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You will access and navigate the internet using a free and open source web browser such as [[Learn Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]].  Mozilla Firefox will appear under Applications > Internet >Firefox Web Browser.

You will access and navigate the internet using a free and open source web browser such as [[Learn Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]].  Mozilla Firefox will appear under Applications > Internet >Firefox Web Browser.

If you know the web address of the site you want to visit, you can type it in the address bar. Ex; http://kn.wikipedia.org. If you don’t know the particular web address, you can type a key word(s) relating to the topic e.g. Wikipedia, using a search engine, such as  [http://google.com Google search engine] or [https://duckduckgo.com DuckDuckGo] search engine. You can search not only for text, but also for images and videos  You can download the file (video, text file, image file) to your computer.  

If you know the web address of the site you want to visit, you can type it in the address bar. Ex; http://kn.wikipedia.org. If you don’t know the particular web address, you can type a key word(s) relating to the topic e.g. Wikipedia, using a search engine, such as  [http://google.com Google search engine] or [https://duckduckgo.com DuckDuckGo] search engine. The [https://duckduckgo.com DuckDuckGo] search engine does store your searches, which allows you privacy, whereas [http://google.com Google search engine] stores your searches. You can search not only for text, but also for images and videos  You can download the file (video, text file, image file) to your computer.  

You can save web pages off-line to read later, without having an internet connection. To save the page, right click on the page and click on "Save Page As". In the save tab, you can give specific file name and in the file format you need to select "Web Page Complete" and then click SAVE. Now it will save html file with a thumbnail folder. By clicking on html file you can view web page off-line.

You can save web pages off-line to read later, without having an internet connection. To save the page, right click on the page and click on "Save Page As". In the save tab, you can give specific file name and in the file format you need to select "web page complete" and then click 'SAVE'. Now it will save html file with a thumbnail folder. By clicking on html file you can view web page off-line.

You will find that much more resources are available for your topic in English compared to Kannada or other languages.   

You will find that much more resources are available for your topic in English compared to Kannada or other languages.   

Since the internet is a network of computers, you can send messages (called 'emails' or simply 'mails') from your computer to others, who can access it on any computer connected to the internet.  

Since the internet is a network of computers, you can send messages (called 'emails' or simply 'mails') from your computer to others, who can access it on any computer connected to the internet.  

You may be using a 'free' (as in free of cost) email such as gmail. You should know that your mails can be 'read' by the email provider Google. Your mails are 'machine read' by Google to show you advertisements based on the content of your mails. Your mails may also be 'tapped' by authorised and unauthorised entities as it passes over the internet. Hence you need to take the maximum care of your digital information and be careful of what you share digitally.   

You may be using a 'free' (as in free of cost) email such as Gmail. You should know that your mails can be 'read' by the email provider Google. Your mails are 'machine read' by Google to show you advertisements based on the content of your mails. Your mails may also be 'tapped' by authorised and unauthorised entities as it passes over the internet. Hence you need to take the maximum care of your digital information and be careful of what you share digitally.   

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=== Developing personal digital libraries (PDLs) and evaluation of digital resources ===

=== Accessing the global digital library (GDL) and developing personal digital libraries (PDLs) ===

For making teaching more effective, a resource rich learning environment is necessary. However, in many cases, teachers only have the text book for their subject. The text book is intended primarily for the student and the teacher needs to access resources that are a super set of the topic as dealt in the text book, so that the teacher is well placed to teach the topic in a variety of ways, based on the learning contexts and needs of the students. Teachers must also be resourceful to address any doubts or questions that may arise in class or elsewhere on the topic.

 

 

Teachers also will need to contextualise materials (make changes as per their own needs), which copyrighted materials would not allow. Hence there is a movement to produce learning resources and make available with less copyright restrictions. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_educational_resources '<nowiki/>'''Open Educational Resources''''] movement aims to release materials with minimal restrictions, which will allow teachers to freely 're-use', 're-vise', 're-mix' and 're-distribute' materials (these are called the 4 Rs, the fifth R can be 're-tain').

===Equitable access to ICTs===

===Equitable access to ICTs===