This Quizlet Study Set contains Elementary (K-5) vocabulary from the "Networking and the Internet" strand of the Virginia Standards of Learning for Computer Science. Students can study the flashcards and play games to test themselves on the terms.

The following resources is a link that will allow the user to play a matching game from Flippity.net using the vocabulary words from the Comptuer Science SOL 4.18-The student will identify and explain different ways information can be transmitted using computing devices via a network (e.g., email, images, and videos).

Computers use sorting to direct information across a network. This activity is a simulated representation of how a computer might sort information through a network.  Students will compare decimals and place them in boxes along the guiding arrows. Each box will contain 2 decimals. Students are to compare the two decimals in each box, then move the greater decimal forward to the next box on the right, The lesser decimal will be moved to the next box on the left. Each time the decimals are moved forward, the decimals in the boxes are compared and then moved to the appropriate box according to the rule (lesser: left, greater: right).Once each number has been moved to the circles at the top of end of the sort, the decimals should be in order from least to greatest. This is a variation of the activity foud here: https://www.csunplugged.org/en/resources/sorting-network/ 

Students work in groups with simulated messages and discuss how we share information with and withour computers.

This lesson plan features several science experiments to review the geology and properties of the ocean floor. In order to tie in networking and the internet I included a FlipGrid Assignment so the students are able to create a video and selfie. 

Let’s take a look at three Virginia industries (agriculture, technology, and shipbuilding).  Then we will ask an industry expert a question that we have about their particular area.  Some of our questions will be emailed and some will be “snail mailed”.  We will discuss the pros and cons of both of those types of correspondence and talk about networking and the internet. 

Students will view and discuss a slide show of the history of advancements in technology. Compare and contrast three types of extreme weather in satellite imagery and VR.

Create different quadrilaterals using the geoboard and use these shapes to show how information can be transmitted in different ways via a network.

Play a technology enhanced version of the classic telephone game. Use a discussion board to post the the message, then compare it to the original. 

Networking and the Internet4.18 The student will identify and explain different ways information can be transmitted using computing devices via a network (e.g., email, images, and videos).This informational sheet includes examples of communication that can be transmitted across networks and gives students an opportunity for small group discussion.Please download the PDF

In this activity, students will interview a peer via video conferencing. Students will watch a brief Brainpop video on how to conduct an interview, review interview etiquette, and answer a questionnaire to better prepare themselves for the interview process.

Three days are recommended for the entire process. Day 1: Set up for the interview, Day 2: Group 1 interviews, Day 3: Group 2 interviews.
The class will be split into groups (Interviewer and Interviewee) or you can ask another class to participate with you - video "pen pals". The two groups will switch and play the reverse rolls.

In this activity/ lesson students will conduct research about a given or chosen profession, interview a professional in the field via video conferencing, and write a short article, essay, journal entry, or blog about their experience and the information they gathered.

This is a slide presentation and reinforcing paper/pencil activity designed to introduce students to:NetworkLANWANInternet