TELECOMMUNICATIONS
RESEACHING THE WORLD: PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE
Software:
A. Safari
B. Firefox
C. Pages
D. QuickTime Movie
E. PowerPoint - Keynote
- iMovie
F. GarageBand
Hardware:
A. iMac 20” Screen 1G-RAM/250HD
Level I Activities:
A. Research information relating to the academic topic for an InDesign Brochure.
B. Research information relating to the academic topic for a PowerPoint Slide Show.
C. Research information relating to the academic topic for a Web Page Design.
D. Research information relating to the academic topic for a Photoshop Illustration.
E. Research information relating to the academic topic for an Animation.
Level I I Activities:
A. Research and Create a slide show describing what was learned during the lab.
B.
Research and describe how the lab impacts on society.
C. Research and describe how the lab affects the environment.
D. Research and describe how the lab can solve problems in society.
E. Research and describe how the lab can be used in the community.
F. Research and describe how the lab used differently in other cultures.
Elements of Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Keep a research log of internet sites.
2. Print a graphic and text report of your research.
3. Complete activity sheet.
4. Draw a new design based on your research.
5. Reference web sites.
6. Understand Baud rate and bps (bits per second).
7. Utilize search engines to research information.
8. Research local and national news.
9. Explore virtual field trips.
10. Create a web portfolio.
11. Evaluate the relevance of web sites.
12. Understand the consequences of internet usage.
13. Utilize navigation strategies.
Standards Met:
* Technology characteristics and scope.
* Cultural, social, economic, and political effects.
* Relationships among technologies and other fields.
* Society’s role in Technology development.
* Influence of technology in history.
* Use and maintain technological products and systems.
* Asses impact of products and systems.
* Information and communication Technologies.
∞ 1T-E1. Communicate about technology using developmentally appropriate and accurate terminology
∞ 1T-E2. Demonstrate increasingly sophisticated operation of technology components
∞ 1T-E3. When a system is not working properly, demonstrate an understanding of hardware, software and connectivity problem solving processes
∞ 2T-E1. Discuss basic issues related to responsible use of technology and information and describe personal consequences of inappropriate use
∞ 2T-E2. Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using technology and information and discuss consequences of misuse
∞ 2T-E3. Demonstrate knowledge of current changes in technologies and the effect those changes have on the workplace and society
∞ 3T-E1. Use formatting capabilities of technology tools for communicating and illustrating
∞ 3T-E2. Use a variety of technology tools for data collection and analysis
∞ 3T-E3. Publish and present information using technology tools
∞ 3T-E4. Use technology tools to support system analysis and modeling
∞ 4T-E1. Use telecommunications efficiently and effectively to access remote information and communicate with others in support of facilitated and independent learning
∞ 4T-E3. Collaboratively use telecommunications and online resources
∞ 5T-E1. Locate information from electronic resources
∞ 5T-E2. Evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness and bias of electronic information sources
∞ 6T-E1. Determine when technology is useful and select and use the appropriate tools and technology resources to solve problems
Strand 1: Creativity and Innovation
Concept 1: Knowledge and Ideas
PO 1. Analyze and evaluate information to generate new ideas, processes or products.
Concept 2: Models and Simulations
PO 1. Summarize the relationship amongst interdependent elements of a digital model or simulation.
PO 2. Analyze system processes and outcomes using models or simulations.
PO 3. Analyze and apply understanding of how one system, digital models or simulations operates by comparing it to another system of a different type that operates in a similar manner.
Concept 3: Trends and Possibilities
PO 1. Identify patterns and trends to forecast possibilities from different perspectives.
PO 2. Ask questions and investigate a problem from different perspectives and formulate inferences from known facts.
PO 3. Draw conclusions that reflect clear and logical links between the trends and patterns and the interpretations made from them.
Concept 4: Original Works
PO 1. Create innovative products or projects using digital tools to express original ideas.
PO 2. Use digital tools to collaborate with a group to communicate original ideas, products, or projects effectively in a creative or innovative style.
Strand 2: Communication and Collaboration
Concept 1: Effective Communications and Digital Interactions
PO 1. Collaborate and communicate with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital tools to share findings and/or publish.
