Time: 2, 50 minute classes

Section Content:

Important Terms: (Internet Glossary)
Searching.
What is the Internet?
Why use the Internet?
Why is the Net is good for Business?
Internet and the WWW.
History of the Internet and Cyberspace.

Activities/Evaluation:

Answer specific questions and reflect.
Search and answer questions.

Suggested Resources:

• The World Wide Web For Kids and Parents - Introduction pg. 1.

• Launching a Business on the Web - Introduction pg. 1-32, Net Components and Terminology pg. 33-54, Why the Net is Good for Business pg. 55-82

• Beginners Guide to the Internet - http://www.leapday.demon.nl/Introduc.htm

• Using the Internet - http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/internet/intro.htm

• Web Training -  http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~coalitn/sciedo...unexperiments/agesubject/lessons/web.html

• Searching
• Important Terms: browser, chat lines, discussion group, newsgroups, FTP, virus, cyberspace, e-mail, freeware, shareware, software

Suggested instructional Approach:

Show students one or two search engines and how to use them. Use specific examples. The teacher can do this step by step on a computer projector. Allow time for students to practice, either give them more examples or they can pick their own topics. Once students are comfortable searching, give them a list of Internet and Business Terms, some examples are given in the section outline. Students can find definitions for these terms by searching the Internet. Then ask students to give definitions and terms for 10 or so more terms they feel are important to Business and the Internet.

Sample Lesson 2:

Content:

• What is the Internet?
• Why use the Internet?
• Internet and the World Wide Web.
• History.
• Why the Net is good for Business.

Write these questions on the board, leave enough room for answers. Ask students to answer these questions. Write some of the answers on the board by the question. Put students into groups. Give each group reading material that has answers to the questions (see suggested resources). Allow time for students to present their answers to the questions. The teacher can include more information where needed.