IB Information Technology in the Global Society (ITGS)
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Contents
- 1 Thursday (2/17/11)
- 2 Tuesday (2/15/11)
- 3 Friday (2/11/11)
- 4 Wednesday (2/9/11)
- 5 Monday (2/7/11)
- 6 Thursday (2/3/11)
- 7 Monday - Tuesday (1/24/11 - 2/1/11)
- 8 Thursday (1/20/11)
- 9 Friday (1/14/11)
- 10 Wednesday (1/12/11)
- 11 Monday (1/10/11)
- 12 Tuesday - Thursday (1/4/11 - 1/6/11)
- 13 Wednesday (12/22/10)
- 14 Monday (12/20/10)
- 15 Thursday (12/16/10)
- 16 Tuesday (12/14/10)
- 17 Wednesday - Friday (12/8/10 - 12/10/10)
- 18 Monday (12/6/10)
- 19 Thursday - Monday (12/2/10 - 12/6/10)
- 20 Tuesday (11/30/10)
- 21 Friday - Tuesday (11/19/10 - 11/23/10)
- 22 Wednesday (11/17/10)
- 23 Monday (11/15/10)
- 24 Thursday - Wednesday (11/4/10 - 11/10/10)
- 25 Monday (11/1/10)
- 26 Archives
Thursday (2/17/11)
Warmup:
- IBM Watson: Day 1
- Login to your wikis and do the following:
- Use today's date
- Define artificial intelligence
- Who are the major stakeholders invested in the success of IBM Watson?
- How do you think the IBM Watson will change our lives?
Agenda:
- Be sure you've turned in all your work:
- Criterion H
- Criterion I
- Wiki entry (1/24/11)
- Wiki entry (2/9/11)
- Fake patent
- Dreamweaver progress check #1
- Dreamweaver progress check #2
- IBM Watson wiki entry
- Work on your ITGS projects
Tuesday (2/15/11)
Warmup:
Agenda:
- Media:EducationFairUseChart.pdf
- Turn in late fake patents
- Video capabilities of class?
- Work on your project - start building your web site using Dreamweaver
Friday (2/11/11)
Agenda:
- Finish up your fake patent
- Work on your project - start building your web site using Dreamweaver
Wednesday (2/9/11)
Warmup:
- Log into your wikis
- For each of the following words, define it AND give an example of something that falls under its definition
- Copyright
- Patent
- Trademark
Agenda:
- Review Copyrights and fair use
- Introduction to Patents
- Media:Patents.ppt
- Using Google Patent Search, search and browse for the following patents:
- Monopoly, spork, and something of your choice
- Patent Assignment - Type up a fake patent for your own invention. Include the following information:
- Name of invention (which is like a short description)
- Inventor
- File date
- COMPLETE Description
- Sketch/drawing of your invention with labels
- Work on your project. Don't forget to add entries to your log book!
Monday (2/7/11)
Agenda:
- Presentation on fair use of copyright material Media:Fair_Use.ppt
- Discuss case studies in groups
- Continue project work
Thursday (2/3/11)
Agenda:
- Turn in Criterion I
- Open Dreamweaver
- Download a template from Dreamweaver Templates or Dreamweaver Templates 2
- Walk through editing one of the templates with your own customizations
- Demo a customized template that is built for your project
Monday - Tuesday (1/24/11 - 2/1/11)
Warmup:
- Find an IT article within the last month
- Respond to the following questions on your wiki:
- Today's date
- Link and title of the article
- Synopsis of the article
- Identify the stakeholders
- Identify AND describe the social and ethical issues related to the article
- Identify the area of impact (look at the front board on the left)
- What is your opinion of the issue? i.e. How does it affect you? How do you feel about that?
Agenda:
- Paper prototyping
- Obtain 3-5 sheets of paper from Mr. Bui
- Fold each of the sheets in half (as shown by Mr. Bui)
- Put your name and today's date at the top of the sheet
- Each half sheet of paper will be a sketch or panel of your ITGS project
- Paper-clip and show Mr. Bui your sketches by the end of class
- ITGS Project Criterion I: Planning your solution due Friday (1/28/11)
Thursday (1/20/11)
- Make sure you've turned in ITGS Project Criterion H
- ITGS Project Criterion I: Planning your solution
- Work on your projects (writing section or your actual project)
Friday (1/14/11)
- Introduction to Screencasting with Jing
- Screencasting Assignment
- Create a narrated screencast
- Walk through the steps of any particular Photoshop tutorial
- Make sure you create a .swf file with your name in it and then upload it to SWL
- Turn in all work:
- Photoshopped images
- Podcasts and podcast scripts
- ITGS Project Criterion G
- ITGS Project: Criterion H due Friday (1/14/11)
Wednesday (1/12/11)
- Turn in all work:
- Photoshopped images
- Podcasts and podcast scripts
- ITGS Project Criterion G
- ITGS Project: Criterion H due Friday (1/14/11)
Monday (1/10/11)
Agenda:
- Turn in podcasts and podcast scripts
- ITGS Project: Criterion G due Wednesday (1/12/11)
- Work on ITGS Project
Tuesday - Thursday (1/4/11 - 1/6/11)
Warmup:
- Find an IT article within the last month
- Respond to the following questions on your wiki:
- Today's date
- Link and title of the article
- Synopsis of the article
- Identify the stakeholders
- Identify AND describe the social and ethical issues related to the article
- Identify the area of impact (look at the front board on the left)
- What is your opinion of the issue? i.e. How does it affect you? How do you feel about that?
