• http//wwitv.com/portal.htm

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Newspapers

• School Web page
• http//maysville.k12.mo.us/newspapers/newspapers/
• Online News Papers
• http//www.onlinenewspapers.com/
• RefDesk
• http//www.refdesk.com/mo.html

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Google Maps

• Google Maps
• http//maps.google.com/
• Yahoo Maps
• http//maps.yahoo.com/
• MapQuest
• http//www.mapquest.com/

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Web Cams

• CamVista
• http//www.camvista.com
• Snoweye
• http//www.snoweye.com
• Hawaii Weather
• http//www.mauigateway.com/rw/video/video.htm
• Alaska Webcam
• http//www.akmining.com/webcams.htm

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People Locator

• People Finder
• http//www.peoplefinders.com
• Addresses
• http//www.addresses.com/
• Yahoo
• http//people.yahoo.com

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Encyclopedia Dictionary

• Webopedia (http//www.webopedia.com)
• Britannica (http//www.britannica.com)
• Webster Dictionary (http//www.m-w.com)

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Genealogy

• Family Search
• http//www.familysearch.org/
• Cyndis List
• http//www.cyndislist.com/
• DeKalb County Historical Society
• http//www.rootsweb.com/modekalb/index.htmlGenea
  logical

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Health

• www.cnn.com/HEALTH/
• http//www.healthfinder.gov/
• http//www.nih.gov/
• http//www.webmd.com/
• http//medlineplus.gov/
• http//www.mayoclinic.com/
• http//healthweb.org/

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Google Earth

• http//earth.google.com/download-earth.html

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Weather

• Weather.com
• Http//maysville.k12.mo.us
• Weather Underground
• http//www.wunderground.com/
• The Weather Channel
• http//www.weatherchannel.com
• NOAA
• http//www.spc.noaa.gov/

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Weather Prediction

• Farmers Almanac
• www.farmersalmanac.com
• Weather Almanac
• www.almanac.com/

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Stock Market

• NYSE
• http//www.nyse.com/
• NASDAQ
• http//www.nasdaq.com/
• Quote.com
• http//www.quote.com

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Intertainment

• TV Guide
• www.tvguide.com

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Telephone Directory

• Yellow Pages
• http//www.yellowpages.com/
• White Pages
• http//www.whitepages.com

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Library Of Congress

• Library Of Congress
• http//www.loc.gov
• St. Joseph Public Library
• http//www.sjpl.lib.mo.us/
• Rolling Hills
• http//www.rollinghills.lib.mo.us/
• Cameron Public Library
• http//www.cameronlibrary.org/

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How To/???

• http//www.ehow.com/
• http//www.howstuffworks.com/
• http//howthingswork.virginia.edu/
• http//htw.wiley.com/htw/

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Travel

• http//Farealert.com
• http//Priceline.com
• http//Travelocity.com
• http//www.Expedia.com
• http//travel.yahoo.com/

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Consumer Reports

• Consumer Report
• http//www.consumerreports.org
• Consumer Guide
• www.consumerguide.com/
• Savvy Consumer
• http//www.savvyconsumer.org

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Food

• The Food Network
• http//www.foodnetwork.com
• All Recipies
• http//allrecipes.com/
• Kraft Foods
• http//www.kraftfoods.com
• Betty Crocker
• http//www.bettycrocker.com

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Government

• Missouri State Government
• http//www.mo.gov
• The White House
• http//www.whitehouse.gov/
• First Government
• http//www.firstgov.gov/

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Top Web Sites (not necessarily my opinion)

• http//www.toptenlinks.com/
• http//www.100bestwebsites.org/
• http//freebies.about.com/od/710/tp/timewasting.ht
  m
• http//www.toptensites.com/
• http//www.web100.com/
• http//www.csmonitor.com/2005/1229/p14s02-stct.htm
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• http//www.isracamera.co.il/dailymail.htm
• http//www.coolsiteoftheday.com/

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Software Downloads

• www.download.com
• http//www.tucows.com/
• http//downloads-zdnet.com.com/

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Sports

• http//espn.go.com/
• http//sports.yahoo.com/
• http//msn.foxsports.com/
• http//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032113/
• http//www.nascar.com/
• http//kansascity.royals.mlb.com/
• http//www.kcchiefs.com/

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On This Day

• www.historychannel.com/tdih/

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Tree/Lawn/Shrubs

• http//www.arborday.org/
• http//www.treesaregood.com/
• http//gardenline.usask.ca/trees/index.html
• http//doityourself.com/shrubs/
• http//muextension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/h
  ort/
• http//www.mdc.mo.gov/