Internet 101: The Basics


R. David Lankes
Head of Research and Development
The AskERIC Project



3 Hour Workshop
for the National School Board Association's
Teaching and Technology Conference
October 23, 1995
Atlanta, GA

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The Internet has become a hot topic in K-12 education. However, for all of the media coverage and attention, there is little fundemental education into what the Internet is, and how all the applications associated with the Internet fit together.

This workshop seeks to provide a basic understanding of the Internet, connection to the network of networks, and a model of how Internet applications fit together.

A List of the Slides:

  1. Title
  2. Introduction to Lankes
  3. Why are You Here?
  4. Layered Model of the Internet
  5. Infrastructure
  6. Applications
  7. Services
  8. Use
  9. Infrastructure
  10. Computer to Computer
  11. Network
  12. Infrastructure (LAN)
  13. internet
  14. internet
  15. Internet
  16. Internet (NSFNet)
  17. Internet
  18. History of the Internet
  19. TCP/IP
  20. TCP/IP
  21. Basics of Connecting
  22. Basics of Connecting
  23. Basics of Connecting
  24. Sample Set-Up: Classroom
  25. Sample Set-Up: LAN
  26. Sample Set-Up: Building
  27. Sample Set-Up: District
  28. Who Connects Me?
  29. Q&A
  30. Applications
  31. Client/Server Model
  32. The Client
  33. The Protocol
  34. The Server
  35. Advantages
  36. Disadvantages
  37. Q&A
  38. E-Mail
  39. FTP
  40. Anonymous FTP
  41. Telnet
  42. Netnews
  43. Gopher
  44. Gopher
  45. Gopher
  46. Gopher
  47. Gopher
  48. World Wide Web
  49. Netscape
  50. ES-M Home Page
  51. Yahoo!
  52. Q&A
  53. HTML
  54. Future Applications
  55. Real Audio
  56. CUSeeMe
  57. WebSpace (VRML)
  58. Java
  59. Components
  60. Virtual Chat
  61. Graphical MOOs and MUDs
  62. Services for Educators