World Wide Web

(proper noun)

Collectively, all of the web pages on the Internet which hyperlink to each other and to other kinds of documents and media.

Related Terms

Examples of World Wide Web in the following topics:

  • Additional Resources

    • Social Constructivism and the World Wide Web - A Paradigm for Learning: http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/perth97/papers/Mcmahon/Mcmahon.html

  • References

    • Available on the World Wide Web: http://www.education.vermont.gov/new/pdfdoc/dept/transformation/commission/policy_development_resources/shared_accountability/educ_sa_new_small_learning_communities.pdf
    • Available on the World Wide Web: http://www.co-i-l.com/coil/knowledge-garden/cop/index.shtml
    • Available on the World Wide Web: http://www.impactalliance.org/ev_en.php?
    • Available on the World Wide Web: http://www.co-i-l.com/coil/knowledge-garden/cop/lss.shtml

  • Targeting Consumers Where They Spend Time

    • The World Wide Web has become a key commercial center, and thus, an increasingly important place where companies target potential customers.
    • The World Wide Web has become an important, albeit virtual, location where companies are spending more time and money to target and influence consumers .
    • The Internet, or more specifically, the World Wide Web, has eliminated time and geographic constraints for both consumers and businesses looking to connect regardless of physical location.
    • Besides the rapid adoption of Internet technologies among consumers and businesses, the world is now seeing a generation of people born after the emergence of the commercial web come into adulthood.
    • Describe how the World Wide Web, social media, and mobile devices are transforming the way advertisers target consumers

  • References

    • Fellman, B. (2002, February).Leading the libraries.Yale Alumni Magazine, 65(4).Retrieved September 27, 2002, from the World Wide Web: http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/02_02/libraries.html
    • Retrieved September 27, 2002, from the World Wide Web: http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A3429.cfm
    • P. (1994).The role of the school library in resource-based learning.SSTA Research Centre Report #94-11.Retrieved September 8, 2002, from the World Wide Web: http://www.ssta.sk.ca/research/instruction/94-11.htm
    • Ling, P. (1997).Evaluating teaching initiatives which employ resource based learning.UltiBASE.Retrieved September 2, 2002, from the World Wide Web: http://ultibase.rmit.edu.au/Articles/dec97/lingp2.htm
    • Retrieved September 18, 2002, from the World Wide Web: http://www.fno.org/sum00/winning.html

  • References

    • Retrieved via the World Wide Web, February 15, 2002.

  • References

    • Constructionism in practice: Designing, thinking, and learning in a digital world.
    • Social Constructivism and the World Wide Web - A Paradigm for Learning.

  • Glossary of Common CMC Terms

    • BBSs were the precursors to the modern World Wide Web.
    • Blog – Is a weblog or a web application which contains periodic time-stamped posts on a common webpage.
    • Wiki – is a web application that allows users to add content, as on an internet forum, but also allows anyone to edit the content.

  • Plagiarism

    • To knowingly take the work of others and attribute it as one's own is widely regarded as unethical, unprofessional, and illegal across most industries and organizations.
    • Many academic and professional services can detect whether entire sections of books, articles and other works are published elsewhere, particularly on the World Wide Web.
    • To avoid unintended plagiarism, writers often develop new content with the aid of notes, as opposed to whole sources such as books, articles, or web pages.

  • Introduction

    • In his famous book, The World is Flat, (Friedman 2005) Thomas Friedman explains how IS has changed the way the world works.
    • He calls the World Wide Web a "Global network for collaboration" and gives many examples of how many forms of knowledge work can now be done anywhere in the world, that individuals from different countries can collaborate on projects without having to travel to distant cities to meet each other face-toface, and that projects can be worked on by contributors from anywhere in the world.
    • Software engineers in developing economies can develop programs under contract from companies in the developed world at much lower cost.
    • The best examples of a large number of individuals collaborating on a common project is the so-called "open" movements: Open source programs like Linux and others we discuss later in this chapter, Open access to research journals, and the Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative which provide free educational resources over the Internet developed by volunteers from all over the world, of which the textbook you are reading from the Global Text Project is a prime example.

  • WebQuests

    • A WebQuest is a web-based, inquiry-oriented activity through which students examine evidence about a particular topic and then respond to an issue or make a decision from a particular point of view.
    • WebQuests follow a recommended design structure which includes an introduction, a task, a process for accomplishing the task, web resources, an evaluation rubric, and a conclusion.
    • That is, within the structure, teachers can create a wide range of tasks including developing an argument based on a perspective, interacting with an expert, analyzing data, or designing a plan.
    • Their group reports are to present their values while addressing issues such as spiritual understanding, world peace, economic growth, and preservation of cultural treasures.
    • The web site provides a list of links for exploring diverse Chinese issues.