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Dive into the world of the World Wide Web. Learn about its creation, educational applications, uses, privacy concerns, and security measures. Discover how to access the net, use email, and collaborate with peers online. Safeguard your privacy and data while exploring the vast opportunities the internet offers.
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Getting to know the World Wide Web Reeny Armiger Spring 2012 ELED 318
Creation and use • Created as a government experiment • The term internet was coined in 1962 • Tim Berners-Lee created the code for use that would allow the internet in 1989 • Two ways to access the net • Email • Web browsers
Educational use • E-mail • Students can have key-pals (pen-pals) globally • Students can be mentored by professionals • Teachers can collaborate with peers any time of day • Search engines to get information quickly (google, etc.)
More uses • IM • Video logs • Web 2.0 • Second generation WWW • free collaborative online applications • RSS • Wiki • Atom
Privacy and security • Web privacy • E-mail privacy • Spyware • Security • Nettique Do not say anything on-line or in an e-mail that you do not want repeated. You can not take it back!! Assume there is no privacy!!
bibliography • http://www.computerhistory.org/internet_history/ • http://www.telementor.org/ • Bitter, G. G., & Legacy, J. M. (2008). Getting to Know the World Wide Webb. In A. E. Burvikovs (Ed.), Using Technology in the Classroom (7th ed., pp. 54-91). Boston: Pearson Education.