Class+2012

=ITGS Class 2012=

The Last week at school! - April 23-27!!
Make sure you know where all of the resources are located! Check ALL mark schemes uploaded below and on other wiki pages. READ the wiki: EXAM SUCCESS for updates!


 * Practice Papers in class this week:**
 * Another Paper 2 Practice article: [[file:paper-2-article-digital manipulation- the ITGS Book.doc]]
 * SL/HL - Paper 2 - eWaste - [[file:paper-2-article-e-waste- the ITGS Book.doc]] [[file:Paper2_Question_Template_2012.pdf]]
 * Glossary handout - [[file:GLOSSARY_ITGS-terms - the ITGS Book.xls]]
 * Also see links to quizlet flashcards for ALL topics!
 * HL - Complete additional Exam Qs and Ideas from the ITGS Textbook website
 * HL - Complete past paper Qs from HL specimen paper
 * Q4 IT Systems in Moldazia state
 * Q5 Annual review of IT strategy in the United Kingdom (UK)
 * Q6 - 'Captcha' - AI
 * Q7 - Robotics
 * NON-IB
 * E-Book Essay due Friday April 27
 * Product due Friday May 4

>> access their lesson resources remotely using mobile devices. Discuss whether >> the learning of students will be improved by the use of podcasts, MP3s and other >> mobile technologies. - from Spec Paper 1 SL - Question on MP3 players
 * Week starting April 16**
 * Paper 1 Practice - based on old guide Paper 2, Nov 2011, Qs 2, 3 and 5
 * [[file:Nov11 SL paper 2 Q2, 3, 5 Markscheme.pdf]]
 * Paper 2 practice: Google cloud computing example
 * [[file:P2_Criteria_Handout.pdf]]
 * [[file:Bus_Employ_April 2012 P2 practice.docx]]
 * Pre April 16**
 * Thursday April 12 - Paper 1
 * [[file:Q2 & 3 Marks SL_Specimen papers_2012_d_3_itgsx_spp_1004_2_e.pdf]]
 * [[file:N11 SL Paper 1 Q1&2 Marks.pdf]]
 * Friday April 13 - Extended Q example
 * [[file:N11_SL_Paper2_BusEmploy.pdf]]
 * [[file:N11_SL_Paper2_BusEmploy_Markscheme.pdf]]
 * Monday April 16 - continue to review extended answer Qs
 * A school is investigating an m-learning programme that allows students to
 * Rubric for 8-mark Qs - [[file:Rubric for extended Qs HL_SL_Specimen papers_2012_d_3_itgsx_spp_1004_2_e-2.pdf]]
 * Thursday April 19 - SL does Paper 2, HL does Paper 3
 * Monday April 23 - Paper 1 (part)
 * Tuesday April 24 - Paper 1 (part)
 * Thursday April 26 - Paper 2??

Week starting April 9
 * Everyone!**
 * Review Business & Employment
 * start with Transportation
 * Online businesses - E-Commerce
 * Traditional businesses

March 2012
May 2009 - SL Paper 2 Area of Impact Education - May 2009 - SL Paper 2 Area of Impact Business and Employment -
 * March 29-30 - In class Exam Questions**


 * Recent news:**
 * Google Play
 * Sth Korea and digital textbook revolution meets resistance

Past paper 2 examples: Revise HEALTH
Assistive input devices for computers Assistive technology for visual impairment
 * Area of Impact Business & Employment/Health - HL Paper 2** **May 2009**
 * Resources for above question:**
 * Area of impact Health - SL paper 2 May 2009 - [[file:M09_SL paper 2_Health.pdf]]**
 * See 2.4_health on ITGSOpedia**
 * In the news: Wheelchair Robot**

PAPER 2 Practice 2012

Past Paper 1 examples:

 * May 2009 [[file:May 2009_ITGS HL+SL paper 1.pdf]]Mark scheme [[file:May 2009_ITGS HL+SL paper 1 Markscheme.pdf]]
 * Spreadsheets, Artificial Intelligence, RFID card, Web search engine
 * May 2010 [[file:May 2010 ITGS HL+SL paper 1.pdf]]Mark scheme [[file:May 2010 ITGS HL+SL paper 1 markscheme.pdf]]
 * Linux and personal computing including open source and application software (home & Leisure), online assessment of exam papers via scanning docs (Education), information systems - bus service, Spreadsheets
 * November 2010 [[file:Nov 2010 ITGS HL+SL paper 1.pdf]] Mark scheme [[file:November 2010 mark scheme ITGS HL+SL paper 1.pdf]]
 * Windows history and 16-bit graphical operating environment, GUI, [|Multitasking], the need for increased resources for system operations, why choose open source software cf commercial software?, Keylogging, trojan horse (computer viruses), surveillance, relational database, validating data and unique ID, integrity and security of data, computer model, creating an animation
 * November 2009 [[file:Novenber 2009 ITGS HL+SL paper 1.pdf]] Mark scheme [[file:Nov 2009 mark scheme ITGS HL+SL paper 1.pdf]]

February 2012
Home & Leisure Digital Divide HL-Case Study

Week starting January 2 and 9
Exams until January 12 Post exams - paper review and Project work

