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The Internet - Basics
1. What is the Internet?
2. Important terms you need to know to sound cool, to follow directions like "go to the web site's home page", a. What is a web site?
b. What is a home page?
c. You are likely using a web browser to view this web page.
d. What is the home page of the browser you are using to do this activity? (Careful!)
3. Use the info on this Internet Bee's web page to help you answer the question. Write the title that appears on the title bar, of this activity's web page.
4. Write the names of the first four icons in the Tool Bar. Read what each one will do.
TAI (think about it) Read each problem. Underline the Tool Bar icon you would use. a. You are reading a cool story in an ebook online. It mentions a person you do not remember being in the story. You click: Back | Forward | Refresh | Stop
b. Your cursor is spinning and spinning, but nothing is appearing on the web page. You click: Back | Forward | Refresh | Stop
c. The web page opens, but there are little question marks where some images do not appear. You click: Back | Forward | Refresh | Stop d. You backed up 3 pages to check out an interesting photo of a starfish. You click: Back | Forward | Refresh | Stop
5. An important part of your web browser is the address bar. It tells you the address of the page you are viewing. What is the web address called?
What is the acronym (Initials) for this?
If a web site's url ended in the extension gov. what would you expect it to be about?
If the URL ended with com. it might be related to -
A URL that read booksforpuppies.edu. would likely be about -
Write the URL for your school or your State's official web site. What is the extension of their URL?
URL's are one form of URI's (Uniform Resource Identifier) 6. Hyperlinks and hotlinks help you navigate the Web. What clues tell you text is a hyperlink? (3)
If you click on this word hyperlink - nothing happens. That is because it is not linked. It can be confusing when some words that are not colored and not underlined ARE linked. Look for the cursor change. Not all links are to another web page. Some links are within pages. We call them anchors.
7. Take some notes about Finding things - Search.
Write one helpful tip for searching online.
8. Why should you "Post to be Private" in social networking sites? (Youtube video)
Done Already? Explore more: Small Pieces, Loosely Joined activity Food for thought - Did You Know 2.0? Are you 21st Century Literate? How the Internet Works video
*FYI - Do you have a computer acronym you would like to understand? Find it at The Acronym Server *What do the following acronyms mean?
* A more advanced Internet Facts activity | * Learn about email |
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2006 Cindy O'Hora Posted 12/9/06 | Updated 2/2024 Save a tree - use a digital answer format - Highlight the text. Copy it. Paste it in a word processing document. Save the document in your folder. Answer on the word processing document in a contrasting color (not yellow) or font (avoid fancy fonts like Symbols, , ) Save frequently as you work. Enter your name and the date in a document header. Submit the assignment via a class electronic drop box or email attachment. Perhaps you have the resources to record verbal answers. If you do, be sure to first read / record the question. Then record the answer immediately after it. Proof your responses. It is funny how speling errors and typeos sneak in to the bets work. |