Friday, March 23, 2018

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?
    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:
    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)


    Sunday, March 18, 2018

    3/19: History of the Internet and the World Wide Web

    Essential question:
    • How does the online world work and how has it changed since its inception?
    Class
    1. Introducing Essay 2

    The Internet
    2. Report on Rosenzweig: The 7Ws.
    Need help? See this summary: https://witnesstointernment.wordpress.com/home/origin-stories/
    3. Write an introductory sentence in this form:   https://goo.gl/forms/6kVVcSKH8MCjbR5x2
    --Responses here:   https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PWI3GSi0KWKhg3wgJTbKY0wuLD0YrgSZZ75SUNRghxs/edit?usp=sharing
    4. Writing lecture: Copy the masters

    The World Wide Web
    5. Watch: Stuff of Genius: The World Wide Web

    6. First look at dictionary definitions of the Internet an World Wide Web

    For next class
    Read
    1. “How the Web Works-In One Easy Lesson.” http://mkcohen.com/how-the-web-works-in-one-easy-lesson
    2. Lamo and Kumar, “The Deep and Dark Webs”
    3. Web 2.0  & Web 3.0 definitions
    4.  Johnson, “How the Internet of Things Works.”
    5. ACLU. “Net Neutrality” 
    Using the 7Ws, write Journal 4 on Johnson