Cookies (not the delicious kind)

Article of the Day

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57570968-93/firefox-patch-to-block-third-party-advertising-cookies/

What are Cookies?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13897472/how-do-third-party-tracking-cookies-work

Nadia's Post

http://blogs.swa-jkt.com/swa/11153/2013/02/27/firefox-patch-to-block-third-party-advertising-cookies/

Infographics

As an alternative to making a paper poster, you can experiment with some of these methods for creating Infographics:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-of-the-best-tools-for-creating-infographics/

Make sure you can screen shot it or save it so you can submit it to me.

Creating Tech Questions

Today, your task will be to become IT Teachers!

You job will be to find an article that is related to the topics we've discussed so far:

- Hardware
- Software
- Hacking
- Viruses
- Online Safety

After you've got your article, you need to create a list of 5-8 questions that relate to the article. Post these on your blog and then email the link to THREE other students in our class. Your grade will be affected by the quality of the questions you ask and the answers your classmates give!

(In other words, don't just ask questions that can be answered with one word -- try to ask questions that will get your 'students' to talk about how their own life relates to what the article is about. See my last post for examples.)

Hacking, the Government, and YOU!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] (taken from http://o14.metroflog.com/pictures/563/50/5/972550563_WEXIJTWNBTMRNPT.jpg)[/caption]

Stuxnet

Take a look at the terrifying article and video above and answer the following as a comment to this post:

1. How safe is information on the internet? What can we do to protect ourselves?


2. Read this article for a History of Hackers.


3. What do you think hackers want? How has it changed throughout the years?


4. Should the government be allowed to 'hack' in order to keep people safe?


5. Have you had any experiences with your data or passwords being compromised online? Describe any stories you have.


6. Can you predict what hacking will be like in the future? Will it still only target computers and laptops? What other targets could there be?


7. Do some research on a 'Hacktivist' group called ANONYMOUS. What are their goals? How do they accomplish them? What are some (in)famous things they have caused?

 

Finally, find another article related to hacking or internet safety and post the link on your blog. Find a partner to read your article and summarize it as a comment on your post.

Computers and Copyright

(image taken from: http://harisbahalwan.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/hacking-21.jpg)

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/legal/1dataandcomputermisuserev1.shtml

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/legal/2copyrightrev1.shtml

 

Read through both of the links, take the quizzes, and create a blog post answering the following questions:

1) If a hacker simply gains access to a computer system without trying to cause any damage, should they still be considered a criminal?

2) How strict should copyright laws be? Do you feel stealing a movie or a song is enough of a crime to go to jail? What sort of crime are 'worse'?

3) Have you ever experienced anything like being hacked? What sort of things can we do to protect ourselves?

Grade 9 Fundamentals Presentations

In your groups (or alone), you will come up with a presentation based on one of the following topics:

- Hardware
- Viruses
- Piracy
- Hacking
- Online safety

Sign up with your group HERE.

You will need to make a presentation that is 10 minutes if you're working alone and  15-20 minutes if working with a partner.  You must also have some sort of activity that the rest of the class will participate in. They could answer questions on their own blogs, or they can comment on a post you've made on your own blog.

- both members of the group must be a part of the presentation
- you must have visuals to show on the projector
- include resources of different types (presentations, videos, websites, games, etc)

Format must be in EITHER Prezi or Google Presentation (no Keynote or PowerPoint for this one!).

10 Worst Computer Viruses of All Time

(from: http://www.relentlesslyoptimistic.com/)

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/worst-computer-viruses.htm

After you complete the Piracy assignment, do some research and prepare a post that outlines the evolution of computer viruses. (Complete the questions as a post on your own blog.)

1. Why are they actually called 'viruses'? how are they similar to the flu?


2. When did they begin? Create an outline showing the early days of viruses all the way to present day. Make this as a picture and post it on your blog. HINT: wikipedia is your friend for this!


3. What is the purpose?


4. What are the different types of viruses out there?


5. How do they work? (What do they do to a computer?)


6. How do they spread? Has this changed throughout the history of viruses?


7. Why are Macs less likely to be attacked?

Is Piracy Good For Music?

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] taken from kbuz.org[/caption]

http://www.readwriteweb.com/biz/2012/09/bittorrent-downloads-booming-and-benefitting-musicians.php

I want you to pretend that you completely disagree with this article. Imagine you are a Record Label executive, and your position is that music piracy is 100% negative. Create a post that will convince people to stop downloading music and any other pirated material (films, software, etc).

Grade 9s, please do the complete opposite! Your job is to defend piracy with LOGICAL and RATIONAL arguments. As both grades finish, please comment on the others' posts (you can find the links below).

• Darian


• Gabriel


• George


• Johnathan


• Nadia


• Nahyeon


• Yohan

Please use images, links, and quotes from other websites (but remember to cite your sources!).

 

Hacking, the Government, and YOU!

(image from vpshosting.com)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/technology/finspy-software-is-tracking-political-dissidents.html

Stuxnet

Take a look at the terrifying article and video above and answer the following as a comment to this post:

1. How safe is information on the internet? What can we do to protect ourselves?


2. Read this article for a History of Hackers.


3. What do you think hackers want? How has it changed throughout the years?


4. Should the government be allowed to 'hack' in order to keep people safe?


5. Have you had any experiences with your data or passwords being compromised online? Describe any stories you have.


6. Can you predict what hacking will be like in the future? Will it still only taget computers and laptops? What other targets could there be?


7. Find another article related to hacking or internet safety and post the link on your blog with a short summary.

 

When should Governments be allowed to Spy on Citizens?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/technology/finspy-software-is-tracking-political-dissidents.html

Stuxnet

Take a look at the terrifying article or video above and answer the usual questions:

1) Who are the stakeholders? What social/ethical concerns are addressed ?

2) What IT systems are involved ? How are they connected to the social/ethical concerns?

3) How are the stakeholders impacted?

Finally, How are these two articles connected? What are the similarities and difference?

Welcome Back ITGS!!

It's time to get back into the habit of thinking with the Triangle again! In case you've forgotten what it's all about, take a look here.

I want you to analyze the article (I'll give it to you in class) using the tools we practiced last year. Remember, this is very close to how your exams are going to be structured.

 

Can we trust anyone anymore?

photo by sasastro

We've become a society that has almost forgotten about privacy. As much as we try to educate ourselves and each other about the importance of keeping our personal data safe, it seems like hacking and identity theft are becoming more and more common. Take a look at the following article and think about a personal experience you have (or someone you know has) experienced. Post about it on your blog.

http://boingboing.net/2012/03/13/the-scary-consequences-of-a-lo.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+boingboing/iBag+(Boing+Boing)

 

More TED!

Here's one you guys can analyze with the Triangle quite easily. Post a response on your blog (include the link to this video, so people know what you're responding to).

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/avi_rubin_all_your_devices_can_be_hacked.html

 

Secondly, I realize that a lot of 'predicting' we do about the future seems to be cynical, negative, and sort of depressing. Let's look at the other side. In the same post on your blog, tell me if you think the future will more more utopian ('good') or dystopian ('bad').

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/peter_diamandis_abundance_is_our_future.html

Computer Misuse and Copyright

(image taken from: http://harisbahalwan.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/hacking-21.jpg)

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/legal/1dataandcomputermisuserev1.shtml

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/legal/2copyrightrev1.shtml

 

Read through both of the links, take the quizzes, and create a blog post answering the following questions:

1) if a hacker simply gains access to a computer system without trying to cause any damage, should they still be considered a criminal?

2) how strict should copyright laws be? Do you feel stealing a movie or a song is enough of a crime to go to jail?