Friday, February 5, 2021

Week of February 8th - 12th, 2021

Monday:
Khan Academy 'Limitations of storing numbers', 'Storing text in binary', 'Converting analog data to binary' and 'Digital Information: Quiz 2' due by 7:30
Wrap up digital information section --  CAT scan

Deepfakes:
Some related examples of computers and medicine:
Tuesday:
Show quiz review sheet for Thursday.
Introduce Computer Pioneers project, which isn't due for quite a while. . .
Begin discussing the history of communication and the Internet.

Wednesday:
Khan Academy 'Lossless data compression', 'Lossy data compression', 'Digital copyright and licenses', 'Digital Information: Quiz 3'  due by 7:30 AM
(Shorter classes today: P1 is 8:00 to 9:00 and P2 is 9:05 to 10:05)
Current Events group #1 due today:
P1: Arsh, Nicole, Nicholas D., Stavros, Demetra
P2: Fazal, Kunal, Marissa, Sophia, Madelyn, Syon
Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your period is already doing it.
Go over any questions from quiz review sheet.

Give out internet vocab assignment, due next Tuesday.
Also read the article Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web for Tuesday.  (Please ignore the bad word. . .)

Thursday:
Khan Academy 'Digital Information: Unit test' due by 7:30 AM
We will also have a short quiz on the unit 1 material in class today, via Google.
Continue discussing the history of communication and the Internet.

Friday:
President's day holiday -- see you next Tuesday.