SAISD Internet Driver’s Permit

SAISD Internet Driver’s Permit
Level Three - Webquest Activity One
For the Student

Activity 1: The Internet

Essential Questions

• What are the Internet and the WWW?

What is the Internet?

The Internet is a global digital infrastructure that connects millions of computers. It is a global internetwork (network of networks), with cross platform compatibility, using the Internet Protocol (IP) to communicate between computers.

It uses existing public telephone and communication (including satellites) networks to relay data between networks using routers.

The fastest growing part of the Internet is the World Wide Web. Other parts of the Internet include services such as gopher, telnet and ftp.

Many people use the terms Internet and World Wide Web interchangeably. This is actually incorrect. While the Internet links computers so they can communicate, the Web is really the substance of that communication. A document on the Web is called a Web page and a collection of pages is a Web site. The development of the World Wide Web has led to the growing popularity of the Internet.

• What are the components of a URL?

What is a URL?

URL

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. Simply stated, a URL is a Web site's complete "address" on the vast map of the Internet. Just as your home address is made up of several components--house number, street, city, state, zip code--the URL for a World Wide Web document has four components, each separated by a slash (/). These components are illustrated in the chart below.

4. The filename itself	1. The prefix http://	2. The name of the host computer	3. The directory path on the host computer
idiom.htm	http://	www.mcdougallittell.com/	lit/
At last you arrive at the desired file, or Web page. The example calls up the idiom file (idiom.htm), which is the introductory page to an activity for students called Idiom of the Week.	http stands for hypertext transfer protocol. Followed by a colon and two slashes, this prefix tells your computer that the document you seek is found on the Web.	Also known as the domain name, this is the part of the address that identifies a specific computer on the Internet. The example identifies McDougal Littell's (mcdougallittell) commercial (.com) site on the World Wide Web (www).	The third component identifies the directory. Some URLs contain several subdirectories, separated by slashes. The example identifies a directory on the McDougal Littell site called Literature (lit).

All Web browsers display a Web site's URL in a rectangular box at the top of the screen (see if you can find the URL in figure 1). As you navigate the Web you can see how the URL changes. Or, type in the URL yourself to take you where you want to go.

• What is the difference between the Internet and the WWW?

While the Internet links computers so they can communicate, the Web is really the substance of that communication. A document on the Web is called a Web page and a collection of pages is a Web site. The development of the World Wide Web has led to the growing popularity of the Internet.

• What is a web browser?

What is a Browser?

A browser is a graphical user interface (GUI) application program that retrieves and displays documents from Web sites. A browser has the ability to render text and graphics in the browser window.

More specifically it has the ability to:
DISPLAY

· Hypertext and hypermedia documents.

· Text in different fonts, styles, colors, and sizes.

· Foreign language character sets conforming to the ISO 8859 standard.

· Forms composed of text fields, text widgets, buttons, checkboxes, etc.

· Graphics in different formats0.

• What are the SAISD rules for using the Internet?

USAGE RULES

Computer resources are electronic tools to enhance student learning. The purpose of using the Internet in our schools is to support research and education by providing access to unique resources and the opportunity of collaborative work. The rules listed in this section are not all-inclusive, but are only illustrative and representative. Disciplinary action shall be taken for acts of misconduct listed; disciplinary action may be taken for acts of misconduct which are not specifically listed. All student users of computers and the Internet shall comply with the following rules:

Acceptable Use

1. The use of computer resources must be in support of education and research and consistent with the educational objectives of SAISD.

2. All e-mail accounts shall be used only by the authorized user and sharing an ID or password with any other person is discouraged.

3. All e-mail users shall follow the accepted “netiquette for e-mail” which includes, but is not limited to, the following actions:

a. Be polite: Users shall not send, or encourage others to send, abusive messages.

b. Use appropriate language: Users shall not swear or use vulgarities or other inappropriate language.

c. Protect privacy: Users shall be cautious about transmitting credit card numbers, account numbers of any kind, Social Security numbers, home addresses or phone numbers, or any other personal information about themselves or other individuals.

Unacceptable Use

1. Transmission of any material in violation of any US or state regulation is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, copyrighted material, threatening or obscene material or material protected by trade secret.

