Tuesday, 6 January 2015

ICT Double Award - What goes where?

You need to be submitting the following work in the highlighted Activity:

Activity 1:

  • Website Review Template
  • Proposal
    • Hierarchy Chart
    • Survey
    • Survey Analysis (charts)

Activity 2:
  • The completed website! (published)
  • Activity 2 Log
    • Include your Hierarchy Chart, and photos/scans of your Storyboards and Moodboard
    • Screenshots of your Development process
    • Testing and Refinement 
    • Reviews of each section
    • Include your feedback and your responses
  • Test Record
    • Planned testing with screenshots and refinement
    • Free Testing
  • User instructions

Activity 3:
  • The completed showcase (published)
  • Activity 3 Review

Activity 4:
  • Completed Act 4 Evaluation


Monday, 8 December 2014

TB1L8 Security & Privacy

BA2 demonstarte how personal information stored on a mobile phone pose a threat to privacy

STARTER:

228


What does this number represent?
What information could somebody extract from a person's mobile phone.....?
TASK:
Complete Protect My Data in O:\ICT\GCSE ICT Year 9 2014\TB1\Lesson 8 Security & Privacy

Think about the ways that a user can protect their own data and how they might do that.

Examples:
  • password protection
  • data encryption
  • keypad locks
  • time-outs.

PLENARY:

GPS?

What is it? What is it used for? Can you think of any Apps that may use this technology?

Post your answers as a comment on THIS post. Remember to select Name/URL as your profile and only include your FIRST name on your post


HWK:

ShowMyHomework.co.uk

Find a media story in which a mobile phone plays a key role. Reflect on what happened and extrapolate lessons learnt.




Thursday, 4 December 2014

TB1L7 Responsible Use

BA2 explain restrictions (legal and other) on mobile phone use and why they are imposed 


ON ENTRY:

Collect your folder, a blue front sheet and a green pen.

You have 12 minutes to attach your sheet to the front of your work and use the green pen to respond to the feedback on your work so far.

Start to complete the checklist on the front for work completed up to this point. You may work in pairs for this section if you are unsure.

STARTER:


Was James breaking the law? Would ‘hands free’ have prevented the accident?

In this case mobile phone usage is prohibited by law. Can you think of any situations in which, although mobile phone use is legal, it’s not the ‘done thing’ to use a mobile phone?

TASK:

In pairs, or individually, complete No Phones Allowed found in O:\ICT\GCSE ICT Year 9 2014\TB1

List places/situations where mobile phone use is prohibited, the reason for the ban and possible consequences of non-compliance.

Once complete, work with another pair to compare lists and differentiate between ‘must not’ and ‘should not’ restrictions - make notes on your findings.

Print out a copy for both people if you worked in a pair.


EXT:

Design a digital poster to promote responsible use of mobile phones.


PLENARY:

Discuss examples of what acceptable/unacceptable behaviour on a mobile phone means....

What do they have in common? What is different? Why? What sanctions would they impose?


HWK: Show My Homework - links to BBC Bitesize/SAM Learning - Assessment in 2 weeks time....


Monday, 17 November 2014

TB1L6 Making Connections

BA2 explain methods of transferring data between mobile phones and select appropriate methods of data transfer

Apple iPhone 5s/c
STARTER:

I have just taken a photo on my phone - how do I transfer my photo to your phones....?

TASK:

Complete the Data Transfer Table in O:\ICT\GCSE ICT Year 9 2014\TB1

This can be completed using your own personal experiences... or experiment using your's and your partners mobile devices.

What is Bluetooth? and what security issues could there be with this form of transfer?

EXT:

Add 'New Technology' Methods to the sheet you have completed - some of the ways listed are older - what are the most current forms of transfer? Explain them!!

HWK:

ShowMyHomework - Bluetooth - What other ways are available when using Bluetooth technology?




