3/26: How the World Wide Web Has Changed

Class

1. Report on Johnson: The 7Ws
2. Writing lecture: On the reliability of sources--or Where Can I Find Better Stuff?

• CRAAP test: https://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf

3. Define (in groups): What is the web? How does it work?

Example:

TCP/IP:  Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP) are two distinct computer network agreed-upon set of rules that are commonly used together. When two computers follow the same protocols, they can understand each other and exchange data.

• Transmission Control Protocol divides a message or file into packets that are transmitted over the internet and then reassembled when they reach their destination. 
• Internet Protocol is responsible for the address of each packet so it is sent to the correct destination.

Your Turn: What is.....?

• a browser
• a search engine
• a server
• a protocol
• a path
• an IP address
• the cloud
• hyperlink(ing)

4. Comprehend: The Types of Web:

• The Surface Web
• The Deep Web/ Invisible Web/ Hidden Web
• The Dark Web (see Tor on Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)
• The Internet of Things

5. Comprehend: The Development of the Web

• Web 1.0: Static, hyperlinked pages such as Internet Shakespeare Editions
• Web 2.0: Interactive pages, such as Wikipedia, Facebook, Amazon.com
• In the works: Web 3.0: Categorized web that "learns" about itself and its users (also called Semantic Web)

6. Overview: The Uses and Values of the Internet/World Wide Web as Designed by Their Creators

7. Watch: Burger King/Whooper Neutrality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltzy5vRmN8Q

8. Complete the Exit Questions: https://goo.gl/forms/cgcyno5ErSrpvlWb2

For next class
Preparing for Essay 2. Read Essay 2 instructions HERE

• Review the definitions of the Internet and the World Wide Web in preparation for a definition of your own.
• Read: "Thesis Statements" and "Introductory Paragraphs" (pages 11-13 of your writing package) and submit your tentative thesis for Essay 2 HERE. Responses HERE
• Start reading George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four (reading packet, pp. 47-61)