Extreme Sports

Do you ever get an urge to?

• Jump of a cliff with a parachute?

• Lie on a long skateboard and fly down hill at 80 miles per hour?

• Be strapped into a kite and fly?

• Surf sand dunes?

• Ski down extremely steep mountainsides?

Well, we have good news for you.  The computer, and especially the Internet, will provide you crazies out there who insist on having a lot of fun, with all the information you need to try some of these sports.  During this workshop you will:

• Check out a number of extreme sports

• Locate clubs and people who are involved in a variety of extreme sports

• Meet people on the internet who are experts in these sports

In addition, by the end of this session you will have learned something about computers, like:

• What a search engine is

• How to navigate around web sites

• How to use a computer to locate information not only on a particular extreme sport but to find information on just about anything.

Let's cover a few of the basics:

• There is a difference between searching and surfing the Internet.  Surfing is going over the surface much like riding the waves.  Searching is targeted, looking for a particular item or items.

• Not everything you will want to find is on-line.  

• Much of the Internet is one big store, but there are many enthusiasts out there who have web sites just for your information.

• Looking for a particular item takes time and patience.  While searching on-line is fun, it does take time.  When you are ready to search by yourself, set aside an hour or two so that you can fully enjoy the adventure

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