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Internet Literacy

Internet Literacy. The Internet. Created by DARPA , 1969 Packet switching technology Uses Internet Protocol. Internet Services. E-mail Listserv USENET Newsgroups Chatting FTP Telnet Gopher World Wide Web. Internet Services. Client-Server computing Domains and Sub-domains

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Internet Literacy

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  1. Internet Literacy

  2. The Internet • Created by DARPA , 1969 • Packet switching technology • Uses Internet Protocol

  3. Internet Services • E-mail • Listserv • USENET Newsgroups • Chatting • FTP • Telnet • Gopher • World Wide Web

  4. Internet Services • Client-Server computing • Domains and Sub-domains • www.bridgewater.edu • hostname.subdomain.top-level-domain • 147.138.10.40 is a computer at BC

  5. Changing The World • Mergers and Alliances • Telecommuting • Business, Advertising, and Online Shopping • Government, Politics and Defense • Electronic Publishing • Teaching and Learning • Interconnected Scholarship

  6. Connecting 1. Internet Service Provider 2. Communications medium 3. Software using IP

  7. Internet Service Providers • American Online • AT&T Worldnet • CompuServe • Microsoft Network • Prodigy Internet • Regional providers • Educational institutions

  8. Transport Medium • POTS • ETHERNET • Token Ring • ISDN • Cable modems

  9. Software • TCP/IP connections • PPP Point-to-Point Protocol • Broadband • ISDN

  10. Netiquette • Rules and conventions to govern behavior on the Net • RFC 1855 - “Responsible Use of the Network” • “Bill of Rights” • “Ten Commandments of Internet Use”

  11. Ten Commandments • The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics • by the Computer Ethics Institute • Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people. • Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work. • Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's computer files. • Thou shalt not use a computer to steal. • Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.

  12. Ten Commandments • Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid. • Thou shalt not use other people's computer resources without authorization or proper compensation. • Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output. • Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing. • Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that insure consideration and respect for your fellow humans.

  13. Unethical Uses • SPAM • Lurking • Flames • Firefighters • Shouting

  14. Good Things to Know • Smileys and Emoticons • :) • Three Letter Acronyms (TLAs) • imo = in my opinion • ttfn = ta-ta for now • Jargon • FAQ, beta, snail mail • see table 5-1, pg 65

  15. LISTSERV • Send e-mail to a distribution list • List includes those who want to discuss a topic • You subscribe to a list • Any e-mail sent to list comes to you • If you send e-mail, it goes to all on list • LISTSERV Search tools, table 7-2, pg 89 • Receive listserv e-mails just like any other

  16. LISTSERV • Respond to a listserv e-mail • Send a new msg to listserv to start discussion • Any listserv has two address • listserv for commands, list for msgs • Pause delivery if necessary • Find out who else is on the address list • Un-subscribe when you want • Listserv commands - table 7-4, pg 94

  17. Creating Web Pages 1. HTML Editor 2. WYSIWYG Editor 3. Converter

  18. HTML Editors • Written using Hypertext Markup Language • Consists of text and special TAGS • Tags direct how text will appear • Type document directly • Lots of control, but technical and tedious • WebEdit • HotMetal

  19. WYSIWYG Editors • What You See Is What You Get • Type text onto page as you want to appear • Editor translates into HTML • Less technical, but less control • Netscape Composer • Microsoft Frontpage • Adobe PageMill • Claris Home Page

  20. HTML Converters • Turn existing document into HTML • “Save as HTML” • WordPerfect Internet Publisher • Internet Assistant for MS Word • Internet Assistant for MS Excel • Internet Assistant for MS Access • Internet Assistant for MS PowerPoint

  21. Active Tools • “Bring Web pages to life” • Animated GIFs • multiple images that loop • GIF Construction Site from Interlit • JAVA • object-oriented programming language • from SUN • machine independent

  22. Active Tools • JAVA applets • JavaScript • ActiveX • Shockwave

  23. Internet File Types • Text • plain text = .txt • hypertext = .htm • word processors = .doc or .wpd • Images • Graphics Interchange Format = .gif • Joint Photographic Experts Group = .jpg • Portable Network Graphics = .png

  24. Internet File Types • Waveform Audio • waveform = .wav • .au and .snd • audio streaming = .ra and .ram • MIDI Synthesizer format = .mid • Musical Instrument Digital Interface

  25. Internet File Types • Video Formats • MS Video for Windows = .avi • Apple Quicktime = .mov and .qt • Motion Picture Experts Group = .mpg • Video Stream = .rm • Portable Document Format = .pdf • Virtual Reality Format = .vrml

  26. Citing Internet Resources • APA - American Psychological Association • MLA - Modern Language Association • CMS - Chicago Manual of Style • in-text citations, not footnotes • several examples at InterLit site

  27. Individual Works found on Net • APA • Pritzker, T.J. (No date). An early fragment from central Nepal [Online]. Available: http://www.ingress.com/~astanart/pritzker/pritxke.html [1995, June 8]. • MLA • Pritzker, Thomas J. An early fragment from central Nepal. N.D.Online. Ingress Communications. Available: http://www.ingress.com/~astanart/pritzker/pritxke.html. 8 June 1995. • CMS • Pritzker, T.J., An early fragment from central Nepal. Available from http://www.ingress.com/~astanart/pritzker/pritxke.html [cited 8 June 1995].

  28. Journal Articles • APA • Inada, K. (1995). A Buddhist response to the nature of human rights. Journal of Buddhist Ethics [Online], 2, 9 paragraphs. Available: http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbe/twocont.html [1995, June 21]. • MLA • Inada, Kenneth. “A Buddhist Response to the Nature of Human Rights.” Journal of Buddhist Ethics2 (1995): 9 pars. Online.. Available: http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbe/twocont.html. 21 June 1995. • CMS • Inada, K., “A Buddhist Response to the Nature of Human Rights,” Journal of Buddhist Ethics [journal online], vol. 2, 9 paragraphs. Available from http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbe/twocont.html [cited 21 June 1995].

  29. Fair Use Guidelines • Consortium of College and University Media Centers • 1000 words of text • not more than 5 images • not more than 30 seconds of music • mot more than 3 minutes of video • 2500 fields or cells from a database • This applies to students only!

  30. Societal Issues • Equity and Universal Access • Net Day • Technological underclass? • Privacy • Sniffing • Cookies • Certification

  31. Societal Issues • Stalking • Security • Passwords • Encryption • Firewalls

  32. Emerging Technologies • Changing the Infrastructure • HTTP 1.1 • Multicast Backbone • Internet II • Wireless Communications • Real-time Communications • Internet Telephone Services

  33. Emerging Technologies • Artificial Intelligence • Voice Recognition • Image Recognition • Knowbots • Digital TV • HDTV • MPEG Digital Video • WebTV

  34. Emerging Technologies • Push Technologies • Pointcasting

  35. How To Keep Up • Listservs • Catalogs • Periodicals and Web Sites • Books

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