This Document Contains Chapters 10 to 12 Technology Now Chapter 10: Information Literacy A Guide to this Instructor’s Manual: We have designed this Instructor’s Manual to supplement and enhance your teaching experience through classroom activities and a cohesive chapter summary. This document is organized chronologically, using the same heading in orange that you see in the textbook. Under each heading you will find (in order): The Bottom Line which summarizes the main points in the section, Lecture Notes providing key section highlights, Teacher Tips, Classroom Activities, and Lab Activities. Pay special attention to teaching tips, and activities geared towards quizzing your students, enhancing their critical thinking skills, and encouraging experimentation within the software. In addition to this Instructor’s Manual, our Instructor’s Resources also include PowerPoint Presentations, Test Banks, and other supplements to aid in your teaching experience. For your students: Our latest online feature, CourseCasts, is a library of weekly podcasts designed to keep your students up to date with the latest in technology news. Direct your students to http://coursecasts.course.com, where they can download the most recent CourseCast onto their mobile devices. Ken Baldauf, host of CourseCasts, is a faculty member of the Florida State University Computer Science Department where he is responsible for teaching technology classes to thousands of FSU students each year. Ken is an expert in the latest technology and sorts through and aggregates the most pertinent news and information for CourseCasts so your students can spend their time enjoying technology, rather than trying to figure it out. Open or close your lecture with a discussion based on the latest CourseCast. Table of Contents
In this Chapter 1
10-2: Online Information 2
10-4: Searching for Information 2
10-7: Evaluating Online Information 3
10-9: Search Tools 4
10-12: Ethical Use of Information 5
In This Chapter Online Information Searching for Information Evaluating Online Information Search Tools Ethical Use of Information Online Information THE BOTTOM LINE The Open Web is huge, but it does not include sites that require a membership or subscription. News sites supply us with breaking stories as they are happening, but they often don’t give us in-depth analysis. You can rely on scholarly sites for accurate, in-depth information that has been researched and reviewed by experts. LECTURE NOTES Describe open sites, the Open Web and how to find reliable information on the Web. Discuss the different types of news sites, and what types of information they provide. Review scholarly sites including scholar.google.com, wolframalpha.com and khanacademy.com. HOT TECHNOLOGY NOW One of the most popular apps for iOS, Android, and Windows is a news magazine named Flipboard. The free app provides a well-designed magazine format that displays your selection of news sources and social networks in one location. Popular academic sites include scholar.google.com, wolframalpha.com, and khanacademy.com. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Critical Thinking: Why would you use a scholarly site, such as ScienceDirect, over a news site, such as cnn.com for research on a term paper? What are the benefits of using a scholarly site? LAB ACTIVITIES Ask students to visit Web sites of local news publications. Students should list which sites they think provide the best analysis and perspective on a recent news event. Searching for Information THE BOTTOM LINE To improve the quality of the information you find using a search engine, you can narrow your search results by using search operators, customizing search results, and customizing browser settings. Using search engine tools can help you go directly to the information you need. LECTURE NOTES Explain search strategies and search tips, including common search operators and examples of how to use them. Discuss search results and how to refine searches with filters and related terms. Describe how to customize search results. Review the different search engine tools and alerts. #INFOLITERACY If you are using a search engine to find a salsa recipe that does not contain onions, type salsa recipe–onions. If you are trying to find related sites to cnn.com, the news network, type related:cnn.com to find other international CNN sites. To find the exact forecast for your city or town, type weather Miami (or your city name) in Google, Bing, or Yahoo! CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Group Activity: Break students into small groups and instruct them to use search engines and advanced search techniques to customize results. Instruct students to list their top three search results and compare with the other groups. Discuss why one group has different results from the other. LAB ACTIVITIES Ask students to configure a Google alert for a current news event. The next day, instruct students to list articles they received from their alert and compare results. Evaluating Online Information THE BOTTOM LINE To evaluate online information, apply the CARS checklist to ensure