AKAM Digital Society ASSIGNMENTS: April 2008

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Models Task DP1

Models

Students are asked to visit the Global Warming model at

http://cs.clark.edu/~mac/physlets/GlobalPollution/CO2assign.htm#RunModel

1. Click on the 'To Run Model Window' link at the bottom of the page.

2. Calibration: Goal of this exercise is to adjust values of initial concentration,initial emission rate and emission growth rate per year to match the current record (black line).

3. Once you have calibrated the to match the current trend, click on 'CO2 #2' button at the bottom of the page and use the growth rate values determined above to predict future values.

4. Describe 2 problems you had in duplicating the natural data.

Visit the following website: http://www.mec.ca/splash.jsp

1. Complete the questionnaire and determine your ecological footprint.
2. Identify the limitation and/or assumptions of this model (hint: view the first page).

Thursday, April 24, 2008

HL DP2 Case Study Tasks 25/4/08

Visit the following site an attempt to answer as many questions as possible.

http://ict-patana.wikispaces.com/CaseStudy2008Questions

Case Study links for DP2 HL

Study the article in the link assigned to you and share your findings;

Salsabila
Cashless systems
http://www.cashlesssystems.com/

Owais
Smart shelf
http://www.news.com/2100-1017_3-1023934.html

Katalina
RFID
http://kellyhs.org/itgs/government/rfid/

Arif
Dry Money
http://www.proximities.com/media_20060620.php

Alex
Snooping shopping carts
http://www.nocards.org/news/supermarketnews_tech.shtml

Jamsheed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6453931.stm

All Students
Visit and Review
http://ict-patana.wikispaces.com/CaseStudy2008

DP1 Education Assignment 24/4/08

Read the article assigned to you and share your findings in class;

Sahil
Teleconferencing
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pric/is_198311/ai_1538511333

Harsev
Web conferencing
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/10/2002102502t.htm

Hussein
Labtops
http://www.usask.ca/communications/ocn/03-sep-19/feature04.shtml

Sabeeha
Educational Policy Recommendation
http://www.tecweb.org/eddevel/telecon/de913-4.html

When you've done some research answer ONE of the questions below in your own words.

a) Discuss two issues that arise with the use of portable computers in school classrooms. Evaluate your arguments. [10 marks]

or

b) Discuss one social and one ethical issue that arises from the use of telecommunications to teach college/university courses. Evaluate your arguments. [10 marks]

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

DP1 HL&SL Simulation News Items

HL DP1 IT cafe's

Read and identify IT Cafe articles.

a) Choose the richest and most IB External Assessment related article from each area of impact.

b) Complete the review sheet for your articles.

HL Education Area of Impact Study

Each student should research for the First 10 Minutes and present thier findings

Interactive Whiteboard
Owais
a) What is it and how does it work?

Arif
b) What potential does the interactive whiteboard have on changing your lesson?

Katalina
c) Discuss the impact on learning from the introduction of IWB using AKAM as an example

All Students

d) Try out the ActivStudio software to see it’s full functions and visit www.promethean.com to look at all of it’s features. And read the paper presented below. Beyond IT in Educational Transformation – Gwen Ooi, Elink Pte LtdPresents a paper, which you can read about the interactive whiteboard

Mobile Phones and PDA
Pilot projects have been run in the UK where a class of students were given a PDA and could use it in class whenever they wished for whatever purpose. Some companies are embracing text messaging as a way of reaching out to students. See the article BBC News Literary classics become txt messages. Also text messaging is being used in schools to notify parents if students are not in school or if there is an emergency message e.g. school closure. With this push and pull technology. Schools can pay to have messages pushed to parents and parents can pull student information e.g. test results or the most recent report grades. While other schools are banning the use of mobile phones because of the distraction they are in class, the problems of theft.

Salsabila
a) Research about the use of Mobile phones / PDAs in education.

Alex
b) What are the benefits that have been found from using them?

Jamsheed
c) What are the reasons that there is not wide spread use of PDAs and mobile phones in education.

Owais

d) How has text messaging impacted on the use of student’s English grammar.

All Students
e) How are mobile phones being used to improve the communication between parent and school

All students
f) Should a school embrace or ban mobile phones in school….discuss.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Modelling and Simulation Activities

Try out the following simulation
0. http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/media/helicopter_flight/helicopter_flight.shtml

1. The Roller Coaster
http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/index.html

2. The Seat belt Simulator -

http://www.thinkseatbelts.com/launch.html

3. Active History - http://www.activehistory.co.uk/Miscellaneous/free_stuff/renaissance/frameset.htm

4. Break Even Simulator - http://www.tutor2u.net/assets/simulations/breakeven_simulator_1.swf

5. Fireworks Simulation -

http://www.maylin.net/fireworks.html

6. Photo electric effect -
http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/uploads/materials/13151/Photoelectric%20Effect.ppt

7. Banking simulation -

http://www.banksa.com.au/int_bank/default.asp?orc=personal

Monday, April 7, 2008

April Holidya Work For HL & SL

Data Logging
1. Describe what is meant by the term 'Data Logging'
2. Describe the hardware and software required to perform data logging.
3. Create a table of the advantages and disadvantages of data logging.
4. Discuss the use of data logging used by Science Teachers and Scientist doing research and development.

