IB Information Technology in the Global Society (ITGS)
From WLCS
Contents
Thursday (1/24/13)
Warmup:
- Read the article: Apple Shouldn’t Make Software Look Like Real Objects
Wednesday - Friday (1/16/13 - 1/18/13)
Warmup:
- Read the article: Outsourced: Employee Sends Own Job To China; Surfs Web
- 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)
- What advantages/benefits do you see in the specific scenario?
- What disadvantages/costs do you see in the specific scenario?
- 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:
- Work on your ITGS Project's code and graphics
- Majority of your code (~85%) should be done by January 31st
- When choosing styles, colors, and layout: does this look clean and professional?
- Compare to other websites
Monday (1/14/13)
Warmup:
- What are the 5 exclusive rights of the copyright holder?
Agenda:
- Media:EducationFairUseChart.pdf
- Media:Trademark.ppt
- Play Sporcle: Corporate Logos as a class
- How many did we get correct?
- Work on ITGS Project. All sections due by end of quarter (next Friday) - A through D
- After sections are completed, work on the actual creation of your project.
Thursday (1/10/13)
Agenda:
- Bring up your Codecademy HTML & CSS page for a final progress check
- Media:Copyright.ppt
- Media:EducationFairUseChart.pdf
- Work on ITGS Project. All sections due by end of quarter (next Friday) - A through D
Tuesday (1/8/13)
Warmup:
- Determine which category of intellectual property each of the following falls under (patent, copyright, trademark):
- Music
- Software
- iPhone
- Washington-Lee logo
- "Just do it."
- Harry Potter
Agenda:
- Quick introduction to intellectual property
- Media:Patents.pptx
- Famous patent case examples: Amazon vs. Barnes & Noble (One-click), Robert Kearns vs. Ford Motor Company (windshield wiper)
Friday (1/4/13)
- ITGS Project updates
- Criterion D: Project design - Media:ITGSProject_CriterionD.pdf
- Requires draft sketches, layouts, and notes!
- Turn it in using the ITGS forms
- Work on your ITGS Project!