that the information is credible, accurate, reasonable, and supported. Look at potential online sources critically—a site with errors, a bad design, or an unclear navigational structure may be unprofessional and therefore unreliable. LECTURE NOTES Define credibility and the CARS checklist. Be sure students understand information should be credible, accurate, reasonable, and supported. Review evaluation tips for evaluating an online source and how to recognize authoritative resources. #INFOLITERACY Be careful to distinguish between a Webmaster and an author when citing a Web site as an information source. A Webmaster designs and updates an author’s writings but is not the source of the content. Check the domain in a site’s URL when you want to use the site as a reference. In some cases, the domain shows where the page originated. For example, a site ending in .de was posted in Germany. As you investigate a topic, view the sites you research with healthy skepticism, as you would an infomercial, until you carefully verify the source and purpose of the site. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Project: Instruct students to browse the web and find two Web sites that pass the CARS checklist. The students should be able to describe why they selected these sites. Lead the class in a discussion regarding their results. LAB ACTIVITIES Ask students to break into groups and find two Web sites that are not authoritative resources. These web sites should have errors and poor Web site design. Search Tools THE BOTTOM LINE In your searches, you can use general search engines, such as Google, metasearch engines, and subject directories to find just the information you want. Specialty search engines and social media tools can lead you to valuable information sources other than Web sites. LECTURE NOTES Review general search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo! Discuss different online search tools available to help improve search results. Describe metasearch engines such as Dogpile or Mamma, and why one would use a metasearch engine over a general search engine. Discuss specialty search engines and subject directories. Explain social media tools for searching, and how they are used effectively. HOT TECHNOLOGY NOW The site Creative Commons (creativecommons.org) lets you share your music, videos, writing, or code, and lets others search for this content by subject. Creative Commons’ licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators. To find your local news at Bing, open bing.com/news. Type local followed by the name of your city or town, as in local Toledo. To create a custom Twitter experience and manage multiple accounts, use the TwitterDeck app, available for the iPhone and Android platforms. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Critical Thinking: Why would you use Glean Comparison Search, Wolfram Alpha, Blinkx, or Ask a LibrarianWhat is better? Ask students to discuss the various uses for each. LAB ACTIVITIES Instruct students to use the different types of search engines to find information on a current event topic. Students should share a short paragraph on each type of search engine and which one gave them the most informative results. Ethical Use of Information THE BOTTOM LINE In using Web information in your work, use ethical principles to guide you. Use citations to credit information sources and avoid plagiarism. Be aware that any created work may be subject to copyright laws; use care to avoid violating a content creator’s intellectual property rights. LECTURE NOTES Review ethics and making ethical decisions. Be sure to touch on plagiarism and copyright. Describe how to cite sources and different citation styles including MLA, APA, and Chicago. Discuss intellectual property rights and public domain. #INFOLITERACY Authors and musicians need protection from digital piracy. In less than 24 hours after the release of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol, over 100,000 pirated digital copies were downloaded. Go to twitter.com, search for @SAMTechNow, the book’s Twitter account, and follow @SAMTechNow to get tweets on your home page. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Class Discussion: Patents protect intellectual property rights for a certain period, usually 20 years from the original patent date. Discuss different patents and lead the class in reviewing public domain works. LAB ACTIVITIES Instruct students to use the Web to review the three major citation styles, MLA, APA, and Chicago. Students should provide an example of each type of citation used correctly. End of Chapter Material Chapter Review: Focused questions prompting review of each chapter section. Test Your Knowledge Now: Multiple choice questions spanning chapter topics. Try This Now: Activities designed to allow application of chapter content using real-world tools. Critical Thinking Now: Scenarios written to encourage independent thought and debate on subjects covered in the chapter. Ethical Issues Now: Exercise offering opportunity to explore ethical issues related to chapter content. Team Up Now: Exercise