Tuesday, September 17, 2019

9/17: History and Definition 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

The Internet
Reports on Rosenzweig: The 7Ws.

The World Wide Web
Watch: Camp, “What is the World Wide Web?” https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-world-wide-web-twila-camp

Listen/Read/Annotate/Discuss/ Complete 7Ws: Berners-Lee, “How Did The World Wide Web Start?” (TED Radio Hour podcast and transcript) https://www.npr.org/2015/10/23/449180060/how-did-the-world-wide-web-start

  • What is the main point of the interview? How does the story of Gopher help make that point? 

Planning the Icebreaker for our Wikipedia work with the students of Peter the Great



For next class

Finish the first part of Essay 1

Read/Listen

 1. “How the Web Works-In One Easy Lesson.” http://mkcohen.com/how-the-web-works-in-one-easy-lesson

2. Bartlett, “What Goes On In The Secrecy of The Dark Web?” (TED Radio Hour podcast and transcript) https://www.npr.org/2017/12/15/570797404/jamie-bartlett-what-goes-on-in-the-secrecy-of-the-dark-web

3. Definitions: Web 2.0, Web 3.0, Internet of Things (forgot to give you this)

4. ACLU. “Net Neutrality”