Agenda:
- Introduction to PODcasting
- Following the above templates and rubric, create a POD cast that discusses your IT article
Wednesday (12/22/10)
Warmup:
- Upload your "photoshopped" pictures to SchoolWebLockers
- Upload a textfile that has a list of the tutorials/changes that you made to the pictures
- Find a sound clip that you would like to edit today
Agenda:
- Introduction to Sound Editing w/ Audacity
- Changing pitch
- Splicing
- Fade In/Out
- and more!
Monday (12/20/10)
Warmup:
Agenda:
- Find a picture of yourself
- Complete at least 6 tutorials on this page Photoshop Facelift
- Save the image and list the tutorials that you performed on the picture
Thursday (12/16/10)
- Introduction to ITGS Project
- Introduction to Photoshop
- Complete the following Photoshop tutorial
Tuesday (12/14/10)
- Turn in your website URL here
- Complete the following Photoshop tutorial
- You'll need to find two pictures on the internet
Wednesday - Friday (12/8/10 - 12/10/10)
Monday (12/6/10)
- Public Information Systems
- Day Trip Itinerary
Thursday - Monday (12/2/10 - 12/6/10)
Agenda:
- Complete robotics presentations. Be sure to include the following:
- One specific example of a robot per person
- Include a description and image of the robot
- Explain the costs & benefits of that specific robot
- Explain the social & ethical issues relating to that specific robot
- Robotics Presentations
Tuesday (11/30/10)
Warmup:
- Lookup and describe the terms: robot, android, and cyborg
Agenda:
- Introduction to Robots
- Discovery Learning: Dean Kamen interview
- Begin researching & creating robotics presentations
- One specific example of a robot per person
- Include a description and image of the robot
- Explain the costs & benefits of that specific robot
- Explain the social & ethical issues relating to that specific robot
Friday - Tuesday (11/19/10 - 11/23/10)
Warmup:
- Review expert systems
- Assign AI/Expert Systems topics
- Politics & Government - Rigo & Waseef & Biniam
- Science & the Environment - Alex & Robert
- Education - Muntaha & Ian
- Business & Employment - Samiha & Allen & Arifur
- Arts, Entertainment & Leisure - Mudasar & Aida
- Health - Chris & Nick
Agenda:
- Finish presentations
- Create presentations for your assigned AI/Expert System area
- Search on the Internet for 2 examples of robotics/artificial intelligences that relate to your area of impact
- Create a short 5-10 minute presentation with IMAGES on the examples that you found
- Your presentation should also touch on several social & ethical impacts relating to those specific examples
- Give Presentations
Wednesday (11/17/10)
Warmup:
- Vote for Washington-Lee in this Toyota Poll
Agenda:
- Finish presentations
- Make sure you've turned in your technical document
- Introduction to artificial intelligence
- Introduction to expert systems
- Assign AI/Expert Systems topics
- Politics & Government - Rigo & Waseef
- Science & the Environment - Alex & Robert
- Education - Muntaha & Ian
- Business & Employment - Samiha & Allen
- Arts, Entertainment & Leisure - Mudasar & Aida
- Health - Chris
Monday (11/15/10)
Warmup:
Agenda:
- Turn in your RFID technical document via SchoolWebLockers or print-out
- Turn in your RFID presentation to SchoolWebLockers
- RFID Student Tracking Presentations
Thursday - Wednesday (11/4/10 - 11/10/10)
Agenda:
- Return and go over 1st Quarter Exams
- Student Tracking System Assignment
- Design document & presentation due Monday (11/15/10)
- High School Tracking Example
Monday (11/1/10)
Warmup:
- Read this article on Facebook Privacy
- Respond to the following questions on your wiki:
- Today's date
- Link and title of the article
- Synopsis of the article
- Identify the stakeholders
- Identify AND describe the social and ethical issues related to the article
- Identify the area of impact (look at the front board on the left)
- What is your opinion of the issue? i.e. How does it affect you? How do you feel about that?
Agenda:
- Flattener #7 - Supply Chaining
- Media:RFID.ppt
- Student Tracking System Assignment
