S2W7 Monday: Domain Names, Persona Maganagement Software, IGA City Beach robbed, Professor Teaches Advanced HTML

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S2W6 Friday: Quiz Review, Dictators, Facebook Redux, iPhone 5, Isle of Tune, Spent

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1. Uninstalling Dictators

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2. Quiz Review

Let's start by going through the quiz...

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3. Facebook Redux

Facebook photos details:

The world (our world at least) is obsessed with Facebook, in case you didn't know: 

The World Is Obsessed With Facebook from Alex Trimpe on Vimeo.

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4. iPhone 5 & iPad 2

If you're thinking about buying the iPhone 4, you may be better off waiting for the iPhone 5 instead, as it should be coming out mid year. Here are some of the expected features:

• The new iPhone 5 is expected to have Face Recognition Security so that you don't have to worry about other people stealing your phone and trying to use it.
• Video Chat on a 4G network instead of a slow 3G one
• Redsigned body of phone - thinner.
• Shatter Resistant and Scratch Resistant Screen
• The lowest model will come with 32G of space and 64G of memory.
• Longer Battery Life - Up to 14 Hours of Talk Time On The 3G and 7 Hours on the 4G.
• HD Audio - The quality of sound is going to be extra crisp. Built In GPS - You'll never get lost or have to download one of those stupid GPS apps.

Rumours are abound:

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/iphone-5-rumours-what-you-need-to-know-721534

 Complete redesign?

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/iphone_5_completely_redesigned.php

Follow the news:

http://www.buzzbiznews.com/035176/apple-iphone-5-and-ipad-2-release-date-info-latest-news/

http://iphone5newsblog.com/

And finally the new iPad 2:

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5. Isle of Tune

See if you can create a decent tune on this site. Check out the demo town and try to create your own:

http://www.isleoftune.com/

Headphones required!

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6. Survive as an Adult 

Think you can make it in this world? Have a go for one month as an adult and see if you can cut it.

http://playspent.org/

  

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S2W6 Wednesday:

1. Evolution of Pointing

  

This is progress for you:

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2. Social Network Demographics

 

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3. Stay Smart Online

  

Please return to the site to help you learn more about cyber safety. If you have not already done so, try the quizzes on Wireless and Phishing quizzes:

http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/quizzes

 

 

There are also 20 tasks to complete to become Stay Smart certified. Do a couple today. I would like you to tell me your final score for the 20 tasks once you are complete. I gather you need over 50,000 to score "Cool", rather than "Okay". Post the score here or tell me it:

 

https://budd-e.staysmartonline.gov.au/secondary/main.php

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4. Professor Teaches Advanced HTML

  

We will do a brief quiz today on the Chapters 1 of Professor Teaches Advanced HTML. Please work through the chapter. We will do the quiz once everyone is finished it. Questions will be drawn solely from the content of Chapter 1.

 

 

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5. Communication Problems

 

 

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S2W6 Monday: History of Computers, Stay Smart Online; Professor Teaches Advanced HTML

1. History of the Computer

  

http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/48681/click-a-brief-history-of-computing#index/0

Here is a great photo story about the history of the computer - want to swap your mobile for one of those room computers. If this is how far computer has come so far, what will make today's smartphones look really outdated. 
What is the future? - Leave a comment.

 

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2. Stay Smart Online

  

Please return to the site to help you learn more about cyber safety. Try the first two quizzes on Spyware and Peer-to-Peer quizzes:

http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/quizzes

There are also 20 tasks to complete to become Stay Smart certified. Attack a couple today:

https://budd-e.staysmartonline.gov.au/secondary/main.php

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3. Professor Teaches Advanced HTML

  

We will do a brief quiz on Wednesday on the first chapter of Professor Teaches Advanced HTML: Advanced HTML Techniques. This section relates to imagemaps, forms, mailto, fields and multimedia. Please work through the chapter. We will do the quiz on Wednesday once everyone is finished the chapter. Questions will be drawn solely from the content of this chapter.

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S2W5 Friday: StaySmart Quiz, Anonymous Hackers, Quiz review, Website rubric, Google maps

1. Stay Smart Online

  

A new site helping you learn more about cyber safety has come out. Try the first two quizzes on Shopping and Spam:


http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/quizzes

You can get e-certified here:

https://budd-e.staysmartonline.gov.au/secondary/main.php

Go ahead and login and create an account that we will use in the coming lessons.

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2. Anonymous Hackers

  

A group of hackers calling themselves "Anonymous" have been targeted by HBGary Federal, a security firm contracted by the US government working in coordination with FBI. But the hackers struck back in a case of spy vs. spy:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/feb/17/wikileaks-internet

HBGary Federal has been the subject of counter-attacks by the Anonymous group-that's-not-a-group. The insecure security company allowed its email to leak to the WikiLeaks supporters. And now HBGary has had to pull out of the RSA Conference and the related unconference, Security B-Sides.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,745883,00.html#ref=nlint

The content of the emails revealed all sorts of illegal activities unfortunately for the firm:


Leaked emails apparently suggest that three private security firms – HBGary Federal, Palantir Technologies and Berico Technologies – pitched a plan to undermine ... WikiLeaks ... to a law firm which has represented the Bank of America ... thought to be the next target of WikiLeaks. ... Anonymous began releasing tens of thousands of emails sent by HBGary Federal late last week, after the ... group attacked the security firm's computer systems.
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Bank of America ... have said they had not known about the ...  strategy to undermine WikiLeaks ... and that HB Gary Federal was never hired on their behalf. Berico Technologies and Palantir have also attempted to distance themselves from the leaked emails. ... HBGary, an affiliate firm to HBGary Federal ... said that the actions of Anonymous were "criminal".

