History+of+the+Web

Explore the history of the Internet and its emergence into education. When was it first used and why? How many users did it start with, how many are there now. What are some predictions of future uses for the Internet and the world wide web? Ashley Teri Lashaunda

__** History of the Web **__ // "Since its academic beginnings, the Internet has come a long way, revolutionizing nearly every aspect of human interaction." -Michael A. Banks //

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History of the Internet **__ The history of the internet began back in 1969 when the US military began using a communication system to protect the US from a nuclear attack from space. The term APARNET was what the internet was called at that time. It was not until 1991 or 1989 that the development of the term World Wide Web was created by Tim Bernes Lee.

Then in the early to mid 1990’s the internet was released to the general population in the US. From 1995 to 2009 the usage of people around the world who access the internet has increased by astronomical proportions.
 * 1995 the number of people on the internet= 16 million
 * 2009 the number of people on the internet=1, 733, 993,000 and growing

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 * A brief timeline of the Internet Video**


 * __ Graph- Who's on the Internet? __**

__** The Breakdown of the INTERNET **__ > ** 1998 ** //- Google// arrives. It pioneers a ranking system that uses links to assess a website's popularity. Google's simple design is soothing while existing search engines cram their pages with animated adverts.
 * ** 1969 ** - The first node is connected to the internet's military ancestor, “ARPANET”.
 * ** 1989 ** - Tim Berners-Lee and the team at CERN invent the //World Wide Web// to make information easier to publish and access on the internet.
 * ** 1994 ** - Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web is renamed //Yahoo!// And receives 100,000 visitors.
 * ** 1995 ** - //eBay// is launched to enable internet users to trade with each other.
 * ** 1999 ** - Shawn Fanning launches //Napster//. The peer-to-peer software enables internet users to swap MP3 music files stored on their computers and to find each other through a central directory.
 * ** 2005 ** - The internet starts to threaten television and telephone companies. //Youtube// launches to enable people to easily publish videos online.
 * Within a year, //Google// acquires //Youtube// for $1.65 billion, despite owning its own video site.
 * Meanwhile, phone companies are threatened by free internet-based phone calls.



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Where is the INTERNET today? __**
 * According to Internet World Stats 2009: **
 * In 2000, approximately 108,096,800 Americans used the Internet
 * In 2009, approximately 1,733,993,741 Americans use the Interent
 * 80% of Americans use the Internet
 * Americans spend on average 17 hours a week online
 * Light users spending 2.8 hours
 * Heavy users spending 42 hours
 * 24% of American households have at least 3 computers
 * Only 15% of American households do not have a compter
 * Most Recent Milestones:**
 * 1998 Google- 31 billion searches a month
 * 1999- MySpace- 200 million registered users
 * 2006- Facebook has exceeded 200 million active users
 * 100 + million log on daily
 * 2006- One Millionth article published on Wikipedia, Britannica contains just 65,000
 * 2007- Apple launches the iPhone
 * Now, more than 40 million users access the Internet from iPhone and iPod touch models
 * Millions of others access the Internet on Smart Phones and BlackBerry Phones
 * Today, Smart Phones bring MOBILE INTERNET to MILLIONS!**

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 * The Newest "Did You Know 5.0" Video**


 * __ The Future of the INTERNET __**


 * Some experts and statistics predict that the future of the internet: **
 * Will become increasingly mobile; a separate stand alone computer won’t be the primary method to access the web
 * Will have a different look and feel (a nearly invisible look) because more and more everyday devices (e.g. cars, washing machines, etc.) will be connected to the internet
 * Will allow you to open a web browser and it instantly shows you things that are most interesting to you instead of a summary of the latest news and products that you have no interest in
 * Includes smarter search engines that return fewer but yet more relevant search results
 * Will be a semantic web: computers understand the meaning of things

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 * “Web 3.0” **

**Web Time-line with predicted future trends:**



__** Future Uses of the Web and Internet: **__  What the web will actually look like and how we’ll actually use the web in the future are some things that we’ll have to wait and see. As well, the predictions for the future of the web are varied among experts and analysts. Some think that it is impossible to predict what the future of the web holds beyond the next 5-10 years. Others have ventured their predictions about the future of the internet and the web out for about 50 years into the future. Even though outlooks concerning the future of the web are diverse, a lot of the consensus among experts is that they expect the future of the internet and web will be:
 * A refrigerator that is connected to the internet and manages your pantry, emails your shopping list to the local grocery store, and coordinates delivery based on your schedule (Electrolux ScreenFridge)
 * Intelligent materials -clothing may be equipped with sensors that can detect body warmth and send a signal to the thermostat controlling the temperature of the room to automatically decrease or increase the temperature of the room based on your body temperature. (Elon University/Pew Internet Project)
 * Global Environment for Networking Investigations (GENI) project - "enable the vision of pervasive computing and bridge the gap between the physical and virtual worlds by including mobile, wireless and sensor networks." (Elon University/Pew Internet Project)
 * Virtual reality worlds: generated environments that give people” a life-size, 3-D image and the links to your nervous system that allow you to shake hands, it's like being in the other person's office”. (Elon University/Pew Internet Project)
 * Brain downloading leading to digital immortality: according to one analyst, humans will be able to download information, images, memories, feelings and more to their brains by the year 2050. The reverse will also be possible in his opinion, the ability to upload to your brain, and thus resulting in digital immortality. (Elon University/Pew Internet Project)
 * A more powerful web
 * An always present web
 * A more interconnected web
 * Accessed by and from many devices anywhere and at anytime

In relation to schools and the internet, schools were considered some of the first guinea pigs to use the internet in the 1990's. The internet was first used for student research, games, virtual reality, and digital media. It provided students with a tool to research information from places all around the world. ** The internet provides students the opportunity to share information with others and virtually visit any place and time that they would like for better understanding of the world we live in. Currently students can use the internet for almost everything. They can take classes, play games, research anything, share information, and virtually visit anywhere they would like. ** The concern with the internet in education is the digital divide between the students who have access to computers and those who do not. 
 * __What does this have to do with EDUCATION? __**


 * __ Additional Resources: __**
 * This is another resource that describes the evolution of Web 3.0: **

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 * This video gives a helpful introduction to the semantic web: **

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