Technology Movie Assignment “Surrogates”

Technology “Surrogates” Movie Assignment
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Essential Question:

How can you be a wise consumer of technology?

Standards:
Students will develop an understanding of The Nature of Technology
Students will develop an understanding of Technology and Society

Objective:
I want you to learn:

• to be accepting of new technology while also understanding that YOU are in control. YOU are the master! You can and should make wise decisions as to how you will use it.
• all technology can be used for good or bad purposes. Analyze how you are using it and BE A WISE CONSUMER.

Assignment:
Show me you are learning by:

1. watching and listening carefully to the film.
2. completing the assignment as instructed.
3. posting on your Technology Portfolio page with one appropriate graphic.
4. watching these additional supporting video clip links: 
1. http://www.dysnomia.us/tag/robots/
2. http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_petman.html
3. http://www.cbs.com/classics/the_twilight_zone/video/?pid=Uu_c6HnPFAkj_L5zCDTxM4kk4cMUZ8bF&vs=Default&play=true

“Surrogates” movie (from NetFlix)

Choose one of the following and write an essay using it as the first line.
Write three or more paragraphs.

1. Do you think we would ever use robots as stand-ins for our lives?
2. What existing technology could be used to develop a surrogate?
3. How and why would you use a surrogate?
4. This is a contrast/comparison between the movie “Surrogates” and the Twilight Zone episode “I Sing the Body Electric”

Assessment:
Essay will be posted on your technology portfolio course page and will include:

1. three complete paragraphs that have been grammar and spell checked.
2. one appropriate working graphic (have a classmate view on their computer).
3. a working link to the course page.

Technology Book Project Proposal

Technology Book Project Proposal

Name:

Date:

Class Period:

What are you doing for your project?

How is the activity technology related?

What additional materials/equipment will be used?

How will you involve the class in your project?

What Book/Articles/ Reference materials will you be using for your project?

Work Cited (in MLA style):

1. ___________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Student Signature: ________________________________________

Teacher Signature: ________________________________________

Photography Contest

Photography Contest

Deadline for final submission – September 9th.

1. Go to http://www.techlearning.com/portraits/ to find out what the requirements are.
2. Go to http://techlearning.com/content/contest/photos/tips.php for some great photography suggestions.
3. Use a digital camera of some sort. (Yes, it may be a phone camera if you use it within the school rule boundaries and my permission.)
4. Upload your 3 favorite choices to your technology portfolio page. (Links must work for me to grade them!)
5. Include a brief discription of
1. how,
2. why, and
3. what you used when you took the shot.
6. You may use GIMP or other photo editing software.
7. Deadline for upload to web page is September 2, 2008. This will give you through the Labor Day holiday to have some great “Kodak Moments”.
8. Deadline for submission to techlearning is September 9, 2008. This will allow me to include this activity grade in this nine weeks.

Tech Directors Meeting ETTC 4/29/2008

WPA Enterprise & peap security is the internet connection used at ETTC.

Homeless Program – DOE

Infinite Campus (better than PowerSchool) includes Parent Connect (with SASI)

IGPro – Inter Grade Pro

• AV specialist from RESA can install for price of equipment plus rojector. Control box best installed in front corner opposite the door

QumoPad – slate w/volume control $299.00 / Enter Write (better) / Easy Teach (pen has triple A battery)

Block sites by IP address (Facebook etc.)

• Turning Point clickers 2008 – Question Point

GPX standards – makes PowerPoint for you from question pool. $300.00 per base + $25.00 per clicker.

(CPS infared) with Smart   USB Radio Frequency

Promethean

• Projectors – 3000 lumens $800.00 with extra bulb – Mitsubishi & InFocus & NEC & ViewSonic

GovConnection – CDWG (bad service) – Insight (Jeff has a portal)

ByteSpeed – HP

FloridaMicro

HP 6515B and 6715B  (Piggyback) Travel Battery on Computer

Teacher laptops include DVDR, Bluetooth

District Pulse – tracks students

Light Speed – Sound System $1,100.00 + voice enhancement – Great for hearing impaired!

