I think one of the biggest myths of the internet is its one big server.. (ie- "The internet is down today") Maybe you want to explain how it is a vast decentralized network that was (belive it or not) *intended* to be somewhat unreliable. Jay On Saturday 20 October 2001 04:41 pm, you wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm doing a 2-hr. staff development session on Mon. for about 30 of the > staff in my school district. My title for the session is "The Internet from > 30,000 ft." and it's my goal to improve my colleagues' skills by teaching > them something about how the Internet works instead of merely telling them > exactly where to point and click. > > I brought this up a long time ago and got some helpful suggestions. (Thanks > in particular to Phil Mendelsohn and his Internet as computerized phone > system analogy.) I think it woudl be fun to do some myth debunking in this > session, so I'd like to get some additions to the list below if anyone can > think of a good one to add. > > I'm going to make a PDF presentation (like the Zope talk I did for the > TCLUG meeting) and I'll let everyone know where to download it if you think > you or someone you know would benefit. > > Internet Myths (in no particular order) > ============== > * The Internet is so complicated that most people can't be expected to > use it. > * Al Gore invented it. (a cheap shot, I know, but good for a chuckle and > does introduce the general topic of the origin of the Internet) > * The government owns the Internet. > * Internet = WWW > * Email is private communication. > * You can trust anything on the Internet. > * You can't trust anything on the Internet. > * You have to be smart to make a Web site. > * WWW is copyright free. > * Using your credit card online is inherently insecure (or at least more > insecure than using your credit card for non-'net shopping). > * It's OK to use your dog's name as your password. > > Anyone have anything to add to the list? > > -Tim -- Jay Kline list at slushpupie.com http://www.slushpupie.com -- You now have Asian Flu.