18. URL Element Description http:// Protocol to access a file www Website is on World Wide Web microsoft name of website .com Domain /learning/default.asp Access path
Discuss and explain Show: Web Terminologies: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/education/betsie/parser.pl Distribute “Glossary”
Explain: Service: LAN, VPN, ISP: dial-up, broadband; cable, DSL, wireless mobile phone with wireless application protocol (WAP); intranet server (eg via parallel, serial or USB connections). Hardware: Telephone, modem, router, Quick raise-your-hand quiz of features
Help facilities to solve any Internet connection problems
Discuss and explain: speed, stability, services offered by ISP, accessibility.
Home page – starting point HTML – (computer code) used to create web pages HTTP – method used to down load pages. Most addresses begin with http:// HYPERLINKS – connections between pages, if you have accessed a site and return to the page hyperlink changes color, this is a good way of keeping track of where you have been. INBOX – where your mail is stored DOWNLOAD – the act of retrieving A piece of software from the internet. COOKIE – a small piece of text left on your hard drive by a web server, used to identify visitors to sites when they return, and sometimes track their movements across sites. Although some people object to cookies, they are harmless. You can set your BROWSER to refuse them if you wish. TROJAN HORSE – malicious, security-breaking program that is disguised as something benign, such as a directory lister, archiver, game, or (in one notorious 1990 case on the mac) a program to find and destroy viruses!
First Demo, then hands on, then demo next item: school.discoveryeducation.com enter, back, forward, refresh, stop, history, bookmark, new window, new tab. Toolbar, search bar, address bar; home, go to, follow link, Distribute handout: “Terminology”
First Demo, then hands on, then demo next item: homepage, autofill, pop-ups, search engine, temporary file storage privacy, cookies, security, toolbars, zoom, software updates
delete cache, delete temporary files, work offline, save websites
Keyword: history of paper Directory: www.yahoo.com education k-12 Ask questions from pg-15-16 “Starting out on the internet”
Operators (Read from Kit)
First Demo, then hands on, then demo next item: Website relevant to curriculum area water cycle “water cycle” Einstein -relativity Einstein +relativity Grade 4 AND Grade 5 Class OR Grade School NOT college (“rain formation” OR “water cycle”) ~grade Water* Water cycle filetype:ppt Water cycle site:school.discoveryeducation.com 123 + 48 Define: algorithm 128 USD in INR
First Demo, then hands on, then demo next item: Tips: search within results, turn questions into key words Distribute “Cheasheet_Google” Distribute “BeyondGoogle” Meta Search Engines Kid-friendly Search Engines 20 free educational video sites “http://blog.curriki.org/2010/07/13/watch-and-learn/” 10 Open Educational Resources “http://blog.curriki.org/2010/07/02/look-no-further-for-oer-search-engines/”
Big6 (Handout)
Discuss and explain: • Check for bibliographical information on the Author • Check other materials written by the Author • Compare articles by the Author with other Authors of similar topics for bias • Government and University sites will be pretty reliable
Discuss and explain Demo then hands on www.nasa.gov School.discoveryeducation.com
Demo then hands on
Discuss and explain: saved information: pod-casts, text, images real time information: blogs, instant messaging, VOIP
Create a post Publish material to a website
Demo and hands-on
Demo and hands on:
Discuss and explain: unwanted e-mail (often referred to as “spam”), malicious programs (including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware) Hackers Hoaxes Distribute “About_viruses” and “About_spyware”
Explain username and password/PIN selection and management online identity/profile: Real name, Pseudonym, Avatar personal information: what to include, who can see the information, withhold personal information.
