Internet Competencies (Draft Version 2.0.2) Yes No.. I'm not sure what this means Internet Competencies       Communication Competencies      Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can send, delete, reply to and print email messages (collaboration/communication)     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can upload a file to my ISP and attach it to an email message to send to a colleague (collaboration)     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can subscribe to and unsubscribe from an online discussion groups  (communication/collaboration)      Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I know how to participate gracefully in online discussion groups (netiquette)      Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks If I use Netscape Communicator, I can configure it to read, send and store email      Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks If I use a Personal Information Manager such as MS Outlook, I know how to configure it to read, send and store email         Yes No I'm not sure what this means General Web Process Competencies     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I know what a Web browser is and how to use it to move between Websites or pages     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I know how to use my browser's bookmark file to organize Websites     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I know how to change the preferences on my browser. For example, I know how to change my opening page, and change the font type and size     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I've emptied the disk and memory cache on my browser to free up space on my hard drive     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I know what a plug-in is and how to install one     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can read various file formats on the Web; e.g., GIF, JPG, PDF, Word 97, Excel 97, PowerPoint 97 and so on     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can use Telnet (an Internet program) to log on to another computer and use that computer as if it were my own      Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I'm aware that I can download (and/or listen to) audio files      Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I understand that HTML is used to tag ASCII text for displaying by Web Browsers         Yes No I'm not sure what this means Information Literacy (Critical Thinking Competencies)     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can tell whether information on a Website is reliable and valid      Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I understand that on the Web, not all information is equal in quality         Yes No I'm not sure what this means Information Search Competencies     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can use an online library catalog     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can search for, validate, and cite Web-based information (get information)     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can find someone's email address using Internet white pages     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can locate an author's contact information in at least three ways     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I know how to recover postings from the newsgroups or discussion groups I'm interested in using a newsgroup search engine      Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I understand what the difference between a search engine and a directory (guide) is and when I should use one or the other to look for information on the Web     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I know who the major producers of information in my field are          Yes No I don't understand what this means Data Retrieval and Manipulation Competencies     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks Once I have located data on the Web I can identify the format and know how to move it into my desktop for further analysis     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can download files using my Web browser      Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can reliably transfer text and binary files between client and server computers (move data between my desktop and mainframe computers) using FTP     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can download files from public FTP sites      Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I know how to set up a personal news feed so that I only get the information I need (push technology)         Yes No I'm not sure what this means Information Organization      Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I can organize, design and create a Website for my personal use or for my organization         Yes No I'm not sure what this means Bibliographic Citation      Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks Not only do I know how to cite books, journal articles, technical reports published in paper format, but I also know how to cite documents published on the Web     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I understand that when I use someone else's ideas that I must properly cite their work          Yes No I'm not sure what this means Copyright Knowledge Competency     Explanation Practice Show Me Weblinks I understand that all information except government and information explicitly said to be "in the public domain," is copyrighted and may not be used except with permission of the copyright holder