The Internet Era by Tyler Brakenhoff https://padlet.com/tfbrakenhoff/internet_era_project en-us 2019-01-22 18:37:19 UTC 2019-01-22 19:17:37 UTC hello@padlet.com The Internet Era tfbrakenhoff https://padlet.com/tfbrakenhoff/internet_era_project/wish/323158283 2019-01-22 18:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tfbrakenhoff/internet_era_project/wish/323158283 The beginning tfbrakenhoff https://padlet.com/tfbrakenhoff/internet_era_project/wish/323158826 Taking off in 1993, the World Wide Web was introduced to the public. It allowed graphic displays of websites through hypertext link]]> 2019-01-22 18:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tfbrakenhoff/internet_era_project/wish/323158826 First browser tfbrakenhoff https://padlet.com/tfbrakenhoff/internet_era_project/wish/323163172 The first software for users was called Mosaic. It was designed to allow users to use the hyperlinks and it began the online schooling that has advanced to how we know it today. ]]> 2019-01-22 18:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tfbrakenhoff/internet_era_project/wish/323163172 Additions that we take for granted tfbrakenhoff https://padlet.com/tfbrakenhoff/internet_era_project/wish/323165211 By the 2000s, email, multimedia, and video conferences became standard tools of web users. Those websites became the primary form of communication for educators. ]]> 2019-01-22 18:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tfbrakenhoff/internet_era_project/wish/323165211 Virtual schools tfbrakenhoff https://padlet.com/tfbrakenhoff/internet_era_project/wish/323166837 The meaning of online went from just being on a/the computer to being connected to the web. Virtual schools began in the late 2000s and it helped students K-12 who were physically not able to make it to class learn and not miss anything. The growth of virtual schools continues to this day and will not slow down anytime soon. ]]> 2019-01-22 18:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tfbrakenhoff/internet_era_project/wish/323166837 Conclusion tfbrakenhoff https://padlet.com/tfbrakenhoff/internet_era_project/wish/323169666 We use the internet and the World Wide Web (WWW) every single day. It impacts our lives so much and we take it for granted on most days. We have the ability to know whatever we want whenever we want. Soon, kids of the younger generations will no longer have a need for libraries, encyclopedias, or books. Everything will be online and that is a scary thought. ]]> 2019-01-22 19:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tfbrakenhoff/internet_era_project/wish/323169666