designed to encourage group work exploring a subject covered in the chapter. Top of Document Technology Now Chapter 11: Intro to Media A Guide to this Instructor’s Manual: We have designed this Instructor’s Manual to supplement and enhance your teaching experience through classroom activities and a cohesive chapter summary. This document is organized chronologically, using the same heading in orange that you see in the textbook. Under each heading you will find (in order): The Bottom Line which summarizes the main points in the section, Lecture Notes providing key section highlights, Teacher Tips, Classroom Activities, and Lab Activities. Pay special attention to teaching tips, and activities geared towards quizzing your students, enhancing their critical thinking skills, and encouraging experimentation within the software. In addition to this Instructor’s Manual, our Instructor’s Resources also include PowerPoint Presentations, Test Banks, and other supplements to aid in your teaching experience. For your students: Our latest online feature, CourseCasts, is a library of weekly podcasts designed to keep your students up to date with the latest in technology news. Direct your students to http://coursecasts.course.com, where they can download the most recent CourseCast onto their mobile devices. Ken Baldauf, host of CourseCasts, is a faculty member of the Florida State University Computer Science Department where he is responsible for teaching technology classes to thousands of FSU students each year. Ken is an expert in the latest technology and sorts through and aggregates the most pertinent news and information for CourseCasts so your students can spend their time enjoying technology, rather than trying to figure it out. Open or close your lecture with a discussion based on the latest CourseCast. Table of Contents
In this Chapter 2
11-2: Graphics 2
11-5: Audio 3
11-8: Video 3
11-11: Animation 4
11-13: Gaming 5
11-12: Social Media 6
In This Chapter Graphics Audio Video Animation Gaming Social Media Graphics THE BOTTOM LINE You can download or create images in various file formats to convey ideas and emphasize document content. Graphics software lets you enhance images to better suit your needs. Images can vary in quality and size, letting you choose the right image for any application. LECTURE NOTES Explain different types of images and formats, including bitmap, pixel, vector, BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIF. Review downloading graphics and Clip Art galleries. Discuss creating graphics including hardware, software, drawing programs, image editing software, and photo editing software. Discuss resolution compression topics including lossy and lossless compression. HOT TECHNOLOGY NOW Create graphic images for free at sumopaint.com. To create a professionally designed layout for a document, Facebook cover, blog graphic, or presentation, check out a free design Web site at canva.com. Graphical representations of information can be displayed in an infographic. Go to visual.ly to see examples of complex information that is clearly displayed as an image. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Class Discussion: Discuss the various graphic software programs including Microsoft Paint, CorelDRAW and Photoshop. Lead a discussion about student’s experiences with the programs and what they are used for. LAB ACTIVITIES Ask students to create two different types of graphics. The students should include two of the common graphics file formats listed in Table 11-1. Students should also be able to describe their decision making in choosing a file format. Audio THE BOTTOM LINE Audio hardware and software let you record or synthesize digital sound files in a variety of file formats. You can play digitized sound files on your computer, edit them, and use them on Web sites and in presentations. LECTURE NOTES Describe digital audio and how digital audio can be used. Touch on topics such as playing on a device, editing sound files, and using VoIP technology. Define the common audio file formats, including MP3, AAC, M4P, RA, WAVE, AIFF, and WMA. Review how to record sound including any necessary hardware and software. Discuss synthesized speech and speech recognition. Review how to play and edit sound. Touch on different types of audio software, including GarageBand. HOT TECHNOLOGY NOW One of the most popular programs available for recording sound is called Audacity (audacity. sourceforge.net). Audacity is a free, open source, cross-platform program that works on Macs and Windows and Linux computers. To convert images or audio files from one type to another type, such as from WMA to MP3, use the free site zamzar.com. