Overview

Students read portions of a memo written by Vint Cerf entitled “The Internet is for Everyone”, a call-to-arms that highlights the benefits of a free and open Internet and identifies threats to this system.

Vocab

• IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force - develops and promotes voluntary Internet standards and protocols, in particular the standards that comprise the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP).
• Internet - A group of computers and servers that are connected to each other.
• Net Neutrality - the principle that all Internet traffic should be treated equally by Internet Service Providers.

Resources

• Primary Source: "The Internet is for Everyone" - Activity Guide (copy as MS Word, Google Doc)

• The Internet Is For Everyone - Abbreviated Version - Resource (copy as MS Word, Google Doc)

• What is the Internet? - Video (download)

• KWL Chart - Handout (copy as MS Word, Google Doc)