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Question by L.A.: IT DISCOVERY ASSIGNMENT!?
hello as part of my class IT 101, I need to get some information of non technological people, meaning, people that do not work in a high tech profession or major in CS, EE, IT, IS, SE,etc., and see what they think about Information Technology mean, if you can help me please answer it, I would appreciate it:IT QuestionnaireName of Person Interviewed:1. Demographics:o Age:o Sex:o Ethnicity:o Highest Grade/Level of School Completed:o Last or Current completed Major or Degree:2. What are the main reasons, purposes, or tasks that you use a computer, cell phone, andother information technologies?3. Do you know how to use a computer for the following:Please rate your skill level between 1 and 10 for each checked IT skill [1 = extremely low skill level - 5 = average skill level, - 10 = expert at the skill](for example: x Word Processing [7]):o Word processing [ ]o Spreadsheets [ ]o Databases [ ]o Presentations [ ]o E-Mail [ ]o Instant Messaging [ ]o Web conferencing [ ]o Photo editing [ ]o Set up a wireless network [ ]o Video Conferencing [ ]o Reading Electronic Books [ ]o Social Networking (Facebook,MySpace, etc) [ ]o Using a Search engine [ ]o Surfing the net [ ]o Games on computer alone [ ]o Games online [ ]o Set up a physical network [ ]o Install a Windows running system [ ]o Install a Mac operating system [ ]o Install a Linux operating system [ ]o Install Server software [ ]o Install a motherboard [ ]o Install a video card [ ]o Install memory for your computer [ ]o Install a new hard drive [ ]o Other Skills:4. Do you know how to use a cell phone or PDA for:Please rate your skill level between 1 and 10 for each checked IT skill[1 = extremely low skill level - 5 = average skill level, - 10 = expert at the skill](for example: x Word Processing [7]):o Word processing [ ]o Spreadsheets [ ]o Databases [ ]o Presentations [ ]o E-Mail [ ]o Instant Messaging [ ]o Web conferencing [ ]o Photo redacting [ ]o Video Conferencing [ ]o Reading Electronic Books [ ]o Social Networking (Facebook, MySpace, etc) [ ]o Using a Search engine [ ]o Surfing the web [ ]o Games on phone [ ]o Online games on phone [ ]o Install memory card on your phone/PDA [ ]o Other Skills:5. What other information technologies do you want to know about or use but don’tcurrently know about or use?6. What does the term “Information Technology” mean to you?7. What does the term “Information System” mean to you?8. What does the term “Computer Science” mean to you?9. What does the term “Computer Engineering” mean to you?10. What does the term “Software Engineering” mean to you?11. What do you think people who work in “Information Technology” do?

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Answer by generousT
I decline to answer the rest, but my answer to number 11 is that they spend a lot of time collecting useless information from people who don’t give a frick about what IT people do. Then they use it to pass a class in IT so that they can they will ultimately not be hired by companies that actually need to employ people who might possibly contribute to the profits of the enterprise. I can’t help but think of the combination of people who major in Social Hospitality (SH) and those who have majored in Information Technology. What a combination!

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Hawaii and Maryland Emerge as Top Regions for Student Growth

Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) November 02, 2011

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), wide cognized as the “nation’s report card,” has released its most recent round of test scores, and the results, while highlighting advances in math proficiency, indicate a virtual halt in read gains. The outcomes reveal national read scores that have risen only a handful of points since 1990, with no progress made at all in the last few years among 4th graders. “This is wake up name to everyone with a stake in education,” says Curtis Linton, vice president of PD developer School Improvement Network. “For all of the progress we’ve made, we calmed have enough of work to do.”

The highlight of the report, however, can be found in the figures emerging from a handful of states whose progress significantly outpaces the rest of the country. Chief among these are Maryland and Hawaii, the only states to make derive since 2009 in both reading and math at 4th and 8th grade levels.

Hawaii in peculiar has achieved unprecedented growth in proficiency rates in very little time. The progress owes itself, among other things, to the state’s improved infrastructure, renewed emphasis on leadership, and a statewide overhaul of professional development.

