IB Information Technology in the Global Society (ITGS)

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Wednesday (4/27/11)

Agenda:

Exam Dates:

  • Thursday, May 5th - 1PM - 2PM @ Little Theater
  • Friday , May 6th - 8:30AM - 10:30AM @ Cafeteria

Monday (4/25/11)

Warmup:

  • IT Article on your wiki

Agenda:

  • Practice Paper 1 & 2 Questions (~1 hour)
  • Complete by the end of today and turn in to Mr. Bui

Tuesday - Thursday (4/12/11 - 4/14/11)

Agenda:

  • Arts Institute Presentation
  • Go over Education practice question

Friday (4/8/11)

  • Many schools are buying mobile computer labs to use in different classrooms. The mobile lab has a set of laptop computers, a printer and a server all in a mobile cart (see Figure 1). The server, connected to a network port in the classroom, allows the laptops to connect to the school network.
    • (a) A teacher of French has booked the mobile lab for a lesson. Describe one use that her class could make of the Internet during the lesson. [2 marks]
    • (b) A science teacher has booked the mobile lab. Describe one use that his class could make of the equipment without network access. [2 marks]
    • (c) Describe two problems that the school administration may face by introducing mobile computer labs. [4 marks]
    • (d) Many issues may arise from the use of mobile labs. Discuss three distinct issues that may affect the students’ education. Evaluate your arguments. [12 marks]
  • Print out and submit to Mr. Bui before the end of class.

Wednesday (4/6/11)

Agenda:

  • Go over 3rd Quarter Exam
  • Answer the following in your wiki:
  • The Royal Bank of Canada provides both traditional banking and online banking services. It has many branches in Canada and has customers all over the world.
    • (a) Identify two online banking services, which the bank can provide for its customers. [2 marks]
    • (b) Outline two advantages for the customer of an online bank over a traditional bank. [2 marks]
    • (c) Banks store customers’ personal data. The bank must have a policy covering the storage and use of this data. Describe two rules that must be included in this policy. [4 marks]
    • (d) Discuss three social and/or ethical concerns that customers should have about storage of their personal data. Evaluate your arguments. [12 marks]
    1. Total: [20 marks]

Monday (4/4/11)

  • Watch Rise of the Video Game: Part 1
  • Watch Rise of the Video Game: Part 2

Tuesday (3/22/11)

Agenda:

  • Project Checklist - Media:ITGSProjectChecklist.pdf
  • Print out your project's paper. Be sure to include the following:
    1. Title page with the title name, date, class
    2. Page #s on the pages
    3. All sections of your paper
  • Print out your Log Book
  • Burn your entire project onto a CD. Mr. Bui can provide a CD

Wednesday - Friday (3/16/11 - 3/18/11)

Warmup:

  • Recently, there was a website that allowed people to post "what-ifs" about the WL class of 2011. Some of the what-ifs were nice, some were mean, and all posts were anonymously made. Anybody could make a comment about anybody else. Please answer the following questions:
    1. DESCRIBE the social/ethical issue(s) that arise in this scenario
    2. DESCRIBE the area of impact, and other possible areas of impact
    3. How do you feel about this scenario? Why?
    4. What would you do in response to this scenario? (explain your response and why)
    5. Please read the Community rules of this website. How do you feel about these rules?

Agenda:

  • OMG...PROJECT!

Monday (3/14/11)

Warmup:

Agenda:

Thursday (3/11/11)

Warmup:

  • Read the following article about Texting While Driving
  • Discuss the social & ethical issues related to this article. Respond here
  • Be sure to identify the issues as well as their areas of impact. Also discuss how you would solve these issues

Agenda:

  • PROJECTS! FINISH THEM!

Tuesday (3/8/11)

Warmup:

Agenda:

  • Communications and Robotics terms quiz
  • Turn in ITGS Project - Criterion J
  • Log book check
  • Copying your website onto a flash drive

Wednesday - Friday (3/2/11/ - 3/4/11)

Warmup:

Agenda:

FINAL ITGS PROJECT DUE THURSDAY, MARCH 24th, 2011

Homework:

  • Criterion J due Friday (3/4/11)

Monday (2/28/11)

Warmup:

Agenda:

Homework:

  • Log Book - bring all your entries in on Wednesday (3/2/11)
  • Criterion J due Friday (3/4/11)

Thursday (2/24/11)

Warmup:

Agenda:

  • Networking terms quiz
  • Work on your ITGS Project

Tuesday (2/22/11)

Agenda:

  • Work on your ITGS Project

Thursday - Thursday (2/17/11 - 2/24/11)

Warmup:

  • IBM Watson: Day 1
  • Login to your wikis and do the following:
    1. Use today's date
    2. Define artificial intelligence
    3. Who are the major stakeholders invested in the success of IBM Watson?
    4. 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:

  1. Log into your wikis
  2. 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:
      1. Name of invention (which is like a short description)
      2. Inventor
      3. File date
      4. COMPLETE Description
      5. 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
    1. Obtain 3-5 sheets of paper from Mr. Bui
    2. Fold each of the sheets in half (as shown by Mr. Bui)
    3. Put your name and today's date at the top of the sheet
    4. Each half sheet of paper will be a sketch or panel of your ITGS project
    5. 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)

Monday (1/10/11)

Agenda:

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:

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)

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)

Thursday - Monday (12/2/10 - 12/6/10)

Agenda:

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:

Wednesday (11/17/10)

Warmup:

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:

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:

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