Internet Lesson and Activity Plans for Teachers

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Navigating the Web Objective: An understanding of the architecture of the Web, how it works, and the parts of a web page Instructions: Have students read the following articles: How the Web Works [http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/13wworks.htm] Anatomy of a Web Page [http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/14wbpganat.htm] Discussion: When was the World Wide Web created and why? Who controls the Web? Describe the various parts of the Web. How does the client and server system work? What is a URL and what does it do? What are hypertext and hyperlinks? How can you tell which text is "hot"? How do you navigate around the Web? Why do links change colors? What do the colors mean? How do you return to a page you've already visited? What is the computer language used to create web pages? Do web pages ever change? Activities: Ask students which websites they like to visit and why. Browse the site with the class, and then diagram the structure of the site. Learn the Net (www.learnthenet.com) is Copyright 1996-2008. Michael Lerner Productions. All Rights Reserved.