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=**Lesson 1: Domain Names**=


 * Aim:**


 * What is the grammar of the Internet?
 * How do you decode a Web address?


 * Common Core State Standards:**


 * CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.7**Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.


 * CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8** Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.


 * NETS Standards** (From ISTE International Society for Technology in Education)


 * 6. Technology Operations and Concepts**

a. Understand and use technology systems b. Select and use applications effectively and productively d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies


 * Objectives:**


 * Students will learn the grammar of the Internet.
 * Students will learn what a domain name is.
 * Students will learn some of the vocabulary of the Internet.
 * Students will learn how to decode a Web address.
 * Students will learn what an IP address is.
 * Students will learn how to read a Web address.
 * Students will learn how some domain names can be manipulative.


 * Vocabulary:**


 * Internet
 * tilde
 * IP address
 * Domain name
 * TLD
 * gTLD (generic top level domain)
 * ccTLD (country code top level domain)
 * country code
 * subdomain
 * URL
 * cybersquatting

=**WHAT'S A DNS? (DOMAIN NAME SERVER):**= Domain Name Servers (DNS) are the Internet's equivalent of a phone book. They maintain a directory of domain names and translate them to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. This is necessary because, although domain names are easy for people to remember, computers or machines, access websites based on IP addresses.

=**WHAT DOES "PROTOCOL" mean?:**= official procedure or system of rules


 * What the Internet used to look like:**




 * Go here for more pictures:**

@http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/09/16/the-web-in-1996-1997/


 * THE VERY FIRST PAGE OF THE WEB PUBLISHED BY THE CERN LABORATORY IN SWITZERLAND IN 1991:**

@http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html


 * WHAT WAS FIRST AVAILABLE ON THE WWW:**

@http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/DataSources/bySubject/Overview.html


 * Class activity, Part 1**

1) For this assignment, you are going to be creative and come up with 10 fictitious Web site addresses using the appropriate TLDs from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority . You must create 5 gTLDs and 5 ccTLDs and answer this question: What do you think the Web address says about your site? For example, cnn.com stands for "cable news network" dot com.

2) Create a new page on your wiki and name it "Web Literacy 1" with today's date and record all of your answers there.

3) Create a table like this one and write your fictitious gTLDs and ccTLDs in the table:


 * **gTLDs** || **ccTLDs** ||
 * patriciasarles.com || patriciasarles.co.uk ||
 * itinerary.edu || military.af ||
 * cocinar.org || food.mx ||
 * comics.info || japanesetv.tv ||
 * books.biz || elephantrides.in ||


 * Class activity, Part 2**

1) Go to @http://register.com and look up the site names that you created in the previous activity and see if those sites already exist. You will see that people can buy those domain names if they are available. Create a table like the one below:


 * **Domain Name** || **Owned?** ||
 * patriciasarles.com || no one ||
 * patriciasarles.co.uk || no one ||
 * cnn.com || already owned ||
 * amazon.com || already owned ||
 * itinerary.edu || no one ||
 * medinet.tienda || already owned ||

2) Think of 10 real Web sites that you know of, e.g. cnn.com, and now go to @https://www.whois.net/ to see who owns them. Look for the word "Registrant." Create a table like the one below and fill it in. (I will show you how to make a table if you do not know how). Fill in who owns the site and when those sites were created and when they expire. For example, cnn.com was created September 22, 1993 (this happened to be before most people were on the Internet) and it expires in 2018. What do you think will happen to the domain name cnn.com when it expires?


 * **Domain Name** || **Registrant/Owner** || **Date Created** || **Date Expires** ||
 * cnn.com || Turner Broadcasting System || 1993-09-22 || 2018-09-21 ||
 * nike.com || Nike, Inc. || 1995-03-03 || 2016-03-04 ||


 * Class activity, Part 3**

1) Go to @http://www.ip-tracker.org/locator/ip-lookup.php and look up the IP addresses of 10 real Web sites that you know of. Create a table on your wiki and make 2 columns and 11 rows like the one below. Label the first column "Domain name" and the second column "IP address." Type the domain name of the Web site you've decided to look up under the "Domain name" column, and the IP address under the "IP address" column. Also look up the location of the site by clicking on "Find Location" on the far right.


 * **Domain Name** || **IP Address** || **Location** ||
 * cnn.com || 157.166.226.25 || Atlanta, GA. ||


 * Class activity, part 4 **

Go to: @http://www.internetlivestats.com/ and just take a look at what’s going on on the Internet.

List 10 things you learned from Internet Live Stats. You can either make another table or just list them from one to 10.


 * Exit Ticket: **

Go to the Web address below and follow the directions. I want you to list three things you learned today, two things you didn't understand, and one thing you want to know more about. Be sure to include your name on your post. Exit tickets count towards your grade.

@http://padlet.com/psarles/exitticket1


 * Homework:**


 * Survey of Internet Usage by Students**

1) According to a study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, many students rely on the Internet to help them in their academic work. Survey five students to find out how they use the Internet for their studies. Listen for their answers to see if they mention items a through e, as outlined in step 2.

2) Tabulate how many of the five students use the Internet for each of the following purposes:

a) To look up information, to act as a reference library, or to get sources for reports, presentations, and projects b) To plagiarize content or cheat c) To collaborate with classmates on projects, or to study or share class notes with classmates d) To keep track of class schedules, assignments, and syllabi e) To choose a university, major, or future career path

3) Ask the students whether they have access to the Internet during class time under teacher direction or only outside of class or during lab time. As a follow-up question, ask how effective they think that approach is. 4) Find out whether they feel there are differences between students who have Internet access at home and those who do not. Write a paragraph explaining what those differences are and how they might impact academic work.

5) Summarize the importance of the Internet to students, according to the results of your survey.


 * Web sites used in this lesson:**

@http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db

@http://www.pewinternet.org

@http://register.com

@http://easywhois.com

Finding the IP address of a Web site:

@http://www.site24x7.com/find-ip-address-of-web-site.html


 * Source:**

November, Alan (2008). //Web literacy for educators// Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press.