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Class Discussion: Lead the class in a discussion about common audio file formats and the type of audio they produce. Students should discuss why one format is better than the other and give examples of use. LAB ACTIVITIES Have students in groups use a microphone or headset to record sound. Explore sampling sound waves and save it as an audio file. Students should present their audio file to the class and the methods they used to record and edit it. Video THE BOTTOM LINE You can create digital videos using a digital video camera, and play them back on a computer or other device with the appropriate hardware and software. You can edit a digital video file to adjust its length and appearance, and to add special effects, text, graphics, and audio. LECTURE NOTES Explain digital video and the devices used to capture video. Be sure to touch on digital video cameras, camcorders, smartphones, and Web cams. Discuss how to play video on the Web and on the computer. Review different methods of editing video, especially in Windows Movie Maker. Define codecs and streaming media. #INTROMEDIA Windows 8.x includes the Video app, which lets you download and play Xbox movies and TV shows (for a subscription fee), or play other video files stored on your computer. The latest versions of Windows include Skype, which you can use to make Internet calls, exchange instant messages, and engage in video chat. Many people are cutting the cord to their cable and satellite paid television subscriptions. You can create your own personal entertainment hub with smart TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, and Xbox Video to watch your favorite shows, movies, news, and sports. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Project: Instruct students to research the five most popular mobile apps for editing video including Magisto, Montaj, Viddy, Cute CUT, and Quik Video. Have the students explore the features of all options and use one to edit video on their smartphone, if possible. Students should present their video. LAB ACTIVITIES Ask students to break into groups and use Windows Movie Maker to edit a video. Students should log the steps taken to edit the movie and present the video and steps to the class. Animation THE BOTTOM LINE Animation is used in films and games, as well as in education, training, and business presentations. Three-dimensional animation is common in films and computer games, while 2D and 3D animation appear on the Web. You can create animations using animation software. LECTURE NOTES Explain animation and the different uses of animation including simulations and presentations. Discuss the different uses for animation in film and games. Review web animation and the techniques used to create animation on the Internet, including GIF, SWF and HTML5. Review the different animation software options available. HOT TECHNOLOGY NOW The glasses-free 3D TV market is growing, meaning you can watch 3D animation movies in your home. To create 3D images with a digital camera, check out the site www.123dapp.com/catch or download the free app 123D Catch for iPads. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Critical Thinking: You are to create an animation for a Web site. What are the different types of Web animation and what would use? Discuss the various options with the class. LAB ACTIVITIES Instruct students to research the different animation software options available. Students should list the pros and cons of each software and decide on which one to purchase. Students should present their findings to the class for discussion. Gaming THE BOTTOM LINE Most sophisticated video gaming requires video or game consoles, but many others can be played on computers, tablets, and smartphones. High-end game controllers take many forms: some use technology that lets users feel resistance in response to actions, and some are motion sensitive. Developers can create virtual worlds where participants assume identities and buy and sell items in virtual economies. LECTURE NOTES Describe different types of video and game consoles, including the Xbox, Nintendo Wii, and Sony Playstation. Discuss mobile gaming including game apps and “going viral”. Explain game controllers including joysticks, wheels, gamepads and motion-sensing controllers. Touch on head-mounted displays and OLED technology. Review gaming graphics, virtual worlds, and the future of gaming. BY THE NUMBERS NOW For games and other apps, Apple iOS developers have received more than $15 billion since the introduction of the App Store. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Project: Ask students to research the App Store on their mobile phone. Students should browse the games section, listing the top games and download the top free game. Students should discuss the game they chose to download and what type of graphics (2D or 3D) the game uses. LAB ACTIVITIES Ask students to find an avatar they use gaming or online. Students should take a screen capture of their avatar as it currently is, and then modify an aspect of it and take another screen shot. These before and after screen shots should be presented to the instructor. Social Media THE BOTTOM LINE Social media allows people to share information with others around the world, instantaneously. Different types of social media let you network with others, publish your ideas, share media, work collectively, share links, news, and files, and play interactive games in virtual environments. While social media has many benefits, it entails some risks; users must decide if, and how, they want to participate. LECTURE NOTES Discuss social media types and the ways computer users share information and interact on the Internet. Be sure to touch on social networking, blogging, microblogging, media sharing, content sharing, collaborative projects, file sharing, virtual worlds, and social bookmarking. Describe pros and cons of evaluating social media. HOT TECHNOLOGY NOW One of the most popular apps for iOS, Android, and Windows is a news magazine named Flipboard. The free app provides a well-designed magazine format that displays your selection of news sources and social networks in one location. Popular academic sites include scholar.google.com, wolframalpha.com, and khanacademy.com. