Week of April 4th - 8th, 2016

Monday:
Introduce Artificial Intelligence paper and presentation assignment.
begin Robotics/AI videos, as time allows:

• Dancing Sony Robots (3:26)
• High Speed Robotic Hand (3:00)
• The Latest Version of the LittleDog Robot (2:17)
• Introducing Spot (2:15) 
• Atlas, the Next Generation (2:41)
• Sebastian Thrun - Google's Driverless Car (4:14)
• Robots that Learn from People (3:43)
• A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors (1:43)
• RoboBees - Design Poses Intriguing Engineering Challenge (2:20)
• MIT's Nexi MDS Robot - First Test of Expression (1:12)
• Robot Baby Learns How to Express Human Emotion (2:01)
• A very human-like robot invented by Japanese engineers (3:24)
• How to Survive A Robot Uprising (4:02)
• AI vs AI, Two Chatbots Talking to Each Other (1:24)
• "Smartest Machine on Earth" (NOVA episode) (52:14)
• "The Future of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence" (Andrew Ng, a machine learning expert from Stanford) (16:26)
• Humans Need Not Apply (15:00)

Give out "How to solder" packet for Wednesday

Tuesday:
Part 2 of Medical Informatics project due at beginning of class
Complete Robotics/AI videos, discussion

Wednesday:
Group 4 current events:
P1: Stella, Angelina, Vithoria, Joelle
P2: Mikaela, Scott, Karlo, Taylor
Hand out Cartoon Guide to Computers - read p 47 - 65 for Monday.
Introduce Soldering: How To Solder video, in-class worksheet
Discuss basic electronics - circuits, resistors, capacitors, LEDs, transistors

Thursday:
soldering lab - build a blinky thing (technically it's called a multivibrator. . . )

Friday:
JSUMC rotation #4

Week of March 21st - 25th, 2016

Monday:
Last day to work on informatics presentations
Everyone must be ready to start presenting right away on Tuesday

Tuesday:
Begin medical informatics presentations

Wednesday:
Group 3 current events due:
P1: Katie P., Amy, Parth, Anvitha, Maya
P2: Trisha, Frank, Jack, Anna
Continue with medical informatics presentations

Thursday:
Class periods shortened for International Fair
Complete medical informatics presentations (if needed)
Class time to work on part II writeup

Friday:

Spring break begins!

Week of March 14th - 18th, 2016

Links to informatics sources are here.

Monday:
Review for test on HTML, dynamic HTML, security - be prepared to ask questions about anything that you're not sure about.
When finished, work on medical informatics presentations

Tuesday:
test on HTML, dynamic HTML, security
When finished, please complete survey on your security knowledge
then work on informatics presentations

Wednesday:
Group 2 current events:
P1: Katherine I., Eric, Thomas, Carly, Jillian
P2: Amanda, James, Nicholas, Grace, Andrey

All groups working on informatics presentations
Mr. J. will return feedback to all groups via email by Thursday morning

Thursday:
All groups working on informatics presentations - last class time today.
We will begin presenting on Monday.

Friday:

JSUMC rotation #3

Week of March 7th - 11th, 2016

Monday:

Query students on informatics preferences

Intro to computer algorithms:
Algorithm: "a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer." "In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is a self-contained step-by-step set of operations to be performed." In other words, an algorithm is a very specific recipe. 

• Video: What is an Algorithm and Why Should You Care? 
• Video: The Smartest Elevators 
• Demonstrate Conway's Game of Life 
• Demonstrate selection sort vs merge sort 

Security readings for today:

• New Fast-Spreading Virus takes Internet by Storm(1999) 
• Slammed! An inside view of the worm that crashed the Internet in 15 minutes(2003) 
• The Facebook Virus Spreads: No Social Network is Safe (2008) 
• What is a Drive-By Download? (2013) 
• Think You're Safe at Starbucks? Think Again. (2013) 
• Hacker Lexicon: A Guide to Ransomware, the Scary Hack That’s on the Rise (2015)

Students list ways to avoid getting malware on their computers.

Tuesday:
Video (in class): 
Business Casual G-Men
Security readings for today:

• Email Phishing and Scams (2011) -or- How Phishing Works (from HowStuffWorks) or both if you're so inclined. . .
• Creepster of the Week: Webcam Hijacker Gets Six Year Sentence (2011)
• Cyberthieves Silently Copy Your Passwords As You Type (2006)
• Growing Target for Identity Thieves: Kids(2006)
• Health Insurer Anthem is Hacked, Exposing Millions of Patients' Data (2015)
• Another Lawsuit Filed Over School Webcam Spying (2010)
• Privacy advocates try to keep 'creepy' 'evesdropping" Hello Barbie from hitting shelves
• I’m terrified of my new TV: Why I’m scared to turn this thing on — and you’d be, too

Wednesday:
Group 1 current events:
P1: Juliana, Emily, Kristen, Alex, Eddie
P2: Keely, Abby, Katie, Lauren, Neha

Video (in class): 

• Cyberwar Threat from NOVA (2015)
• Ukraine blames cyberattack for Christmas power outage (2016)

Security readings for today:

• How Zombie Networks Fuel Cybercrime (2004)
• Digital Fears Emerge After Data Siege in Estonia (2007)
• The Enemy Within (2010) - a long but worthwhile article with one really bad word, please ignore it. There's also a worksheet that goes along with it.
• If North Korea Did Hack Sony, It's a Whole New Kind of Cyberterrorism (2014)
• Cyberspace Becomes Second Front in Russia’s Clash With NATO (2015)

Thursday:
Tie up loose ends related to computer security discusssion.
Give out review sheet for test on Tuesday

Start Medical Informatics discussion:
In class, watch CBS News video: Charting A New Course
Students working in groups on medical informatics presentations. Each group must create a google slides presentation (no PowerPoint) and share it with Mr. J. by the end of the period.
Here are a bunch of resources to get you started.

Friday:
JSUMC rotation