1. The Internet for Beginners
presented by Kathy Schrock

2. The Itinerary Introduction to the Internet Segments of the Internet
Introduction to the browser
How to speak "URL"
Curriculum tie-ins
How to find what you want

3. What is the Internet?
Computers connected together are called a network.
Networks let computers share programs and information.
The Internet is a network of many smaller networks made up of millions of personal computers connected to thousands of host servers.

4. Everyone’s computer connected!

5. Segments of the Internet
World Wide Web
Gopher
Telnet
FTP
Newsgroups

6. World Wide Web (WWW) Includes text and pictures
Hypertext and non-linear
Sound and video can be accessed
Point-and-click
Use a Web browser to access

7. Example of a WWW Page

8. Gopher Text-based Menu-driven and linear Precursor to World Wide Web
Accessible through a Web browser

9. Example of a Gopher page

10. Telnet
A way of using distant computers as if you were right there in person
Used to access large databases, like libraries
Need a special Telnet program to use

11. Example of a Telnet session

12. Electronic Mail (E-mail)
Electronic mail allows you to send and receive electronic messages
Fast and convenient
Can also include attachments like files and pictures with messages

13. Example of Netscape Mail

14. File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
FTP is a way to share files and programs
Download files from large archives to your own computer
Done via the browser or a special piece of FTP software

15. Example of FTP Archive

16. Newsgroups Bulletin-board discussion groups based on various topics
Thousands exist
A good place to get information about an area of interest
Remember that the responses come from all types of people

17. Example of Newsgroup Reader

18. Using The World Wide Web

19. Web Browsers
A computer program that lets you access the WWW and “browse” the Internet for information
Common browsers :
Netscape Navigator
Internet Explorer
Mosaic

20. Web Sites
A single group of many pages dealing with the same topic and written by the same person is called a Web site.
A Web site is like a magazine with many articles. A home page is like a front cover that tells what is inside.

21. Hypertext Links
Underlined words on a Web page that allow you to jump to another place or Web page
They look like this : the survey included
Hidden codes are attached to these words
This coding is called Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

22. More on Links The links might be in the form of pictures such as
Links might lead to text, video, or sounds
When you move your cursor over a link, it turns into a pointing finger

23. The Browser Toolbar : Netscape
To go to the home page
To move backward one page
To find a word on that page
To stop a page from loading
To print that page
To go forward one page
To open a dialog box to type a URL

24. The Browser Toolbar : Internet Explorer
Read Newsgroups
Open
Send
Refresh
Open Favorites
To move
backward
one page
Change
Font Size
Edit
Source
Stop
Search
the Net
Add to
Favorites
To move
forward
one page
Start Page

25. Uniform Resource Locators
A URL is the unique address assigned to each page on the Internet
Your browser uses the URL to find information located on another computer and to retrieve the corresponding page situated on that server

26. Anatomy of a URL http://www.capecod.net/schrockguide/eval.htm
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Directory on the server
Address of ISP
File name (HTML format)
Networkdomain

27. Different Protocols on the Net
hypertext transfer protocol (WWW)
ftp:// file transfer protocol
gopher:// gopher site
news: newsgroup
telnet:// telnet
mailto: address

28. Different Domains on the Net
.com commercial
.net network
.edu educational
.org organization
.mil military
.gov government

29. Speaking “URL” http://www.capecod.net/~kschrock/index.htm
h-t-t-p colon slash slash
w-w-w dot capecod dot net
slash tilde kschrock
slash index dot htm

30. Curriculum Tie-Ins

31. Curriculum Tie-Ins E-mail projects Internet resources for teachers
Internet curriculum integration
WebQuests

32. Projects

33. E-Mail Projects Person-to-person exchanges Information collections
Problem-solving projects
Harris, Judy. Way of the Ferret. ISTE, 1994

34. Person-to-Person Exchanges
Keypals : penpals
Global classrooms : 2 or more classrooms studying the same topic
Electronic appearances by special guests
Electronic mentoring by subject experts
Impersonations : participants communicate with each other in character

35. Information Collections
Information exchanges : jokes, slang, etc.
Electronic publishing : collaborative
TeleField Trips : sharing real field trips electronically with others
Pooled data analysis : data collected at various sites and combined in a database

36. Problem-Solving Projects
Information searches : collaborative hunts
Electronic process writing : peer edits
Sequential creation of a poem, story, etc.
Parallel problem-solving : answers to a posed question shared electronically
Simulations in "real" time
Social action projects : action-oriented

37. Locating Online Projects
Classroom Exchange
Newsgroups
Listservs
Web sites for educators

38. Internet Resources for Teachers

39. Internet Resources for Teachers
Lesson plans
Curriculum support materials
Professional development activities
Grant searching
Communication with others
Collaboration locally and globally

40. Internet Curriculum Integration

41. Internet Curriculum Integration
Use of the Internet to supplement existing curriculum
Unique tools available on the Internet
Students actively involved in learning
Students construct their own knowledge

42. Samples of Activities Taken from :
Offutt, Dr. Elizabeth Rhodes and Charles R. Offutt. Internet without fear. NJ : Good Apple, 1996.

43. Spirographs and Math!
Site with a program to generate Spirograph designs on the computer
Help students enter integers at the site for the radii of the fixed and rotating circles
Challenge your students to re-create the design with a real Spirograph

44. 1492 Columbus
Students can travel with Columbus on a virtual field trip
Have students create a Hyperstudio presentation using information from this site
Have students change the situations and therefore the outcomes

45. Food Guide Pyramid
Site provides information about the food pyramid and an illustration
Have students create a survey for their classmates to find out how healthy their eating habits are and enter the results in a database or spreadsheet

46. International Games
This site contains information about popular games in other parts of the world
Discuss the differences between games played in the US and the world
Have students mark a world map with names and locations of the sports

47. The Great Penny Toss
This site allows students to collect data and participate in a worldwide, data-collection project
Incorporate this site into a unit on statistics
the results to the project

48. WebQuest
An inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet

49. Critical Attributes of a WebQuest
Introduction
Interesting task
A set of information sources both print and Internet
Process description
Guidance in organizing information
Conclusion

50. Further WebQuest Information
webquest/webquest.htm

51. How To Find What You Want

52. Directories vs. Search Engines
Lists of Web sites added by a human
May be general or subject-specific
Yahoo : general
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators : subject-specific
Search engines
An index built by a computer program that goes out and collects data
More inclusive than a directory
Keyword searchable

53. Successful Searching Combining terms is called Boolean logic
Combine terms to both expand and limit your search
Most search engines have an advanced feature that allows this

54. Only returns pages with both of these terms on them
Boolean Logic : AND
Limits your search
Women & History
Only returns pages with both of these terms on them

55. Returns every page with either of these terms on them
Boolean Logic : OR
Broadens your search
Women or History
Returns every page with either of these terms on them

56. Only returns pages that contain one but not the other term on them
Boolean Logic : NOT
Limits your search
Women not History
Only returns pages that contain one but not the other term on them

57. Sites to Refer To Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
WebQuests in Our Future : The Teacher's Role in Cyberspace
Differences Between Search Engines and Directories

58. The End