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  1. History of the Internet
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History of the Internet

Objective

To give sudents a brief history of the Internet, a basic understanding of how it works, and the most common interactions with the Web.

The internet has its origins in the late 1960's when the US DOD (Department of Defense) developed a network of computers called ARPANET (Advanced Research Project Agency Network).
 

 
 TX- Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
 Subject / Chapter 126: Technology Applications
 Subchapter C: High School
 Grade 126.28: Web Mastering (One Credit)
 Standard 4: Information acquisition. The student uses a variety of strategies to acquire information from electronic resources, with appropriate supervision.
Student Expectation A: use local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) including the Internet and intranet in research and resource sharing
Student Expectation B: construct appropriate search strategies in the acquisition of information from the Internet including keyword and Boolean search strategies


Students will access the Internet to do online research at teacher directed web locations. Web Mastering concepts will be addressed in a teacher lead classroom discussion.

Assignment 1
Students will view The Animated Internet (see Links - below) Parts 1-8

Compose two test questions for each of the eight sections of this animated series.Total of 16 questions and answers

Assignment 2
Students will view Four NETS for Better Searching (see Links - below)

Nets 1, 2, and 4
Answer ALL questions (queries) about number of matches (# Matches).

Net 3
Cite the proper URL for the "cool Shakespeare WebQuest" and name two additional "worthy Webquests" found at the same site.  

Assignment 3
Students will complete the Computer Scavenger Hunt Answer Sheet (Attachments - below)

 

 


 
File Attachments:
  1. Computer Scavenger Hunt Answer Sheet Computer Scavenger Hunt Answer Sheet
Web Links:
  1. Four NETS for Better Searching Four NETS for Better Searching
  2. The Animated Internet: How Search Engines Work The Animated Internet: How Search Engines Work
Author: Pat Rox
Last modified: 6/1/2011 11:59 AM (EST)