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Elementary

Learning Strand 6
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
THE AMAZING WORLD OF INTERNET

Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Program Module

 Book Record

School: District:

Division: Region: Date Received by School:

To the Learner
Use the table below by following the instructions:
1. Write your name clearly under the column Name of Borrower.
2. Use the following letters in recording the condition of the book before and after borrowing:

A. new C. used book in Fair Condition

B. used book in Good Condition D. used book in Poor Condition

Date
Name of Borrower Date Issued Condition Condition
Returned

Take Care of Your Book

Dos: Don’ts:
1. Cover your book using a plastic cover, 1. Do not fold the pages.
manila paper, old newspaper, or magazine. 2. Do not write on the cover or pages.
2. Be sure your hands are clean when you 3. Do not cut out any picture.
handle or turn the pages. 4. Never detach or tear any page.
3. When using a book for the first time, lay it 5. Do not leave it open or lying face down
on its back and open only a few pages at a when not in use.
time. 6. Do not use pencils, ballpens, or thick
4. Use a piece of paper or cardboard for objects as bookmarks.
bookmarks. 7. Do not force the book into a packed
5. Paste or tape immediately any torn pages. schoolbag.
Always take care of damaged book. 8. Do not use it to cover your head when it is
6. Handle the book with care when passing raining.
from one person to another. 9. Do not sit on it.
7. Always keep your book in a clean dry place.
8. When your book is lost, report it to your
teacher right away.
 Elementary

Learning Strand 6
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
THE AMAZING WORLD OF INTERNET

Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Program Module

Learning Strand 6 – Elementary
Alternative Learning System
The Amazing World of Internet
First Edition, 2023

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User’s Guide
For the ALS Learner:

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What Is This Module This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the
About?
module.

Let’s See What You This part includes an activity that aims to
Already Know check what you already know about the lesson.
If you get all the answers correct (100%), you
may decide to skip
What Will You Learn This contains objective/s or the learning
from This Module? competencies in a lesson. This may include a
brief rationale on what you will learn.

Let’s Do This This part gives instruction to the learner to

perform the activity/ies as mentioned-above to
ensure learning the competencies or the
objectives.

Let’s Study and This section provides a brief discussion of the

Analyze lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

Let’s Try This This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the answers
to the exercises using the Answer Key at the
end of the module.

Let’s See What You This section provides an activity that will
Have Learned help you transfer your new knowledge or
skill in real-life situations or concerns.

Let’s Remember and This contains key concepts taken from all the
Review lessons covered in every module.

Explore More This is an activity in a form that increase the

strength of the response and tends to induce
repetitions of actions/learning.

What Have You This is a task which aims to evaluate your level
Learned? of mastery in achieving the given learning
competency.

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 This contains answers to all activities in the
Answer Key module.

This portion gives information about the

Glossary meanings of the specialized words used in the
module.

Reference This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of
the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer the Pre-assessment before moving on to the other
activities included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your ALS Teacher/Instructional Manager/Learning
7. Facilitator once you are through with it.

If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your ALS Teacher/Instructional Manager/Learning Facilitator.
Always bear in mind that you are not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 Table of Contents

What Is This Module About? ....................................................................... 1

Let’s See What You Already Know................................................................ 1

What Will You Learn From This Module? ..................................................... 2

Let’s Do This ............................................................................................... 3

Let’s Study and Analyze .............................................................................. 4

Let’s Try This ............................................................................................ 13

Let’s See What You Have Learned .............................................................. 16

Let’s Remember and Review ...................................................................... 17

What Have You Learned? .......................................................................... 18

Answer Key ............................................................................................... 19

Glossary ................................................................................................... 22

References ................................................................................................ 23

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 What Is This Module About?

This module is designed to be your guide as you explore and discover the amazing
world of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), specifically on how to
navigate the digital global system to search for information and resources and to
communicate with others in everyday life.

You do not need to have advanced computer or excellent ICT skills to be able to
access the world of information superhiway. You can easily open, surf, and browse
the internet through different websites. You can also download, upload, and copy
files with only a few keystrokes and clicks. Finally, you can save copies of your
documents on a drive so you can recover, retrieve, edit, or print them anytime.

This module will help you explore the history of the internet, the use of the internet
on our daily lives and the advanatges and disadantages of the internet.

• Explain the origin of the internet (LS6DC-DS-PSD-AE-1);

• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the internet (LS6DC-DS-PSD-AE-2
Read it. Do the activities. Have fun!