 It is very hard to determine legally what it is that the Anonymous group are doing - vandalism, terrorism, etc. Leave a comment with your thoughts about this group and their activities.

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3. Review Quiz

Let's review the quiz.

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4. Website Rubric Sheet

In order to assess your progress in your hosted website project, I have prepared a rubric for you to mark your website against; it will serve as the rubric for final assessment of your site. Please look it over and think about the various points you will need to consider. You can also show your site to someone else and have them review it according to the points set out in the rubric.

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5. Website Media Volumes

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6. Installing Freedom

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7. Faster Google Maps

Goolgle Maps is a very popular way to learn about one's surroundings. Learn to surf Google Maps a little more effectively:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-tips-perform-smarter-faster-google-map-search/ 

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S2W5 Wednesday: Social Media, Professor Teaches, Quiz

1. Social Media Highschool Yearbook

 

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2. How do Touchscreens Work?

This is a great little description describing how the three main technolies work:

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3. Professor Teaches HTML

  

We will do a brief quiz today on the professor Teaches HTML Fundamentals Chapters 5 & 6. In Chapter 5, only the first sections on hyperlinks interest us (up to Opening a New Browser Window). The sections relating to frames will not be tested; just skip to the Adding Graphics Chapter. Please work through the chapters. We will do the quiz once everyone is finished the chapters. Questions will be drawn solely from the content of Chapter 5 & 6.

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4. CAPSLOCK Problems

 

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5. Plan for Perth Riverfront

http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/news/perths-440m-waterfront-plan-revealed/story-e6frg2qu-1226006364763

 

  

S2W5 Monday: Mobile Computing, Augmented Reality and Professor Teaches

1. Mobile Computing

Some of the latest news from the world of mobile computing

Sony's Xperia Play (PlayStation Phone) unveiled:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/26/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-playstation-phone-preview/

Samsung presents both a smart phone and tablet PC

Samsung Galaxy S 11 Andriod phone:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/13/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-official-tegra-2-4-3-inch-super-amoled-plu/

Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/13/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-official-tegra-2-honeycomb-dual-camer/

And finally, Microsoft has brokered a multi-billion dollar deal with Nokia to try and claw back some of the mobile market. Nokia will use a mobile version of Windows 7 on their phones. Both companies have missed the boat on mobile computing smart phones and hope to attack Apple with a combined effort:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/219521/microsoft_to_pay_out_billions_as_part_of_nokia_deal.html

 

This guy thinks it's a win for Apple:

http://www.macworld.com.au/news/analysis-nokia-microsoft-deal-is-a-win-for-apple-24333/

 Any thoughts? Will any combination of phone and software be able to rival Apple iPhone in the near future? Leave a comment.

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2. Website Hosting Article

This is a great article describing the intricacies of website hosting, discussing the advantages and disadvantagesof various methods.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/website-hosting-technology-explained/

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3. Professor Teaches HTML

  

We will do a quiz on Wednesday on the professor Teaches HTML Fundamentals Chapters 5 & 6. In Chapter 5, only the first sections on hyperlinks interest us (up to Opening a New Browser Window). The sections relating to frames will not be tested; you can just skip straight to the Adding Graphics Chapter, which is the last in this course. Please work through the chapters now. We will do the quiz Wednesday morning once everyone is finished the chapter. Questions will be drawn solely from the content of Chapter 5 & 6.

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S2W4 Friday: Robot Internet, Hacking Redux, Adobe PS

1. Review Quiz

Let's start by reviewing the quiz.

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2. Robot Internet

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12400647

Two famous sci-fi writers from the early 20th century who presciently envisioned robots in their fiction:

Isaac Asimov predicted the Internet:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov

Philip K. Dick saw a world of humanoid robots that carry out precision medical tasks:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick

So, would you prefer a robot or a human operated on you? Would you consider getting a humaniod robot to help you around the house? Leave a comment with your thoughts.

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3. Hacking Redux

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12416580

Apparently some of the world biggest oil companies, which are also some of the world biggest companies per se, have been hacked for years according to a new report.

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4. Adobe Photoshop

 

Install Adobe Photoshop CS5 if you haven't already done so - it is located on the server under Secondary/Curriculum/Computing/Adobe Photoshop. Ask me over when you start the install if you need help.

I've provided two very useful documents for learning how to get to grips with this powerful digital image manipulation tool.

Follow the instructions in the first document to create a photo incorporating the painting and text.

MakeUseOf Photoshop Manual Part 1:

http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/idiots-guide-to-photoshop.pdf

MakeUseOf Photoshop Manual Part 2:

http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Photoshop_Part2.pdf

These documents are also located on the server under Curriculum/Computing/Howto Guides 

There are two tasks for you today:

1. Use a photo located on the Secondary drive to create an edited photo which incorporates painting and text as described in the Photoshop guide.

2. Use a photo located on the Secondary drive to create an edited photo in which you have adjusted the hue and saturation of the picture noticably. Descriptions for how to achieve this in Photoshop are provided in the second Photoshop manual.

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