A fun first series introducing readers to life online.
Are you ready to take your first steps into the online world? Discover the best, safest ways to do with Going Online - from how to use a mouse to how to navigate a website!.
These positive, friendly guides aim to explain to young readers the learning potential and fun of digital devices, websites and (age-appropriate) media and games, but also how to stay well and protect themselves and their projects when they're online. Simple, fun on- and off-line activities on every spread reinforce readers' understanding and allow them to explore the digital world safely, while the character 'Max Computer' offers practical advice and hands-on tips.
Contents: What is going online? Get connected Hardware and software Tools for the job Email Web welcome Let's browse! Jumping around A world of websites Cookies Go social Online with others Favourite places Max Computer recommends Griz's quiz Glossary Find out more! Index
Titles in the series: Being Healthy Online Coding Online Going Online Having Fun Online Learning Online Staying Safe Online
1: What is going online?
2: Get connected
3: Hardware and software
4: Tools for the job
5: Email
6: Web welcome
7: Lets browse!
8: Jumping around
9: A world of websites
10: Cookies
11: Go social!
12: Online with others
13: Favourite places
14: Max Computer recommends
15: Grizs quiz
16: Glossary
17: Find out more!
18: Index
Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including Eye Benders, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. His book, The Colours of History, won the Blue Peter Book Awards' Best Book With Facts. He has travelled through 70 countries, run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee. Clive's official website can be found at www.clivegifford.co.uk Michael Buxton is a designer and illustrator with a wide portfolio including greetings cards, homeware and children's books. He produces quirky, fun designs with an emphasis on humour and while his work is mainly digital, he likes to keep a loose, hand-drawn feel. Michael loves to create characters and will take any chance he gets to draw monsters, cats or monster cats.
