Recently I was asked “What makes a ‘good’ video project?”
The question was referring to the basketball video on http://itgsopedia.wikispaces.com/3.9+Introduction+to+project+management+and+Project
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Welcome to the Triple A Learning blog for DP ITGS. The most recent blog posts are listed below and you can access the blog archive by following the appropriate link in the panel on the left.
February 1, 2012
January 17, 2012
Professional development with Triple A Learning’s cost-effective online workshops
There is still time to take advantage of Triple A Learning’s cost-effective online workshops. Over the last three years we have trained over 4000 IB teachers on our IB authorised workshops, at both category 1 and category 3.
Follow the links below to see the range on offer. Our next session begins on FEBRUARY 20th. Do not miss out on these…book now to update your professional training. Our interactive workshops and resources will help take your career to the next level and support your classroom practice. Our courses cover subject-specific and whole-school topics and make the in-service training budget go further.
December 3, 2011
Carrier IQ – Tracking the News as ‘IT’ Breaks
Carrier IQ (CIQ) has been secretly used with smart phones by manufacturers and carriers without owners’ knowledge. This piece of code can record about person’s location, keystrokes and websites visited. For full article visit “US senator calls for answers on phone ‘snooping’ “. An ‘opt-out’ option for the end-user has not been provided.
The questions are just beginning to emerge – Which types of smart phones have Carrier IQ? How is the data collected? Where is the data stored? Who has access to the data? How is it being used? How to know if my cell phone has Carrier IQ installed? What are the consequences if Carrier IQ is removed or not removed?
November 24, 2011
Triple A donates new computers to One Laptop Per Child cause
Here at Triple A Learning, we’ve always supported the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) cause. With a mission to “empower the world’s poorest children through education“, who could fail to be moved by its ideals.
What OLPC believes
October 7, 2011
ITGS on “Cowboys and Aliens”
On first glance this is an impressive action poster for the new film “Cowboys and Aliens”, but it immediately caused me to take out my camera and capture this image.
It is an excellent example of how Project planning, implementation and testing were not followed through in the product development. At any of these stages the problem that the titles and the image are mis-matched should have been detected and corrected. The names are not aligned with the actors.
September 21, 2011
Join ITGSopedia Group on Facebook
How can colleagues share current news article quickly with others without even writing a word? ITGSopedia on Facebook with simply copy and paste!
For example, the URL for the article Fate of ‘Web Assets’ After Death is
Special Event – ITGS Project
From the 21 September through to 7 October, there will be a special event on the ITGS Project on the Online Curriculum Center. The focus of the event will be becoming familiar with the ITGS Project and how to use the ITGS criteria to guide and assess student work.
August 14, 2011
Digital Citizenship
With school begin is staff review guidelines and rules and how they will present these to students. Digital Citizenship is a topic that begins in kindergarten and extends throughout the school. It must be put into context and daily practice. Waiting to address Digital Citizenship in an ITGS class is simply too late.
A most successful approach to promoting Digital Citizenship is by having students write the guidelines in language that they understand. The result of one such project shows the rules as interpreted by Grade 8 students (Flatclassroom Projects) and promoted with other fellow students.
July 3, 2011
Ethics… and Photojournalism
The July 4th Newsweek cover and news article created by Tina Brown, Newsweek editor, showing Kate Middleton with a middle-aged Princess Diana has caused significant uproar across the Internet. Not only the cover photo has raised serious ethical issues, but the content of the article as well. Fictional details of what Princess Diana’s life would have been like up to now along with a mock-up of her Facebook page have caused considerable controversy across the news media.
The Cover of Newsweek
April 4, 2011
IB student and teacher resources – Triple A Learning BACCpacks
Triple A Learning is delighted to announce the publication of the first batch of its student and teacher BACCpacks.
BACCpacks are cutting-edge downloadable e-learning resources.
