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Discussion. Last week’s class Current events Assignment feedback. Week 2. Which skills?. Application development Content creation User skills. Skill -- application development. Personal computer. Batch processing and time sharing. Internet.
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Discussion Last week’s class Current events Assignment feedback Week 2
Which skills? • Application development • Content creation • User skills
Skill -- application development Personal computer Batch processing and time sharing Internet Application development keeps getting easier.
Skill – content creation What are the four data types we will work with?
Skill – content creation Text Audio Video Image
Skill – user skills Students teaching students new skills
Princeton/UCLA study says it is better to take class notes by hand than on a laptop Do you take notes in class? Do you take notes while reading? Do you underline while reading? Do you paraphrase? Forget notes – are you attentive and mindful in class?
LAUSD suspends iPad rollout Got out of a bad deal Blog post on the project Google Plus update
Warning – online reading is superficial • Eight people submitted the survey twice one person three times. • One person said they had never heard the terms client and server, but said she knew what a Web server was.
Questions from the background survey assignment What is the name of the company that provides the survey service we used? Where are the survey questions stored? When you complete the survey, where are your answers stored? The survey you completed had one Likert scale question? What was its question number? As you see below, some survey questions have radio buttons (round) and others have checkboxes (square). What is the difference between them? How did you get the answer each of these questions? Why did I ask each of them?
Anonymous study habits survey Did you review the “Firstday” presentation? (y/n) Did you watch the video by Peter Norvig? (y/n) If so, did you take notes? (y/n/na) If so, did you pause and review any part of it? (y/n/na)
Discussion Last week’s class Current events Assignment feedback Week 3
Anonymous study habits survey Did you review the “Firstday” presentation? (46% yes) Did you watch the video by Peter Norvig? (10% yes) One person took notes on the video. Two people paused and re-watched parts of the video. Have you watched the Norvig video and read the “Firstday” presentation by now?
Drop? List Aided, Mohamed Abdinasir Bell, Briana Katherine Escobar, Veronica Garcia, Miguel A Labastida, Anthony Ramos Roberts, Dylan M
Anonymous study habits survey Your reading assignment last week included reading three presentation on Internet writing. How many of the three did you read? (0, 1, 2 or 3) If your answer is 0, leave questions 2-4 blank. How often did you stop and think about the question that was asked when you saw those small stop signs? A: not at all, B: a few times, C: most times or D; every time Did you take notes on your reading? (Y, N) About how long did you spend reading the three presentations? A: under half an hour, B: half to one hour, C: over an hour
What is in the memory of my computer right now? CPU Output Devices Input devices Memory (programs and data) Storage devices (programs and data)
What is in the memory of my computer right now? CPU Output Devices Input devices PowerPoint program and slide data Storage devices (programs and data)
What is in the storage of my computer right now? CPU Output Devices Input devices Memory (programs and data) Storage devices (programs and data)
What is in the storage of my computer right now? CPU Output Devices Input devices Memory (programs and data) Many program and data files
Unit of measure (for storage and memory capacity) My gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons. My height is 70 inches. My weight is 160 pounds. My computer’s memory has a capacity of 8 billion bytes. My computer’s storage has a capacity of 256 billion bytes.
Assignment feedback Complete class background survey You received half credit if you did it late. 2. Questions on how the survey works technically Too difficult – dropped it. 3. Add your record to the class roster. Most skipped the question at the end – read thoughtfully. 4. Subscribe to the class email list. A few people joined the wrong list – see me if you did not get the email saying you should print it and bring it to class.
Quiz feedback • The quizzes are your friend – self check to see what you need to study. • You learn from your mistakes. • Taken together you know all the answers – collaborate. Related article (not assigned): Why Flunking Exams Is Actually a Good Thing, New York Times Magazine, September 4, 2014 The quiz questions are now online. Are you going to review them? Discuss them with anyone else?
Andre Poulin Still from ISIS recruitment video Terrorism posts from our class blog Should ISIS be allowed to use sites like Twitter and YouTube? Is there a way to stop them from doing so?
People who can help you with Google Drive These folks already have Google Drive accounts. Classmate experience database
Discussion Last week’s class Current events Assignment feedback Week 4
Anonymous study habits survey results Your reading assignment last week included reading three presentation on Internet writing. How many of the three did you read? (0, 1, 2 or 3) 0: 26% 1: 29% 2: 17% 3: 29% If your answer is 0, leave questions 2-4 blank. How often did you stop and think about the question that was asked when you saw those small stop signs? A: not at all, B: a few times, C: most times or D; every time A: 16% B:59% C: 19% D: 6% Did you take notes on your reading? (Y, N) Y: 6% N: 94% About how long did you spend reading the three presentations? A: under half an hour, B: half to one hour, C: over an hour A: 47% B: 47% C: 8%
Anonymous study habits survey Two of the questions on the UCLA Freshman survey asked about your use of instructional Web sites like the Khan Academy or Coursera. During last year, did you use the Khan Academy for a class assignment? (Y/N) During last year, did you use the Khan Academy to study on your own? (Y/N) Before you learned about the UCLA survey, had you heard of the Khan Academy? (Y/N) Before you learned about the UCLA survey, had you heard of Coursera? (Y/N) Have you used any other instructional Web sites? (Y/N) If so, which have you used most frequently?
Assignment feedback • Asst 5: • Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. are not programs, they are places on the Internet where you store files. • Files contain either programs or data. • I gave credit even if one wrong since we have reviewed that material last week. • Some people did not work with their partner. • Asst 6: • Many people failed to put their answer to the Michael Wesch question in the shared database. • Comments on the answers.
In playing around with Google Drive, did anyone click here? If so, what happened?
Apple announced a watch, two new phones and a wireless payment system. Complex user interface and haptic feedback Gold model to compete with Rolex Do you want a smart watch? Why? Would you feel safe using your phone as a “credit card?” Would you like a large phone?
Why malware is possible Currently running programs The data they are working on Storage devices (programs and data) Good news – it’s efficient and flexible Bad news – malicious programs can be loaded What storage devices are common sources of malware?
Wifi speed increases Communication technology progress What is the unit of measure for communication speed? Is there anything weird about the Y axis of this graph?
Wifisales by generation Communication technology progress