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Virginia Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Lesson 9.10 Impact of the Internet

Description

In this lesson, students are presented with different ways that the Internet impacts their lives. The Internet affects the way that people communicate (emails, social media, video chat) and collaborate to solve problems. It has revolutionized the way that people can learn and even buy things. Because the Internet is present in almost every facet of people’s lives, there are severe ethical and legal concerns that derive from the Internet.


Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Analyze the different ways that the Internet impacts their lives by learning about how the Internet contributes to collaboration, communication, etc
  • Evaluate whether the Internet has a more positive or negative effect on their community by citing examples from the lesson
  • Explain what the digital divide is and articulate their own opinions related to it