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+ | == Wednesday (11/14/12) == | ||
+ | '''Warmup:''' | ||
+ | * Read the article: [http://www.zdnet.com/yes-the-fbi-and-cia-can-read-your-email-heres-how-7000007319/ Yes, the FBI and CIA can read your email. Here's how] | ||
+ | * Post on your blog/website responses to the following: | ||
+ | *# Link and title of the article | ||
+ | *# Synopsis of the article | ||
+ | *# Identify the stakeholders (people who have a vested interest in the issue in general) | ||
+ | *# Identify AND describe the social and ethical issues related to the article. Be sure to choose from the list below: | ||
+ | *#* Reliability and integrity | ||
+ | *#* Security | ||
+ | *#* Privacy and anonymity | ||
+ | *#* Intellectual property | ||
+ | *#* Authenticity | ||
+ | *#* The digital divide and equality of access | ||
+ | *#* Surveillance | ||
+ | *#* Globalization and cultural diversity | ||
+ | *#* Policies | ||
+ | *#* Standards and protocols | ||
+ | *#* People and machines | ||
+ | *#* Digital citizenship | ||
+ | *# Identify the areas of impact (there can be multiple) | ||
+ | *# Describe the advantages/benefits of allowing intelligence agencies (e.g. FBI, CIA) to read peoples' e-mails? | ||
+ | *# Describe the disadvantages/costs of allowing intelligence agencies (e.g. FBI, CIA) to read peoples' e-mails? | ||
+ | *# What is your opinion of the issue? i.e. How does it affect you? How do you feel about that? | ||
+ | *# How would you mitigate the issue(s) at hand? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Agenda:''' | ||
+ | * Multimedia File Formats | ||
+ | ** [[Media:BitsBytes_Multimedia.ppt]] | ||
+ | |||
== Friday (11/9/12) == | == Friday (11/9/12) == | ||
* Return 1st Quarter Exams | * Return 1st Quarter Exams |
Revision as of 07:58, 14 November 2012
Contents
- 1 Wednesday (11/14/12)
- 2 Friday (11/9/12)
- 3 Wednesday (11/7/12)
- 4 Friday (11/2/12)
- 5 Wednesday (10/31/12)
- 6 Monday (10/29/12)
- 7 Thursday (10/25/12)
- 8 Tuesday (10/23/12)
- 9 Friday (10/19/12)
- 10 Wednesday (10/17/12)
- 11 Monday (10/15/12/)
- 12 Thursday (10/11/12)
- 13 Tuesday (10/9/12)
- 14 Thursday (10/4/12)
- 15 Tuesday (10/2/12)
- 16 Archives
Wednesday (11/14/12)
Warmup:
- Read the article: Yes, the FBI and CIA can read your email. Here's how
- Post on your blog/website responses to the following:
- Link and title of the article
- Synopsis of the article
- Identify the stakeholders (people who have a vested interest in the issue in general)
- Identify AND describe the social and ethical issues related to the article. Be sure to choose from the list below:
- Reliability and integrity
- Security
- Privacy and anonymity
- Intellectual property
- Authenticity
- The digital divide and equality of access
- Surveillance
- Globalization and cultural diversity
- Policies
- Standards and protocols
- People and machines
- Digital citizenship
- Identify the areas of impact (there can be multiple)
- Describe the advantages/benefits of allowing intelligence agencies (e.g. FBI, CIA) to read peoples' e-mails?
- Describe the disadvantages/costs of allowing intelligence agencies (e.g. FBI, CIA) to read peoples' e-mails?
- What is your opinion of the issue? i.e. How does it affect you? How do you feel about that?
- How would you mitigate the issue(s) at hand?
Agenda:
- Multimedia File Formats
Friday (11/9/12)
- Return 1st Quarter Exams
- Work on ITGS Project
- Share updated Criteria A, B, and C with Mr. Bui
Wednesday (11/7/12)
- Turn in your Criterion B: Analysis
- Criterion C: Project schedule - Media:ITGSProject_CriterionC.pdf
- Be sure to use the Criterion C form: Media:ITGSProject_Forms.zip
- Your project schedule should have about 20 different detailed actions
- Actions should include:
- Each of the Criterion's sections
- Analysis
- Designs
- Development should be broken up into at least 12 different pieces
- Testing each of the pieces of your project
- Obtaining feedback from the user
- Fixing the project using the feedback
- Final delivery and evaluation should be the end of February (2/22/13).
