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ERIC Number: EJ544840
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
The Internet and Education: Some Lessons on Privacy and Pitfalls.
Descy, Don E.
Educational Technology, v37 n3 p48-52 May-Jun 1997
Most users have misconceptions about how the Internet works. Provides a brief history of the Internet and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP); discusses electronic mail, privacy, and voluntary and involuntary information gathering; and contrasts the Internet and libraries, focusing on the Internet's lack of consistent cataloging and accuracy. (PEN)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Education, Electronic Mail, Internet, Libraries, Misconceptions, Privacy
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Historical Background; Information Value; Network Protocols
Note: Special issue: Web-Based Learning.