ITGS News item Articles

Read the following two news article in the links below.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=60423

http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/multimedia/index.cfm?i=60314


From each articles above attempt using the ITGS triangle to;

A) state the social & ethical impact(s)
B) state the IT systems/tools/regulations involved
C) mention the Areas of Impact affected
D) list the stakeholders involved,
a. Consider corporate, academic/scientific, government, educational, and others

ICT use in Everyday life

Information technology has and is being use in many areas of our daily life. One such area is Communication.

Below are some listed software used for communication. For each software listed below obtain the following information

• Name types or examples of the software used in the market.
• Outline the advantages of using the software
• Outline the disadvantages of using the software
• How has the software been used for the wrong purposes? Give examples
• In your opinion what should be done to use the software appropriately?

1. Desktop Publishing
2. Website Design
3. Multimedia Design
4. Creating Music
5. Producing and Editing Pictures
   

This task should be finished by the end of the lesson.

Case study 2009 Revison Links

Use the following to review the case study

http://itgsonline.wetpaint.com/page/Case+Study+-+NQ+Investments+May+2009

http://casestudy-itgs.wikispaces.com/

http://casestudy-itgs.wikispaces.com/Peer+Developed+Questions

Revision Links

Check out the following revision links

http://www.amersol.edu.pe/hs/technology/itgs/GlossaryofTerms.asp

http://quizlet.com/subject/itgs/

http://capital.osd.wednet.edu/academics/departments/cte/comtech/ib/terms

http://quizlet.com/606493/itgs-exam-review-flash-cards/

http://bsge-itgs.wikispaces.com/Q+%26+A

https://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/itgs

http://www.bisnet.or.id/vle/course/view.php?id=274

Education AOI

Review the following questions

Define telelearning/e-learning.[2 marks]

Describe two of the technologies involved in telelearning/e-learning [4 marks]

Explain two ways telelearning/e-learning can benefit society? [4 marks]

Discuss two of the more important social and/or ethical issues involved with telelearning/e-learning? [10 marks]

Ready the following on Hardware resources

Hardware in the classroom: laptops, notebooks, teleconferencing
Laptops in Schools - A Wonderfully Cautionary Tale
Helpful Tool or Rude Distraction
Digital Heretics or Voices of Reason
Teleconferencing in Education
Using Web Conferencing to Save Travel Money
Educational Policy for Using Telecommunications

More N&Q Case study Questions

1. Describe one hardware and one software component required to connect to a web page wirelessley.
2. Evaluate the following quote from the case study with reference to your own research."Data is never ever 100% protected from intruders viewing it."
3. Name three wireless encryption standards
4. Describe the differences between land-based wireless internet systems and satellite-based wireless internet systems.
5. List two Wi-Fi compatible products?
6. Explore the different social impacts that come with employees who work long hours and travel regularly.

Personal and Public Communication

Review the following key terms
key terms— convergence, teleconferencing, videoconferencing, telecommuting, digital television, push–pull technologies.

Answer the questions that follow

J-Soft Osaka corp develops and sells software to companies in Japan, but also in the other Asian countries particularly Korea and China. The software is developed in the J-soft offices, but some people can work from home if they want. After a project is finished and the software is installed at the customer's site, J-Soft continue with education, and then with maintenance after that. All this is done remotely, and only in very small number of cases do they send someone to go to the customer's offices. When the client is far from them, e.g. in another country, they have a partner-team located there, who can resolve hardware or communication problems. Thanks to all this, some of the software development team, the help desk staff, and even the sales consultants can work from home.

1. Identify twp peripheral IT devices necessary for telecommuting. [2 marks]
2. An increasing number of J-Soft employees are choosing to work from home full time. Describe one advantage and one disadvantage for employees who telecommute. [4 marks]
3. Examine two benefits of telecommuting for J-Soft. [6 marks]
4. To what extent can remote communication via the use of information technology replace or even improve on face-to-face communication.[8 marks]