2. Use for commercial activities or private business is prohibited. Users shall not initiate any purchases through on-line communication.

3. Use for product advertisement or political lobbying is prohibited, except when used for instructional purposes.

4. Deletion, examination, copying, or modification of files and/or data belonging to others without their prior consent is prohibited.

5. Vandalism, defined as any malicious attempt to harm or destroy property or data of another user, is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, the uploading or creating of computer viruses, the use of the network to disrupt the use by others, the use of e-mail to disable servers or clog the access lines, and the destruction, modification, or abuse of hardware and software.

6. Creating, accessing, or processing hate mail, harassment, discriminatory remarks, pornographic references or graphics, and other antisocial behaviors are prohibited.

7. Use of computer resources to access or process inappropriate files or files dangerous to the integrity of the network is prohibited.

8. Illegal installation of copyrighted software for use on District computers is prohibited. Copying any copyright-protected material in violation of the copyright law is illegal and prohibited.

9. Plagiarizing material or information from any computer resource, whether from a single program or an Internet resource, is prohibited.

SAISD Internet Driver’s Permit

Level Three

Quiz 1: The Internet

Circle the correct answer for each question. (7)

1. What is the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web?

a. The World Wide Web is a component of the Internet

b. It connects millions of people worldwide

c. The Internet is a component of the World Wide Web

d. All computers are connected to it.

2. Which of the following are components of the Internet?

a. Electronic Mail

b. World Wide Web

c. Discussion Groups

d. All of the Above

3. According to the SAISD Computer Use and Internet Access for Students Administrative Procedure, what do you NOT have access to on the Internet?

a. E-mail

b. World Wide Web

c. Chat Rooms

d. Online Libraries

4. What is “Intranet”?

a. File Transfer Protocol

b. Private computer network that uses Internet technologies and standards

c. Global network that connects millions of people

d. Computer system made up of web pages

5. What is a software program that allows you to navigate through the web?

a. Intranet

b. Web Browser

c. MS Word

d. Internet

6. A URL, or web address, is made up of four components. Which component is missing from the following URL?

www.pbs.org/teachers

a. Prefix

b. Host name

c. Directory

d. File name

7. Who determines appropriate use of the Internet in SAISD?

a. Principal

b. Parent

c. Teacher

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d. District Administrator

SAISD Internet Driver’s Permit
Level Three - Webquest Activity Two
For the Student

Activity 2: Acceptable Use Policy

Essential Questions

• What is the meaning of "acceptable use policy", AUP?

ACCESS TO THE INTERNET The Acceptable Use Policy is printed in the Student/Parent Handbook. There is an acknowledgement page for the Acceptable Use Policy incorporated into the Parent/Student Handbook requiring a parent/guardian signature. This form provides information to the student’s parent/guardian and the student regarding privileges and responsibilities.

• What is the purpose of the SAISD Computer Use and Internet Access for Students Administrative Procedures?

COMPUTER USE AND INTERNET ACCESS FOR STUDENTS Computers are available throughout the District for student use, and in many cases, these computers allow students access to the Internet. Students develop electronic information research skills using these resources which are fundamental skills for the preparation of citizens and future employees. The District goal is to promote educational excellence by facilitating resource sharing, innovation, and communication.

• What is an example of an acceptable use according to the SAISD AUP?

Acceptable Use1. The use of computer resources must be in support of education and research and consistent with the educational objectives of SAISD. 2. All e-mail accounts shall be used only by the authorized user and sharing an ID or password with any other person is discouraged. 3. All e-mail users shall follow the accepted “netiquette for e-mail” which includes, but is not limited to, the following actions: a. Be polite: Users shall not send, or encourage others to send, abusive messages. b. Use appropriate language: Users shall not swear or use vulgarities or other inappropriate language. c. Protect privacy: Users shall be cautious about transmitting credit card numbers, account numbers of any kind, Social Security numbers, home addresses or phone numbers, or any other personal information about themselves or other individuals.

• What is an example of an unacceptable use according to the SAISD AUP?

