Internet Online Course Module #1

Favorites Menu: Internet Explorer

Objective –

Students will be able to organize the links that they will most often use in the classroom using the Favorites menu in Internet Explorer.

Introduction –

Have you ever wanted to revisit a site that you were at a couple of days ago but forgot what the web address was? Are you tired of having to type in www.hotmail.com every time that you want to read your email? Are there any other sites that you wish you could just click a button and be there without having to remove your hand from the comforts of the mouse?

Well, want, tire, and wish no more all of these things can become reality by using Internet Explorers Favorites menu item.

Activity –

Using Internet Explorer click on the menu item labeled Favorites. If you have never used this menu before there should be default Favorites already available for you to check out. The majority of them are related to Microsoft in some way or another…I wonder why? Take a moment to explore the links that may already be under your Favorites menu, noting the ones that you may wish to keep. You can read more about the Favorites menu in the Help section, just type in favorites in the search field.

Assignment –

Throughout the semester place the websites that you used most often or really enjoyed into the favorites menu. Also organize the favorites menu by using different file folders and place at least five websites in each file folder. For example: I am a high school biology teacher, one of my files may be Birds, and I would include five websites that I visited frequently in the Birds file.

At the conclusion of the semester use Microsoft word and make an outline of your favorites menu. Submit it to your teacher via email.

Resources –

If there is ever any trouble using a Microsoft product refer to their Product Support Services page at:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx

Rubric –

10 or more Favorites = 20 pts

Other Resources –

Here is a helpful guide for Bookmarks if you are a Netscape user:

http://matrixmagic.com/train/netscapebm.html