Let’s See What You Already Know

Directions: Let’s find out how much you know about the topics that will be
discussed in this module. Read each item carefully and write the letter of
the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What was the first name of the internet when it was invented?
a. ARPAnet c. Mosaic
b. Google d. World Wide Web

2. Among the choices, which object is of similar size with the first computer?
a. A big desk c. A small bed
b. A large building d. A small house

3. What company provides internet access the same with a phone company?
a. DSL c. Phone Line or Modem
b. Internet Server Provider d. Web Browser

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 4. Which of the following benefits can students get from having internet access
in the classroom?
a. Students can play online games for free.
b. Students can hack other people’s personal information.
c. Students can research more information about their lessons easily.
d. Students can watch videos and upload their selfies in their social
media.

5. Which of the following situations show misuse of the internet?

a. Noli posted fake news on his Facebook account.
b. Darryl searched for a job using job hunting sites.
c. Bambi played online games to improve her multitasking skills.
d. Jackelyn searched the internet for important information about her
assignment.

Well, how was it? Do you think you did well? Great, congratulations!

Compare your answers with those in the Answer Key on page 19 to find out.

If all your answers are correct, very good! This shows that you already know much
about the topics in this module. You may still study the module to review what you
already know. Who knows, you might learn a few more new things as well.

If you got a score below 5, don’t feel bad. This means that this module is for you. It
will help you understand some important concepts that you can apply in your daily
life. If you study this module carefully, you will learn the answers of all the items in
the test and a lot more!

Are you ready? Let’s continue.

What Will You Learn From This Module?

After studying this module, you should be able to:

1. explain the origin of the internet;

2. cite some use of the internet on your daily life; and

3. discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the internet.

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 Let’s Do This

Study the picture below.

What are both the teacher and students doing? How does communication technology
work?

No one is permitted to leave their homes during the pandemic outbreak. Due to
this, Sir Darryl holds his learning sessions online using online tools like Google
Meet. Through video calls, he monitors and updates his students while he uses
Zoom & Microsoft Teams to attend organizational meetings. Despite the
limitations imposed by the coronavirus, the teachers, the students, and other
employees were able to communicate with one another. Through their gadgets and
other mobile devices of which, are examples of communication technology.

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 Let’s Study and Analyze

The Internet

The Internet started in the 1960s as a way for government researchers

1960s to share information. Dozens of innovative scientists, programmers,
and engineers created the internet.

Sometime in the 1960s, the Advanced Research Projects Agency

(ARPA) of the United States Department of Defense thought of linking
computers throughout the United States. Its purpose was to create a
nationwide computer network that could function even if a large portion
of it were destroyed in a nuclear war or natural disaster. The whole
operation was referred to as ARPANET.

The first computers with the size of a small house. Computers in those
years were large and immobile and, in order to make use of information
stored in any one computer, one had to either travel to the site of the
computer or have magnetic computer tapes sent through the conventional
postal system.

The first message sent over the ARPAnet was a "node-to-node"

1969 transmission between two computers on October 29, 1969.

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 Technology continued to advance in the
1970s. After researchers created
Transmission Control Protocol and
1970s Internet Protocol, or TCP/IP, a
communications paradigm that
established guidelines for how data might
be sent between various networks.

In the 1970s, only government offices and

few universities were linked for research
and communication. By the mid-1980s the
network was widely used by researchers
and developers. But it was also being
picked up by a growing number of other
communities and networks. Joseph Carl Robnett
Licklider popularized the
concept of a computer
"Intergalactic Network".
Within a short period of
By the beginning of 1981, more than 200 time, computer scientists
1981 computers in dozens of institutions were created the idea of "packet
connected to the internet. The switching," a strategy for
International Business Machines Personal successfully delivering
Computers (IBM PC) was launched in electronic data that would
eventually grow into one of
August 1981.
the key components of the
internet.

In 1982, Drew Major and Kyle Powell

1982 developed the first ever computer game
Snipes, an action game to be played on
personal computers over the network.

Gradually, the internet evolved from being

a limited military linkage system to being
a worldwide communication system. In
January 1983, the ARPANET
1983 standardized the Transmission Control
Protocol (TCP)/ Internet Protocol (IP)
protocols adopted by the Department of Scientists Robert Kahn and
Defense (DOD). The Defense Vinton Cerf developed
Communications Agency decided to split Transmission Control
the network into a public ‘ARPANET’ and Protocol and Internet
a classified ‘MILNET’ used by the military. Protocol, or TCP/IP.

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 In January 1984, Apple
announced the Macintosh.
Its user-friendly interface
swelled the ranks of new
1987 computer users. Between the
beginning of 1986 and the end
of 1987, the number of
networks grew from 2,000 to
nearly 30,000.

