4th Quarter
4th Quarter
QUARTER
TLE-ICT Module
Lesson 9: The Internet
• In this lesson, we will go over several of the Internet’s uses and discuss how it has
become a truly powerful productivity tool in modern times.
Objectives
After studying this lesson, you should be able to:
• discuss fundamental concepts about the Internet;
• explore the effective ways to communicate online; and
• list the applications used for collaboration.
The Internet and the World
Wide Web
• a massive worldwide infrastructure • ARPANET only connected a few
composed of computers, servers, data networks on the US West Coast and
lines, network towers, submarine cables, reached East Coast by the early 1970s.
and even satellites that help transfer • ARPANET researchers developed the
electronic data. Transmission Control Protocol and
• started with advanced Research Projects Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Agency Network (ARPANET) in the late • By the end of the 1970s, the network
1960s. connected to computers in Hawaii and
• Used to send and receive data across its London.
computers during Cold War.
• created a “network of networks” where
data can be routed to another
connection should one be cut off.
The Internet and the World
Wide Web
• In 1989, computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee started to on the World Wide Web
(the Web) and introduced HTML, HTTP and URL.
• Internet adoption increased in the 1990s when access became widely available
as Internet Service Providers (ISPs) offered consumer-level subscriptions.
• The 2000s saw an explosion of various Internet trends such as blogging,
podcasting, and vlogging.
• Today, we have fiber and broadband connections to our homes and we can also
readily access the Internet through our mobile devices.
Browsing the Web
Objectives
After studying this lesson, you should be able to:
• list the various productivity apps that allow for collaboration;
• explore a collaboration platform; and
• use an online whiteboard.
Shared File Storage
File hosting services allow you to share
files and folders with your collaborators.
Two of the popular file hosting services
used for such purposes are the
following:
✔ Google Drive
✔ Dropbox
Google Workspace
It is similar to Microsoft Office where
it features different productivity apps
that students and professionals can
find useful.
Sharing and Collaboration
Through Workspace apps, you can Team members can work on the file in
directly shared your work files turns or even simultaneously.
with your team.
Workspace apps allow you to place comments on various portions of your document.
This is a great way to share ideas and suggestions.
Online Whiteboards
AWW App
AWW is an online
whiteboard app that is
free to use. Users can
instantly use the
whiteboard and even
share it with
collaborators. However,
it displays
advertisements to free
users.
Miro is another online whiteboard. If with AWW, you can only doodle and sketch, Miro
allows you to use more features such as sticky notes and even draw mind maps.