- www - world wide web
- internet -The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite
- modem-A modem (modulator-demodulator) is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information.
- broadband-The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal (and the broader the band, the greater the capacity for traffic).
- dial up-Dial-up refers to an Internet connection that is established using a modem.
- wireles-Wireless is a term used to describe telecommunications in which electromagnetic waves (rather than some form of wire) carry the signal over part or all of the communication path.
- SMS-short message service
- MMS-Multimedia Message Service.
- cyberbullying-Cyber-bullying is "the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others".
- phishing-Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
- cyberstalking-Cyberstalking is a crime in which the attacker harasses a victim using electronic communication, such as e-mail or instant messaging (IM), or messages posted to a Web site or a discussion group.
- masquerading-pretend to be someone or something that you are not;
- spam-unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)
- virus-a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"
- E-SafetyeSafety (= electronic safety) is a joint initiative of the European Commission and many industrial and other stakeholders having an interest in road safety.
- spyware-Spyware is a type of malware that can be installed on computers, and which collects small pieces of information about users without their knowledge.
- pop-up-Pop-up ads or pop-ups are a form of online advertising on the World Wide Web intended to attract web traffic or capture email addresses.
2. Social networking
A. Make a list of all the social networking websites you can
runescape
funorb
my space
skype
blogger
B. Do a survey of the class - who belongs to what social networking sites?
its on my poll.
C. Find a newspaper article or news video about the dangers of social networking. Insert the video if you can into your blog, and on your 'Internet' page add a link to your article / video.
Copy and answer the following questions about the article / video:
Do you have a My Space profile? Have you ever searched for items to buy on Craiglist? Do you share or view photos on sites like Flick? It is almost a certainty that you do one of the above or something close to it. Social networking is huge and growing bigger. It provides a number of benefits and advantages for users, but sexual predators and scam artists have also discovered that these social networks can be exploited to locate new victims. Read my article to learn more about the risks and some steps you can take to protect yourself and use these sites safely.
1. What newspaper was the article published in / news video shown on? YouTube2. Who were the people affected in the story? two fifteen year old girls
3. What happened to them? syber rape
4. What did you learn from reading the article / watching the video? stay safe on the Internet.
photos
age
last name
about your self
personal info
name
day of birth
1 thing you like
favourite place
favourite food
middle name
pictures of pets
pictures of your self
your hobbies
what job you do
1. List 5 different search engines you could use to search the internet
yahoo
bing
yebol
kosmix
2. Put your full name into google:
a. how many pages come up in the search?
72 pages
b. How many of the pages in the search ACTUALLY have anything to do with you?
one
4. Choose an animal, and do a google search:
a. how many web pages does google find for you?
58 pages
b. Look at all of the first 20 web pages listed. For each one have a look at the web page, put the link into your answers, and say how good it was.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)
http://www.emigratenz.org/moving-pets-to-new-zealand.html
http://doglinks.co.nz/
http://www.dogzonline.co.nz/
http://www.nzkc.org.nz/dogselect.html
http://www.greatdogsite.com/
http://dog.org.nz/
http://www.dog.com/
http://www.police.govt.nz/service/dogs/index.html
http://www.nextdaypets.com/directory/breeds/
http://www.onereddog.co.nz/
http://www.dogsafety.govt.nz/
http://www.dogpoint.co.nz/
http://www.dogguru.co.nz/
http://www.dirtydog.com/countryselection_form.asp
http://www.dogsbollix.co.nz/
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1996/0013/latest/DLM374410.html
http://www.fatdogcafe.co.nz/
http://www.robbersdog.co.nz/
i think the first 10 where good but the last 10 weren't as god as the first 10.
5. Wikipedia.
a. What is Wikipedia?
Wikipedia ( ) is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.
b. Who launched the site, and when?
Rick Gates.
c. Search for Glenfield College in Wikipedia. Find the sentance that relates to YOU in iTec.... I just added this into Wikipedia last week! Copy it into your page in your blog.
Glenfield year 9 iTec students work from a blog: http://y9itecgc.blogspot.com/
d. Why do you think that information on Wikipedia may not be reliable?
because any one could edit it at any time and it could be fake information.
