Surfing the Internet Safely

About the Book

Computer help especially for children! Easy to read with great practice lessons, this book guides children into being able to find the information they need while doing so safely. With many pictures and detailed explanations children will have fun while learning a skill that will last their whole lives.

• It will: .
• Cover the basics of using an Internet browser .
• Have examples of some topics grade school children look for and how to best find the information. .
• Discuss the different search engines and their results. .
• Show how to navigate in the browser to move between places they've been. .
• Show how to get the information from a browser into another program for their homework. .
• Go through saving information from the Internet to use later. .
• Discuss printing from the Internet .
• Discuss shopping on the Internet .
• Discuss some problems that can come up and how to fix them .
• Have exercises in "put it into practice sections" and two projects at the end of the book .
• Have a special section at the end for kids to share with their parents and teachers to help keep them and their computer safe

About the Author

Whitney Hankison has been featured in 5 computer related books, including one that reached the top 100 ranking in Amazon.Com. With a background of computer systems integration and design she has participated mainly in writing programming guides, now expanding into workbooks to help children learn programs necessary for school.