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Learning
about the Internet
2005-2006 School Year
Check this page to see what the students are learning about the Internet
this year
Save your bookmarked sites on the internet
The 7th and 8th grade
learned that a bookmark in the computer world is not something to stick in
a book. They learned that it is really a hyperlink to a particular web page
instead of mark to a page in a book. Each student created an account at http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com and created different folders by subject to insert different bookmarked favorite
sites into. With the use of this site they will be able to access thier favorite
internet sites whether they are at home, school, or any place in the world
with an internet connection. It is a very useful tool and it is free to use.
A
Flash Movie about the Internet, and World Wide Web
A PowerPoint Presentation About Internet Threats such as Viruses, Trojans,
Worms and ways to protect your computer.
If you do not have PowerPoint click
here to see the above presentation.
HTML
Begginers guide to HTML lesson
INTERNET
How to bookmark a site
Searching on the Internet - ppoint
file - ppshow - webpage
Internet
and Internet Threats Quiz
Internet and Internet Threats Game 1 - jig word
Internet and Internet Threats Game 2 - word web
Internet and Internet Threats Fame 3 - speed word
Did you ever ask yourself, "What is the internet? Where is it?". This is something that many people just don't understand. The internet can be explained quite simply. Think of it as a bunch of computers all connected together. If your computer is off then it is not on the internet at that time. The internet is comprised of all the computers that are on at that time.
Click any of the following links to jump to the topic below:
A
brief history of the Internet
What is the Internet?
What is a URL?
What is a Browser?
What is an ISP?
What is a
HOME PAGE?
How do I Bookmark a site? Why would I want to do this?
What is a plug-in? How can I use them? What happens if I don't use them?
A brief
history of the Internet
The internet was actually started by the government about 35 years ago. It
was first used by the department of defense. Computers at that time were extremely
large and were very vulnerable to attack. The Army decided to spread the computers
out in a widely linked network to attack proof them. If New York got blasted,
Florida and California would still be able to process information. It was such
a great way to keep in touch. Over the next ten years universities flocked
to the network. It was great for professors and researchers to communicate
with people all over. The Military finally had to pull out and set up its own
secret network. The universities kept joining the original network. It was
very slow then but people didn't really care because they could still contact
people at any time. In the mid 80's people used the work "internet" for linked
computers very far away across the world. The "Web" was dreamed up
in the late 80's as a way to share research with other organizations. By the
mid 1990's everyone was and wanted to talk about the internet. It had reached
every country by this time and anyone who wasn't totally isolated from the
world knew about it.
What
is the Internet?
The internet is a network of connected computers all over the world. It is
essentially a network of networks. There are many thousands of networks connected
to many thousands of computers to make up the Internet. The internet gives
a user access to the world by the click of a button.
What is
a URL?
The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is actually the address of a Website. The
URL of a website can be understood by truncating or breaking it down into parts.
For example:
http://www.thisisfake.com/support/whatever
http:// hypertext transfer protocal. This means that the coding language hypertext is used and this is what allows a user to jump around to different pages and sites on the internet. There are other protocals such as ftp:// (file transfer protocal) -this allows the user to transfer files from one computer to another using ftp.
www. world wide web The information that the user is viewing is located on the world wide web.
thisisfake - This is the name of the company, person, etc...(of course this one is fake)
.com
- This indicates that it is commercial. It doesn't have to be commercial though.
The .com is the domain extension of the site. Anybody can purchase a .com at
the end of any name. There are many domain extensions today. Some of the more
popular ones are listed below:
.biz - this is a new .com. This means that anybody
can get one.
.edu - this is an educational site. This domain
extension will only be issued to educational sites. Most of these can be trusted
however there are exceptions.
.org - This extension is for organizations. These
are not available to just anybody.
.gov - This is a government site and can probably
be trusted as well.
.mil - military
.net - Many of these are personal sites provided
by Internet Service providers. Be cautious in trusting information from these
sites. It must be verified in order to trust it.
/support/whatever - The webpage whatever is inside a folder called support on the server of thisisfake.com
An important thing to remember about a URL is that the actual URL does not contain letters. It would actually look something like this:
205.198.326.7
These
long numbers would be difficult to remember. A DNS(Domain Name Server) translates
this long number to a set of letters that humans can remember easier.
What
is a Browser?
A
browser lets you see the graphics, color, and links on a web page. It reads the
information and displays it on your computer screen. It is software that is necessary
to see the pages on the World Wide Web. Just as you need a word processor to
type pages on a computer you need a web browser to see web pages. The browser
does the translating so that you get to see the pretty page. Not all browsers
are created equal.. Two of the most popular, Netscape Navigator and Internet
Explorer. One web page can look very different on a different browser. The age
of your browser is very important. Web pages are designed for specific browsers.
If you do not have an updated browser you may miss some great effects on web
pages.
What
is an ISP?
Internet Service Provider such as AOL, MSN, Comcast and more. You need an ISP
to connect to the World Wide Web. Your computer connects to the ISP which is
connected to the Web.
What
is a Home Page?
A Home Page is the page that you set for your browser to open up when starting
the browser. You can change this page at any time. Sometimes certain "FREE"
software programs attempt to take over your home page. It sets itself to
be the home page and can be quite pesky to get rid of. BE CAREFUL OF ANYTHING
THAT YOU DOWNLOAD ON YOUR COMPUTER. Remember that there are not many FREE
things in life.
How
do I bookmark a site and why would I want to do this?
If you find a website that you really like then your should bookmark it.
It is way to difficult to memorize long web addresses. It is much easier
to click a button on your favorite bookmarked web site. Here
is a file with step by step instructions on how to bookmark sites to your
favorites in internet explorer.
What
is a plug-in?
How can I use them? What happens if I don't use them?
They are tiny pieces of software that make special things happen. You can
live without them but you will miss some pretty fancy stuff. Some example
of plug-ins that would be helpful on this school website would be Acrobat
Reader, Flash player, and Quicktime player. If you do not have the quicktime
player installed you will not see the movies that were created by the younger
students in kidpix. Most websites that post items that require a plug-in
also post a link that leads you to the site to download it.