Lesson 9: Online Data

Lesson 9: Online Data

Students Activities

Listen to the definitions of the following cyber defense terms and fill in the blanks on the worksheet.

• URL: the address of a website

• Home page: the main page of a website

• Web page: a document on the Internet that you can view with a web browser

• Website: a collection of web pages

• Web browser: a software program that you use to “surf the Web”

• Open a web browser and visit a search engine.

• Type “Egyptian Pyramids” in the Search box and click the Search button.

• Read part 2 of the worksheet and understand how to evaluate the websites.

• Visit each website in the search engine results and determine which websites are reliable by using the check list on the worksheet.

• Discuss the evaluation criteria of a website.

Learning Outcomes

At this point, you should be able to:

• Define the cyber defense terms introduced in this lesson.

• Understand the risk associated with visiting non credible websites.

• Apply critical thinking online skills in assessing websites to visit.

• Demonstrate effectively the use of a search engine to locate a website or web address.

• Recognize safe online behavior when searching for a web address, e.g. visiting a site of a well-known company.

Good job, we can now start the next lesson tomorrow. Take care, stay home and stay safe.