HL & SL webdesign Activity 29/05/08

Using Microsoft frontpage and the tutorial links below, design a website that address any social issue around mombasa. The issues can range from drugs effects to environmental concerns to the Mombasa community.

Your site should have
a) atleast five pages linked together
b) at least three images in each page
c) at least two tables
d) at least FOUR animations
e) different shades of background colors for each page comparable th the ones used in the internet.

http://www.actden.com/

http://www.tutorials-expert.com/tutorials/Microsoft-FrontPage/

http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/webresources/animation/thumbnail/index.htm

Check out the following examples

http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/spp/7thgrade/voteforzack/

http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/spp/7thgrade/maddieforpresident/

HL DP1 News Item Work

If you don't have by now the news item for portfolio extension, please use this time to do so. Also use the lesson to get a minimum of 10 sites that will be used to write you portfolio extension. The work should be submitted at the end of lesson to my email.

HL Education

Visit the following on issues concerning education and answer the question that follow
http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/technology/burgstahler.htm

http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=texttospeech&i=52797,00.asp

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/V/voice_recognition.html

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

a) Define voice recognition hardware and software.

b)Explain the purpose of text-to-speech and speech-to-text software.

c)Describe two input and two output devices that have been developed to meet special educational needs

Search Engines : How they Work? 15/5/08

Using the links below as resources, describe how web searching works. Useful links:
http://www.xseo.com/making-sense-of-search-engines.htm
http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/article.php/2168031
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/search-engine.htm
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/animate/search.html

Answer the following questions and submit your work at the end of the lesson for grading: Note that sources used in this work should be cited, and attempt the tasks individually.

1. Write a list of the most commonly used search engines.

2. What is meant by page ranking ?

3. How does Google rank its search results?

4. Define White Hats and Black Hats SEO (Search engine optimizers).

5. How can you improve your page ranking?

6. What is search engine ‘spamming’?

7. Why do different search engines come up with different results?

8. Explain ‘cloaking’?

9. The English language is for sale! Have you noticed that when you search your first page begins with a sponsored listing. People pay for keywords. Visit the site http://www.overture.com/ and watch the demo if it is possible. View Advertisers Max bids and look at the results. Describe how the advertiser will pay Overture for this service.

10. Read the article BBC News ‘Cheating’ the search engines, 05/04/07 and describe in your own words how search engines were tricked.

11. With the ever increase of Internet content being multimedia e.g. images, video clips and podcasts – how can these be searched for? Describe how
a) podcasts may use transcription,
b) images use segmentation mapping,
c) how Marvel is used to help search for videos
d) how tagging is being used by individuals.

Internet Task 14/5/08

1.
Read and make brief notes in the links below about the internet if neccessary

http://www.open2.net/ictportal/comm/internet/introduction.htm

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet-infrastructure.htm


2. Prepare brief notes on the tasks assigned to you. Be ready to present your findings in the next lesson

Akshay
a) Describe the types of connections that one can connect to the internet

b) Visit www.brunet.bn/ name the internet connection available and compare their speeds.


Samantha

a) Wimax is a new Internet connection technology being developed, research what it is and describe your findings


b) How does data travel the Internet? Understanding Internet Protocols TCP/IP and packet switching and how data travels over the internet. Use this http://www.learnthenet.com/

Shailen

a) In your own words describe how the Internet using TCP/IP and packet switching for data to travel over the Internet. Using a diagram would also be useful.

b) Point of Interest IP addresses are running out at present there are over 3 billion IP addresses available but we are running out. So the new IPv6 is being developed. Explain why the IP addresses are running out and how the IPv6 will be a solution

Swaleh

a)Internet Service Provider (ISP) and Online Service Providers (OSP). Describe what each of these is?

b) What are the differences between the Internet and the WWW?

Hussein
a) URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the naming system and addresses for each web address. Explain by giving examples.

b) Define the term ‘Cookies’

Sabeeha

a)Identify two pieces of information that would be stored by cookies.

b) Discuss the use of cookies and their impact on web surfing.

c) Define bandwidth

Sahil

a) What is Internet 2 – What is the future of the Internet 2?

b) How will internet 2 solve our present challenges?

Harsev

a) What is web 2?

b) Describe the future of Web 2

Communication Class Task DP1 8/5/08

Obtain further brief notes the following

a) Apart from the discussed internet protocols, identify at least 5 other internet protocols by describing their function

b) List as many browser types and compare and contrast them where possible.

c) Identify and try to use different types of search engines in the internet.

Tutorials programs Dp1

Activity
Choose a any 3 programs installed on your computer. They may be new software or software that you have had for a while. Use the Help features to learn a new skill or feature of the software.

Evaluate the help guide or tutorial you used by answering the following questions:

1. Tell us the title of the software and skills learned


2. Provide a brief summary about the help guide/tutorial

4. Describe by shairing the useful features of the help/tutorial

5. Describe the aspects that you found unhelpful or irritating

6. Give the feature a rating out of 5 stars.