Internet Skills

Designed for:
Those who wish to learn about the Internet and email.

Prerequisites: 
Familiar with Windows and using a mouse.

Objectives:
To teach the basics of using the Internet and email.

Course Content

• Lesson One – Including: Understanding the background of the Internet, using Internet Explorer to connect to the Internet, using links in the Pitman Training Web Site, using the Back, Forward and Home toolbar buttons.
• Lesson Two – Including: Recognising the structure of Internet Addresses (URLs), entering a URL and load the corresponding web page, editing a URL, understanding the use of search engines to find information, performing simple searches using a variety of search engines, using the internal search facility on the BBC web site, using Edit/Find command to find a specific item on a web page.
• Lesson Three – Including: Using the Favorites feature, creating a folder in Favorites, using the History feature, saving a Web page, saving a Web Picture, printing a web page, understanding the benefits of shopping online, knowing how to shop securely on the Internet.
• Lesson Four – Including: Identifying the main items on the Outlook Express screen, using the four main folders: Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items and Deleted Items, composing and printing messages, sending and receiving messages, organising messages by creating a new folder, attaching a file to a message, saving an attached file, copying a URL into an e-mail message, using the Address Book, using Spell Check.

Benefits

• Learn the basic principles of using the Internet and email.
• The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace.
• A personalised workbook to use and keep as a reference guide on completion of the course.
• The opportunity to gain the widely recognised Pitman Training Certificate.

Course duration:
6 - 8 hours

What next:  
Word or Excel Core Level