The Mac, short for Macintosh is a family of

personal computers designed and
marketed by Apple Inc.

In 1988, Internet started to become more international with the

1988 connection of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Norway and
Sweden.

In 1989, the number of internet hosts increased from 80,000 to 160,000.

1989 Australia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New
Zealand and the United Kingdom joined the Internet.

In 1992, during its first phase of popularization, the global networks

1992 connected to the Internet exchanged about 100 Gigabytes (GB) of traffic
per day. In 2014 global Internet traffic peaked at 16,000 Gigabytes per
second, with experts forecasting the number to quadruple in the next
decade to come.

Today, millions of people all over the world have access to the internet.
2023 Nearly five decades after the development of ARPANET, the Internet has
arguably become a driving force in the daily routines of more than three
billion people worldwide.

How well did you find the lesson? Now let’s proceed to the next topic.

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 Uses of the Internet in our Daily Lives

Have you experienced searching your lessons online? How about downloading
your favorite music in Spotify, watching movies in Youtube, and playing your best
online games? All these make our lives convenient with the internet.

The following are the uses of the internet.

You may use Electronic Mail, commonly

shortened to “email,” to send messages to
your friends and classmates. Modern
forms of web-based email clients are
Gmail and Outlook.

You can conveniently access a wide range of

information in many different formats, such
as videos and audio recordings that may not
be present in a library collection. The Internet
databases make it easier to find useful
lessons at short notice.

You can download files such as

documents, movies, photos, and
music.

You can call your friends and family and

see them face-to-face using a computer's
webcam or other electronic hardware
devices with a video-capable camera, like
a smartphone, tablet, or video-capable
phone system.

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 You can enjoy and stimulate your brain by playing
computer games such as racing, puzzles and other
interactive games. Computer games may help you
increase your problem-solving skills, keep your mind
active, enhance your memory and may improve your
ability to multitask.

You can now be updated with current

events, economic situation, sports, games,
entertainment, trade and commerce through
online newspapers and magazines.

Rather than going to different offices, you

can now apply online using various job-
hunting websites. Through this, you can
search for the job you want with ease,
look up for possible employers quickly
and efficiently, communicate easily, and
always be updated on the status of your
application.

Your parents may use the internet

to monitor their bank account's
balance, conduct transactions,
and send money via the internet.
They may also use it to view and
pay bills online.

Now study the advantages and disadvantages of the internet.

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 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet

Today, 4.8 billion people use the internet. Banks, government agencies,
businesses to various departments are benefiting from the internet. Similarly, the
internet has been looked at by students as a learning tool. Especially for students
like you, it may be the primary place besides books where you get knowledge related
to your studies. In fact, directly or indirectly, the internet influences your life in many
ways.

However, the internet contains some dark sides that can't be ignored. It can
pose numerous problems to you if misused. By considering the following points, you
will know how to use this tool for good purpose.

Advantages of the Internet

1. Education
Some of the advantages of
the internet in education is:
• easy access to different
online resources.
• provide informative
activities.
• provide interactive
discussions.
• most relevant and quality
content is available.

2. Information
• the internet provides instant
information.
• it provides updates about various
events and activities.
• it serves as a database of
information.

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 3. Communication
• communicate and express your opinions with
other peer students.
• communication is fast and reliable.
• instant messaging through different applications
• more convenient compared to other traditional
ways such as telephone calls and letters.

4. Accessibility
• the internet is accessible all the
time and whenever you need it.
• as long as you have a computer
and an internet connection, you
will be able to access the internet
by any means.

5. Entertainment
• you can use the internet entertainment
purposes, from videos, music to games,
everything is made available on the internet.
• you can also play online and educational
games.
• for students who study for prolonged
hours, these internet entertainment social
media are great way to relieve stress.

6. Job Opportunities
• search for jobs faster, cheaper and use most
user-friendly platforms.
• search for a wide range of employment
opportunities that are impossible to reach.
• search for employment not only in your
location but also across the nation and even
the world with a single mouse click.

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Disadvantages of the Internet

1. Health Concerns
• using smart devices for a prolonged period
could contribute to various physical problems
such as neck pain, back pain, pain in the
wrist, headaches, physical fatigue, and poor
sleep patterns.
• the light that is being emitted by the smart
devices are known to cause numerous eye
problems such as blurred vision and
problems while focusing.
• you may also be affected emotionally such as depression, dishonesty,
anxiety, aggression, and mood swings.

2. Privacy/Security
• although the internet is the quickest method of
communication, it is regrettably not the safest.
• you run the danger of security issues when you
choose to be online because the internet is full
of scams and gambles, and you are on the verge
of security risks.
• your safety and privacy are both at risk,
especially if you use the internet to do sensitive
and important tasks.
• some major issues concerning online privacy
include spying and snooping, information
mishandling and online tracking.