Unacceptable Use

2. Use for commercial activities or private business is prohibited. Users shall not initiate any purchases through on-line communication.

3. Use for product advertisement or political lobbying is prohibited, except when used for instructional purposes.

4. Deletion, examination, copying, or modification of files and/or data belonging to others without their prior consent is prohibited.

6. Creating, accessing, or processing hate mail, harassment, discriminatory remarks, pornographic references or graphics, and other antisocial behaviors are prohibited.

7. Use of computer resources to access or process inappropriate files or files dangerous to the integrity of the network is prohibited.

8. Illegal installation of copyrighted software for use on District computers is prohibited. Copying any copyright-protected material in violation of the copyright law is illegal and prohibited.

9. Plagiarizing material or information from any computer resource, whether from a single program or an Internet resource, is prohibited.

SAISD Internet Driver’s Permit

Level Three

Quiz 2: Acceptable Use Policy, AUP

Circle the correct answer for each question. (6)

1. According to the SAISD Computer Use and Internet Access for Students, what is the purpose of using the Internet in the schools?

a. To support student interest in downloading games.

b. To support Internet research and education.

c. To support the use of chat rooms.

d. To support the SAISD AUP.

2. What is the importance of having an Acceptable Use Policy?

a. To make users aware of what is appropriate and inappropriate use on a school or business computer.

b. To allow users to do whatever they want.

c. To scare users from using the Internet at school or work.

d. To help users research on the Internet.

For the following scenarios, select either a. Acceptable Use, or b. Unacceptable Use.

Scenario 1

Marti wanted to show her friends some of the new songs from Red Hot Chile Peppers. The only way they could hear the music though was to play it on a classroom computer but there were too many people. So Marti and her friends went to another classroom that wasn’t being used and popped the CD into the teacher’s laptop.

a. Acceptable Use b. Unacceptable Use

Scenario 2

The science teacher wanted the students to “google” frog dissections on the Internet. When some of them went to the library, the librarian explained that “googling” was not allowed unless there was no other alternative once the usual online resources had been verified to not have any support for the assignment. Anabelle and Sylvia were paired for the assignment and decided to try the library resources first and then let the librarian know if they couldn’t find any dissections in World Book, Encyclopedia Britannica, Facts On File or EBSCO.

a. Acceptable Use b. Unacceptable Use

Scenario 3

Olivia checked her personal email account once a day at school. She opened one of the items and a virus alert popped up all over her computer screen. She tried several times to close the window but nothing worked. She called the teacher over and asked for help. Later, the technician found that it was a bogus pop-up that had set a cookie on the computer.

a. Acceptable Use b. Unacceptable Use

Scenario 4

Mischa had a bad habit of criticizing total strangers from their appearance. While preparing to send an email, Mischa inserted a couple of lines about someone sitting across from her who was acting “nerdy”.

a. Acceptable Use b. Unacceptable Use

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SAISD Internet Driver’s Permit
Level Three - Webquest Activity Three
For the Student

Activity 3: Searching the Web

Essential Questions
• What is a Search Engine?

search engine: Search engines use spiders (computer programs also called robots) to match documents to a search expression and retrieve information from the Web.

• What is a Subject Directory?

