How to teach to use the Internet

How to teach to use the Internet

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Thanks to improvement of technologies, borders between the cities and the countries are erased. It is not necessary to wait any more when the operator connects you with your mom living for many kilometers from you. It is enough to include Skype and not only to talk, but also to see each other. For young people the Internet became the same part of the life as food and a dream, representatives of the senior generation quite often are afraid of it. Carry out elimination of Internet illiteracy for the adults and elderly relatives.

It is required to you

Instruction

1. Explain to "pupil" why the Internet is necessary. If your relative does not understand point of training, he will learn nothing. Tell that thanks to the Internet it will be possible to communicate to the close people who are far; find the necessary recipe; learn weather for tomorrow; look or download interesting movie/transfer, etc.

2. Show the Internet user's elements. Here the ability to use the browser and a search string enters. Include autocompletion function at the browser. It will strongly simplify life and to your pupil, and you.

3. Tell about advantages of e-mail and Skype. Bring e-mail and the account to Skype for your ward. It will be better if he makes it under your manual. Explain how to use these useful things. Tell about ways of overcoming possible difficulties (for example, unstable communication on Skype).

4. Explain what is spam and Internet fraud ("Send SMS to number … and receive one million"). This point needs to pay special attention, elderly people are very trustful.

5. Tell about harm of viruses. Characteristic signs of virus pages are for certain known to you. Share the knowledge.

6. Communicate on preferences of your "pupil". Pick up several websites which are equitable to its interests, study them together. Look for pages with good filling and the most convenient interface. Train in work specifically at this website, enter it to bookmarks and show how quickly to open it.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team

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