- Each deadline's details should be 2-3 sentences
- Due by the end of class
Friday (11/2/12)
- ITGS Project Work Day
- Media:ITGSProject_Forms.zip
- Media:ITGSProject_Guidelines.pdf
- Media:ITGSProject_Skills.pdf
- Work on Criterion B: Analysis - Media:ITGSProject_CriterionB.pdf
- Criterion B: Analysis is due Wednesday (11/7/12)
- Be sure to complete it using the ITGS Forms
Wednesday (10/31/12)
- 1st Quarter Exam
Monday (10/29/12)
- Hurricane Sandy
Thursday (10/25/12)
- ITGS Project Work Day
- Media:ITGSProject_Forms.zip
- Media:ITGSProject_Guidelines.pdf
- Media:ITGSProject_Skills.pdf
- Work on Criterion B: Analysis - Media:ITGSProject_CriterionB.pdf
- Criterion B: Analysis is due Wednesday (11/7/12)
- Be sure to complete it using the ITGS Forms
Tuesday (10/23/12)
Warmup:
- Read and blog about the following article: A Bandwidth Breakthrough
- Link and title of the article
- Synopsis of the article -- What exactly did the researchers do to achieve their results?
- Identify the stakeholders (people who have a vested interest in the scenario)
- Identify the areas of impact (look at the front board on the left)
- Identify AND describe any social or ethical issues related to the article
- What is your opinion of the issue? i.e. How does it affect you? How do you feel about that?
- What positive and negative impacts will result?
- Give a couple examples of specific places that this technology may be helpful in peoples' day-to-day activities
- Article discussion
- Media:AnalogDigital.ppt
- Brief introduction to wireless transmissions
Friday (10/19/12)
- IDT Programming Contest
- Design contest - given a problem scenario, create the solution
- Teams of 2-3 people
- Runs from early December to mid February
- Prizes for students and schools
- RFID Presentations (3 examples per area of impact)
- Images for the example
- Advantages and benefits of using RFID in that area
- Disadvantages and concerns for using RFID in that area
Wednesday (10/17/12)
- PSATs
Monday (10/15/12/)
Warmup:
- Watch TED Talk: Jeff Han demos his breakthrough touchscreen
- Answer the following on your blog:
- What is the date of the talk?
- What was the announcement date of the first iPhone?
- What are your initial reactions to watching this video?
- What are some uses of multi-touch technology? Describe the devices.
- Describe the advantages to using multi-touch (i.e. why is it better than a keyboard or mouse?)
- Describe the disadvantages to using multi-touch (i.e. why is it not better than a keyboard or mouse?)
- Describe how multi-touch can be used in 2 different areas of impact (that are not Home & Leisure). Give specific examples and name the areas of impact.
Agenda:
- Input devices and sensors
- Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
- Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)
- Smart cards vs. Credit cards
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
- RFID Presentations (due Friday 10/19/12)
- Receive your group assignment (3 ppl per group) and area of impact
- Research how RFIDs are used in that area of impact
- Find at least 1 example per person
- Create a Google presentation that presents your team's findings
- Be sure to include the following:
- Images for the example
- Advantages and benefits of using RFID in that area
- Disadvantages and concerns for using RFID in that area
Thursday (10/11/12)
Warmup:
- Complete the Computer hardware assignment
- Be sure to share with Mr. Bui
- Study all the different hardware components and what they do
Agenda:
- Hardware Quiz
- Mr. Bui will show you a picture and you have to write down what the name of the component is
Tuesday (10/9/12)
Agenda:
- Introduction to Computer Hardware
Thursday (10/4/12)
Agenda:
- Review Download: The True Story of the Internet
- Turn in Criterion A: Initial investigation & consultation
- Quizlet - Networking Vocab
- Go to Quizlet
- Create an account
- Join our WL_ITGS class
- Receive your vocab numbers
- Go go the Networking Vocab Spreadsheet and add the definitions for your numbers
- Mr. Bui will create a class set of vocab words on Quizlet using the spreadsheet
- Play with Quizlet games
- Take the Networking Vocab Quizlet Test before the end of class
- Print out the resulting test and its score
Tuesday (10/2/12)
Agenda:
- Download: The True Story of the Internet: Browser Wars
- Complete the worksheet during the documentary
- Download: The True Story of the Internet: Search
- Complete the worksheet during the documentary