Overview

Anyone can be a consumer of the Internet -- Internet Literacy provides the conceptual background and online tools needed to become a Web-savvy creator and publisher. Avoiding unnecessary jargon and computerese, it discusses everything from basic knowledge and tutorials to instant messaging, Webcams, and more. New material includes animations and other graphic tools, XML, and Web certifications.

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Author:   Fred Hofstetter
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Professional
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 27.40cm
Weight:   0.953kg
ISBN:  

9780073214542

ISBN 10:   007321454
Pages:   434
Publication Date:   16 November 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE INTERNET Chapter 1. DEFINITIONS Chapter 2. HOW THE INTERNET IS CHANGING THE WORLD PART TWO: GETTING ON THE INTERNET Chapter 3. GETTING CONNECTED Chapter 4. SURFING THE NET PART THREE: COMMUNICATING OVER THE INTERNET Chapter 5. INTERNET ETIQUETTE (NETIQUETTE) Chapter. ELECTRONIC MAIL Chapter 7. LISTSERV MAILING LISTS Chapter 8. USENET NEWSGROUPS,WEB-BASED FORUMS, AND RSS BLOGS Chapter 9. COMMUNICATING IN REAL TIME Chapter 10. STREAMING MEDIA AND SYNCHRONIZED MULTIMEDIA PART FOUR: FINDING THINGS ON THE INTERNET Chapter 11. SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION Chapter 12. COMMONLY FOUND INTERNET FILE TYPES Chapter 13. DOWNLOADING FROM THE INTERNET Chapter 14. BIBLIOGRAPHIC STYLE FOR CITING INTERNET RESOURCES PART FIVE: CREATING WEB PAGES Chapter 15. WEB PAGE CREATION STRATEGIES Chapter 16. WEB PAGE DESIGN Chapter 17. HOW HTML WORKS Chapter 18. CREATING YOUR WEB PAGE RESUME Chapter 19. PUTTING IMAGES ON WEB PAGES Chapter 20. USING TABLES AND CSS FOR WEB PAGE LAYOUT Chapter 21. MAKING A LOCAL WEB SITE AND A HOME PAGE Chapter 22. PUBLISHING FILES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEBPART SIX: USING MULTIMEDIA ON THE INTERNET Chapter 23. HOW WEB BROWSERS DO MULTIMEDIA Chapter 24. AUDIO RECORDING AND EMBEDDING PART SEVEN: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET Chapter 25. SOCIETAL ISSUES Chapter 26. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY Chapter 27. HOW TO KEEP UP AND STAY SECUREAPPENDIX A: INTERNET TOOLKIT FOR WINDOWS AND MACINTOSH APPENDIX B: PROGRESSIVE CASE PROJECTS APPENDIX C: BASIC WINDOWS AND MACINTOSH TUTORIALS

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Fred Hofstetter, Ph.D. is a Full Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of Deleware. He specializes in multimedia and Web development. He is the author of several textbooks including: Internet Literacy, Multimedia Literacy, and Advanced Web Page Design.

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