Influential People Presentations

(taken from: http://tech100.t3.com/1/Steve-Jobs.html)

Choose one of the following influential people and prepare a presentation for the rest of the class on Thursday and Friday (can be Keynote, Powerpoint, Prezi, etc). Two students cannot cover the same person, so let me know who you're presenting ASAP! As a rough guideline, your presentations should be about 10 minutes long.

1. Sergey Brin and Larry Page – Google


2. Evan Williams – Twitter NADIA


3. Daniel Ek – Spotify


4. Stephen Fry – Celebrity (Twitter)


5. Sir Howard Stringer – Sony


6. Richard Branson - Virgin Airlines


7. Yong Nam – LG NAHYEON


8. Gottfrid Svartholm and Fredrik Neij - Bit Torrent/The Pirate Bay


9. Bill Gates - Microsoft DARIAN


10. Mark Zuckerberg – Facebook GEORGE


11. Steve Ballmer – Microsoft


12. James Cameron - Director (Avatar, Titanic, Terminator, etc)


13. Sam Houser - Rockstar Games YOHAN


14. Radiohead - Music Distribution


15. Satoru Iwata - Nintendo YOHANES

Focus your research with the following questions:

1) Brief background (how they started).

2) What did they do to develop technology?

3) What impact has it had on society?

4) Who else has made a similar impact?

5) Are there any controversies connected with your subject? As in, has your person been criticized by any groups for what they have done during their life?

Also, find an article about your subject (or their specific company) and lead the class in an analysis using the ITGS Triangle.

Investigate, Design, Plan Keynotes Due

Hello grade 7, 8, 9s!

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR SOURCES LISTED AT THE END OF YOUR INVESTIGATION STAGE!!!!

Look at this document to learn how to do it properly: How_To_Cite_A_Site

(Sorry for the all capital letters, but this is VERY IMPORTANT!) If you do not have a Sources Cited slide at the end of your Investigate Stage, you cannot get anything higher than a 1.

After that, please submit your Investigate, Design, and Plan slides as soon as possible. If you need to, copy your slides into a new Keynote and email it to me at brian_duffy@swa-jkt.com. Or you can just email everything you have so far.

I will send out emails to the classes I don't see today.

ITGS Triangle

Today, we'll go back to the ITGS Triangle rotation. Find an article related to your topic and connect it to the other strands. Pay special attention to incorporating IT terms into your post.

2.1. Business and Employment  Nahyeon
2.2. Education and Training Darian
2.3. Science/Environment George
2.4. Health Yohan
2.5. Arts, Entertainment, Leisure Nadia
2.6. Politics/Government Yohanes

Future of Cellphones?

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/30-futuristic-phones-we-wish-were-real/

Networks explained

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/types-of-network-topologies.html
There are several types of networks that each have their own specific functions. Take a moment to get familiar with each of these different topologies and prepare yourself for a test on Wednesday.

Topics to be covered:

Input/Output

IT Acronyms

Types of data storage (hard drives, etc)

Analog-Digital Conversion

Networks

Operating Systems

Spreadsheets

ITGS Test October 26

Please be prepared for a written test on October 26th. We will cover the following topics:

Input-output systems

Sensors

Spreadsheets

Operating Systems

Databases

 

Spend a little bit of time over the break completing the worksheet from Monday's class, and review what we have discussed regarding the first two topics.

Have a fantastic break!

Mr. B

Work over the break

Hi kids,

I hope you have an excellent October Break; you have definitely earned it!

Please make sure you have SEVEN reflection posts done by the time you come back to school on October 24th. We'll then have one more week to complete the Creation stage (giving you a total of TEN reflection posts needed to be considered for full marks).

See you in a while!

Mr. B

ITGS Software Practice Test

Every year, the ITGS exam will cover a number of different topics and we often don't know what they are until we actually see the test. However, they always have a section on Software, and here is a good introduction what the kinds of questions you will be asked.

Download the following PDF and find the answers to all questions. You have today and Wednesday to complete the worksheet. We'll go over the test on Thursday, and then you'll be tested on it Friday.

Software

ITGS Triangle

Today, we'll go back to the ITGS Triangle rotation. Find an article related to your topic and connect it to the other strands. Pay special attention to incorporating IT terms into your post.

2.1. Business and Employment Darian
2.2. Education and Training George
2.3. Science/Environment Yohan
2.4. Health Nadia
2.5. Arts, Entertainment, Leisure Yohanes
2.6. Politics/Government Nahyeon

Remember to post your journals!

Remember to make a post on your blog EVERY DAY while you're creating your product!

Click here for a great example from Elaine in 7.2.

Also, make sure you're putting your posts into a Word document (or directly in your Keynote), so you can hand them to me in one form.

Sensory Overload!

Computers might not have emotions, but can they measure them? http://itgsonline.com/?p=134 Read the article linked.

There are many types of sensors. They are used to measure and/or detect a huge variety of conditions including: temperature, pressure, level, humidity, speed, motion, distance, light or the presence/absence of an object and many other types. There are many versions of each type which may use a different sensing principle or may be designed to operate within different ranges.

What are the five senses?

How many technological devices can you think of that measure these senses? When might they be used? Why would we used them rather than our own bodies? What are some things that machines can measure that we can't?

What about a Sixth Sense?

Take a look at this link for a picture of what the future of mobile phone sensors might hold. Analyze it with the ITGS Triangle and post it on your blog.

Quick Quiz

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=itgs-abbreviations-quiz-1630#

Printers, printers, printers!

Today, you're going to do some research on the three types of printers: Dot Matrix, Inkjet, and Laser.

 

(Taken From http://obsoleteblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/dot_matrix_obsoleteblog.jpg)

(Taken from http://www.epagini.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Canon_S520_ink_jet_printer.jpg)

(Taken from http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ4WuHCBVDWIENVgoHWBtJk_spnWcHKObfyFAhHViHWGl0RnIXrow&t=1)

 

Please create a table in Excel listing the major characteristics, the pros and cons of each, and 3-5 examples of the best place each should be used. When you're done the table, take a screenshot and post it to your blog.

Example:



Acronyms from Monday:

OCR - Optical Character Recognition

MICR - Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

OMR - Optical Mark Recognition

EPOS - Electronic Point of Sale

EFTPOS - Electronic Funds Transfer Point of Sale

ATM - Automated Teller Machine

 

How is cooking a pizza the same as a computer?

Think about what you have to do (or your maid has to do) when it comes time to prepare a meal. Let's assume you already have all the ingredients for a pizza. What are the steps required to turn those ingredients into a mouthwatering, delicious meal?

Think of it in these terms:

data > input > processing > output

What is the 'data'? What do we use to 'input'? How is it 'processed' and what is the final 'output'?

Then try to relate it to this drawing:



How is creating a pizza similar to what you see in the diagram? What are all the types of Input Devices and Output devices you can think of? Post them on your blog. Ie:

Input Devices: mouse, keyboard,...


Output Devices: monitor, speakers,...

Go HERE for some ideas, but there are many many more.

 

Finally, your homework is to research the following acronyms and be prepared to explain what their meaning is for Wednesday:

OCR
MICR
OMR
EPOS
EFTPOS
ATM

Creation Stage

Okay, today we formally begin the Creation Stage of the project.

It's extremely important that you keep a log or journal of the entire process, as this is a major portion of your final mark.

Take a look at an excellent example of this here: LOG EXEMPLAR.

The main difference is that you will have a document of your Journal AND you will be posting it on your blog every class.

Be sure to take many screenshots or actual photos of your Creation Stage and write down any thoughts or questions you have as you are creating! Click HERE for instructions for taking screenshots.