2.  Here’s your thoughts….
 http://blogs.waukee.k12.ia.us/cdirksen
 What do you notice about most of the pictures?

3.  A huge network of computers (computers that are all
hooked together so they can share data)
 Includes e-mail, chat rooms and the World Wide Web.
 “Computers are connected to the Internet through
phone lines, cables, or wireless connections that
transmit digital information around the world.”
(Eagleton &Dobler, 2007)
 The “Web” is part of the Internet

4.  Thinking back to the pictures you drew about the
Internet, which ones show a huge network of
computers?

7.  Part of the Internet
 Contains all of the websites published by companies,
universities, nonprofit organizations, and individuals.
 Can you believe everything you read on the web?
Why/why not?
 Anyone can publish a website on the Web
 It is very important not to trust that every website
contains reliable information.

8.  One way is through URLs and Domain Names
 URL: Uniform Resource Locator
 The website address or location of a website
 Domain Name: tells us the type of organization that
published the information
 Domain Name Extension is the 3-letter part of the
address just before the first slash in the address (/)

9.  .edu = educational (www.iastate.edu)
 .gov = government (www.whitehouse.gov)
 .org = non-profit organization (www.pbskids.org)
 .mil = military (www.army.mil)
 .com = commercial and individual (www.disney.com)
 .net = commerical – alternate to .com
 .ia = state (www.waukee.k12.ia.us)
 .uk = country (www.bbc.co.uk)

10.  Click on mg-4th grade group folder in dock
 Double click on Documents
 Drag “Internet Vocabulary” to your desktop
 Copy and paste the correct term in front of the correct
definition.

11.  Find and cut/paste the matching definition for:
 Internet
 Domain Name
 URL
 Bookmarks/Favorites
 File  Save As
 Save as: 4(teacher initial) your name vocab
 Ex. 4R dirksenvocab
 Save to your desktop.