Business & Technology Department Unit Plan for Course Name
Unit 1 Title: Internet
Goals/Standards/Benchmarks:
Unit Length: 1.5 weeks
Date Create: Spring 2011
NETS National Education Technology Standards for Students
1: Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
(c) use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
(d) identify trends and forecast possibilities.
3: Research and Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
(a) plan strategies to guide inquiry.
(b) locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
(c) evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
5: Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students:
(a) advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
(b) exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
(c) demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
6: Technology Operations and Concepts
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students:
(a) advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
(b) exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
(c) demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
21st Century Skills
INFORMATION, MEDIA, AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
INFORMATION LITERACY
 Possessing a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information
 Accessing information efficiently and effectively, evaluating information critically and competently, and using information accurately and
creatively for the issue or problem at hand.
Illinois State Standards:
1.C.4c
2.B.4a
5.A.4.a.
11.B.4.d
26.A.5.
Interpret, evaluate, and apply information from a variety of sources to their situations (e.g. academic,
vocational, technical, personal.) (Understand how to make decisions)
Critique ideas and impressions generated by oral, visual, written and electronic materials.
Demonstrate knowledge of strategies needed to prepare a credible research report (e.g., notes, planning
sheets).
Determine the criteria upon which the designs will be judged, identify advantages and disadvantages of the
designs and select the most promising design.
Common for all four arts: Analyze and evaluate how the choice of media, tools, technologies and processes
support and influence the communication of ideas.
Unit Overview
Unit Components:
Stage 1: Desired Results
UNDERSTANDINGS
The internet plays a huge role in business and in our daily lives and is constantly changing on a global level. Not all information on the Internet is
reliable. Internet users must have savvy Internet skills to find and evaluate information for personal, business, and educational uses. The Internet
has changed society and continues to change the way we use the Internet for personal and business reasons.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How has the Internet changed over time? How does the Internet impact our lives? How will our future be impacted by the Internet?
Vocabulary : Key terminology
Backbone
Boolean Operators
Browser
Copyright
Derivative Work
Domain extension
Fair Use Doctrine
Flaming
Hypertext Links
Hypertext Markup Language
Internet Service Provider
Mobile Web
Modem
Network
Online Services
Protocol
Servers
Shouting
Knowledge and Skills:
Student “I Can Statements”
 Understand and discuss the evolution of the Internet and
World Wide Web.
 Analyze the relationship between the Internet and the
World Wide Web.
 Demonstrate efficient and effective strategies when
searching the Web.
 Analyze web pages for validity and reliability of
information
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Spam Home Page
Uniform Resource Locator
World Wide Web
Assessment/Evidence
Process--discussion
Process--discussion
Performance—Internet search project
Process—observations
Process--discussion
Product—worksheets
Process--observations
Analyze web pages for professionalism including effective Product--report
use of design--color, alignment, proximity, contrast,
Process--discussion
graphical elements, and animation
Identify ethical and unethical (netiquette) online behavior Discussion.
Multiple Choice.
Distinguish among the various ways to connect to the
Selected Response--Multiple choice quizzes and tests
Internet
Identify and explain the terminology, menus, buttons, and Selected Response--Multiple choice quizzes and tests
toolbars specific to browsers and Internet use
Navigate the Internet to find and utilize images and
Process—online searches
information from the Internet for educational, business,
and personal use
Recognize and adhere to copy-right laws for images and Selected Response--Multiple choice quizzes and tests
material online
Product—completed Internet search project
Process--discussion
1. Simulate a professional Web development team
2. Introduce students to the formal process of developing Web sites in pairs or teams
3. Utilize a professional Web development sequence
4. Identify a client problem/need and create a plan to address that need
5. Work with others to plan a Web-based solution to solve a client’s problems
6. Use online information resources to meet your needs or those of a client for collaboration,
research, publication, communication, and productivity
7. Apply design and communication principals to a real-world problem
Stage 2: Assessment Evidence
List point values for each assignments here…
Assessment
Domain Extension WS
Comparing 2 Websites
Boolean Searching and Four Nets
Internet Basics PowerPoint WS
Web Search
Internt Unit Test
Weaving Through the Internet
Good/Bad Design Paper
Analyzing a website paper
Suggested Points
Category/Weight
5
Production
10
Production
10
Production
10
Production
15
Production
60
Test
10
Production
10
Production
30
5 points each=100
Productions
points
Content & Performace Task Summary
Discussion about the purposes of the Internet and what makes a site good or bad.
Discussion and online evaluation of websites
PowerPoint on History and terminology of the Internet and World Wide Web
Discussion of target audience, color schemes, media, purpose, content, ease of navigation, and overall design
Worksheets—Weaving through the Internet and domain exensions to learn terminology and how to evaluate websites
NETS worksheet/online research to learn advanced search techniques
Demonstration of shortcuts and saving techniques to copy/save from the Internet. Discussion of copy-right laws.
Internet Search Project to apply advanced search techniques and also copy/paste, save techniques
Analysis paper to analyze and evaluate a website
Rubric Titles
Web Site Evaluation Rubric
Self-Assessment
Other Evidence, Summarized
Internet searches--easily finding reliable informaton online
Stage 3: Learning Activities
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Discuss websites: playhousedisney.com and usdoj.gov
5 Good/Bad Things
Notes in Word.
PPT Presentation: Internet Fundamentals/History/Trends of the Internet
Domain Extensions Worksheet
Basic Web Design and Layout website—Http://library.albany.edu/imc/webdesign/ index.html
Design Paper (1st part)
Design Paper (2nd Part)
Internet Searching:
Boolean Searching and Four Nets
Google Advanced Search Worksheet
Copy/Paste/Save from the Internet
Web Search Project
Web Search Project
Review for Test
Finish Web Search
Internet Unit Test