Books in Internet @ction series

Hey kids--got a computer? Ready and eager to go online? That can be a really cool thing to do...but parents know that sometimes cyberspace isn't a very friendly or safe place for youngsters. Welcome to Internet @ction! Slip in the super CD ROM and it feels as if you're hooked up to the web. But it keeps children out of chat rooms and away from inappropriate material while still giving webcrawlers-in-training the computer knowledge they need. Pull up two chairs (for the child and a parent) and begin by installing the CD. Don't worry--it's pretty simple. You'll arrive at the "home page." Meet your browser, play games and activities designed to practice skills, send some e-mail, use search engines, and find out how to surf the web like a pro. And, when you're finally ready to go on the real thing, you'll be able to copy pictures, download clip art, find help with homework, plug into web radio, and more. Plus: an all-important section on Internet safety, including filters to keep curious eyes from straying where they shouldn't go.

Are you ready for a trip into deepest cyberspace? Inside that small computer lies a big, wide world to discover--and this is the coolest way to travel the information highway, the wildest system for surfing the web. Newcomers to the net will get a brightly and energetically illustrated introduction showing how to make the connection--with all the insider's lingo, a helping hand on doing searches, and directions on bookmarking favorite sites. Then the fun really begins when you're clued into super-smart ideas for finding what you want--like the names of great places to rollerblade or the theater with that hot new movie. Help scientists carry out their research; go where you aren't, via webcam; send e-mails to new friends everywhere; and maybe even track an alien! Whether you want to make a cyber-birthday card or design your own web page, you'll find the facts @ here!

You're on a mission--a mission to write that report, do that research, study for that test, make it to the head of the class. Blast off into cyberspace and you can accomplish all this and more, faster than you'd ever imagine. Behind that computer screen is a universe of information just waiting to be accessed: over a billion different files, with thousands more added each day. Need help with a project? Contact an expert, because almost everyone working in universities and colleges has e-mail, and they'll tell you the truth about dinosaurs, science, history, and more. (You'll learn the proper "netiquette" for asking, too!) Or, check out special "homework sites," like TeacherNet; newsgroups on your assigned topic; and chat rooms for inspiring ideas. And, beef up your skills by using the computer for practice memorizing dates, spelling, multiplication tables, and lots of other subjects. Before long, you'll be an A+ student!