- Do you expect to start accessing the Internet/accessing it more regularly
in the next year?
- There are now three in four Canadians using the Internet. Why do
you think so many Canadians are using the Internet? What is the Internet
all about?
- What can you do with the Internet?
- What is it good for?
- What about email? What can you do using email?
- Let me give you a brief overview of the Internet. Basically, the
Internet connects millions of computers all around the world. Because
all these different computers are connected, they can share information
between each other. One of the most common things that people use the
Internet for is email. Email lets people send messages to others across
the city, or across the country in just a few moments. More recently,
Internet users have started sending digital photographs over the Internet
as well.
Another thing that some people do online is their banking. By connecting
to a bank’s website on the Internet, people can use their account
number and a password to access information on their bank accounts.
They can also transfer money from one account to another and pay some
bills on the Internet, just like they would at the bank, or over the
telephone using telephone banking.
Some people also buy things on the Internet. You might have heard of
online stores such as Amazon.com or Chapters.ca where you can buy books
on the Internet and they will ship them to your door by mail. It is
also possible to buy rare items on the Internet that you might not be
able to find in your city, such as collectable hockey cards.
Also, governments are increasingly starting to offer information and
programs and services over the Internet. Did you know, for example,
that it is now possible to send your income tax return over the Internet
to the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency?
Even though it is possible to do all these things online, one in four
Canadians is not using the Internet. Do you think you are missing anything
by not going online?
- What about email? Are you missing out because you do not use email?
- What about digital images? Are you missing out because you do
not send images by email?
- What about e-commerce? Is being able to buy goods online something
that you are missing out on?
- What about searching for information? Is this something you are
missing out on?
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