IB Information Technology in the Global Society (ITGS)

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Friday (5/27/11)

Agenda: College Research Assignment

  • Create a Word document or Excel spreadsheet
  • Research 5 colleges to which you are interested in applying. For each college, please identify and document the following information:
    • Name of school
    • Location
    • Tuition (for you, in-state or out-of-state)
    • Median GPA for applicants
    • Median SAT for applicants
    • Rankings (you can search USNews or the school's website)
    • Application process (e.g. CommonApp or not)
    • Application deadline
    • Application requirements (e.g. recommendations, resume, SAT IIs)

College Major Assignment

  • Create a Word document
  • Research 3 specific majors that you might pursue in college. In your Word document, please answer the following questions:
    • Describe the field/area that the major is in. What exactly would you study?
    • List at least 5 specific classes that you would take for this major.
    • List at least 3 careers that would stem from this particular major.

High School Resume Assignment

  • Create a Word document
  • You will create a resume for all your high school activities, jobs, and honors.
  • For now, list all of your activities, specific jobs, and honors.
  • Please date the months and years for all of the above.

Wednesday - Friday (5/11/11 - 5/13/11)

Warmup:

Agenda:

  • Check out Scratch
  • Download and install Scratch to Local B:
  • Complete Scratch 1->Lessons 1-5 from LearnScratch
  • Create a Scratch movie that moves a character around the screen and interacts with other sprites.
    • Humorous dialog is a requirement
    • You draw your own pictures or use your own head!

Monday (5/9/11)

Agenda:

  • Go over IB exam

Exam Dates:

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

Tuesday - Thursday (5/3/11 - 5/5/11)

Agenda:

  • Last minute questions?

Friday (4/29/11)

Agenda:

  1. Go to Quizlet
  2. Sign up for an account
  3. Go to My Groups and join the wl_itgs group
  4. Do an additional search for itgs
  5. You may play the studying games for the day
  6. Key terms competition at the end of class

Wednesday (4/27/11)

Agenda:

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

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