PO 2. Explain and demonstrate features, conventions, voice, and etiquette of interactive digital environments to communicate with an appropriate audience.
Concept 2: Digital Solutions
PO 1. Communicate and collaborate for the purpose of producing original works or solving problems.
Concept 3: Global Connections
PO 1. Independently locate and interact with teacher approved global communities.
Strand 3: Research and Information Literacy
Concept 1: Planning
PO 1. Predict the most effective keywords and phrases for use in information searches.
PO 2. Determine which information source will provide the desired data.
Concept 2: Processing
PO 1. Locate and synthesize information utilizing advanced search strategies.
PO 2. Evaluate and use authoritative primary and/or secondary sources.
PO 3. Evaluate between fact and opinion, bias, inaccurate and misleading information by consulting multiple sources.
PO 4. Synthesize research information to create new understanding.
PO 5. Apply ethical use of information and media by respecting copyrights, intellectual property rights, using information and media responsibly, and citing resources appropriately.
Strand 4: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision Making
Concept 1: Investigation
PO 1. Write essential questions to investigate a topic or issue using digital tools and resources.
Concept 2: Exploring Solutions
PO 1. Plan, conduct and manage research using appropriate digital resources to develop solutions for a question.
PO 2. Present defendable solutions and make decisions from multiple perspectives using collected resources and data.
Strand 5: Digital Citizenship
Concept 1: Safety and Ethics
PO 1. Assess situations in which it is appropriate and safe to use a personal digital device in the home, school, community, and in the work place.
PO 2. Describe strategies to deal with cyber-bullying situations.
PO 3. Articulate and practice the school and district rules governing the use of digital tools as defined by school board policy and procedures.
PO 4. Demonstrate safe online communication practices regarding personal information.
PO 5. Analyze and compare various aspects of e-commerce.
PO 6. Exhibit legal and ethical behavior when using technology.
Concept 2: Leadership for Digital Citizenship
PO 1. Promote digital citizenship by consistently leading by example and advocating social and civic responsibility to others.
Concept 3: Impact of Technology
PO 1. Analyze current economic, environmental, health, political, scientific, or social problems that have technological solutions and propose potential solutions for the problems.
Strand 6: Technology Operations and Concepts
Concept 1: Understanding
PO 1. Explain how systems are integrated detailing input, output, and network devices.
PO 2. Define and apply knowledge of various technical process terms.
PO 3. Choose technology applications appropriate for the audience and task.
PO 4. Recognize and demonstrate ergonomically safe and sound use of equipment.
PO 5. Analyze and evaluate physical risks of using digital technology.
Concept 2: Applications
PO 1. Demonstrate speed and accuracy with appropriate data entry tools with at least 30 wpm and 80% accuracy.
PO 2. Compose a multiple section document using advanced formatting.
PO 3. Apply formatting features while using spreadsheet programs to customize tables, charts, and graphs.
PO 4. Create a simple database for a content area.
PO 5. Create and edit visual and audio material to generate a stand-alone multimedia product.
PO 6. Identify criteria for evaluating technical and design qualities of a web site and then create web-based content from the identified criteria.
PO 7. Identify and use network protocols for moving files and secure web access.
Concept 3: Problem Solving
PO 1. Generate and apply solutions to troubleshoot hardware and software issues and problems.
Concept 4: Transfer of Knowledge
PO 1. Transfer understanding of current technologies to new and novel learning situations.
Critical Thinking, Decision Making, and Problem Solving :
Students:
* Collect and analyze relevant information to identify solutions and make informed decisions about complex problems.
* Identify and define authentic problems and vital questions for investigation and interpret with well-reasoned conclusions and
alternative solutions.
* Collaborate open mindedly with alternative perspectives and systems of thought.
* Communicates effectively to multiple audiences utilizing a variety of media and formats to generate new ideas and products.
* Develop a cultural understanding and global awareness while identifying trends, assumptions, implications, practical consequences, and forecasting possibilities.
* Transfer current knowledge to learning new technologies, generating new ideas and products, and employing a variety of sources, digital media, and formats.
