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Building a School Web Site
A basic introduction to building Web sites. Includes getting started, communication, publishing power, files, words, pictures, color, links, and standards links.
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The World Wide Web Security Faq
Answers frequently asked questions relating to the security implications of running a Web server and using Web browsers.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Ict: Data Communications: The Internet
Read all about the Internet: connection, connection speeds, searching the web, what to do on the Internet, chat rooms and newsgroups, and its impact. Then take an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Browser Archives
A comprehensive archive of links to versions of many different browsers. Current to 2005. This site is maintained by an international volunteer group primarily for professional web developers.
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Internet Society: A Brief History of the Internet
A brief history of the internet, written by those who were involved in the development evolution of the Internet. This history revolves around four distinct aspects: the technological evolution, operations and management aspect of a...
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Die Blinde Kuh: Die Suchmaschine Fur Kinder
Much more than just a search engine for kids, this site offers links to weather, stories, games, E-mail pen pals, recipes, children's sites, and more. A great starting point for web-surfing.
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Fas: Strategic Assessment: The Internet
A strategic assessment of the role that the Internet is playing in the political process of America. The article looks at trends and makes predictions. Although geared toward the Department of Defense, the article is very comprehensible...
Cyberbee
Adventures of Cyber Bee
CyberBee is designed for K-12 teachers and encourages engaged learning and problem solving skills through a variety of activities based on frameworks such as the WebQuest, treasure hunts, and Big6.
Great Idea Finder
Great Idea Finder: Tim Berners Lee
Biographical information about Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the WWW in 1991.
BBC
Bbc News: Technology: Fifteen Years of the Web
BBC News presents a timeline that shows the beginning of the World Wide Web introduced by Tim Berners-Lee in August 1991 as a tool for physicists through August 2006 when there are almost one hundred million websites online and it is a...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Is the World Wide Web?
The World Wide Web is used every day by millions of people for everything from checking the weather to sharing cat videos. But what is it exactly? Twila Camp describes this interconnected information system as a virtual city that...
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Western Illinois University: Plagiarism and the Web
An essay on the challenge of plagiarism for teachers and the temptation for students, with helpful suggestions.
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The World Wide Web: A Very Short Personal History
An article by Tim Berners-Lee that focuses on the history of the WWW from his point of view.
University of Washington
World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design
A brochure from the University of Washington on accessible Web design for people with disabilities. Includes general page design, graphical features, special features, and a Web pages test.
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Lenny Zelster: The World Wide Web: Origins and Beyond
This resource provides basic information about the world wide web. How it works, web and computer terminology, and a history are all provided, with illustrative pictures and diagrams available.
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Indiana University Knowledge Base: What Is Ftp?
Information about the File Transfer Protocol, and how it is used to transfer files.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Timothy John Berners Lee
Read a short biography of the man best known for inventing the World Wide Web.
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December.com: Net Tools
Provides links and evaluations of dozens of pieces of software, ranging from languages to multimedia to email.
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Xml: Berners Lee and the Semantic Web Vision
Read an article by XML highlighting a presentation by World Wide Web creator Tim Berners-Lee in which he describes his vision for the Semantic Web. Includes slides from Mr. Berners-Lee's talk.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Computer Science: The Internet Protocol Suite
Learn about the many protocols that power the Internet, and how each protocol operates at a different layer, building functionality on top of the layer below it.
Randall Davis
Esl Net World: What Is the Internet?
This resource is a good tutorial introduction to the Internet and its basic parts provided for by ESL NetWorld.com. It describes a short history and the different components of the Internet.
Lingolex
Lingolex.com: Internet Terms in Spanish and English
This site has been successful at defining some very difficult technical internet and computer terms.
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Internet 101: Internet Basics
Internet 101 walks you through the basics of the Internet, including how it all works and how to move around.
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Internet Learning Tree: A Brief History of the Internet
An anecdotal history of the people and communities that brought about the internet.