This technology guide is intended to introduce adult literacy providers to the concepts,hardware, and procedures of online communication. The six-part guide explains the following: (1) what electronic networks are; (2) why adult literacy practitioners may want to join the Internet; (3) how adult literacy practitioners are already using the Internet to improve and enhance practice; (4) what equipment one needs to connect to the Internet; (5) how to set up a computer and modem to access the Internet; (6) how to make the first connection to the Internet through a commercial online service; (7) what basic tools are used on the Internet and how to use them; and (8) what is being done to develop the next generation of the Internet, the National Information Infrastructure. Eight appendixes include the following: equipment checklists for Apple Macintosh and IBM-compatible computers; information on using terminal emulation software; commercial online service providers; country codes; determining one's Internet address; subscribing to literacy and literacy-related Listservs; finding and using low-cost computer software using Gopher and FTP; and finding adult literacy information servers on the Internet. The guide contains 13 references. (KC)