AO3 – Use Current Features of the Internet

OCR Nationals Level 3 - ICT

AO3 – Use Current Features of the Internet

Unit 24: Internet Past, Present and Future



Current Features• Advanced search facilities• Sharing information• Social networking• Link information• File transfer• User interaction• Business transactions• Remote access



Advanced Search Facilities

Narrow down your search

criteriaOmit words that are not

useful

Topic specific searches to

try

Use:The search tools of googleThe search tools of yahooA meta search engine. Using the internet to search for impacts on the development of the web. You must show that you have saved documents that you have found into a folder. You must also show that you have checked accuracy – using two websites.



Sharing Information• Blogs– Online diary to share news or information

on a particular topic

• Personal Websites–Website on a topic you are interested in.



Social Networking• Twitter– Series of status updates which allow others to “follow

you”

• Facebook, MySpace, Bebo etc.– Share pictures, comments, blogs, links with “friends”

• LinkedIn– Career-related social networking site– Similar to an online CV



Facebook - Social Networking

Use:Chat facilityWall posts by others and your own status updatesUpload photosNewsfeed and show yourself commentingGames/AppsAdding/Accepting friends



Link Information• Wiki’s– Wikispaces – create your own wiki

• Web directories– Type of search engine sorted by category

• Social bookmarking– Allows you to share your bookmarks with others

so they can view websites you have found useful



WIKI• Use;– Email inviting you to join– You yourself invite a friend to join– Upload links and files– Comment on posts– Upload images– View notifications of updates



File Transfer• FTP– File Transfer Protocol

• Peer to Peer– Transfering files from person to person using

software (eg. Limewire)

• SkyDrive– Transfer your work onto your online account then

access it from anywhere



User Interaction• Online applications– Open Office– Google Docs

• Learning tools– BBC Bitesize

• Surveys– Survey Monkey



Bitesize• Use:– Games– Videos– Links– Tests– Notes– Discussion boards



Business Transactions• Online grocery shopping

• Online stores:– Physical products– Downloads

• Online auction sites



Business Transactions• Parents’ online shopping• Ebay sale• Amazon sale• Itunes paid download• Etc• Show:– Registering with site/logging in– Searching/adding to cart– Purchasing– Tracking order



Remote Access• Access another computer remotely

• GoToMyPC.com allows you to access your home PC from another location

https://www.gotomypc.com/



AO3 Portfolio Evidence Show evidence, with annotated screenshots, of using the following

features of the Internet: Using the internet to search for impacts on the development of the web. You

must show that you have saved documents that you have found into a folder. You must also show that you have checked accuracy – using two websites.

Link Information – contribute to a class Wiki – register with wikispaces.com. I will then add you to a discussion and you must evidence your contributions.

Social Networking – twitter/bebo/facebook Use an online store to download/purchase items Use SkyDrive to transfer work between school and home Use revision tools on GCSE Bitesize to prepare yourself for a test OR create an

online survey using SurveyMonkey.com to find out students views on a topic of your choice

Writing a blog about what you have learnt so far in this course

To gain a distinction you will also need to show the use of remote access.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/

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