IB Information Technology in the Global Society (ITGS)

Friday (9/18/09)

• Review Flatteners #1, 2, 3
• Flattener #4
  • Media:Flattener4.pdf
• Introduction to HTML

Wednesday (9/16/09)

Warmup:

• Find one IT article through any website
  • Who are the stakeholders?
  • How does it relate the ITGS social/ethical issues?
  • Add your article's link to the corresponding social/ethical issue.
  • In addition to adding the link, write a description of the link under it (50 words or less). See the Privacy and anonymity for an example

Agenda:

• Review Flatteners #1 and #2
  • Media:Flatteners_1_&_2.pdf
• Flattener #3
  • Media:Flattener3.pdf

Monday (9/14/09)

Warmup:

• Go to Digg - Technology
• Find several articles that interest you
• Read the articles -- be prepared to discuss

Agenda:

• Media:ItgsLaymansTerms.ppt
• IB ITGS Social & Ethical Issues
• Receive wiki accounts
• Discuss wiki privileges, responsibilities, and accountability
• Go through the IB ITGS Social & Ethical Issues list and add links to your articles
• Introduction to Flatteners #1 & #2
  • Media:Flatteners_1_&_2.pdf

Thursday (9/10/09)

Warmup:

• Try logging into your account
  • Login username is your first initial and lastname (e.g. pbui)
  • Your password is your student ID number
• Find the IB ITGS course website any way you want
• Complete the Student Survey

Agenda:

• Share Introductions
• ITGS Student Opinion Survey

• Example On-line Resources
  • Digg - Technology
  • CNET News
  • Slashdot
  • Reddit
  • Wired News
  • MIT Technology Review
  • Washington Post - Technology
  • Wikipedia
  • and MANY MANY MANY more!
    • NOTE: DO NOT USE NEWS AGGREGATORS AS SITED SOURCES

• Watch "Shift Happens": here
  • What 2 things surprise you?
  • What questions should we be asking...
    • of our schools?
    • of our teachers?
    • of yourself?
  • What does the title suggest to you?
• IB ITGS Social & Ethical Issues
• Media:ItgsLaymansTerms.ppt

Tuesday (9/8/09)

• Introductions
• IB ITGS Syllabus
• Name cards
• Lab setup/config