Unit 2: Understanding Networking Fundamentals

Timeframe: 4+1 Days

• Recognizing Intranets and Extranets
• Types of Networks (Local Area Network, Wide Area Network, Enterprise Private Network, Personal Area Network, Virtual Private Network, Storage Area Network, Controller Area Network, Wireless Networks) How Networks Work (bridges, hubs, switches, and routers)
• How the Internet Functions
• What is an IP Address
• Types of Business Communications Over the Internet
• Internet and World Wide Web,
• Business-to-Business (B2B), Business-to-Consumer (B2C), and Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C)
• Difference Between the Internet and the World Wide Web
• How the World Wide Web works

Khan Academy - How the Internet works

Major resource will be the Khan Academy - To get started go to www.khanacademy.org

The Internet is part of nearly everything we do on a daily basis. But do you know how it all works? From WiFi to IP addresses to HTML to keeping information safe online, there’s a lot of important stuff going on that most of us don’t have the opportunity to learn more about. In six short, introductory videos, you’ll get an inside look into foundational concepts of everything from wires to websites, taught by guest lecturers including the actual “Father of the Internet” Vint Cerf, Tumblr founder David Karp, and creators on teams at Google, Spotify, XBox, Symantec, and more.

Additional Khan Academy Resources:

IP addresses and DNS

Packets, routers, and reliability

Encryption and public keys

Cybersecurity and crime

Unit 2 Ethical Activity

Activity #2: Body of Words

Timeframe: 30 - 40 minutes

Skills Required/Ethical Principles Involved: Teamwork, Communication, Trust, Collaboration Supplies: Paper, pens/pencils

Description: This activity allows students to think creatively, work together, and actively brainstorm ethics.

Process: Separate the class into teams of five to 10 students, using different sized groups. Instruct teams to brainstorm a list of ethics-related words with one letter less than members in group (e.g., a group of six creates five-letter words) and write the words on the piece of paper. Use the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative principles as a framework (e.g., truth, morals, ideals, value, virtue, behavior, dignity, right, equity, conduct, principle, fair, just, good, honor, open, conflict, conduct, honest, laws, etc.). After they have a list of ethics-related words, each group will choose one person as the team leader who will direct the team on how to physically form one of their words with their bodies. Teams should select a new leader for each round. After a few rounds, change up the teams to create longer words (e.g., accountability, transparency, etc.). As a final challenge, allow the class to determine a combination of ethics-related words or an ethical sentence that uses all members of the class except for one leader. This could be a fun opportunity to take group photos for a bulletin board or newsletter.

Wrap-Up: Review the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative principles (i.e., integrity, trust, accountability, transparency, fairness, respect, rule of law, and viability) and ask students to discuss what each principle means, why it matters, and examples of the principle in action. Ask students to discuss how they assigned leaders and what made the process easier or harder to complete.

Source: 35 Team Building Activities Your Team Will Actually Love:

https://www.workamajig.com/blog/team-building-activities