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Class Discussion: Discuss crowsourcing and the connection it has to social media. How can you use crowsourcing and social media to accomplish a task or solve a problem? Discuss with the class. LAB ACTIVITIES Ask students to list and describe their top 3 social media sites. These sites should be ones the students find the most helpful, engaging and interactive. Lead the class in discussing their findings and the future of social media. End of Chapter Material Chapter Review: Focused questions prompting review of each chapter section. Test Your Knowledge Now: Multiple choice questions spanning chapter topics. Try This Now: Activities designed to allow application of chapter content using real-world tools. Critical Thinking Now: Scenarios written to encourage independent thought and debate on subjects covered in the chapter. Ethical Issues Now: Exercise offering opportunity to explore ethical issues related to chapter content. Team Up Now: Exercise designed to encourage group work exploring a subject covered in the chapter. Top of Document Technology Now Chapter 12: A Changing World A Guide to this Instructor’s Manual: We have designed this Instructor’s Manual to supplement and enhance your teaching experience through classroom activities and a cohesive chapter summary. This document is organized chronologically, using the same heading in orange that you see in the textbook. Under each heading you will find (in order): The Bottom Line which summarizes the main points in the section, Lecture Notes providing key section highlights, Teacher Tips, Classroom Activities, and Lab Activities. Pay special attention to teaching tips, and activities geared towards quizzing your students, enhancing their critical thinking skills, and encouraging experimentation within the software. In addition to this Instructor’s Manual, our Instructor’s Resources also include PowerPoint Presentations, Test Banks, and other supplements to aid in your teaching experience. For your students: Our latest online feature, CourseCasts, is a library of weekly podcasts designed to keep your students up to date with the latest in technology news. Direct your students to http://coursecasts.course.com, where they can download the most recent CourseCast onto their mobile devices. Ken Baldauf, host of CourseCasts, is a faculty member of the Florida State University Computer Science Department where he is responsible for teaching technology classes to thousands of FSU students each year. Ken is an expert in the latest technology and sorts through and aggregates the most pertinent news and information for CourseCasts so your students can spend their time enjoying technology, rather than trying to figure it out. Open or close your lecture with a discussion based on the latest CourseCast. Table of Contents
In this Chapter 2
12-2: Embedded Computers 2
12-4: Connected Homes 3
12-6: Intelligent Workplaces and Classrooms 4
12-8: Artificial Intelligence 4
12-10: A Helping Hand 5
12-12: Green Computing 6
12-14: Careers 7
In This Chapter Embedded Computers Connected Homes Intelligent Workplaces and Classrooms Artificial Intelligence A Helping Hand Green Computing Careers Embedded Computers THE BOTTOM LINE An embedded computer is a tiny special-purpose computer included as a component in a larger product. Embedded computers perform specific tasks in a product. For example, they manage transactions in ATMs and monitor the temperature in programmable home thermostats. LECTURE NOTES Explain the different types of embedded controls in everyday items such as cars, refrigerators, thermostats, and smart cards. Discuss the Internet of Things and how embedded computers reduce energy consumption and enhance daily living. Describe home automation including near field communication (NFC). Review home automation. Discuss ATMs and Kiosks. HOT TECHNOLOGY NOW Apps such as Uber connect you with a driver at a tap of a button. You can share your location to request a ride and receive a fare estimate in seconds. The Nest thermostat is a device you can use to control your home’s heating and cooling systems and lower the cost of your energy bill. You can use any computer or mobile device to manage the Nest. