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How the Web Works.

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Cowan, Gene – Social Education, 1996

Explains the technical operation of the World Wide Web in four simple steps. Includes a glossary of Web-related terms and an explanation of the components making up a universal resource locator (URL) address. Neatly contained on one page, this would make a perfect handout or flyer for a computer lab. (MJP)

Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Computers

Webbing the Social Studies.

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Risinger, C. Frederick – Social Education, 1996

Provides some basic and rudimentary information on using the Internet and the World Wide Web. Succinctly answers such questions as: What is the Internet?; What does it cost?; and What kind of equipment do I need? Includes a list of recommended Web sites for general coverage of social studies. (MJP)

Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Computers