Jessica De Bruin Social Studies U.S. History UC Irvinejtdb1481/Assignments/Assignment1.pdf · (1) Focus of your portfolio: The goal of SED 514 is to equip teachers with technical

Name: Jessica De Bruin October 1, 2008

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(1) Focus of your portfolio: The goal of SED 514 is to equip teachers with technical and pedagogical skills to enhance teaching and learning. You will prepare a 514-portfolio (electronic or paper) of your work, illustrating how computer technologies can be used to improve the teaching and learning of a particular unit within your discipline. By the time you are done with this class, you will have collected and developed resources that will benefit you and your students. Please note that many of the activities in this portfolio may be also used as artifacts for your professional teaching portfolio (PDP).

• Complete the title page of the portfolio that includes a photograph of you, your name, school, subject taught, and topic for portfolio.

• Identify the subject and topic for which your 514-portfolio will be developed. Briefly describe the significance of this topic with respect to your curriculum.

Name Subject taught topic(s) for portfolio

Jess ica De Bruin UC Irv ine

Socia l Studies

U.S. History

The significance of U.S. History with respect to my curriculum is that it is a graduation requirement for all High School students in California.

(2) Documenting your work with screen capture: Screen capture programs allow the user to take pictures of anything on their screen and save them as graphics files. Download a screen capture program for your home computer and use it to take pictures of items required in this portfolio. (Apple+Shift+4)


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• Demonstrate competency with a screen-capture utility by inserting a .jpg file of keyboard shortcuts, contextual help menu, of the operating system you are using. Note that virtually all programs and operating systems have help menus and keyboard shortcuts. Consult these electronic help menus when you need to know how to perform a particular operation.

(3) Backing-up and transporting your files: Always backup your files!!! You can: (a)


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save them on USB drive or portable hard drive, (b) upload (ftp) them to your CSUN account (uDrive), (c) move them to an Internet hard drive, or (d) send them as attached files accompanying email messages. Do one of the following:

• Save your work to your uDrive. The uDrive is an extra storage area that provides additional disk space for campus users who wish to store their desktop files and folders on a remote server. Include a screen capture.

• Develop an Internet hard drive using the Yahoo briefcase or similar resource. You

can send your files to your Internet hard drive and then retrieve them at home or school. Include a screen capture.


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(4) Learning about your students. Most secondary school teachers must learn the names of 150-200 students at the beginning of each academic year. This formidable task is made much easier using a photographic seating chart. *TPE-tip Teachers may use photographic seating charts, combined with student information surveys to learn about their students early in the semester (TPE 8). Make certain to check with your school regarding policies for photographing students.

• Use a digital camera to make a seating chart for one of the classes you teach or for this class at CSUN.


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(5) Searching / Identifying Plagiarism. The ease of information access can accelerate the learning process, but it can also be counter-productive by facilitating plagiarism. Discuss the importance of intellectual honesty with your students and illustrate how you can easily identify work plagiarized from sites on the Internet.

• Using an advanced search engine with Boolean search features (such as AltaVista), find text from one of your students or from a website related to your field that appears to be plagiarized. Copy and paste the text and the URLs of both pieces in question. Alternatively, you may wish to use an online plagiarism detection service such as tunitin.com

Hello Jessica De Bruin, This receipt acknowledges that Turnitin received your paper. Below you will find the receipt information regarding your paper submission: Paper ID: 73769977 Author: Jessica De Bruin Paper Title: Plagiarized Paper Assignment Title: Plagiarism check E-mail: [email protected] BODY I chose to write my paper on sickle cell anemia. My mother was diagnosed with this blood disorder about 20 years ago. The doctor told her that she was the oldest sickle cell patient he knew. I believe prayer and


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her strong belief in God has kept her living to see the age of "61" this year. She has been in a few crises that I know about, but she soon went into remission and got better after a few weeks. I never understood the pain she was going through. I could tell it was excruciating pain and I felt bad, because there was nothing we could do for her, but pray. She has made many trips back and forth to the doctors. She received different kinds of medication, which caused other side effects. Sickle cell is a blood disorder. It is an inherited, chronic disease in which the red blood cells, normally disc-shaped, become crescent shaped. "They function abnormally and break down, causing reoccurring painful episodes." Sickle cell anemia is caused by an abnormal type of hemoglobin (oxygen carrying pigment) called Hemoglobin S. It is inherited as a recessive trait; it occurs in someone who has inherited hemoglobin S from both parents. Someone who inherits Hemoglobin S from one parent and normal hemoglobin (A) from the other parent will have sickle cell trait. Sickle-shaped cells-die much more rapidly than normal red blood cells, and the health is jeopardized because the body cannot create replacements fast enough. Anemia develops due to the chronic shortage. Trapped sickle cells form blockages that prevent oxygen blood flow from reaching tissues and organs which causes pain. This damage can lead to serious complications, including stroke and an impaired immune system. Painful crises occur in children as well as adults. In regards to bone pain, the blood is shunted away from the bone marrow, but through some other mechanism than blockage by sickle cells. The crises are unpredictable, and whilst they can affect any area of the body, the chest, abdomen, and bones are frequently affected areas. The frequency and duration of pain varies with each individual. Sickle cells can impede blood flow through the spleen and can cause organ damage. In infants and young children, the spleen is usually larger than normal. Damage to the spleen can have a harmful effect on the immune system, leaving individuals with sickle cell anemia more vulnerable to infections. Infants and young children are particularly prone to life- threatening infections. Acute chest syndrome can occur at any age, and is caused by sickle cells blocking the small blood vessels of the lungs. Recurrent attacks can lead to permanent lung damage. Some individuals experience vision problems. The blood vessels that feed into the retina may be blocked by sickle cells (see diagram). Bleeding, scarring, and retinal detachment may lead to blindness. (Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine).

