Encrypted chat app Telegram reverses stance, bans 78 ISIS accounts
http://bgr.com/2015/11/19/encrypted-chat-telegram-isis/
Telegram is an encrypted chat service that lets users create anonymous channels that can be followed by hundreds of users.
In addition to Telegram, Twitter and YouTube have also removed ISIS-affiliated content, with hacker organization Anonymous having taken down more than 6,000 Twitter accounts following the Paris attacks.
Meanwhile, Telegram said it only takes steps against confirmed ISIS channels. “For example, if criticizing the government is illegal in a country, Telegram won’t be a part of such politically motivated censorship,” the company said. “While we do block terrorist (e.g. ISIS-related) bots and channels, we will not block anybody who peacefully expresses alternative opinions.”
More on this topic in this IMS blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/09/30/disruptive-technologies-from-swarming-to-mesh-networking/
EDAD 646 tech instruction with Dr. Roger Worner
Based on the documents attached above, and the discussion and work already surrounding these documents, please consider the following flowchart:
study >>> systems theory >>> cybermetrics >>>
SWOT >>> strategic planning >>> task force >>> architect >>>
CM >>> public adviser >>> public polling >>> referendum
During the exercises surrounding the documents above, you have been introduced to various speakers / practitioners, who presented real-life cases regarding:
- business
- transportation https://www.edulog.com/, http://www.tylertech.com/solutions-products/school-solutions/transportation, http://www.busboss.com/
- food service (http://www.foodservicedirector.com/research/big-picture/articles/impact-technology-foodservice)
- building grounds (http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED499142.pdf)
- HR (http://login.libproxy.stcloudstate.edu/login?qurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ebscohost.com%2flogin.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26db%3dkeh%26AN%3d89941160%26site%3dehost-live%26scope%3dsite)
- others
– the first goal of this technology instruction is to figure out the current state of technology in K12 settings.
assignment:
* split in groups * using each group member’s information and experience about technology in general and technology in school settings, use the flow chart above and identify any known technology, which can improve the process of each step in the flow chart.
* reconvene and compare results among groups. Find similarities and discrepancies and agree on a pool of applicable technology tools and concepts, which can improve the process reflected in the flow chart.
Example how to meet the requirements for the first goal: 1. based on your technological proficiency, how can you aid your study using system thinking/systems approach? the work ahead of you is collaborative. What collaborative tools do you know, which can help the team work across time and space? Skype, Google Hangouts for audio/video/desktopsharing. Google Drive/Docs for working on policies and similar text-based documents.
Work on the following assignment:
Trends in technology cannot be taken separately from other issues and are closely intertwined with other “big” trends :
e.g., mobile workspaces (https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/12/03/mobile-workspaces-on-campus/ ) are part of the larger picture, namely active learning spaces (https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=learning+spaces&submit=Search), which involves, furniture, building construction, etc.
keeping in mind this interdependence / balance, please work in groups on the following questions. Using the available links above and the literature they lead to, as well as your own findings, please provide your best opinion to these questions:
- when planning for a new building and determining learning spaces, what is the percentage of importance, which we place on technology, in relation to furniture, for example?
- how much do teachers have a say in the planning of the building, considering that they had worked and prefer “their type” of learning space?
- who decides what technology and how? how one rationalizes the equation technology = learning spaces = available finances?
- how much outsourcing (consulting) on any of the components of the equation above one can afford / consider? How much weight the strategic planning puts on the consulting (outsourcing) versus the internal opinion (staff and administrators)?
- how “far in the future” your strategic plan is willing / able to look at, in terms of technology – learning spaces?
How to stay current with the technology developments:
– the second goal of this technology instruction is to become acquainted with future technological trends and developments.
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/11/25/future-trends-in-education/
The New Horizon Report 2015 K12 Edition:
http://k12.wiki.nmc.org/
https://www.graphite.org/ – reviews and ratings for educational materials
ideas:
Are Schools Wasting Moneys on Computers?
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/12/04/computers-in-education/
Your Brain on Video Games
http://www.zaption.com/tours/564e019854706db03182f90a (scroll down to the right to enlarge to full screen)
World Usability Day
World Usability Day (WUD) or Make Things Easier Day[1] occurs annually to promote the values of usability, usability engineering, user-centered design, universal usability, and every user’s responsibility to ask for things that work better.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Usability_Day
http://usability.msu.edu/events/conferences/world-usability-day-2015
http://worldusabilityday.org/
http://worldusabilityday.org/events/2015/uxpa-mn-world-usability-day-event
U Edinburgh Develops Solar Cell-Based Wireless Communication
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/11/12/u-edinburgh-develops-solar-cell-based-wireless-communication.aspx
Electronic Sensors Printed Directly on the Skin
New electronic tattoos could help monitor health during normal daily activities.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/512061/electronic-sensors-printed-directly-on-the-skin/
Wearable Electronic Health Patches May Now Be Cheaper and Easier to Make
http://news.utexas.edu/2015/09/29/engineers-develop-new-method-for-making-wearable-electronics
http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/
M W F at 9am in SH 303. My class is GEOG 361: Tourism Transportation. Instructor Stacey Olson
how/where can you find us: http://scsu.mn/TechInstruct
Consider requesting an instruciton session http://web.stcloudstate.edu/pmiltenoff/info/
Kahoot quiz at the end: https://kahoot.it/#/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gpnBk57b8b5MDLAbSgklkRAS6pVM2qljW3v4qYr1wdM/edit?usp=sharing
http://bit.ly/inforgraphicCOLL150
Plan:
* why do I need to know this: it is a trending quick and effective way to visualize numbers (stats)
* what is my assignment: create a MEANINGFUL infographic
* how I will be evaluated: assess the infographic and your strategy to make it public
– why infographics matter. Why is it more then just another alternative to PowerPoint
– what is an infographic: a portmanteau of information + graphic
– what are the cloud-based tools: Pictochart, Easilly and Infogram
– why are stats so important for infographics
– where are the stats to be found for the infographics
– how much stats and math needs one to know, to create a meaningful infographic
– how can infographics be promoted effectively, inexpensively and quickly
Formula for a Winning Presentation Design
http://www.slideshare.net/PGi/formula-for-a-winning-presentation-design-53420241
more on presentation techniques and applications in this IMS blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=presentation&submit=Search
http://scsu.mn/TechInstruct
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