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Website
Other

Building a School Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Handout
Other

The World Wide Web Security Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
Answers frequently asked questions relating to the security implications of running a Web server and using Web browsers.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Ict: Data Communications: The Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Website
Other

Browser Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Website
Other

Internet Society: A Brief History of the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Activity
Other

Die Blinde Kuh: Die Suchmaschine Fur Kinder

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Handout
Other

Fas: Strategic Assessment: The Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Website
Cyberbee

Adventures of Cyber Bee

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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.
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Handout
Great Idea Finder

Great Idea Finder: Tim Berners Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information about Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the WWW in 1991.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc News: Technology: Fifteen Years of the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Is the World Wide Web?

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Article
Other

Western Illinois University: Plagiarism and the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay on the challenge of plagiarism for teachers and the temptation for students, with helpful suggestions.
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Article
Other

The World Wide Web: A Very Short Personal History

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by Tim Berners-Lee that focuses on the history of the WWW from his point of view.
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Article
University of Washington

World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Website
Other

Lenny Zelster: The World Wide Web: Origins and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Website
Other

Indiana University Knowledge Base: What Is Ftp?

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the File Transfer Protocol, and how it is used to transfer files.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Timothy John Berners Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a short biography of the man best known for inventing the World Wide Web.
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Website
Other

December.com: Net Tools

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides links and evaluations of dozens of pieces of software, ranging from languages to multimedia to email.
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Article
Other

Xml: Berners Lee and the Semantic Web Vision

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Computer Science: The Internet Protocol Suite

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Activity
Randall Davis

Esl Net World: What Is the Internet?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
Lingolex

Lingolex.com: Internet Terms in Spanish and English

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has been successful at defining some very difficult technical internet and computer terms.
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Article
Other

Internet 101: Internet Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Internet 101 walks you through the basics of the Internet, including how it all works and how to move around.
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Website
Other

Internet Learning Tree: A Brief History of the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
An anecdotal history of the people and communities that brought about the internet.