The document summarizes presentations by five teams of 5th graders from the Elementary School on the thrills and threats of the internet. The teams presented on topics including search engines, social networking, email, blogs, and online entertainment. Each team discussed the history and key aspects of their topic as well as potential pros and cons.
4. Team 1 – the final poster
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5. SEARCH ENGINES
• WHAT: the most widely used web-based search engine
in the world
• WHEN: 1996
• WHERE: Stanford University, U.S.A.
• BY WHOM: Sergey Brin and Larry Page
• WHY: to help people find organized information
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6. SEARCH ENGINES
• WHAT: an on-line encyclopedia written by
the people who use it
• WHEN: January 2001
• WHERE: the U.S.A.
• BY WHOM: Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger
• WHY: to have free access in knowledge
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7. SEARCH ENGINES
PROS CONS
• free • irrelevant information
• fast • many advertisements
• easy • may lead to dangerous sites
• much information • viruses
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9. Team 2 – making the poster
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10. SOCIAL NETWORKING
• WHAT: a social networking service and website
• WHEN: February 2004
• WHERE: Harvard University, U.S.A.
• BY WHOM: Mark Zuckerberg
• WHY: to present yourself to other people & meet new
friends
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11. SOCIAL NETWORKING
• WHAT: a software for instant messaging
• WHEN: July 1999
• WHERE: the U.S.A.
• BY WHOM: Microsoft Corporation
• WHY: to communicate synchronically for free
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12. SOCIAL NETWORKING
PROS CONS
• free • addiction
• easy to access • less free time
• communication • alienation from real world
• sociability • leakage of personal information
• entertainment • identity deceptions
• viruses / worms
• bullying
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14. Team 3 – presenting in class
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15. Team 3 – preparing the poster
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16. ELECTRONIC MAIL
• WHAT: the exchange of computer-stored messages by
telecommunication
• WHEN: 1971
• WHERE: the U.S.A.
• BY WHOM: Ray Tomlinson (ARPANET)
• WHY: to send free messages without going to the Post Office
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19. Team 4 – our young researchers
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20. BLOGS
• WHAT: an online diary
• WHEN: late 1990s
• WHERE: the U.S.A.
• BY WHOM: different individuals
• WHY: to express your personal experience in public
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21. BLOGS
PROS CONS
• free • less free time
• express your opinion • inaccurate information
• inform about the news • not original information
• become creative • harmful comments
• gain e-fame
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22. Team 5
Argiriadou Eva
Matziouni Athena
Mavridis Panagiotis
Mizamtsi Celia
Psaropoulou Melina
Sosnofska Maria
Vanis Dimitris
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24. ON-LINE ENTERTAINMENT
• WHAT: a video-sharing website
• WHEN: February 2005
• WHERE: San Bruno, California, U.S.A.
• BY WHOM: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim
• WHY: to share free videos
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25. ON-LINE ENTERTAINMENT
• WHAT: a game played over some form of computer network
• WHEN: early 1990s
• WHERE: U.S.A.
• BY WHOM: various game programmers
• WHY: to have fun
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26. ON-LINE ENTERTAINMENT
PROS CONS
• free • viruses / worms
• for all tastes and ages • fishing
• synchronous interaction • less free time
• alienation from real world
• addiction
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