Define skills under 'Web Mechanics' competency for v1.5

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Define skills under 'Web Mechanics' competency for v1.5 #22

Closed dajbelshaw closed 9 years ago

dajbelshaw commented 9 years ago

Web Mechanics Understanding the web ecosystem and Internet stack

Using and understanding the differences between URLs, IP addresses and search terms
Identifying where data is in the network of devices that makes up the Internet
Exporting, moving, and backing up data from web services
Explaining the role algorithms play in creating and managing content on the web
Creating or modifying an algorithm to serve content from around the web

See spreadsheet at http://goo.gl/R1tjj3

jgmac1106 commented 9 years ago

There was a question if these three terms should be separated and what learners need to know about the difference between the three:

Using and understanding the differences between URLs, IP addresses and search terms

gaditb commented 9 years ago

All three are definitely confused standardly. My grandmother, for example, when you gave her a URL, would go to Google, type it into the search bar, and click the top link. (She... might have gotten better at it. I'm not sure.) It's common to give directions to a web site as "just search and click the top link".

IP addresses should be included with these, because it's too small for "what is an IP address" to be it's own thing (there's enough for a full section on IP addresses if you include networks and network masks and stuff, but... no. That's not basic literacy.), they're a very easy concept to grasp ("Street Address"), and they mesh well with explaining what URLs are.

They should be kept together, and the main point of the skill should be explaining what a URL is, as opposed to search terms, and also ending with "and this is what an IP address, too".

dajbelshaw commented 9 years ago

@jgmac1106: I think it's the differences between these that are important - which is what @gaditb has said more eloquently than me! :)

jgmac1106 commented 9 years ago

Leave as is then if Marc is okay. He posted the question.

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 6:59 AM Doug Belshaw notifications@github.com wrote:

@jgmac1106 https://github.com/jgmac1106: I think it's the differences between these that are important - which is what @gaditb https://github.com/gaditb has said more eloquently than me! :)

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jgmac1106 commented 9 years ago

Using and understanding the differences between URLs, IP addresses and search terms (needs approval)
Explaining the role algorithms play in creating, managing, etc content on the web.(approved)
Creating or modifying an algorithm to serve content from around the web (approved)
Identifying where your data is in the network of devices that makes up the Internet, and whether it’s at rest or in motion (approved)
Exporting, moving, and backing up your data from web services (approved)

jgmac1106 commented 9 years ago

Final:

Using and understanding the differences between URLs, IP addresses and search terms
Explaining the role algorithms play in creating, managing, etc content on the web.
Creating or modifying an algorithm to serve content from around the web.
Identifying where your data is in the network of devices that makes up the Internet, and whether it’s at rest or in motion.
Exporting, moving, and backing up your data from web services.

dajbelshaw commented 9 years ago

Making some small changes to this:

Explaining the role algorithms play in creating and managing, ~~etc~~ content on the web.
Identifying where data is in the network of devices that makes up the Internet~~, and whether it’s at rest or in motion.~~
Exporting, moving, and backing up ~~your~~ data from web services.

gaditb commented 9 years ago

Ordering: Maybe move "Identifying where your data is" and "moving your data" up to 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively?

That keeps "Identifying major components" at the top (do we want "explaining algorithms" to maybe be in the top three as well? I'm not sure, but if so I'd say 3rd), and has the first active skill be the more commonly used one.

jamiea commented 9 years ago

+1 @gaditb

dajbelshaw commented 9 years ago

Great suggestion! Updated. :)

Oh, and @gaditb: would love to credit your contributions here if you want to share your full name?

gaditb commented 9 years ago

Oh! Thank you -- um, are psudonyms/not-meatland identities okay? "Gadit Bielman".

dajbelshaw commented 9 years ago

Oh yes, you're absolutely fine to choose to be pseudonymous. You choose.

Apologies, shouldn't have mentioned 'full name'. :)

gaditb commented 9 years ago

Well, I mean, could you put it as "Gadit Bielman" in full? Still a pseudonym, just fits better as a list of names.

dajbelshaw commented 9 years ago

Oh yes, no problem - done!

https://github.com/mozilla/webliteracymap/blob/master/Contributors.md