Week 2 Introduction to the Internet and Issues in Media & Technology

What else did we learn about the internet?

Today we participated in Cooperative learning group activities. Groups researched and presented information on the following:

• Netiquette, Internet and the world wide web
• Digital natives vs digital immigrant, asynchronous vs synchronous communication
• Google search, advanced search and bookmarking
• Creative commons, open educational resources & fairuse 
• Viruses, malware & antivirus

Task 1: To Create a Bookmark

Steps: 

1. Open the page you would like to bookmark
2. Locate and click on the star located at the end of the  link in your browser
3. Fill in the necessary information; name of the page and th folder iin which you would like it to be saved.
4. Select 'Bookmark page'

To find the page you bookmarked:

1. Locate and select the three dots in the top right hand corner of the page
2. Select 'Bookmarks' from the drop down menu
3. Select the folder in which you saved the page
4. Search for the name you attached to the page
5. Select it

Task 2: Conduct a Google Search  

Steps:

1. Type 'google' in the browser
2. Press 'enter' on your keyboard
3. Select 'Google' from the list of results
4. Type in whatever you would like to find information on
5. Select the search icon

Task 3: Conduct an Advanced Search 

Steps:

1. Type and search 'Advanced search' in google search engine
2. Select 'Advanced search' from the list of results
3. Type in your search topic and fill in and select the various information necessary to get your specific results.
4. Select search

Task 4: To Create a Gmail Signature

Steps: 

1. Open your gmail account
2. Go to settings
3. Scroll down and select signature
4. Type your signature in the box provided

I can utilize these methods in my classroom By using them to find information for my  students and I could also teach them these skills to help make their research alot easier .

OUR CLASS RULES 

Today we also formulated rules for our ICT class. Here are some of the groups' work.

Teamwork makes the Dream Work!