BTEC 2012

Unit 1 The Online World

Name: Dannielle McLeod

Lesson 1 - Online Services

(Student Book A Pg. 3, 4)

Starter - What is an online service?

When you connect to the internet and are passing or exchanging information to/from other
people.

Service

Types

Communication Email, messaging, news

groups, social networks,
conferencing, blogs and
vlogs.

Examples

Benefits
Instant responses to someone
who is remote from you, at no
additional cost to your
broadband fees.
Socializing.

Real-time
information

Timetables, news, sport

updates, weather reports,
travel news.

Using social
networking applications
like Facebook or
Google+ to exchange
information/talk to
friends.
Checking at airport for
estimated arrival times
of flights.

Commerce

Banking, auctions, online

sales and purchases,
publishing.

Selling something
through a service such
as eBay or Amazon.

Government

Tax returns, e-voting,

applications for grants or
benefits.

Applying for your first

provisional driving
license.

Education

Online learning, online

training, manufacturers,
online tutorials.

Using the Microsoft

training package for
Windows 7.

Allows you to do training from

the comfort of your own
computer and at your own
pace.

Virtual learning
environment
(VLE)

VLEs such as Moodle

Cost effective for the

school/college and allows the
school/college to track the
submission of learners work.

Business
(different types
of
organizations)

Business networks,
collaborative working,
video conferencing.

Your school or collage

may use a Moodle for
you to access lecture
notes and assignments
and for you to submit
assignment work.
Using a price
comparison website is
an example where you
touch on business
usage.

Provides up-to-date
information when picking
people up from an airport.
Companies can use real-time
information about customers
reactions to an advertisement
to improve the effectiveness
of the advert.
Allows user to carry out
transactions seamlessly
(without the need to use
physical money) and globally.
Saves time and is more
convenient which means it
saves you a visit to the post
office and means you can
take your time filling in the
form and easily amend any
errors.

Allows you to get the best

price of your purchases.

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Entertainment

Multi-user games, radio

and TV players, video
streaming.

Playing a game with

other people over the
internet

Download
services

Music, films, new software,

software upgrades, games

Download music from

a service such as
ITunes or Amazon.

Enhances the gaming

experience by allowing you to
play against people you may
not know.
Makes purchasing easier and
more affordable.

Service
Types
1. Complete the table below to think about and record some of the services that you may
use on a daily basis and what you use them for?
Service

Provider

How do you use it? /

What do you use it for?

Email

Yahoo Mail

You use it to get in contact with people.

Google Mail
AOL
Hotmail
Chat

Facebook

You use them to talking to people and get in

touch with old friends.

BBM
Snap Chat
Whats App
Skype
Forum

Yahoo Answers

People ask questions and people reply to

them.

Download
Services

ITube

To download music for free.

Sound Cloud
Tubidy

Search engine

Google

To search the web for anything you

need/want.

Yahoo
MSN
Bing
Games

Flappy Bird

To keep entertained

Sims Free Play

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Provider

How do you use it? /

What do you use it for?

Online shopping

Schuh

To buy clothes/accessories online.

New Look
Hollister
Republic

Find out what the following key terms mean in relation to the online world.
Profile - A user profile is a collection of personal data about a specific person. This may include
biographical information, lists of interests and photographs.
Network of friends A collection of people who jointly keep up-to date contact online. Sometimes this may be specific
network, such as The National Youth Science Forum, or it may be more general, like a group of friends
keeping in touch through Facebook.

Online community A virtual community which exists only online. It may be open to anyone (e.g. a bulletin board) or
restricted by interest (e.g. various scientific communities).

Virtual world An online community which meets in a computer-generated world; for example, the large multi-player
online games.

Chat In this context, refers to any kind of online real-time communication over the internet.

Chatroom Large-scale interactive conferencing with many people involved in the same conversation at the same
time.

Netiquette Short for internet netiquette or network etiquette. It is a set of conventions covering the use of
networks used to interact with other people. The conventions are designed to prevent people causing
annoyance or offence to others.

Plenary In pairs decide and write down which services are most important for:
Businesses?
Suppliers
Letters

Schools and Colleges?

My Maths
Linguascope
ITeach

People wanting to
communicate with
friends and family?
Facebook
Skype
BBM
Text
Messaging
FaceTime
Calls
Snap ChatA.Silver
Email
Letters