Into the Internet is range of free online tutorials to help you get what you want out of the Internet. Click on an underlined topic below to get started. To return here to the main menu, click the main menu icon at the left of the page.
For basic information about the Internet, try the topics What is the Internet? and How does the Web work. The Glossary is available throughout Into the Internet so you can look up the meaning of words as you go.
Do you want to find out how to get information from the Web? Web addresses explains what www.something.com means, and how to use Web addresses. Searching the Web will help you find specific things that you're looking for on the Web when you don't know the address. Just browsing will give you some tips for just looking around the Web, and teach you how to "bookmark" your favourite Web sites.
Do you want to use the Internet to communicate with other people around the world? Then try What is e-mail?, What is chat? and What is Internet news? For acceptable codes of behaviour on the Internet, see What is netiquette? (Net etiquette).
Are you interested in using the Internet to study? Learning online can help you develop the study skills required to be a successful online learner. Familiarise yourself with WebCT (a program used to deliver online learning) in Using WebCT 3.1. (A tutorial for an older version of WebCT, Using WebCT 1.3 is still available too.)
Want to brush up your typing skills? Go to Typing tutor.
To stay comfortable and safe while you’re using computers, look at Health and safety for computer users.
To find out more about the Internet, follow some links from What else is out there?