IB Information Technology in the Global Society (ITGS)

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