Friday, September 14, 2018

Week of September 17th - 21st, 2018

Monday:
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.

Continue with Internet technology unit.
Videos:
What is the Internet?
Wires, Cables, and Wifi
IP addresses and DNS
Packets, Routing, and Reliability

Tuesday:
Homework due today: Read Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web and turn in this worksheet.
Also, here's an example of how big a deal a compromised DNS can be: Hackers Hijacked Bank's Entire Online Operation . At least read the first paragraph or two and see if you're interested.

Introduce Computer Pioneer project

Wrap up discussion of Internet technology
Demo Visual traceroute  look at w2.vatican.va (the Vatican) and sina.cn (China).
DNS Explained video

News report from 1981

Wednesday:
Holiday, no school

Thursday:
Group 2 current events due today:
P1: Emily, Aspen, Sam, Eliza, Nami
P2: Nick D., Amber, Tristan, Mat, Lilly
Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it. And remember to submit it to turnitin!

Homework due today: Read How Target Figured Out a Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did


Review: HTTP and HTML
Demonstrate HTTP with Firefox developer tools 


Begin unit 3: Google, cloud computing, dynamic web pages
Essential questions:
  • How does a search engine work?
  • What do companies like Google know about us, and what do they do with that information?
  • What is 'the cloud'?
Videos: 

Friday:
Homework for today:
Read Cookie Monsters.
Complete discussion of cookies and dynamic web pages.
Video:
What They Know - Advertising Cookies and You (7:15)

If time remains, students can work on Computer Pioneers project.