Chapter 1

What is the World Wide Web, Anyway?

 


This chapter discusses the events that shaped the Internet and the WWW into their present forms. You will also find in this chapter discussions of hypermedia and discussions of how you can use this in your classroom. The "Web Glossary" of important terms you will find in the book and on the Web in general.


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WWW Consortium

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Liftoff to Space Exploration Homepage
Eating in Space

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Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy

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MapQuest
Spanish Newspaper
German Newspaper
French News
paper
Hubble Space Telescope Images

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CNN
Time Magazine
The New York Times

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White House for Kids

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NCSA Mosaic
Netscape
Internet Explorer

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Online Resources

History of the Internet

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Little History of the WWW
A Very Short History of Hypertext
Comprehensive introduction to multimedia for educators published by the Center for Excellence in Education

Chapter 2

Browser Basics: A Crash Course


This chapter will give you a "crash course" in using WWW browsers. The key functions of a web browser: locating, retrieving. displaying and saving information are the key points discussed in this chapter.

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Life on Mars

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Rainforest Action Network Homepage

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Lonely Planet Web Site

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The Encyclopedia Mythica

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http://www.coolworks.com/campjobs.htm

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A Teacher's Guide to the Department of Education

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WinZip
Stuffit Expander

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WinQVT for the PC
NCSA Telnet for the Mac

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Shockwave from Macromedia
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Real Audio and Real Video
VDOLive
Pointcast

Chapter 3

Getting Connected to the Internet


This chapter discusses different categories of Internet access, equipment needs, costs and components for high-speed access and technical details to familiarize you with the terminology.

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Computer Currents

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The List

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Dialup IP Package

Supported Protocols

Availability of Dialup IP Package

InterSLIP

SLIP, CSLIP

Freeware

MacSLIP

SLIP, CSLIP

TriSoft

MacPPP

PPP

ftp://ftp.merit.edu

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Resources for this chapter

Web 66 Network Construction Set

Charles Spurgeon's List

Rick Adams -UUNET Technologies: How to select an Internet Provider

The List

Chapter 4

Using the Web in Your Classroom


This chapter focuses on how you can integrate the WWW into your curriculum. It discusses a multitude of ways that teachers can use this material on a personal and professional level regardless of the level of access and computing capability in the classroom.

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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

National Council of Teachers of English

National Science Teachers Association

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Dr. Seuss Web

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Altavista

MVP Word Puzzle Search

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Mudball Wall || Shockwave Director

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Space Shuttle's Payload Bay

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Gen Web || Colonial Williamsburg

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Galileo Time Line

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KidNews

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Online Field Trips

Louvre || YoYo Ma's album || White House || CityNet

General research and data collection

One look || As an Expert

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National budget simulation

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Online lesson plans

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Network based activity collection

Bloom's Taxonomy

Busy teacher's website

Chapter 5

Controversial Information and Acceptable Use Policies


Access to controversial information on the Internet is just as easy as accessing useful information. This chapter provides a balanced discussion of the options available to you in setting acceptable use policies and the issues that you need to be aware of when introducing Internet to your users.

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HISD's Policies

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Grace School

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Resources

Nancy Willard's K-2 acceptable use policies

Internet Safety Page

Texas Education Network (TENET)

Child safety on the information superhighway



Web supplement created by Siva Kumari.
Last updated 5.17.97