Subject Directories	Librarians' Index www.lii.org	Infomine infomine.ucr.edu	Academic Info www.academicinfo.net Recommend Browsing	About.com www.about.com	Google Directory directory.google.com	Yahoo! dir.yahoo.com
Size, type	Over 16,000 Compiled by public librarians in information supply business. Highest quality sites only. Great, reliable annotations.	Over 120,000 Great, reliable annotations. Cooperatively compiled by university & college-level, academic librarians of the UC campuses.	Rich selection of about 25,000 pages, selected as "college and research level Internet resources" aimed at "at the undergraduate level or above." Brief annotations.	Over 2 million Generally good annotations done by "Guides" with various levels of expertise.	About 5 million web pages, selected by the Open Directory Project and enhanced by Google searching and ranking. Often useful to find "better" results, especially on broad or widely covered topics.	About 4 million. Scarce descriptions and annotations. Often useful, especially for popular and commercial topics.
Phrase searching (term definition)	Yes. Use " "	Yes. Use " " \|term term\| requires exact match	No. " " make searches fail.	Yes. Use " "	Yes. Use " "	Yes. Use " "
Boolean logic (term definition)	AND implied between words. Also accepts OR and NOT, and ( ).	AND implied between words. Also accepts OR, NOT, and ( ).	OR implied between words. Accepts AND, OR, NOT and ( ) Recommend AND between words in most searches.	No.	OR, capitalized, as in Google's web search engine.	Yes, as in Yahoo! Search web search engine.
Truncation (term definition)	Use *. Also stems. Can turn stemming off on Advanced Search page.	Use *. Also stems. Can turn stemming off. Use " " or \| \| to search exact terms.	No.	Use *. Not accepted consistently.	No.	No.
Field searching	Advanced Search allows Boolean searching within subject, titles, description, parts of URLs, and more.	Select boxes under search box to limit to KW (keyword) SU (subject) GSU (genl su categ) TI (title) AU (author) AN (annotation) RT (resource type) RA (resource access fee/free) and more.	No.	No.	Same as in Google's web search engine.	As in Yahoo! Search web search engine.

• What is the difference between a Search Engine and a Subject Directory?

A search Directory searches educational information and Search Engine searches the whole internet.

• How can the Big6™ help with Internet research?

The Big6™ Skills

The Big6 is a process model of how people of all ages

solve an information problem.

• How can Boolean Search be used to narrow a search?

By using Not.

• What are the questions to ask when evaluating a website as an appropriate source?

Where can I find these sources?

Where can I find the information in the source?

SAISD Internet Driver’s Permit

Level Three

Quiz 3: Searching the Web

Circle the correct answer for each question. (6)

1. What is a “searchable database” that contains a collection of websites?

Subject Directory
Yahoo
Search Engine
Web Site

2. Which of the following is an example of a “Subject Directory”?

Excite.com
About.com
AltaVista.com
Yahoo.com

3. Which ONE of the following Big6™skills is most helpful in researching on the Web?

Task Definition
Information Seeking Strategies
Use of Information
Analysis

4. Which of the following is an example of a Boolean Search?

Internet + History
Internet and History
“Internet History”
History>Internet

5. Deann found a web site on Foucault pendulums which proved how the Earth rotates. How can she know whether the information is accurate?

a. Compare information with district online resources such as EBSCO, or Encyclopedia Britannica

b. Review print resources

c. Review the website author’s credentials

d. All above of the

Scenario 1

Middle school homework was proving to be more demanding than Geraldine planned, but she knew people who could help her out. The librarian reminded her of the Big6 and used that to plan what she needed to do. She looked over the class notes from one of her friends and realized she needed a print source, an online source, and an interview. The librarian helped her there too. She reminded Geraldine of the district’s online resources and how some of them were print materials that were available online too. As Geraldine reviewed some of the sites and re-read the teacher’s rubric, she knew she had a lot of work ahead of her. What is her next step?

Go back to her plan
Make an appointment with her interviewee
Go back over the websites and take notes
Start reading

SAISD Internet Driver’s Permit
Level Three - Webquest Activity Four
For the Student

Activity 4: Copyright and Citing Sources

Essential Questions

• What is plagiarism?

Plagiarism is when you use someone's work without permission. When you plagiarize, you take another person's work and pretend that it is your own.

• Why are copyright laws important?

Copyright is a protection that covers published and unpublished literary, scientific and artistic works, whatever the form of expression, provided such works are fixed in a tangible or material form. This means that if you can see it, hear it and/or touch it - it may be protected. If it is an essay, if it is a play, if it is a song, if it is a funky original dance move, if it is a photograph, HTML coding or a computer graphic that can be set on paper, recorded on tape or saved to a hard drive, it may be protected. Copyright laws grant the creator the exclusive right to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute, perform and display the work publicly. Exclusive means only the creator of such work, not anybody who has access to it and decides to grab it.

• What do copyright laws protect?

For example, my brother is a musician and he lives in the United States. When he writes new lyrics, he prints them out on paper, signs his name at the bottom with the Copyright © symbol to show that he is the author, places it in an envelope and mails it to hi