Surfing the Web

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 What is the Difference between the Internet
?and the Web
• 1- What is the Internet?
• The Internet is a network of millions of computers
linked together by telephone lines, fiberoptic cables,
satellite, and microwave connection.
• Who started the Internet?
• The Internet was started by the United States
Department of Defense in 1969. It allowed
information to move freely around a military
computer network.

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• What is the Web?

• The Web, usually called “The World Wide

Web”, is part of the Internet where millions of
Web pages containing text, images, and sound
from people all over the world are connected.
• A typical Web page looks like a magazine page,
but with your mouse you can click on “live”
areas on the page to go to a new screen.

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• What can I use World Wide Web for?
• You can use the Web for:
• Research - business – Entertainment –
personal interests – Sending E-mail – Go
shopping – Find a job – Get the latest news –
Order a meal – make travel plans..etc.

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Internet Basics:
• The Internet is a network of computers spanning
the globe. It is also called the World Wide Web.
• An Internet Browser is a software program that
enables you to view Web pages on your
computer. Browsers connect computers to the
Internet, and allow people to “surf the Web.”
• Internet Explorer is one of the browsers most
commonly used. There are other browsers
available as well, including Chrome, Firefox,
AltaVista, Mozilla, Netscape ...
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• A site or area on the World Wide Web that is
accessed by its own Internet address is called
a Web site.
• A Web Page is like a page in a book. Websites
often have several pages that you can access
by clicking on links. A Web site can be a
collection of related Web pages.
• Each Web site contains a home page (this is
the original starting page) and may also
contain additional pages.
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 Address Bar

Search Engine

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Parts of a Web Address:
• A web address (URL-stands for Uniform Resources
Locator ) is typically composed of four parts:
• For example, the address http://www.google.sa is
made up of the following areas:
• http:// This Web server uses Hypertext Transfer
Protocol (HTTP). This is the most common protocol
on the Internet.
• www This site is on the World Wide Web.
• Google Search Engine
• Sa This tells us it is a site in Saudi Arabia.
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• Endings of web pages tells us a bit about the page.
Some common endings to web addresses are:
• com (commercial)
• edu (educational institution)
• gov (government)
• net (network)
• org (organization)
• You might also see addresses that add a country code as the
last part of the address such as:
• sa (Saudi Arabia)
• uk (United Kingdom)
• fr (France)
• us (United States of America)
• au (Australia)
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 ?How to Search the Internet
• Using a search engine like Google to find the address.
This is called a keyword search
• If you don’t know the address of the webpage, but
want to learn more about a topic or find a particular
website, you will need to do a search.
• There are several handy search engines out there
that will locate information for you. Two of the
mostly commonly used are:
• www.google.com / www.yahoo.com

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 Computer skills
&
Electronic Communication

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 Types of Electronic Communication
•Chatting
•Blogs
•Podcasting
•Discussion Boards
•Text Messaging
•E-mail

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• Chatting
• Talking in real-time to other network users from all
parts of the world.
• BLOGS
• Web logs or blogs are web-based journals.
• Often used by individuals or groups to maintain a
record of thoughts, pictures, and interests.

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• Podcasting
• A method of publishing files to the Internet, allowing
users to subscribe to a feed and receive new files
automatically by subscription, usually at no cost.
• Used largely for audio files.
• Podcasts can be audio or video.
• Podcasting does not require a media player.
• Examples of podcasts available on iTunes

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• Text Messaging
• Sending short text messages to a device such as a cell
phone
• Used for messages that are no longer than a few
hundred characters
• Usually applied to messaging that takes place
between two or more mobile devices
• E-Mail
• The electronic exchange of messages and computer
files between computers that are connected to the
Internet or some other computer network

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 Web-Quests for EFL
• A Web-Quest usually includes the following elements:
• An introduction or scenario
• A task that is meaningful and doable
• A process for completing the task
• Information resources to support the task
• Evaluation: the way in which the students’ performance will be evaluated
• A conclusion that brings closure and evaluation

• Web Quests facilitate cooperative learning, offer different kinds of

resources, and provide a variety of ways to access and demonstrate
knowledge.

• http://webquest.org/

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 Wiki for EFL
• What is a wiki?
• A wiki is web software designed for collaboration.
Unlike a traditional website where pages can only be
read, in a wiki everyone can edit, update and append
pages with new information and without knowing
HTML.
• Wikis are great for all types of collaboration, from
writing documents and managing projects to creating
intranets or extranets.

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