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?
The Internet been called the "information
superhighway," the "world's largest library," and just "the
'Net." So what exactly is it? The Internet is a global network of computer
networks, linking computers so they can "communicate." This
communication can take several forms, such as electronic mail (email),
discussion groups, and information retrieved via the World Wide Web. Data is
delivered from one computer to another using various protocols, such as
Internet Protocol (IP), File Transfer Protocol (FPT), and Hypertext Transfer
Protocol (HTTP).
• What are the components
of a URL?
A
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is the term used to identify an Internet
resource, and can be specified in a single line of text.
• What is the difference between the
Internet and the WWW?
The
World Wide Web (WWW) is a
uniform method of accessing and retrieving information on the Internet.
• What is a web browser?
Web
browsers, such as Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Mosaic,
are software programs that help you navigate the Web and access text, graphics,
hyperlinks, audio, video, and other multimedia. Browsers work by
"translating" or "interpreting" hypertext markup language (HTML)
-- the code embedded in Web pages that tells them how to look. Browsers read
this code and display the Web page accordingly.
• What are the SAISD rules
for using the Internet?
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.
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
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
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?
The rules listed in
the USAGE RULES section of this procedure and in the Acceptable Use Policy
[FORM F26-A] are not all-inclusive, but are only illustrative and
representative.
• What is the
purpose of the SAISD Computer Use and Internet Access
for Students Administrative Procedures?
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.
•
What is an example of an acceptable use according to the SAISD AUP?
The use of
computer resources must be in support of education and research and consistent
with the educational objectives of SAISD.
•
What is an example of an unacceptable use according to the SAISD AUP?
Creating, accessing,
or processing hate mail, harassment, discriminatory remarks, pornographic
references or graphics, and other antisocial behaviors
are prohibited.
•
What is the consequence for not following the acceptable use procedures as set by the
After thoroughly
investigating reported misuse, unacceptable or inappropriate use of the
Internet or any other computer resources, the principal/designee shall assign discipline
penalties commensurate with the offense in accordance with state law, Board policy,
and the SAISD Student Code of Conduct. Violations of various Usage Rules are specified
in the SAISD Student Code of Conduct. Some violations of the rules are unethical
and may constitute a criminal offense. The principal/designee shall use discipline
management techniques as outlined in the SAISD Student Code of Conduct.
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
6/2006
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
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 are selected and organized by people into subject categories. If
you have a general topic, browsing through a subject directory may be the best
way to begin your research. Most subject directories now contain search engines
which allow you to search their directories. The essential difference between
search engines and subject directories is that directories involve humans in
selecting, describing and organizing Web resources.
• What is the difference
between a Search Engine and a Subject Directory?
The
essential difference between search engines and subject directories is that
directories involve humans in selecting, describing and organizing Web
resources.
• How can the Big6™ help
with Internet research?
• How can Boolean Search be
used to narrow a search?
It
is possible to compose some complex search expressions using Boolean logic on
this search system. To do so, use the following terms: 'AND' (Boolean AND)
'OR' (Boolean OR)
'AND NOT' (Boolean NOT)
• What are the questions to
ask when evaluating a website as an appropriate source?
Built by human selection -- not by computers
or robot programs.
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?
a.
Subject Directory
b. Yahoo
c. Search Engine
d. Web Site
2. Which of the following is an
example of a “Subject Directory”?
a. Excite.com
b. About.com
c. AltaVista.com
d.
Yahoo.com
3. Which ONE of the following
Big6™skills is most helpful in researching on the Web?
a. Task Definition
b. Information Seeking Strategies
c. Use of Information
d.
Analysis
4. Which of the following is an
example of a Boolean Search?
a. Internet + History
b.
Internet and History
c. “Internet History”
d. 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 of the above
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?
a. Go back to her plan
b. Make an appointment with her
interviewee
c.
Go back over the websites and take notes
d. 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?
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?
Is a form of protection provided by the laws of the
• What do copyright laws
protect?
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.
• How do you cite an online
source?
In
the same way that many style guides exist for citing printed information
sources (APA, MLA, Chicago Style, etc.) many style guides have cropped up with
suggestions on how to cite electronic and internet sources. Variations abound,
but basically, the major components of a citation remain the same: author (if
known), title, publisher, date.
• What does the SAISD
Computer Use and Internet Access for Students state about copyright?
