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Course Description
Are you in the dark about how the Internet works? Do you wonder how in the world it is possible to communicate with someone on another continent in the blink of an eye? This straightforward course clearly and plainly lays out the basics of the Internet in a light and interesting way. It also offers valuable information about how to protect your computer, your family and yourself from the inevitable dangers that naturally arise in a system so open, and so very powerful.
With a tool as elegant and robust as the Internet, it is good to know what you are looking at when you see or hear about things like "TCP/IP" – it's not all complex programming language, but often just logical abbreviations for simple terms that best describe the process.
You will be more comfortable using the Internet after taking this course. You will be able to hold a meaningful discussion, not only socially, but with technicians and computer geeks. Get online and get informed with our Internet Fundamentals class!
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Describe how the Internet works.
Summarize describe connections that need to be made in order to access the internet.
Summarize and visit blogs, social networks, and online email services.
Navigate the web and find information.
Summarize copyrights, trademarks and plagiarism.
Avoid predators, scams, and hoaxes.
Summarize ethics and netiquette, and
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Course Lessons
Lesson One : Internet Fundamentals
Our world has changed dramatically as the Internet has become more available to the majority of the citizens of Earth.
Lesson Two : How You Got There
This lesson will help us understand how to do searches on the web.
Lesson Three : How It Works
This lesson will provide a more complete understanding of how the web works.
Lesson Four : Connections
Connections are an important part of Internet knowledge, and we will discuss them in this lesson,
Lesson Five : Blogs, Social Networks, Email and More Fun on the Internet
This lesson will go over all fun activities that take place on the Internet; such as Blogs, Social Networks, Email, Aution, Online Dating and More Fun.
Lesson Six : You On the Web
You can have a family website that contains photos and information about your family, or a business website that helps you sell the gadget you invented.
Lesson Seven : Copyrights, Trademarks and Plagiarism
As with any created material, the material is owned by the person who created it, whether it is a piece of writing, a piece of art, or a toy.
Lesson Eight: Who's The Boss
A fascinating fact about the Internet is that there is really no one in charge.
Lesson Nine: The Shady Side
As with everything in the world, there is a dual reality with the Internet. Dangers lurk on the Internet that everyone needs to be aware of.
Lesson Ten : The Dark Side- Predators, Scams, Hoaxes
We discussed the shady side of the Internet involving threats to computer systems and invasion of privacy through software programs and hackers.
Lesson Eleven: Ethics and Netiquette
In the last Lesson we touched very lightly on the subject of ethics on the Internet, mentioning the importance of individual respect and integrity.
This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, certification or educational requirements.
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