The following links may help you:
Defining data logging:
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/data_logging.html
General information including quizzes to try: http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/software/datalogging/students/shome_datalogging.htm
Different uses of data logging in schools: http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/datalogging/examples.htm
General information about data logging: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/measurecontrol/3dataloggingrev1.shtml

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Online Libraries DP1

Visit and investigate some other high school library that is online and check it out for 15 minutes or so.

Here are some examples of half decent online libraries from other schools ...
http://www.ouhsd.k12.ca.us/lmc/hhs/hhshome.htm

http://lhs.lexingtonma.org/Library/

a) Describe what you can find in each as far as tools, capabilities, etc.. (6 marks)

b) What advantages does this one system provide over the other? (6 marks)

2. Now visit www.turnitin.com, view the Flash tour and describe the services it provides. (6 marks)

3. Finally skim the article found at www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,62906,00.html. Describe the criticism against Turn-it-in. (4 marks)

Library System

Library and SIMSIT is being used at the core of schools information processes by using School Information Management systems
Visit http://home.capitaes.co.uk/learningplatform/solution/index.aspto find out about the new developments of SIMS in education. Try out their demonstrations to see the full impact of what it can do. Look at all of the new modules including Assessment Manager, Parent Gateway, Timetabler and Student gateway

a) If AKAM was to implement this, describe the benefits to the students, the teachers and the parents.

b) What are the limitations of using such a system?

c) Describe some of the social and ethical issues of implementing this system.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Case study questions DP2 HL

DP2 ITGS
Research on all the questions given.
CASE STUDY QUESTIONS FOR PAPER 3 EXAMINATION 2008
1. Identify 2 types of processes done by the POS.
2.Describe how the bar code is used to determine the price.
3. Examine the reliability of different input devices in the POS.
4. To what extent can the staff of La Vianda Supermarket be blamed for a pricing error?
5. Identify two human error associated with barcode reader
6. Describe the role of a clocking in system
7. Compare the advantages and disadvantages, of using smart cards in supermarkets
8. Discuss the issues related to the use of servers and barcode readers
9. Identify two technologies use in the supermarket.
10. How do your chosen technologies work?
11. Explain the effect of the technologies on two stakeholders in La Vianda Supermarket.
12. Analyze the issue related with the use of new technologies in supermarket.· Identify the IT Systems used in the supermarket· Describe two of the IT Systems used· Evaluate the two IT Systems above· Compare these IT Systems
13. Identify 2 input devices at a POS Terminal
14. Describe how Biometrics can be used to reduce shoplifting
15. Explain how Supermarkets can get in more contact with customers?
16. To what extent is privacy an issue when customers handout about themselves information to supermarkets?
17. Describe the advantages of Loyalty cards to the supermarkets and to the Consumer
18. Identify 2 Advantages of EDI to the Supermarket?
19. Identify two technologies for check-out in a super market.
20. Describe how a bar code reader works.
21. Compare how a bar code reader works differently form a POS Terminal.
22. To what extent does technology increase supermarket efficiency?
23. Identify 2 IT Systems used in supermarkets
24. Describe how the IT system works.
25. Evaluate the EPOS/Bar codes.26. Compare bar codes and RFID tags.
27. Discuss three possible social and/ or ethical issues raised by the use of RFID tags in supermarkets like the La Vianda.
28. Describe the purpose LAN in reference to La Vianda supermarket
29. Customers may want faster ways of buying goods. Describe the technology the supermarket can implement to achieve this.
30. Explain the benefit to the supermarket of using online shopping.

Games In Education (HL&SL)

Games in Education
There has been lots of debate in education about the value of teaching with computer games.Some sites e.g. the Gridclub – have provided a whole site with educational games that you can subscribe to. What value does ‘The Age of Empire’ have on the teaching of history?

a) Research the use of games in education and present your findings.

b) How do games motivate students?

c) What skills are students learning when gaming?

d) Do you think parents who are paying expensive school fees would approve of games being played in school? How would you overcome this obstacle?

Case Study Termimologies

What are the advantages and disdvantages of the following terminologies

Jamsheed
Biometrics

Arif
Data Mining

Alex
Dynamic Pricing

Owais
EDI – Electronic Data Interchange

Salsabila
EPOS/POS

Katalina
RFID Tags

Case study Challenges

Using the listed supemarket challenges provide possible solutions

Jamsheed
Theft

Arif
Running out of stock on the shelves

Alessandro
Food safety + freshness

Owais
Slow Checkouts

Salsabila
Advertising

Katalina
Loyalty Card Scheme