URLs and Web Addresses - Explained by Common Craft - INDV

It’s easy to take URLs, or web addresses, for granted because they work behind the scenes in helping us jump around the web. By taking a closer look, we can learn about how websites work and what happens when we click. This video explains URLs and teaches:

• How URLs are connected to web servers

• What each element in a URL can tell us

• How to tell if a website is secure

• How URLs can represent how files are organized on a server

• How anchors work in navigating to a specific part of a page

Video Info:

• Duration: 03m 06s

• Captions Available: YES

• Lesson Plan: YES

• Category: Technology

• ISTE Standard: Empowered Learner, Indicator 1d

• ACRL Info Literacy Frame: Information Creation As a Process