IB Information Technology in the Global Society (ITGS)
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Contents
Tuesday (10/6/09)
Warmup:
- Study for Networking quiz
Agenda:
- Networking quiz
- 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)
Friday (10/2/09)
Agenda:
- Finishing Introduction to Networking
- Finish crimping cables
Wednesday (9/30/09)
Warmup:
- Review IB ITGS Social & Ethical Issues for quiz today
Agenda:
Back to School Night
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:
- 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
- Packet-switching vs. Circuit-switching Networks
Tuesday (9/22/09)
Warmup:
- Take out a sheet of paper
- Draft the layout of your website
Agenda:
- Introduction to HTML
Friday (9/18/09)
- Review Flatteners #1, 2, 3
- Flattener #4
- 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
- Flattener #3
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
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
- 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