Media Center – Spectrum, Follett, Destiny, Info Center , Open Biblio

Asset Management – Lawnmowers, etc. (Anything that can have a bar code. Metal tag #s)

• Track Inventory -

1. Spice Works V3,
2. SysAid – LDAP aware Help Desk, Tomcat, Active Directory Groups
3. HP – Top Tools

• Digital Video Survailence Security System-

Mark Count – phone 682-4605 (Very responsive) DVR w/IP

Southeastern Communications

Lensec – can bring up individual camera images.

• Izitup – tells if sewer goes down – free trial
• PD Express – professional tracking
• Sophos – anti virus
• Vexira – anti virus
• Avast – anti virus

Teacher webpages – Tumbler, 4 Teachers.org, Teachers.schooldesk

Media Specialists 3/13/2008

 SegaTech

http://moodle.fdresa.org/course/view.php?id=2

http://moodle.fdresa.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=220

You can’t believe what you hear www.Beforethemusicdies.com

RIAA

Independent music producers can post to internet with free downloads of music.

• sound can be manipulated
• be a wise consumer

Manipulations of Culture:

• Merchants of Cool
• The Persuaders

Records Management – Andy Taylor – 3-03-2008

Application of Retention Schedules

1. Creation

   1. It all starts here

2. Classification

   1. Apply

      1. Confidentiality

      2. Security

      3. Retention

   2. Ordinance (governing board)

   3. Resolution (governing board)

3. Maintenance

   1. Implement

      1. Authentication

      2. Migration Planning

      3. Accessibility

         1. Ability to ReDat

         2. Disaster Planning / Business continuity

         4. Preservation Planning
         5. Consent/ annotation

1. Disposition

   1. Dispose

      1. Temporary (destroy)

         1. Pull hard drives from PCs

      2. History (transfer to archives)

         1. Archival storage

How are you going to use the Laptop?

Sign a policy for email, for internet

Users responsibility to retain, file out of e-mailbox

Copy to their own desktop, hard copy to a file cabinet

Personal use

Misuse (pornography, moonlighting business)

For school use use the school email account.

Shared Windows Network H folder (goes in, can’t come out)? (not read only)

 

Have a policy to establish consistency.

What records to staff/faculty need to keep?

How long should records be retained? on server?

Does everyone need an email account / phone?

Does everyone need access to all files?

 

Ability to ReDact easily(SS# in one place)

Information Management Team:

Legal

IT

RIMS

 

Tools Issues and Implementation

Know your records:

1. Requirements to create and maintain records

   1. State and Federal Compliance Issues

      1. Retention Schedules

      2. Their Content

• • Confidential or open

• Their Format

  • Paper, film or electronic (File format)

• Identify Vital Records

  • necessary for the continuation of business

    • needs backup off site

    • Flood

      • Wet papers (get a freezer truck to freeze paper until ready to recover)

    • Fire

      • backups off site

• Conversion to digital records

• Work with IT and Legal to:

  • Identify long-term access and maintenance requirements and policies

  • Integrate life cycle records management into all record keeping systems

  • Employ technology neutral standards

  • Consider use of hybrid technologies (digital and film)

• Work with IT and Legal to develop

  • Policy – technology and record keeping policies

  • Standards – impacting technology selection and record keeping

  • Technical Infrastructure – data sharing, data transfer, and data assurance requirements

  • Implementation – Standards and Procedures

    • lots of training to do things the new/right way

• Work with IT and Legal

  • Keep policies, standards and guidelines up-to-date with current practicesand requirements

  • Monitor ongoing compliance

Information Management Team:

Legal

IT

RIMS

 

Tools Issues and Implementation

Know your records:

1. Requirements to create and maintain records

   1. State and Federal Compliance Issues

• • Retention Schedules

• Their Content

  • Confidential or open

• Their Format

  • Paper, film or electronic (File format)

• Identify Vital Records

  • neccessary for the continuation of business

    • needs backup off site

    • Flood

      • Wet papers (get a freezer truck to freeze paper until ready to recover)

    • Fire

      • backups off site

• Conversion to digital records

• Work with IT and Legal to:

  • Identify long-term access and maintenance requirements and policies

  • Integrate life cycle records management into all record keeping systems

  • Employ technology neutral standards

  • Consider use of hybrid technologies (digital and film)

• Work with IT and Legal to develop

  • Policy – technology and record keeping policies

  • Standards – impacting technology selection and record keeping

  • Technical Infrastructure – data sharing, data transfer, and data assurance requirements

