The World Wide Web

The World Wide Web ("WWW", "W3", or simply "Web") is an information space in which the items of interest, referred to as resources, are identified by global identifiers called Uniform Resource Locators (URLs). These URL usually identify locations of WebPages. The term is often mistakenly used as a synonym for the Internet, but the Web is actually a service that operates over the Internet.

The NCCA provides in its publication “Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Primary School Curriculum: Guidelines for Teachers (2004)” some useful definitions and guidelines for using the World Wide Web in an educational context along with examples of how it can be used in the classroom. The key points relate to using the web as an information resource and focuses on evaluating the presented information (‘Is the source reputable?’ ‘Is it up to date?’ and ‘Is the information accurate and unbiased?) and also the need to refine search terms in order to retrieve the desired information.

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• The World Wide Web