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What is the World Wide Web? TED-Ed

What is the World Wide Web? TED-Ed | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
The World Wide Web is used every day by millions of people for
everything from checking the weather to sharing cat videos. But what is
it exactly? Twila Camp describes this interconnected information system
as a virtual city that everyone owns and explains how it’s organized
in a way that mimics our brain’s natural way of thinking.
Beth Dichter's insight:

Once again TED-Ed hits a home run in explaining a complex concept simply. This video, which looks at the World Wide Web will help students understand the difference between the World Wide Web and the Internet as well as teaching them about how hyperlinks mimic the way our brains learn and much more. As always you will find a quiz, additional resources and an online forum/

LibrarianLand's curator insight, May 19, 2014 3:37 PM

This is a short, fairly concise video explaining the world wide web. It delineates the difference between the web and the internet and briefly touches on servers, languages and more. Simple and elegant.

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How the Internet is Ruining Your Brain | ForensicPsychology.net

How the Internet is Ruining Your Brain | ForensicPsychology.net | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"Everyone Googles. When you get asked a question and you don’t know the answer – your answer is Google. But is this a good thing or a bad thing? In forensic psychology we dive into the minds of criminals, but because of the internet and sites like Google and Facebook, those minds are being altered...The studies show that the internet is having a negative impact on the way people think, analyze, and remember things. In fact, studies even say that heavy internet use can affect the brain..."

 

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15 Big Ways The Internet Is Changing Our Brain | Online College Tips – Online Colleges

15 Big Ways The Internet Is Changing Our Brain | Online College Tips – Online Colleges | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Scientists have begun to note that the Internet has started to rewire our minds.Read on …...
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The Internet May Not Be Doing Our Brains Much Good [Video]

The Internet May Not Be Doing Our Brains Much Good [Video] | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"Working on the Internet every day, you start to have certain suspicions about how it affects the way you think and process information. Turns out, there's something to that."

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A short (~4 minutes) is embedded in this post that looks at how the Internet affects our brain. The video is based on the book "The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brain" and this video presents an overview of the topics in the book. This is a video you may choose to share with students.

Rachel Hall's curator insight, May 9, 2013 12:00 AM

the good and the bad....

Tracy Shaw's curator insight, May 9, 2013 4:27 PM

Thought provoking book ------ taking time to 'unplug' is really a necessity we need to model for students.

Ken Morrison's comment, May 12, 2013 9:44 PM
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing. Also, congrats on your scoop.it score of 92!
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What is the Internet Doing to our Brains?

Dr Paul Howard Jones assesses whether the latest scientific findings support popular fears about what technology is doing to us. Listen to the full audio: ht...
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