  • Implementation – Standards and Procedures

    • lots of training to do things the new/right way

• Work with IT and Legal

  • Keep policies, standards and guidelines up-to-date with current practicesand requirements

  • Monitor ongoing compliance

Information Management Team:

Legal

IT

RIMS

 

Tools Issues and Implementation

Know your records:

1. Requirements to create and maintain records

   1. State and Federal Compliance Issues

• • Retention Schedules

• Their Content

  • Confidential or open

• Their Format

  • Paper, film or electronic (File format)

• Identify Vital Records

  • neccessary for the continuation of business

    • needs backup off site

    • Flood

      • Wet papers (get a freezer truck to freeze paper until ready to recover)

    • Fire

      • backups off site

• Conversion to digital records

• Work with IT and Legal to:

  • Identify long-term access and maintenance requirements and policies

  • Integrate life cycle records management into all record keeping systems

  • Employ technology neutral standards

  • Consider use of hybrid technologies (digital and film)

• Work with IT and Legal to develop

  • Policy – technology and record keeping policies

  • Standards – impacting technology selection and record keeping

  • Technical Infrastructure – data sharing, data transfer, and data assurance requirements

  • Implementation – Standards and Procedures

    • lots of training to do things the new/right way

• Work with IT and Legal

  • Keep policies, standards and guidelines up-to-date with current practicesand requirements

  • Monitor ongoing compliance

E-Discovery

1. Establish Litigation Team

   1. IT, Attorney, Administration Monitor

2. Establish E-Discovery Plan

   1. Inventory of Electronic Data-Processing and Data Storage Devices

   2. Litigation Hold Letter

      1. If you get one of these this is what you do.

   3. Identify Key People

   4. Assign personnel for monitoring discovery process

 

 

 

Tips:

1. Simsnet

   1. keep special ed student records

   2. DOD 5015.2 compliant (MOSS 2007) SharePoint

      1. change record

      2. assign a retention schedule

   3. Finding Aid

      1. Where it will be located

      2. shared files

2. SimsTracker

   1. special ed student records input by teachers

3. SteadyState

   1. deepfreeze clone

   2. Microsoft product

Technology Directors Meeting 2/26/2008

• Inventory applications
  • www.spiceworks.com freeware runs on Windows XP/2000
  • SysAid
  • Follet System – Media Center / bar code
  • Spectrum
  • Info Center
• GSTE Georgia Society for Technology in Education
  • www.g-ste.org
  • membership $50.00
• Classes for teachers at ETTC – Formative Assesment using Technology
  • Formative Assesment using Technology
  • GPS modules for Science (Light 2/28)
    • equipment to checkout www.fdresa.org/ettc/science/sci_equip.htm
• Three Year Technology Plan – 2009
  • answer questions in the clip
  • five question rubric
    • attach CIPA and acceptable use policy
    • open May 31st
    • Title I input
    • bullets I & II & III answer #28

Needs:

• Parent Portal
• Laptops for incoming 6th graders
• Statewide content filter

Bonfire/Tailgater 2008

This year we want to introduce another High School Only event which will be a very casual Bonfire/Tailgate Party.

• HS Bonfire Party in hopes to start an annual tradition
• To be held on Saturday, April 19th, 7pm – 11:30pm
• Scheduled date to be prior to Prom and after break
• Require parent permission letter for any guests that are not Charter Conservatory students
• To be held on Harville Farm property off Harville Road
• Bonfire will be in a contained pit
• Presale of tickets @ $2.50 each
  • to purchase of food and soft drinks
  • to permit approval of invited guests and create a guest list
  • possible Prom fund raiser
• Food will be held to basic hot dogs, chips, marshmallows, etc.

Entertainment:

1. Joseph Anderson will be playing guitar and singing. (John Hunter Bowen – lead guitar)

2. Generator: (Courtney may be bringing a generator for music setup)

3. Karoke:

Food:

1. Sausages & Hamburgers (grilled)
2. Hot wings
3. Chips & Dip (El Sombrero)
4. Vegetables
5. Canned drinks
6. Cooler & Grill (Bryan Buresh)
7. Table (Ms Donna)
8. Cookies (Courtney)
9. Marshmallows

Trucks:

1. Joe Anderson (Entertainment)
2. Rebekah Harville (Music)
3. Justin Hendrix

Bonfire:

1. (Ms Donna)

Prom 2008

Our new Prom Committee was in total agreement for theme, location, and date/time at the first meeting !!!

