IB Information Technology in the Global Society (ITGS)

Wednesday (9/30/09)

Warmup:

• Review IB ITGS Social & Ethical Issues for quiz today

Agenda:

• IT Social & Ethical Vocabulary Quiz
• Networks - Social & Ethical Issues
• Networks Areas of Impact
  • Open the Inspiration template Media:NetworkingImpacts.isf
  • Give an example of how a particular social/ethical issue would relate to an area of impact (within the context of networks!)
  • Example: privacy -> medical records that are transfered over a network ought to remain unreadable -> health
  • Come up with an example for at least five of the issues (we will compile them on the wiki as a class)

Back to School Night

• Media:B2snIBITGS.ppt

Monday (9/28/09)

Warmup:

• List at least 4 different components of a data packet
• What is the difference between a hub and a switch?
• What is so dangerous about using a hub?
• Give an example of a LAN
• Give an example of a WAN

Agenda:

• Networking activity
  • IP Review
  • TCP Review
  • Man-in-the-middle attack
  • Packet injection
  • Open ports
  • WORMS!
• Media:Networking.ppt
• Networks - Social & Ethical Issues
• Quiz on IB ITGS Social & Ethical Issues on Wednesday (9/30/09)
  • Flatteners may be included
• Quiz on Networking on Friday (10/2/09)
  • Flatteners may be included

Thursday (9/24/09)

Warmup:

• Research on-line the term: "net neutrality"
• Read the following article:
  • Net Neutrality Article
• How do you feel about net neutrality?
• Who are the stakeholders?

Agenda:

• Complete My first website assignment by the end of Friday (9/25/09)
• Complete Flattener #4 - Uploading
• Introduction to Networking
  • Packet-switching vs. Circuit-switching Networks
    • Packet-Switching Animation
    • Circuit-Switching Animation
    • Packet-switched Network Activity (w/ notecards)
  • Media:Networking.ppt

Tuesday (9/22/09)

Warmup:

• Take out a sheet of paper
• Draft the layout of your website

Agenda:

• Introduction to HTML
  • HTML Reference
  • Complete My first website assignment

Friday (9/18/09)

• Review Flatteners #1, 2, 3
• Flattener #4
  • Media:Flattener4.pdf
• Introduction to HTML
  • HTML Reference
  • My first website assignment

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