Monday, 3 November 2014

TB1L5 Networks and Coverage

BA2 explain in basic terms the principles of cell networks, defining the difference between connection types and check coverage in a particular area


STARTER:

Have you ever wondered how a Mobile Network works? Have a look at the following article and feedback to a friend when you have read it What is GSM?

TASK:

What's all the fuss about?
"some people are concerned that their health and well-being are being put at risk by mobile phone radiation..."
In pairs, investigate what experts say about the possible health risks posed by mobile phone networks/usage.
Class Discussion
Think carefully about where you are geting your information from.. Is it biased? Who might have an interest in keeping this quiet...?

TASK 2:

Research the mobile phone coverage in your own postcode...
  1. Define differences between GPRS, GSM, EDGE and 3G mobile data networks and how they affect what you can effectively do with your mobile phone.
  2. Which parts of the country have access to high speed data networks? Which don’t? Why is this?
  3. Are people in areas with limited/no access disadvantaged? (Exam 6 mark question)
  4. Talk about newer technologies such as HSPA and 4G which greatly improve the speed at which mobile phone networks provide online access.
Create a Presentation (in a form of your choice) detailing your findings of the above.

Save this into your Unit 1 folder as Networks and Coverage



PLENARY:

Is what you have learnt today going to change the way that you use your mobile phone?

HOMEWORK:

Showmyhomework.com - Design a leaflet providing 'how to' advice on safe/responsible disposal of old mobile phones


Monday, 6 October 2014

TB1L4 Phone Usage

BA2 describe and give examples of how mobile phones are used by people in their daily lives by analysing real life data

STARTER:

Collect your homework phone log from the front of the class. IF you have not got yours with you, print an empty copy and complete (best guess) for the last week.

 
You MUST have 7 days worth of data


TASK:

Either use your own design (C+ grade) or use the template provided (D grade, O:\ICT\GCSE ICT Year 9 2014\TB1\Phone Usage Example), to fill in your details for the course of a week.

You should use the overall totals!

Swap details with a minimum of 4 other students, the more you can collect, the better!

TASK 2: Analysis (C+ Grade)
  1. Create a graph to show your usage. Place this into PowerPoint and annotate your findings
    • Why do you have to make 2 graphs?
  2. In the same way, analyse the findings for 1 other student. Annotate as before.
  3. Complete 2 further graphs comparing ALL people in your table. Again, annotate your work.

PLENARY/EXT:

Discuss and predict how an employed adult’s phone usage would vary from your own and produce a chart to highlight the differences.

Were there any surprises? Do you think your phone usage will change as you get older?

BY THE END OF THIS LESSON YOU SHOULD HAVE...
  1. At least 2 graphs displaying your findings
  2. These graphs pasted into PowerPoint and annotated to show your findings
  3. An answer to the extension task, graph and pasted into PowerPoint and annotated
  4. Your completed 'Phone Log' Homework

HWK:

Phone App Table (SMH)






Monday, 29 September 2014

TB1L3 Accessability

BA2 reason what design functions may be needed for individuals with a particular or special need

STARTER:

Open O:\ICT\GCSE ICT Year 9 2014\GCSE in ICT Unit 1 SAM-MS-final.pdf

Have a look at Question 1, do you think you could answer this after only 3 weeks of the course?

This is a sample exam paper for your course!

TASK 1:

In pairs, giving yourselves 30 seconds each, one at a time, explain what circumstances you feel might prevent someone from using an ordinary mobile phone. The second person must not repeat any of the first persons views.

Feedback on your partners view...

TASK 2:

Access the file in: O:\ICT\GCSE ICT Year 9 2014\TB1 called Personal Profiles

As you have before, you are looking to nominate technologies but this time that will suit a given particular or special need.

I am looking for both an ideal world spec and a real world product

You may work as a pair but create your own document

What is meant by the keyword Accessability?

Summarise the phone spec you have chosen and be prepared to feedback to the class.

Save this in your My Documents\ICT GCSE\Unit 1 folder as Personal Profiles

PLENARY:

What can you do to make your phone more accessable?