This lab is directly related to the Science Standards which include:
Concept 1: Observations, Questions, and Hypotheses
Concept 2: Scientific Testing (Investigating and Modeling)
Concept 3: Analysis and Conclusions
Concept 4: Communication
Concept 1: History of Science as a Human Endeavor
Concept 2: Nature of Scientific Knowledge
Concept 1: Changes in Environments
Concept 2: Science and Technology in Society
Concept 2: Reproduction and Heredity
Concept 3: Organisms and Environments
Concept 4: Diversity, Adaptation and Behavior
Concept 1: Properties and Changes of Properties in Matter
Concept 2: Motion and Forces
Concept 1: Structure of the Earth
Concept 2: Earth’s Processes and Systems
Concept 3: Earth in the Solar System
Related Web Sites:
Netiquette
http://dl.stcsc.edu/netiquette.htm
STUDENTS ACTIVITY PAGE
Internet Activity I: NASA Scavenger Hunt
Open AppleWorks document: NASA Internet Activity
The NASA Homepage
http://www.nasa.gov
NASA HomePage
http://www.nasa.gov/visitors.html
Internet Activity II: Future Search
Research one of the following future technologies and answer the questions:
Use Search Engines to conduct your research.
Dogpile - A custom search engine
http://www.dogpile.com/
MetaCrawler
http://www.metacrawler.com/
1. Nanotechnology
2. Future Space Propulsion Systems
3. GNOME Project
4. Superconductivity
5. Fuel Cell - Hydrogen Powered Cars
A. How does it work?
B. What are the uses?
C. When will it occur?
Internet Activity III: Magnetic Fields - Fact or Fiction
Open AppleWorks document: Magnetic Fields Internet Activity
The Earth's Magnetic Field
http://www.aerodata.com.au/TechBriefs/Magnetics/earths.htm
The Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere / Glossary
http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/Intro.html
Magnetosphere of Mercury http://www.windows.umich.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/mercury/Magnetosphere/magsphere_overview.html
The Earth's Magnetic Field
http://gretchen.geo.rpi.edu/roecker/AppGeo/lectures/mag/earth_field.html
The Magnetic Sun: Home Page
http://solar.physics.montana.edu/YPOP/Spotlight/Magnetic/
Internet Activity IV: Aerodynamics -Scrapbook
Open AppleWorks document: Aerodynamic Internet Activity
Search for 8 different types of aerodynamic objects or structures and create a scrapbook in AppleWorks. Place 8 different aerodynamic pictures in AppleWorks showing aerodynamic flow and writing a description of what makes a good aerodynamic structure of each object.
Click and hold down on a picture to copy and paste.
Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Research for Rail Transport
http://www.nlr.nl/public/facilities/f143-01/index.html
Aerodynamics In Car Racing
http://science.nas.nasa.gov/Services/Education/Resources/TeacherWork/RaceCar/Aerodynamics_In_Car_Racing.html
Aerodynamics in Sports Technology
http://wings.ucdavis.edu/Tennis/
Aerodynamics of Bicycles
http://www.princeton.edu/~asmits/Bicycle_web/bicycle_aero.html
Aerodynamics of Golf Balls, Cricket Balls and Tennis Balls
http://www.princeton.edu/~asmits/Bicycle_web/sportsballs.html
Aircraft Aerodynamics
http://www.nrc.ca/iar/aa_airaero-e.html
Curveball Aerodynamics
http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/IFMD/airplane/bball.html
Principles of Aeronautics-Aerodynamics in Sports Equipment
http://wings.ucdavis.edu/Book/Sports/instructor/
Surface Vehicle Aerodynamics
http://www.nrc.ca/iar/aa_vehaero-e.html
Wing Aerodynamics Robert.C.Nelson - University of Notre Dame
http://www.nd.edu/~ame/facultystaff/Nelson,Robert.html
Internet Activity V: Magnetic Levitation -
Graph & Chart
Open AppleWorks document: Magnetic Levitation Internet Activity
Electromeagnetic Trains
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~cdowney/en_conv/et.html
Magnetic Levitation cradle
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/maglev/maglev.html
Magnetic Levitation Train
http://nt.lhric.org/2025/transport/Magnetic.htm
Physics of Maglev
http://bmes.ece.utexas.edu/~jcamp/physics/index.html
