1. Emerging Technologies
LESSON 4
Module 1: The History and the Future of the Web
Emerging Technologies

2. Lesson Overview In this lesson, we will:
Discuss and understand e-commerce.
Discuss and understand how to use Web services.
Register and use some Microsoft Web services (Windows Live).
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3. Guiding Questions What percentage of your shopping is done online?
How does this compare with the shopping of the rest of your family?
Why has online shopping become so popular?
List disadvantages of online shopping?
Use the guiding questions as a class starter, allowing the students time to answer the questions in their journal. Discuss student answers to the question.

4. Windows Live Services Windows Live Calendar Windows Live Agents
Windows Live Share
Writer
Photo Gallery
Events
Windows Live OneCare
Windows Live Agents—Agents build a relationship with users and personalize the online experience operating over text messaging networks

5. Practice Complete the Web services tutorials at http://w3schools.com.
Enrichment Activity
At search for “Semantic Web” and choose “Video: SOA Meets the Semantic Web.”

6. Lesson Review During this lesson, you learned:
The value and advantages of e-commerce
The value of Web services
How to register and use Microsoft Live (Web services)

7. Lab
Download Audacity (free, cross-platform, open source software for recording and editing sound).
It’s an easy-to-use application with many online tutorials.
Create a podcast about podcasts.
Complete research about podcasts and type a script (narration) before actually creating the podcast.
Add background music to play softly during the narration.
This is a great learning activity that students enjoy. It addresses the different learning styles, it’s relevant, and it reinforces material learned in class.

8. Lab
Complete “Using Windows Live Services to Create a Blog” by completing the worksheet.
Register.
Personalize your space.
Test drive other Windows Live Services.
This is the last slide in the presentation.