Week of March 2nd - 6th, 2020

Monday:
Computer Pioneer presentations begin

Tuesday:
Finish any remaining Computer Pioneer presentations
Remaining time to be spent on Medical Informatics presentations

Wednesday:
Current events group 1 due today:
P1: Ayah, Lucas, Sejal, Paige, Olivia
P2: Isha, Areebah, Christopher, Jacob, Alexa
Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it.

Everyone working on Medical Informatics presentations

Thursday:

Everyone working on Medical Informatics presentations

Next Monday, I'll want a printed copy of each group's presentation, 3 slides per page, portrait mode.  To do this from Google slides, go to Print Settings and Preview under the File menu, and select the settings below:

Double-sided is preferred but not required. Your output should look something like this:

You can do this in class, first thing Monday.  You will not have ANY time to modify your slides on Monday, so make sure you are ready to print and present at the beginning of class.

Informatics Presentations

First period:

• P1 - human genome project
• P1 - mHealth
• P1 - VR and AR
• P1 - Electronic Medical Records and Data Mining
• P1 - Medical AI and Computer-Aided Diagnosis
• P1 - Public health Surveillance and Modeling
• P1 - 3D Printing
• P1 - Telemedicine, Telesurgery, Teleradiology
• P1 - Medical Technology Disasters

Second period:

• P2 - Human Genome Project
• P2 - mHealth
• P2 - VR and AR
• P2 - Electronic Medical Records and Data Mining
• P2- Clinical Medical AI
• P2 - 3D Printing and Medicine
• P2 - Telemedicine, Telesurgery, Teleradiology
• P2 - Public Health Surveillance & Modeling
• P2 - Medical Technology Disasters

Friday:

JSUMC rotation

Week of February 24th - 28th, 2020

Monday:
Homework for today is to read the following:

• How Zombie Networks Fuel Cybercrime (2004)
• The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History (2018 - long but worthwhile) (This one has a really bad word, repeated three times. I wish people wouldn't do that, because outside of that it tells an important story really well.) If wired.com says that you have read all your articles for this month, try again with your browser in incognito mode, or try a different browser.
• 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) (Pay attention -- what business is Dyn in?)
• (optional) Here is a fascinating description of the Stuxnet worm: What is the most sophisticated piece of software code ever written?

There may be a surprise quiz about these articles, you really should read them.
Videos:

• Stuxnet: Computer worm opens new era of warfare (2012) (14:54)
• Ukraine blames cyberattack for Christmas power outage (2016) (5:48)
• (NOVA: Cyberwar Threat)

Tuesday:

Wrap up any remaining issues on computer security.
Give out review sheet for test Thursday on analog/digital, internet technology, and computer security.

Begin Unit 5: Medical Informatics
Essential Questions:

• How is computer technology used in medical research and the practice of medicine today?
• How is the use of computer technology going to change medicine in the future?

Video:

Epic, the software company that's changed the sharing of medical records (including, probably, yours) (8:30)

 Data and Medicine (6:07)

Begin Medical Informatics project. Each team must create a Google Slides presentation and share it with me before the end of the period.

Wednesday:
Group 4 current events:
P1: Jenna, Emily, Megan, Jason
P2: Abbi, Ishaan, Hannah, Erin
Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it.

Opportunity to ask questions before the test on Thursday

Thursday:
Test on analog/digital, internet technology, and computer security.
Work on informatics presentations when finished.

Friday:
Pioneer projects due at beginning of class, on paper and via turnitin.
Pioneer oral presentations will be Monday, March 2nd.

Everyone working on medical informatics presentations

Week of February 17th - 21st, 2020

Monday:
No school, President's Day holiday

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

Begin unit 4: Basic principles of computer security, malware, privacy, and cyberwar.

Essential Questions:

• How does the pervasiveness of networked computers affect our personal safety and privacy?
• How does the pervasiveness of networked computers affect our national security?

Discussion: how have you been affected by computer security issues? Students list ways to avoid getting malware on their computers.

Wednesday:
Group 3 current events:
P1: Katie, Prabhnoor, Eric, Christian
P2: Zarin, Natalia, Aakanksha, Jennifer
Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it.

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)
• Hacker Lexicon: A Guide to Ransomware, the Scary Hack That’s on the Rise (2017)
• New Jersey hospital chain pays attackers to thwart ransomware incident (2019)

Videos:

• 5 of the Worst Computer Viruses Ever
• Security Dangers of Public WiFi

Thursday:
Homework for today is to read the following:

• How Phishing Works (from HowStuffWorks)
• Creepster of the Week: Webcam Hijacker Gets Six Year Sentence (2011)
• What is a keylogger?
• Health Insurer Anthem is Hacked, Exposing Millions of Patients' Data (2015)
• Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They're Not Keeping It Secret (2018)

Videos (in class):

• Your TV is spying on everything you watch
• Hacking Your Phone (60 Minutes) (13:00) sensationalized, but has some good information
• Medical Identity Theft
• Business Casual G-Men (link not usable from school. . . )

Friday: 
(Short periods due to career day,  second period ends at 8:40)
Special guest speaker for career day.

Week of February 10th - 14th, 2020

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:

• IP addresses and DNS
• Packets, Routing, and Reliability

Tuesday:
JSUMC orientation

Wednesday:
Current events group 2:
P1: Lexi, Anna K., Sharvani, Devan, Tanya
P2: Filza, Anna D., Kareem E., Jewely-Ann, Kareem H.

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:
Traceroute
DNS Explained video
News report from 1981

Review: HTTP and HTML
Demonstrate HTTP with Firefox developer tools

Thursday:
Homework due today: 

Read How Target Figured Out a Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did

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 (in class):

• What Google Knows About You (2:02)
• Being a Google Autocompleter (2:37)
• How Google Search works (3:15) and How Search Works
• How Search Ads Work (2:38)
• How Google Apps Work (1:51)
• Google Data Center (4:52)

Friday:

No school, President's Day weekend