Theme:

• Black & White Masquerade

• Invitations – Black Mask w/White text
• Table Covers – Black Sheets, White Sheets
• Chocolate fountain – (could be white chocolate or red colored chocolate)
• Table Decorations – Black, White and Red Boas

• Entertainment
  • DJ – Benji Lewis

Photography:

• Eugene Howard Photography
• cell Phone 912-531-0970
• genohoward@hotmail.com
• eugenehowardphotography.co

Black & White Food:

• Black Olives w/cream cheese filling
• dark green little gerkin pickles
• sliced cucumbers
• white cheese squares
• black grapes
• dark red apple slices
• Ribbon sandwiches w/dark bread and white filling
• Dark round bread loaf for dip bowl w/spinach dip
• Ice for water bowls w/dark sliced apples and black grapes
• Punch – Sierra Mist orange w/vanilla ice cream
• Cupcakes – white and dutch chocolate
• chocolate fountain (white or dark?) w/marshmallows,
• White cheese hamburger dip w/blue tortilla chips

Location:

• Snella’s http://snellas.com/ Billy Allen 682-8194, (phone Lelia Burns 764-8901 or cell 682-1992) to arrange a meeting on site afternoons 5-7
  

  • May 16th = medium ballroom and large gazebo $600.00 (Open 9am – 12 midnight – decorate 1/2 day)
  • Directions: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=17%20Allen%20Cir&city=Statesboro&state=GA&zipcode=30461%2d7458&country=US&title=%3cb%3e17%20Allen%20Cir%3c%2fb%3e%3cbr%20%2f%3e%20Statesboro%2c%20GA%2030461%2d7458%2c%20%20US&cid=lfmaplink2&name=

Date/Time:

• Friday, May 16th, 2008
• 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Fund Raisers:

• It was suggested that the Bonfire/Tailgater could charge admittance.

Members 11/28/07:

• Adam Lackman
• Shelly Waters
• Courtney Hendrix
• Dasha Brown
• Ashley McMillan
• Hollie Nesbit
• Bill Alexander
• Catherine Moore

This year we want to introduce another High School Only event which will be a very casual Bonfire/Tailgate Party.

• HS Bonfire Party in hopes to start an annual tradition
• To be held on Saturday, April 19th, 7pm – 11:30pm
• Scheduled date to be prior to Prom and after break
• Require parent permission letter for any guests that are not Charter Conservatory students
• To be held on Harville Farm property off Harville Road
• Bonfire will be in a contained pit
• Presale of tickets @ $2.50 each
  • to purchase of food and soft drinks
  • to permit approval of invited guests and create a guest list
  • possible Prom fund raiser
• Food will be held to basic hot dogs, chips, marshmallows, etc.

Dev C++ tutorial 1 – 11/8/2007

http://ccatosdev.x10hosting.com/

for comments /* comment */

printf(” “);

input = scanf

Place holder for a variable = %d

if statements = if( condition ) { execute }

for a new line type \n with the quotes

one = means it is defining it

two == means it is checking to see if it is defined

• My Now you can drive else if statement:
  • int x;printf(“How old are you: “);
    scanf(“%d”, &x);if (x < 16){

    printf(“You’re not old enough to drive yet.\n”);
    }else if (16 < x < 56){
    printf(“Now you can drive!\n”);
    }else{
    printf(“x doesn’t = 0, and x doesn’t = 16. x=%d\n”, x);
    {

• How old are you?
  • int x;
    int y;
    int z;

    printf(“Enter this year: “);
    scanf(“%d”, &x);

    printf(“\nEnter your birth year: “);
    scanf(“%d”, &y);

    z = x – y;
    printf(“\nYou are %d old\n”, z);

• Calculate:
  • int x;
    int y;
    int z;printf(“Enter your first number: “);
    scanf(“%d”, &x);

    printf(“\nEnter your second number: “);
    scanf(“%d”, &y);

    z = x – y;

    printf(“\nThe difference of %d and %d = %d\n”, x, y, z);

• Addition Only Calculator for small numbers:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[]){

int x;
int y;
int z;

scanf(“%d”,&x);
scanf(“%d”, &y);

z = x+y;

printf(“%d + %d = %d\n”, x, y, z);

system(“PAUSE”);
return 0;

}