What is the Internet and WWW? History, structure, technical aspects, future, educational use: An Internet Workshop

Task

To develop an understanding of the history, structure, technology, future, and educational use of the Internet through a collaborative exploratory activity (Internet Workshop.).

Process

Create groups of 2 or 3 to work together.
Get Craig to assign you one of the topics listed below under Resources.
As small group, brainstorm the questions that you'd like answered about your topic.
Spend 75 minutes researching the topic using the resources provided (and other resources you can find on the Internet).
Spend 15 minutes preparing a 10-minute presentation on the topic to deliver to class. (May use any available tool.)
Present topic to class.
Debrief: did we answer our questions?

Resources (not all links may be "live")

GENERIC RESOURCES (May be useful to all topics)

http://www.livinginternet.com/

http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/Mosaic/MetaIndex.html

http://www.infosyssec.net/infosyssec/netprot1.htm

http://www.wdvl.com/Internet/

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html

http://www.pewinternet.org/

A. History of the Internet (ARPANet through 2004; emergence of WWW; E-rate).

http://emeagwali.com/history/internet/

http://www.vissing.dk/Internet.History/ihistlist.html

http://www.vissing.dk/

http://www.netvalley.com/intval1.html

http://bubl.ac.uk/link/i/internethistory.htm

http://www.funet.fi/index/FUNET/history/internet/en/arpanet.html

http://www.davesite.com/webstation/net-history.shtml

http://www.ipl.org/div/searchresults/?words=internet&where=subject

http://wwwpdp.web.cern.ch/wwwpdp/ns/ben/TCPHIST.html

http://www.vissing.dk/inthist.html

B. Structure and technologies of the Internet (Hardware, machines, wires.)

http://www.stimulus.com/education/internet101.html

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet-channel.htm

http://mitglied.lycos.de/harueckner/hardware/

http://www.oit.ohio-state.edu/internetware.html

http://www.clickz.com/stats/big_picture/hardware/

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question606.htm

http://espresso.ts.uvic.ca/cabling.htm

http://www.lascomm.com/tutorial.htm

C. Structure and technologies of the Internet (Software, protocols)

http://www.stimulus.com/education/internet101.html

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet-channel.htm

http://www.oit.ohio-state.edu/internetware.html

http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Internet/

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/ip.htm

http://wwwpdp.web.cern.ch/wwwpdp/ns/ben/TCPHIST.html

http://www.wdvl.com/Internet/Protocols/

D. Future of the Internet (2005 and beyond; what's coming?)

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/145/report_display.asp

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060213/chester

http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~dfk/papers/kotz:future2/

http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3594661

http://emeagwali.com/history/internet/

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5954861/

http://news.com.com/2008-7347-5092590.html?tag=nefd_gutspro

http://www.finpipe.com/siprepare.htm

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/03future.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/1999/10-12internet2.asp

E. Educational Use of the Internet (history, demographics, connectivity, value)

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2004014

http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905356038&rel=true

http://www2.fmg.uva.nl/sociosite/websoc/demography.html

http://www.gresham.k12.or.us/educational-web-sites.html

http://www.netc.org/preservice/index.html

http://www.libraryinstruction.com/evaluating.html

http://www.otal.umd.edu/UUPractice/children/

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/edproj.html