Week starting January 16

 * HL - focus on Paper 3 Case Study
 * SL - Project!!
 * What is up with Wikipedia? - Explore the issues to do with Wikipedia closing for one day. Share via this page - Wikipedia

Week starting November 28 AND December 5
We will spend time in these last 2 weeks before the Winter break doing test practice. Here is the schedule:
 * **Paper 1**(each question should take about 35 min, so we can fit this into 1 lesson). Note: non-IB students will have modified questions from now on.
 * Wednesday Nov 30, Business & Employment OR Education & Training
 * Wednesday Dec 7, Health or Home & Leisure
 * **Paper 2**(1 hour 15 min)
 * Thursday Dec 1 - Topic: Health
 * **Paper 2**outline from article - Wednesday Dec 7
 * HL - Scientists at MIT replicate brain activity with chip
 * SL - Telco Mobile wallet pay-by-phone service

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Week starting November 21

 * Networks** - Start with information on this wiki, then review Inside ITGS: 3.3 Networks
 * Robotics (HL)** - work on issues AND on exam question given in class last week.

A word about **FINAL ASSESSMENT 2012**

Week starting November 14
Environment Exam Challenge - all Exam questions and mark schemes to Mrs Lindsay NOW. EVERYONE will sit a formal test on **Monday November 14** using these examples.

Week starting November 7
News Items
 * Arts group to tell BT to block access to the Pirate Bay
 * What is The Pirate bay?
 * What is copyright law?
 * Can you define Creative Commons?
 * What are the main social/ethical issues? 1.9 Policies, 1.12 Digital Citizenship
 * Strand 2 and strand 3 impacts? 2.5 - Home and Leisure, 2.6 - politics and Gov, 2.1 Business & employ, 3.2 Software, 3.3 Networks, 3.4 Internet
 * Tech terms to know - peer-to-peer sharing, BitTorrent and other torrent software
 * Rise in UK requests for Google content removal
 * What content is Google removing?
 * What are the social/ethical issues? 1.3 privacy, 1.11 People and machines
 * What are strand 2 and strand 3 impacts? 2.6 Politics and Gov, 3.4 Internet
 * Who is really in control here?

Environment Exam Challenge - all Exam questions and mark schemes to Mrs Lindsay NOW. EVERYONE will sit a formal test on **Monday November 14** using these examples.


 * Surveillance** - continuing the discussion - make sure you add notes from the news article shared in class to the wiki.


 * Networks** - Start with information on this wiki, then review Inside ITGS: 3.3 Networks


 * Robotics (HL)** - work on issues. Both topics to be finished by Monday Nov 14

Week starting October 31
Environment Exam Challenge - finish off, see workflow below

Quick Bites! - ITGS related news items - some of these will appear on the Inside ITGS Ning and you are asked to respond to at least one a week.
 * A Silicon Valley School that doesn't compute Read this one as well - In Classroom of the Future: Stagnant Scores
 * Contribute to this Ning discussion: What are the REAL advantages of having computers at school?
 * Google's Maps Street View pilots indoor photos
 * Digital Texbooks open a new Chapter


 * Surveillance** - discussion and review of this Strand 1 Social/Ethical issue

Week starting October 24
Review Command Terms Environment Exam Challenge
 * Have questions peer reviewed by Monday Oct 31
 * Send Qs to Mrs Lindsay for review.
 * Feedback Tuesday Nov 1
 * Final Qs and mark scheme to Mrs Lindsay by Friday Nov 4
 * Students to sit tests next week

Week starting October 17
Health - finish wiki pages, make sure you add definitions to key words New Topic/Scenario: Environment

Week starting October 10
Please email form docs as attachments to jlindsay@bss.com.cn Feedback to all of this work will then be given in class on Monday October 17.
 * **IMPORTANT** - Final Draft work for Criterion A, B, C and D is to be submitted to Mrs Lindsay no later than Friday October 14.
 * **Security revision**
 * ATMs and Security
 * Security
 * Credit Card Security (red brochure)
 * Complete an in-class assessment via a past paper question on ATMs and Banks - from 2010
 * Question D - worth 10 marks "To what extent does the improved customer service offered by online banking outwigh the possible disadvantages for customers". Make sure you write a SUMMARY of your response in bullet points first. This must include 1) Improved customer service points and 2) Disadvantages for customers. Make sure you use ITGS terminology, IT technical termonology and terminology related to social and ethical impacts.

Week starting Sept. 19 and Sept. 26
These TWO weeks are for PROJECT work. Mrs Lindsay is out of school for 3 days. Work on:
 * Planning your work using a GANTT chart approach....deadline February!
 * Designing your solution - be very specific as to the steps you will be taking to design
 * Developing your solution - what EXACTLY will you need to do and when??
 * Testing - when will your product be ready for testing by the client? What will this look like? Don't forget to include ideas about HOW to test your product
 * Implementation - when? how?

Week starting Sept. 5

 * Project Criterion B due
 * Computer Confluence reading Chp 12 : Information Systems in Business

August 2011

 * IT in the news - blog posts on Ning
 * Review of Project work
 * Criterion A done
 * Started Healthtopic
 * Team wikis
 * Past paper questions