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Critical Thinking: Why would you buy an appliance with an embedded computer? How can you save resources using an embedded computer? Is it more efficient? Ask students to discuss the various reasons for purchasing a more expensive appliance with an embedded computer. LAB ACTIVITIES Ask students to look through their home for appliances that use embedded computers. Students should create a list of their findings and describe how embedded computers help the appliance perform tasks. Connected Homes THE BOTTOM LINE You can manage most of your daily living tasks using Web sites and online tools. If job or home responsibilities prevent you from enrolling in traditional classes, you can extend your education using online resources. LECTURE NOTES Explain online finances including online banking. Describe the various uses of online banking. Review the types of online education. Be sure to touch on asynchronous and synchronous courses. Discuss live blogging and how news and information is relayed on the Internet. Describe on-demand media and the different types. Review online shopping and the types of shopping trends including e-tail and m-commerce. HOT TECHNOLOGY NOW Create a custom magazine using the Paper app, which is published by Facebook. The magazine format provides a social networking news feed of posts from your Facebook friends. Listen to streaming radio stations and create a custom playlist on popular music services at Spotify, Pandora, Xbox Music, iTunes Radio, and ShoutCast. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Project: Ask students to explore different types of on-demand media. Students should list three different types of on-demand media they frequently use. Examples can include e-books, TV shows, movies, media, podcasts, and radio. LAB ACTIVITIES Instruct students to research various apps which incorporate mobile commerce (m-commerce). Students should write a paragraph about the best app available to use, and how/why they made their decision. Lead the class in a discussion about using your smartphone to pay for purchases. Intelligent Workplaces and Classrooms THE BOTTOM LINE Technology is changing the way enterprises and manufacturing companies do business. Technology is also changing how healthcare, transportation, and education services are delivered to people who need them. LECTURE NOTES Discuss working and learning online, including enterprise computing telecommuting. Define computer-aided manufacturing and M2M communications. Explain telemedicine and mHealth in the healthcare industry. Describe transportation services and how computers are used for tracking and delivery. Define the digital divide and computer use in higher and elementary education. HOT TECHNOLOGY NOW A free app named ZocDoc finds available appointment times with local doctors based on zip code. The educational site Merlot.org provides free learning content and apps for online courses. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Class Discussion: Discuss telecommuting and the pros and cons of conducting business from home. Engage students in discussion about the different jobs that allow working from home. LAB ACTIVITIES Ask students to research the digital divide and the One Laptop per Child program. Students should write a paragraph about the digital divide and what schools, including their current school, are doing to help close the gap. Artificial Intelligence THE BOTTOM LINE AI affects our lives every day with intelligent text completion, video game controls that recognize human motion, and talking smartphones that carry out our requests. AI is the technology behind robotics, voice recognition, and software such as expert systems and neural networks. LECTURE NOTES Define AI and the basics of AI including conventional and computational categories as listed in Table 12-1. Explain AI software touching on expert systems, heuistics, neutral networks, and data mining. Review robotics and describe how robots are designed to serve and interact with people. Describe speech recognition and natural language processing AI. Review virtual reality (VR) and the uses of virtual reality. HOT TECHNOLOGY NOW You interact with artificial intelligence in your daily life when a site such as amazon.com suggests products that you might like. To make these suggestions, Amazon uses data mining to compare your shopping profile to those of other shoppers. Open YouTube and search for “Double Robotics” to view a robot that provides face-to-face interaction. The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset provides a truly immersive gaming and entertainment experience. It provides a 3D interactive screen in a head-mounted display that you wear like a pair of goggles. