Using Technology
The New York Times Technology
Section Online
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html
This online version of
The New York Times’s technology section provides
up-to-date and reader-friendly information about technology. You can read material
up to one week after print publication for free.
E-Mail Etiquette
http://mfischer.home.texas.net/email_etiquette.htm
This student-created web site gives down-to-earth advice on how to make
your email recipients happy by avoiding common e-mail etiquette mistakes.
Quizzes and Exercises for the Adult Student
1. Chapter 8, “Thinking Critically about Information on the Internet,” Exercises,
Becoming a Master Student http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/ellis/master_student/9e/students/
information.html
This web page offers key points to consider when critically
evaluating a web page or site. This skill is extremely important for academic
success when using the Internet.
2. Chapter 9, “Getting Connected—Entering Cyberspace,” Exercises,
Becoming
a Master Student http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/ellis/master_student/9e/students/cyberspace.html
This web page provides useful questions to ask an ISP (individual service provider)
when you are shopping to connect to the Internet at your home or office.
3. Chapter 9, “ Save Time on Your Computer,” Exercises
, Becoming a Master
Student http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/ellis/master_student/9e/students/savetime.html
If you are new to computers, this page will help you think creatively about the
ways a computer could help you with your academic work.
4. Chapter 9, “Find What You Want on the Internet,” Exercises,
Becoming a Master
Student http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/ellis/master_student/9e/students/finding.html
Learn about one of the most
important skills about the Internet: searching. You’ll understand the difference
between subject directories and those computerized critters called search engines
or “spiders.”
5. Chapter 9, “Using Computers to Manage Ideas and Information,” Exercises,
Becoming
a Master Student http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/ellis/master_student/9e/students/manage.
html
Do you know the difference
between presentation software and reference software? What about browser software
or software for storage media? This web page offers simple, useful distinctions.
6. Chapter 9, “Staying Up to Date with Software,” Exercises,
Becoming a Master
Student http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/ellis/master_student/9e/students/staying.html
You might need a list of web
sites for late-breaking news about technology. Then you can become more knowledgeable
if a youthful hacker from your class questions you on technological issues.
