The Internet: For Yr. 7

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1. URL

1.1. Uniform Resource Locator

2. WWW

2.1. World Wide Web

3. Search Engines

3.1. Examples

3.1.1. Google

3.1.1.1. Google

3.1.2. Bing

3.1.3. Ecosia

3.1.3.1. Ecosia - the search engine that plants trees

3.1.4. Internet Explorer

3.1.5. Firefox

3.1.6. Yahoo

3.1.7. Safari

3.2. Software that allows us to search for information

4. Boolean Research method

4.1. NOT

4.2. OR

4.3. AND

5. What is the internet?

5.1. BBC - WebWise - What is the internet?

5.1.1. Helps us find information

5.1.1.1. This can be done by searching the web

5.1.2. It is wireless

6. How to Search effectively on the Internet

6.1. How to Search the Internet More Effectively

7. An example of what the Internet is not:

7.1. The I.T. Crowd

7.1.1. Moss Introduces Jen To The Internet | The IT Crowd Series 3 Episode 4: The Internet

8. How to be a critical user of the web:

8.1. Be specific with searches

8.2. Use "Quotes" to look up specific phrases

8.3. Use Google to search within a cite

8.4. Use Advanced Search to further specify topic being researched

8.5. Choose words carefully, keep searches simple and concise

8.6. Websites with .gov, .org, .edu are usually trustable and reliable resources.

9. Being cyber safe

9.1. Cyber-bullying

9.1.1. Cyber Bullying is the use of technology and internet related resources to deliberately hurt or put down another individual

9.1.2. examples include: Impersonation, Threats and cyber stalking

9.2. Preventing cyber-bullying

9.2.1. Block them

9.2.2. Don't Instigate- Don't retaliate, they want you to add the fuel to their fire

9.2.3. Always log out- particularly on public computers

9.2.4. Don't become one- Don't become a cyber-bully yourself.