Class
From DarkNet Terminology: Definitions of the DarkNet, the Dark Web, and the Deep Web
1. Quick image review of the origins of the Internet: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IGQ1BS-lNkCTZLuctALStoj-HlH_jeHfQqbeIfHN8PQ/edit?usp=sharing
2. Report on the ACLU. Watch: Burger King/Whopper Neutrality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltzy5vRmN8Q
3. Define with your partner: 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.....?
- Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
- hyperlink(ing)
- a browser
- a search engine
- a server and a client
- a protocol
- a path
- an IP address
- the cloud
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. Berners-Lee, “The next web.” Notice the date!: 2009. https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_berners_lee_on_the_next_web?language=en#t-278796
For next class
- Read: Swartz, “Guerrilla Open Access Manifesto”
- Watch/Read: Wales,” The birth of Wikipedia." https://www.ted.com/talks/jimmy_wales_on_the_birth_of_wikipedia?language=en
- Write: Summary and Reflection on History and Values of the Net and Web for a specific audience