3. Cybercrimes
• you could be exposed to various
forms of violence and crimes.
• cybercrimes and other offenses are
committed using the Internet or
other computer technologies.
• cybercrimes include online scams,
phishing scam, identity theft and a
whole host of other crimes
commonly committed online.
• the most common crime committed to students like you is cyberbullying.
• sending, posting, or disseminating unfavorable, hurtful, or malicious content
about someone else is considered cyberbullying.
• it can also involve disclosing sensitive or private information about another
individual in a way that causes embarrassment or humiliation.

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 Anti-Social or Social Isolation

• over usage of the internet can make

you lost your communication skills

• rather than interacting with people in

real life, you may be more interested
in computer and online games.

4. Addiction
• the internet can also be extremely
addictive to students.
• you could spend too much time wasting
on internet neglecting your studies.

5. Misuse
• even for
a student's education, internet can be
misused to promote laziness.
• unlike a library where information could
just be read, the internet allows contents
to be copied.
• some learners can simply copy and paste
an assignment or schoolwork.

6. Reliability
• not every content posted on the
internet is from reliable sources.
• the information posted on the
internet could be fake or
exaggerating.
• some contents are just created
purely for the sake of misguiding
students.

As a learner, how can you manage your internet usage very well?

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 Let’s Try This

Activity 2
Directions: Try to recall the important events that happened during the early stages
of development of the internet. Using the timeline below, write the important events
that have happened during the development of the internet. Write your answers on
a separate sheet of paper.

1960’s

1970’s

1981

1982

1984

1988

1989

Compare your answers with those in the Answer Key on page 19. Did you
get everything right? If you did, that’s very good. If you did not, don’t worry. Just
review the parts of the lesson you did not understand very well.

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Activity 3
Directions: Using the graphic organizer below, rank the usage of internet based on
how often you use it. 1 as most often and 5 as the least. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

What other uses of the internet do you know? You may share it with your ALS teacher
as well as to your classmates later.

Compare your answers with those in the Answer Key on page 20.

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Activity 4

Directions: Using the Venn Diagram, write down the similarities and differences
between the advantages and disadvantages of using the internet. Write your answers
on a separate sheet of paper.

Advantages Disadvantage
s

Differences Differences

Similarities

Compare your answers with those in the Answer Key on page 20.

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 Let’s See What You Have Learned

Let’s find out how much you have learned about the topics that have been
discussed in this module.

Activity 5
Directions: Answer the following study guide questions about the history of the
internet. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Why was the internet created?

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

How often do you use the internet?

_______________________________________

What made the US Defense Department decide to develop

a more effective communication system?

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

What are the advantages and disadvantages of

using the internet?

______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________

Well, how was it? Do you did well? Compare your answers with those in the Answer
Key on page 21 to find out.

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 Let’s Remember and Review

• When the internet was first invented, it was called ARPANET.

• Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider popularized the concept of a computer

"Intergalactic Network" that would eventually grow into one of the key
components of the internet.

• TCP/IP, also known as Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol,

was created by scientists Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf.

• Only a few colleges and government agencies were initially connected to the
internet for research and communication.

• SNIPES is the name of the first ever created computer game that can be played
on home computers over a network.

• The internet gives us access to knowledge, information, and data that are
beneficial to our social, economic, and personal development.

• The internet is really useful in our lives but there are also disadvantages of
using it.

• Communication technology may have both beneficial and harmful effects on

people's life, education, and employment. It can result in social isolation,
decreased workplace productivity, participation in criminal activity, job loss,
and environmental issues.

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 What Have You Learned?

Activity 6:

Directions: Is the internet more beneficial or more dangerous to us? Why? Write
your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Activity 7:
Our World Without the Internet

Directions: What do you think will happen if there is no internet? Why? Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. ________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

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Answer Key

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Glossary

• Broadband a fast internet connection that does not use telephone lines

• Computer a device that accepts information (in the form of digitalized data) and
manipulates it for some result based on a program, software, or sequence of instructions
on how the data is to be processed

• Cyberspace the virtual computer world, and more specifically, an electronic

medium that is used to facilitate online communication

• Internet an electronic communications network that connects computer

networks and organizational computer facilities around the world

• Network a group of interconnected nodes or computing devices that exchange

data and resources with each other

• Web Browser an application program that provides a way to look at and interact
with all the information on the World Wide Web, including web pages, videos and
images

• World Wide Web refers to all the public websites or pages that users can access
on their local computers and other devices through the internet

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