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Class Discussion: Discuss robotics and robots. Engage the class in discussion of popular types of robots and their uses including factory work, operating assistance, and assisting the elderly. LAB ACTIVITIES Ask students to research different types of AI applications and to write a paragraph about one particular AI application they have used. Popular answers will include smartphone assistants Cortana and Siri. A Helping Hand THE BOTTOM LINE Assistive technology (AT) includes devices and software designed to help people with disabilities. AT includes technologies to provide assistance to those with visual, audio, motor, and educational disabilities. LECTURE NOTES Discuss assistive technology and its use with touch-based programs with audio feedback, closed captions, and tablets. Review visual assistance options, screen readers, and a Braille printer. Describe personal listening assistants and audio assistants, and discuss their use in the classroom. Explain limited mobility and fine motor control. Define word prediction software and explain how it can help make communication easier. #CHANGINGWORLD For general computer use, operating systems let you adjust the volume, change computer sounds, and use text or other visual alternatives to sound cues. Tobii Technology, a vendor in eye-tracking technology, is teaming up with Beamz, a developer of digital music products, to create products that let users with communication or mobility disabilities play and control songs only with eye movements. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Quick Quiz A screen reader prints information in Braille. T/F? False Fine motor control involves coordinating small muscle movements to accomplish a task. T/F? True Closed captions is a type of assistive technology. T/F? True LAB ACTIVITIES Instruct students to use Microsoft Word or their word processing software to review options to make communicating easier. Students should create a list of 3-5 items found with short definitions of what each item does. Personal listening assistants, word prediction software, and closed captions are possible answers. Green Computing THE BOTTOM LINE Green computing means using computers and mobile devices in environmentally responsible ways. Following green computing practices reduces energy consumption and conserves resources. LECTURE NOTES Describe how people are “going green” with their computers and electronics. Lead the class in a discussion about the efforts made to build energy-efficient devices. Be sure to touch on vampire devices. Discuss recycling electronics, ink, and toner. Define a paperless society and the digital alternatives such as e-readers and e-writers. #CHANGINGWORLD Consumers save paper by paying most of their bills online, sending email instead of handwritten letters, and accepting receipts as instant messages for most transactions. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Class Discussion: Lead the class in a discussion about recycling electronics. Be sure to touch on recycling centers, device manufacturers, and creative reuse. Also, discuss donating computer equipment and how to donate and/or recycle old electronics. LAB ACTIVITIES Ask students to search their home for vampire devices, or devices that draw power when turned off. Students should make a list of these devices and what steps can be taken to conserve resources. Careers THE BOTTOM LINE Careers in technology fields are among the highest paying and in the most demand of all employment fields. To prepare for a career in technology, you need training and possibly certification. LECTURE NOTES Review the different types of technology jobs, including jobs in Enterprise, Manufacturing, Software, and Sales. Discuss how and where to search for a job. Be sure to touch on the Bureau of Labor Statistics, career placement services and Web resources. Describe how to prepare your resume or Web portfolio. Explain career education including technical college, trade school, and career colleges. #CHANGINGWORLD Consider adding a section to your resume detailing the technology skills and applications that you have mastered, such cloud computing and Microsoft Excel. Go to twitter.com, and then search for @SAMTechNow, the book’s Twitter account, and follow @SAMTechNow to get tweets on your home page. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Project: Ask students to research the MOS certification online and write a short paragraph about the certificate. What jobs can be found with this certification? LAB ACTIVITIES Instruct students to use the Internet to research the top 10 fastest-growing job titles during the last five years. Students should present their list, and highlight jobs that are technology positions that require specific technical skills. End of Chapter Material Chapter Review: Focused questions prompting review of each chapter section. Test Your Knowledge Now: Multiple choice questions spanning chapter topics. Try This Now: Activities designed to allow application of chapter content using real-world tools. Critical Thinking Now: Scenarios written to encourage independent thought and debate on subjects covered in the chapter. Ethical Issues Now: Exercise offering opportunity to explore ethical issues related to chapter content. Team Up Now: Exercise designed to encourage group work exploring a subject covered in the chapter. Top of Document Instructor Manual for Technology Now: Your Companion to SAM Computer Concepts Corinne Hoisington 9781305110144
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