Introduction to Research: The Internet Ms. Jane Doe’s 6th Grade Class 28 October 2014

Today you will learn: What is the Internet? How does the Internet work? How do you navigate the Internet? What dangers lie on the Internet? How should you behave on the Internet?

Digital Native: That’s you! Someone born during or after the common use of digital technologies (1989), such as the Internet, mobile devices, apps, etc. It is assumed that such individuals have a strong grasp of digital technology because it was a regular part of their lives. https://edshelf.com/education-technology-dictionary

What is the Internet? Network: Two or more computers that are connected so users can share files and devices (for example, printers, servers, and storage devices). http://www.uen.org/core/edtech/glossary.shtml

What is the Internet? Internet: An international network first used to connect education and research networks … The Internet now provides communication and application services to an international base of businesses, consumers, educational institutions, governments, and research organizations. Cyberspace: The nebulous "place" where humans interact over computer networks http://www.uen.org/core/edtech/glossary.shtml

How does the Internet work? Router: A router is a specialized computer that connects local area networks to wide area networks. Browser: A browser is also called a Web browser, because it is used to browse the content of the World Wide Web http://www.scsb.org/glossary.html#I

How does the Internet work? Search Engine: A Web site that enables users to search for Web pages by entering keywords. http://www.scsb.org/glossary.html#I

HTML: the programming language used to create documents for display on the World Wide Web. Link: the result of HTML markup signifying to a browser that data within a document will automatically connect with either nested data or an outside source. Used in the design of hypertext. http://www.uen.org/core/edtech/glossary.shtml http://www.scsb.org/glossary.html#I

Homepage: The main page of a web site Homepage: The main page of a web site. Typically, the home page serves as an index or table of contents to other documents stored at the site. http://www.uen.org/core/edtech/glossary.shtml

Navigation: Finding your way from page to page on the World Wide Web. http://www.uen.org/core/edtech/glossary.shtml

URL: (Uniform Resource Locator) the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web. http://www.horseshoecrabs.org/nh/hist.html http://www.scsb.org/glossary.html#I

Dissecting a URL http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/hist.html Top-level Domain Hostname http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/hist.html Domain name Protocol Filename

Dissecting a URL http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/hist.html Top-level Domain Hostname HTTP: (HyperText Transfer Protocol) The set of rules and standards that govern how information is transmitted on the World Wide Web http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/hist.html Domain name Protocol Filename The protocol is the method that will be used to retrieve the page. http:// is the default protocol, and your browser will insert it automatically. http://www.uen.org/core/edtech/glossary.shtml http://www.scsb.org/glossary.html#I

Dissecting a URL http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/hist.html World Wide Web: A graphical hypertext-based internet tool that provides access to homepages created by individuals, businesses, and other organizations. Top-level Domain Hostname http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/hist.html Domain name Protocol Computers that serve Web pages and other Internet content usually have a host name, which is easier for humans to remember than the computer's numeric address. Filename http://www.uen.org/core/edtech/glossary.shtml http://www.scsb.org/glossary.html#I

Dissecting a URL http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/hist.html Top-level Domain Hostname http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/hist.html Domain name Protocol Filename The domain name is the name officially registered to a company or organization by the InterNIC, the organization in charge of assigning Internet names. http://www.scsb.org/glossary.html#I

Dissecting a URL http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/hist.html Top-level Domain Hostname http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/hist.html The top-level domain indicates the type of organization that owns the domain name. org = non-profit organizations. com = profit-making businesses. edu = universities, mil = military, gov = government, and net = Internet-related organizations. *In other countries, the top-level domain represents the country (.uk and .de) Domain name Protocol Filename http://www.scsb.org/glossary.html#I

Dissecting a URL http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/hist.html Top-level Domain Hostname http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/hist.html Domain name Protocol Filename This is the filename of the actual page returned by your browser. It is a plain text file residing on our Web server. If you don't include a filename, the Web server will return the default page, which is probably named default.html or index.html. http://www.scsb.org/glossary.html#I

Be Careful Virus: A destructive type of computer program that attempts to disrupt the normal operation of a computer, rewrite or delete information from storage devices, and in some cases, cause physical damage to the computer. http://www.uen.org/core/edtech/glossary.shtml

Netiquette Online manners; the rules of conduct for online or internet users. Always identify yourself Avoid sarcasm Respect privacy http://www.education.com/reference/article/netiquette-rules-behavior-internet/ http://www.uen.org/core/edtech/glossary.shtml

Introduction to Research: Online Resources Let’s apply how to use the internet to what it provides