In January of 2010, the state of Hawaii installed the School Improvement Network’s PD 360 professional development platform into all of its 289 public schools. Since that time, the state has not only realized gains in reading, but dramatic gains relative to the rest of the country. Since integrating PD 360, while almost every other state’s reading scored flattened out, Hawaii saw a 6 to 7 percent rise in reading proficiency among 4th and 8th graders.

Educators in Hawaii have been enthusiastic about the role that PD 360 has played in their elevated student achievement.

“Schools that have infused PD 360 into their professional learning development,” says Robert Campbell, Director of Federal Compliance and Project Management in the Hawaii Department of Education, “have found success in getting closer to their achievement goals.”

To Troy Takazono, Principal of Waiau Elementary School, one of the foundations of success has been the way that PD 360 increases teacher engagement in professional development.

“The biggest change I see,” he says, “is when we have professional development, when we plan our collaboration days, the teachers do all the planning. We have excellent teachers here, and this system helps them work closer together.”

And while Maryland doesn’t enjoy quite as wide an use of PD 360 as Hawaii, the majority of the districts in the state do currently utilize the platform for their professional development needs.

“PD 360 has allowed us to greatly enhance our instructional conversations,” says Dr. Ted Haynie, Director of System Performance for Maryland’s Calvert County Public School District, “and to engage in the type of job-embedded learning that most always produces the best results for our students”.

With member schools continuing to report considerable gains in student achievement—as much as 15 percent higher than district averages—PD 360 is proving a remarkable tool for elevating education at the school, district, and state levels.
Anyone can receive a free 30-day trial of PD 360, the world’s largest online video and professional development distribution network for educators, just by logging on to http://www.schoolimprovement.com and clicking on the free trial button.

About School Improvement Network
Founded in 1991 by teachers, the School Improvement Network provides comprehensive, research-based professional development anytime, anywhere. School Improvement Network resources focus on the most relevant topics, feature the top experts, and show educators how to put theory into practice. The company works with thousands of schools and districts in every state and around the world and has visited over 3,000 classrooms to document best practices in action. Learn more at http://www.schoolimprovement.com.

About PD 360 • Practical, Scalable, Measurable
PD 360 is the multi-presenting winning, leading online, on-demand professional learning resource for schools and districts. With 1,800 videos on 117 topics from 120 experts, PD 360 has the largest online community of educators, with over 700,000 subscribers. The innovative PD 360 videos are unique and assorting-leading because of the quality of production, and each is searched-based with classroom examples of best practices. The videos are also relatively short in nature (approximately 6-12 minutes in length) allowing educators access to “snack-able” content that is easygoing and approachable to view and implement.

Teachers, administrators, professional learning communities, coaches, mentors, instructional leaders, and paraprofessionals have available at their fingertips hundreds of indexed and searchable video segments that present existent, best-practice classroom examples and had respected education experts, such as Michael Fullan, Rick DuFour, Doug Reeves, Rick Stiggins, and many others. Educators can instantly find the help they need on nearly every topic, including differentiation, assessment, English language learners, leadership, and more. PD 360 can also be used to create a structuring learning experience for an individual teacher, a PLC, or even an entire school. PD 360 bridges the gap between training and classroom implementation with cheated-embedded follow-up, tracking, and reflection tools. PD 360 gives educators access to an online community of teaching professionals that allows interaction and collaboration either within a district or across the United States and the world. PD 360 includes over 1,500 searched-based video learning segments and is the most comprehensive netted-based library of professional development resources available. See a demonstration at http://www.pd360.com.

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Question by wind_rocker: Web cam configuration issue for new macbook owner?
I just bought a new macbook for my wife and we are installing software. It is the first Mac either of us have ever touched. I’m struggling a bit but was able to install Skype and Y Messenger. Skype works good between the Mac and a Toshiba, both built in web cams do what they are supposed to do. The problem is in Y Messenger, a video call to the Mac returns a message saying the software version (on the Mac) does not permit video. The video from the Toshiba is seen on the Mac but not vice versa. Both laptops are running the most recent versions of messenger. Is there a known Y Messenger video conferencing issue between a mac and pc?Thanks

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