Learnit/Makeit
Session I
Welcome!
Sometimes Less is More
Sometimes you get so
many hits when you do a search, that the Internet seems like an
overwhelming waste of time. This site was designed to save you,
a busy educator, time and energy by giving you a great starting
point. There's a lot of good stuff out there!
Saving Your Discoveries
When URL or web addresses
are involved, it's more efficient to take notes digitally or use
online bookmarks such as Backflip.com.
To take digital notes,
resize your browser window so it takes up about 2/3 of your desktop.
Launch a word processing application such as Microsoft Word, and
resize it to take up the other 1/3 of the desktop. When you find
a good web site, simply drag the icon next to the address over to
the word processing window. (Netscape icon is a bookmark, Internet
Explorer icon is @.) Save the notes document and email it to yourself.
Add comments or notes to remind yourself of why you liked the page.
To use Backflip for the
first time, launch a browser and go to http://www.backflip.com.
Follow the instructions to set up a free account by selecting a
username and password. Drag the link "backflip it!" to
the location bar. When you want to save a page, click on the "backflip
it" shortcut. You can also add notes. Your selections will
be available online and accessible anywhere you have Internet access.
Share
the Wealth
If
you have a favorite site you'd like to share, please email
me
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