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 4:
Copyright and Citing Sources
Circle the correct answer for each
question. (6)
1. Which of the following is NOT
protected under copyright laws?
a. Textbooks
b. Online Graphics
c.
Dance Moves
d. Computer Programs
2. Which of the following are
examples of plagiarism?
a. Copying text from a web site and
pasting it to a document without permission
b. Using someone’s text from a web site
and citing them as a source
c. Copying your friends research paper
d.
Both A and C
3. What is missing from the
following web site citation?
Smith, Nancy. “The Mystery of Glue.” Science Experience.
2002.
http://www.sciexperience.com/glue.html.
a. Published Date
b.
Date Visited
c. URL
d. Author’s name
4. What two concepts do not qualify
as plagiarism?
A. encyclopedia and newspaper articles
B. magazine articles and newspaper articles
C. original ideas and common
knowledge
D. music and dance
Scenario 1
Tina had to
complete a five-page research paper on the dolphins for her Science class. She found a web site that had all the
important facts the teacher had listed on the rubric. She highlighted the text,
copied it, and pasted it to her document.
a. Acceptable Use b.
Unacceptable Use
Scenario 2
David and
Phillipe were soccer stars. Everyone
loved them. Well, not everyone. Justin was very jealous of the friendship
that David and Phillipe had because of soccer, and he wanted to be a part of
their circle. Knowing that the boys
usually depended on someone to help them with any lengthy assignments, Justin
offered to write their social studies project if they would let him hang out
with them after games. Two weeks later
all three boys were in Juvenile Detention.
Justin had bought the papers to save himself some time.
a. Acceptable Use b.
Unacceptable Use
6/2006
SAISD Internet Driver’s Permit
Level Three - Webquest Activity Five
For the Student
Activity 5: Internet Safety
Essential
Questions
• What is Internet Safety?
There
are lots of front doors to cyberspace, including Internet service providers and
online services, which can provide you with an account that gives you access to
everything on the public Internet.
• What are the basic rules
on Internet Safety?
The
most important thing to remember is that when you’re online in any kind of a
public forum, you’re out in public and anyone can read whatever you post.
• What is netiquette?
Simply
stated, its network etiquette -- that is, the etiquette of cyberspace. And
"etiquette" means "the forms required by good breeding or
prescribed by authority to be required in social or official life." In
other words, Netiquette is a set of rules for behaving properly online.
• What does the SAISD
Computer Use and Internet Access for Students Administrative Procedures state
about what can be accessed on the Internet at schools?
Transmission of any material in violation of any
SAISD Internet Driver’s Permit
Level Three
Quiz 5:
Internet Safety
Circle the correct answer for each
question. (6)
1. According to Safeteens.com, which of the following is an example of the Basic
Rules for staying safe online?
a. Respond to e-mail or messages that
make you feel uncomfortable.
b. Give your name, telephone number,
and home address to an unknown person.
c.
Talk to your parents about their rules on using the Internet.
d. Meet with someone you met online.
2. According to the SAISD Computer Use and Internet Access for Students Administrative Procedures, what should you be accessing on the
Internet at school?
a. Game Code websites
b. Favorite Band websites
c. Chat Rooms
d.
Educational websites for research
3. Claudia was
using Google.com to search for
websites about the White House. Her search came up with many websites to
review. She clicked on one web site, and it took her to an adult site. What
should she do to be safe?
a. Show all her friends.
b. Close the window immediately.
c. Tell her teacher.
d.
Both B and C
4. Stephanie met a new friend online
named Sam. Stephanie and Sam chatted for a couple of weeks and became good pen
pals. One day Sam asked Stephanie if she would like to meet at the McDonald’s
near her house. Stephanie was excited about meeting her new friend, but she
wasn’t sure what to do. What is Stephanie’s next step?
a. Give Sam her phone number.
b. Tell Sam to meet her at
c. Ask Sam to pick her up.
d.
Tell Sam that she needs to ask her parents for permission.
5. Which one of the following are
you encouraged to do from the
a. Copy material from the Internet.
b. Give out your parents’ address and phone number.
c. Trust your password to your very best-est ever friend
only.
d. Respect the privacy of other Internet
users.
6. An unacceptable form of
“netiquette” is
a. Be polite.
b. Use appropriate language.
c. Protect privacy.
d. Be a cyberbully.