Requirements: (Do ANY 8 of the following)
 
1.  Learn how to connect to the Internet  and World Wide Web using 
    a computer and modem. Once connected, show how to:
    
 A. Go to a specific URL (Universal Resource Locator) like: 
        http://www.usscouts.org  or one of the thousands you can find
        by following the SCOUTER Compass at http://compass.scouter.com 

     and explain the difference between a web page and a web site.

 B. Demonstrate  what a "link" is and how it works.
	
 C. Explain how to change from one URL to another.
 
2.  Learn about On-Line safety and how to protect yourself
    on the Internet. With your parents, guardian, or Scout
    Leader, go to http://missingkids.org and go completely
    through this web site.
 
3.  Using any of the popular Search Engines available on 
    the World Wide Web (Like http://www.yahoo.com,  
    http://www.altavista.digital.com, or http://webcrawler.com) 
    Find a web site that deals with Scouting. Try and find a web site
    that your local pack, troop, OA lodge, or council has made (you
    can also start by visiting the NetRoster from SCOUTER Compass above. 

4.  Explain the difference between using an on-line service 
    provider like Prodigy, AOL, or Compuserve, and using a local 
    Internet Provider (ISP). Explain what a browser (Like Netscape,  
    Mosaic,  or Microsoft's Internet Explorer) is and how they are 
    used to log onto the Internet.

5.  Develop a personal web page for yourself or Scout Unit. Show it 
    to your Scout Leader. (note: This web page does not have to be put 
    on the internet to qualify)

6.  Show how to send and receive e-mail. Show how to send and receive 
    an attachment to an e-mail message and what to do with it once you 
    have received it. 

7.  Show how to use the Internet and/or World Wide Web to help you earn 
    a merit badge. 

8.  Find and show how to use an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) 
    (i.e.: ftp://scouter.com) site to receive files, graphics, and 
    programs. Show how to unarchive these files using pkunzip, winzip, 
    arj,  tar, etc. and show how these can be used in a unit newsletter. 
 
9.  Explain what USENET, newsgroups, Chatrooms, and Mailing Lists are 
    and how to use them. 

10. Download a shareware copy of any Troop, Pack, or other Scouting 
    record keeping program and  give a copy to your unit leader and/or 
    scribe for use in keeping unit records.