Unit 6: The Internet

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This unit discusses the Internet, the World Wide Web, and some related networking technologies and concepts.

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Basic activities (computer-graded)

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: The Rise of the World Wide Web

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

By the early 1990's, people were using computers in many different ways. Computers were already installed in most schools, offices, and homes. They were commonly used for writing papers, playing games, financial accounting, and business productivity applications. But very few people used them for communication, research, and shopping the way we do now. A man named Tim Berners-Lee changed all that. In 1990,… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)

Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

The current public Internet owes a big debt to ARPANET, which was the original global network.

Homeland Security is worried that an attack on the Internet backbone could cripple the country for weeks or months.

The World Wide Web is the best thing to happen to computing since birth of the PC.

The W3C recommends that web developers no longer use font tags in their HTML documents.

The boy decided to upload a picture of his new girlfriend to his Facebook page.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

Was the Internet built for science geeks or the general public? What about the World Wide Web?

Did online communities exist before World Wide Web? If so, can you give some examples?

Do you think the Web will ever go away? Will it be ever replaced by something better?

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