Week of February 26th - March 2nd, 2018

Monday:

Computer Pioneer Bios - oral presentations

Tuesday:

Please complete this post-assessment of the security unit:
Continue to work on Medical Informatics presentations, incorporate comments.

Links to sources are at https://sites.google.com/a/ctemc.org/judkis/medical-informatics

Wednesday:

Group 4 current events:
Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it. Also remember to submit your writeup to turnitin.
P1: Rahul, Leanne, James, Adam, Lance
P2: Kristen, Kylie, Jess, Batur

Last class time to work on Medical Informatics presentations.
Be prepared to present beginning on Thursday.

Thursday:

Begin Medical Informatics presentations
I will give you 10 minutes at the beginning of the class to print out your notes and get organized.


Friday:

(D.E.A.R. day)

Continue with Medical Informatics presentations

Week of February 19th - 23rd, 2018

Monday:
President's day, no school

Tuesday:

Wrap up loose ends from computer security unit:
Cyberwar Threat from NOVA (2015) (53:10)
Ukraine blames cyberattack for Christmas power outage (2016) (5:48)

Go over any questions from test review sheet. Here are the "official" definitions for the security vocabulary.

Introduce Medical Informatics unit and projects
All groups working on informatics project. Each group must create a google docs presentation and share it with Mr. J. by the end of the period
Some sources to start with are at:
https://sites.google.com/a/ctemc.org/judkis/medical-informatics

Wednesday:
Test on material since beginning of semester
Work on medical informatics projects when done

Thursday:
Group 3 current events:
Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it. Also remember to submit your writeup to turnitin.
P1: Jovial, Esha, Caroline, Armaan, Isabella

P2: Nick, Malica, Kaushal, Jaime, Vinnie, Noa (makeup)

Please complete this post assessment on your knowledge of computer security terminology.
Everyone working on medical informatics projects.

Friday:
Computer pioneers project due, on paper and via turnitin.
Pioneer presentations will be next Monday, February 26th.

Everyone working on medical informatics projects.

Week of February 12th - 16th, 2018

Monday:
Homework for today:
Read Cookie Monsters.

Please complete this survey so I can assess your knowledge of computer security
Complete discussion of cookies and dynamic web pages.

Video:

• What They Know - Advertising Cookies and You (7:15)

I'd be very interested in hearing your reaction to this system for fighting cell-phone addiction:  This simple solution to smartphone addiction is now used in over 600 U.S. schools

Tuesday:
JSUMC Orientation

Wednesday:
Group 2 current events:
Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it. Also remember to submit your writeup to turnitin.
P1: Brynn, Josh, Renee, Jess, Ainslie
P2: Emily, Anthony, Jake, Jai, Sebastian

Homework for today is to read the following:

• 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)

Video: 5 of the Worst Computer Viruses Ever

Students list ways to avoid getting malware on their computers.

Thursday:
Homework for today is to read the following:

• 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 and this followup

Query class on Medical Informatics topic preferences
Videos: 

• Flashlight App Malware (5:40)
• State of Surveillance with Edward Snowden (26:55)
• Business Casual G-Men (link not usable from school. . . )

Friday:
Homework for today is to read the following:

• How Zombie Networks Fuel Cybercrime (2004)
• Digital Fears Emerge After Data Siege in Estonia (2007)
• If North Korea Did Hack Sony, It's a Whole New Kind of Cyberterrorism (2014)
• Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet (2016) . (try this link if the other isn't working. . . )
• DDOS attack that disrupted internet was largest of its kind in history, experts say(2016)
• (optional) Here is an fascinating description of the Stuxnet worm: What is the most sophisticated piece of software code ever written?

Videos (in class):

• Cyberwar Threat from NOVA (2015) (53:10)
• Ukraine blames cyberattack for Christmas power outage (2016) (5:48)

Give out review sheet for the test next week. Also, here are the "official" definitions for the security vocabulary.

Week of February 5th - 9th, 2018

Monday:
Continue discussing digital representation of sounds and images, digital cameras, CAT scans
Discuss internet try-at-home - due Wednesday, see below.
A little bit about pixels from code.org
Pixel widgets from code.org
Aloe Blacc talking about compression from code.org
Text compression widget from code.org
Let's enhance. . . 
Gigapixel images

Tuesday:
Homework due today: Internet vocabulary

Wrap up digital representation of images and sounds, CAT scan
Begin internet discussion of internet history and technology
Videos:
The Lighting of the Beacons
What is the Internet?

Wednesday:
Homework due today: Do TCP/IP try-at-home for Windows 7, and Mac OS/X. Windows 10 users, this page may be helpful if you can't figure out how to get telnet to work.
Group 1 current events due today:
P1: Louise, Christina, Zayna, Elizabeth, Ari
P2: Maya, Hanna, Amy, Kavya, Noa
Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it.

Continue with discussion of Internet technology.
Videos:
Wires, Cables, and Wifi
IP addresses and DNS
Packets, Routing, and Reliability

Thursday:
Homework due today: Read Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web and turn in this worksheet.
Recommended but not required: 
Here's an example of how big a deal a compromised DNS can be: Hackers Hijacked Bank's Entire Online Operation

Introduce Computer Pioneer project
Wrap up discussion of Internet technology
Demo Visual traceroute
News report from 1981
DNS Explained video
Review: HTTP and HTML
Demonstrate HTTP with Firefox developer tools

Friday:
Homework due today: Read: 
How Target Figured Out a Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did 
How to see everything Google knows about you
Trump Says Google is Rigged, Despite Its Denials. What Do We Know About How It Works?
Begin discussion of Google, cloud computing, dynamic web pages
Videos: Being a Google Autocompleter (2:37)
How Google Search works (3:15)
How Search Ads Work (2:38)
How Google Apps Work (1:51)
Google Data Center (4:52)