Who are some of the most important organizations, key people and moments that helped form the Internet?

The Internet

The Internet was not invented by one person, although many have made claims. Who are some of the most important organizations, key people and moments that helped form the Internet?

 

How do you use the Internet at work and in your personal life?

 

For your follow-up post, please share what you have found and other interesting uses for the Internet. The focus should be on creating a conversation, so be sure to use at least two or three full paragraphs in your responses.

 

 

 

CIS112 Intro to Computing

 

Unit 2 Discussion

 

Education Technology Trends

 

Please read the following article:

 

Daniel. (2017). 10 Education technology trends and how they will change learning. ChipIn https://www.chipin.com.

 

Answer the following questions:

 

Which of these top trends is most likely to benefit students? Why?

 

How do these trends differ from the educational technology you used in high school?

 

In your responses to others, discuss another one of these trends and how it will also benefit students.

 

 

 

CIS112 Intro to Computing

 

Unit 3 Discussion

 

Self-Driving Cars

 

Please read the following article:

 

Fung, B. (2017).  Lyft will launch self-driving car rides by the end of this year.  Washington Post.

 

Decide how you feel about self-driving cars – are you “for” or “against” the idea?

 

Answer the following questions:

 

What do you think are the advantages/disadvantages of self-driving cars?

 

How do you think this technology will impact society?

 

When you respond to others, discuss how you think technology in general impacts society.

 

CIS112 Intro to Computing

 

Unit 4 Discussion

 

Artificial Intelligence

 

Once considered pure science fiction, artificial intelligence (AI) is being relied on more and more in today’s world.  Artificial intelligence deals with algorithms based on complex data sets.  Read this article:

 

Sandle, Tim. (2018).  To advance, robots need artificial intelligence.  Digital Journal.

 

Then, answer this question: based on the article, what are some of the issues found in developing robots with AI?  What are some advantages of artificial intelligence?

 

In your responses to others, discuss some of the disadvantages of AI.

 

 

 

CIS112 Intro to Computing

 

Unit 5 Discussion

 

Cyber Security Careers

 

This article discusses the rise of security-based technology careers.  In it, there is a prediction that there might be a huge global shortage of skilled workers in this field by 2022.  Technology as a whole is a growing field, and more industries are in need of skilled labor than ever before.  Read the article, and then answer the following questions:

 

(2017) This is one of the hottest tech jobs right now.  Fortune.  http://fortune.com

 

What role does technology play in your career of choice?

 

How would understanding technology impact you in your career? Why?

 

When you respond to others, discuss ways in which technology has changed your outlook on your career of choice.

 

 

 

CIS112 Intro to Computing

 

Unit 6 Discussion

 

Misleading Graphs

 

When it comes to data, long lists can be difficult to understand.  Graphs are excellent ways of demonstrating what the data is telling us. Formatting the graph itself can lead to a misinterpretation of the data. First, read through the following link on Misleading graphs: real life examples. 

 

Find one of the misleading graphs in the article or find a misleading graph online.  Make sure you add the link to that graph to your initial response.

 

What is misleading about the graph you chose?

 

How could it be adjusted so that it is no longer misleading?

 

CIS112 Intro to Computing

 

Unit 7 Discussion

 

DQ1 Death by PowerPoint

 

Describe a PowerPoint presentation that you have given or experienced as an audience member that is guilty of some features of “Death by PowerPoint”. If you’ve never seen one, describe any type of group presentation you have experienced.  Then, answer the following questions:

 

What about the presentation suggests the features of “Death by PowerPoint”?

 

What went wrong?

 

What worked well?

 

How could the presentation have been improved?

 

In your responses to others, offer more tips on how the presentation could have been improved.

 

Also, please discuss how the MS Office skills you learned in this class will help you in your future courses at Post.  Have you registered for next Mod?  If not, why have you not registered?  If you have, what courses or course will you be taking next Mod?

 

DQ2 Registering for Class

 

Can you believe it?  We are very close to the end of the Mod!

 

Have you registered for next Mod?  If you have, what  course/courses will you be taking next Mod?

 

 

 

CIS112 Intro to Computing

 

Unit 8 Discussion

 

Reflection

 

Congratulations!  You have made it to the end of this course!  Your hard work is definitely paying off now.

 

Looking back on the past eight weeks, we learned about the internet, about computers, and learned the basics of Office – Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.  Take a few moments to think back on what you have experienced.

 

Which application (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) do you think you will use most in your college and future careers?  Why?

 

What advice would you give to students who are starting CIS112 in the coming Mods?

 

You only need to respond to one other student on this post.  In your response, consider discussing how your fellow students’ advice would have helped you coming into this class.