Turnitin (6) History of computers / graphic search engines. Answer the following questions using information from technology education websites or other online resources. Make certain that all information is in your own words. No credit can be given for information that is identical to that of another student or a web page.

• Contributors to the development of the computer: Select five individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of the computer. List the contribution(s) of each individual and briefly describe its importance. See technology education websites. Use a graphic search engine to find pictures of each.

• Computer Generations: Computer historians have classified computers into

"generations" in an effort to identify the major technological advances upon which the computers are built. Briefly identify the major features of each of the first five generations of computers. See technology education websites. Use a graphic search engine to find pictures of each.


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Photo Contributions to the development of computer

Bill Gates Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He is the co-founder and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he created with friend Paul Allen. Throughout his career with Microsoft, he has become the CEO and chief software architect of the company. Microsoft is a computer technology corporation that was created in the 1980’s. It has developed many different software products that are used in home computers.

Steve Wozniak Steve Wozniak was born on August 11, 1950. He is a computer engineer and co-founded the Apple computer with his friend Steve Jobs. He developed the Apple in the mid 1970’s.

Steve Jobs Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955. He is the co-founder and chairman of Apple computers. He is also the former CEO of Pixar Studios. He was the mind behind the introduction of the mouse for desktop computer use.

Michael Dell Michael Dell was born February 23, 1965. He is the founder and CEO of Dell computers. He created his own computer company in college called PC’s Limited. It later became Dell, Inc.

Sergey Brin Sergey Brin was born August 21, 1973. He is an entrepreneur who co-founded Google, the search engine. Brin graduated from Stanford University with a Master’s Degree in Computer Science.

gen-eration

Photo of key component

Features


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First Generation - 1940-1956: Vacuum Tubes The first generation of computers used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory. At first they were very large, taking up entire rooms. They were very expensive to control and in addition to using a large amount of electricity, they generated a lot of heat. This was often the cause of malfunctions and inaccuracies. First generation computers relied on computer language to perform operations, and they could only solve one problem at a time. Their input was based on punched cards and paper tape, and their output was displayed on printouts.

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Second Generation - 1956-1963: Transistors Transistors began to replace larger vacuum tubes and introduced the second generation of computers. The transistor was created in1947 but did not see widespread use in computers until the late 1950’s. The transistor was far superior to the vacuum tube, allowing computers to become smaller, faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient and more reliable than their first-generation predecessors. Though the transistor still generated a great deal of heat that subjected the computer to damage, it was a vast improvement over the vacuum tube. However, second-generation computers still relied on punched cards for input and printouts for output.

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Third Generation - 1964-1971: Integrated Circuits The third generation of computers included the development of the integrated circuit. Transistors became smaller and were placed on silicon chips. Those were called semiconductors, and they helped increase the speed and efficiency of computers. Computer users could then manipulate their computer through keyboards and monitors connected to an operating system. This allowed different applications to run at any one time with a central program that could monitor the memory of the data. Computers became accessible to a larger audience because they were smaller and less expensive than their second generation counterparts.

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Fourth Generation - 1971-Present: Microprocessors The fourth generation of computers is the microprocessor. It combines thousands of circuits and integrates them into a single silicon chip within the computer. In 1971, the Intel 4004 chip was developed. In it, all the components of the computer were stored. This included the central processing unit, memory, and input controls. Everything was stored into this one chip. In the early 1980’s, IBM and Apple computers became more assessable and introduced for home-use. Soon, users began linking together to form


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networks and eventually let to the creation of the Internet. Fourth generation computers also included the development of the mouse and other handheld devices.

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Fifth Generation - Present and Beyond: Artificial Intelligence The fifth-generation of computers are components of artificial intelligence. Although they are still being developed, the advancement of this stage includes voice recognition software and movement. With the help of parallel processing and superconductors of previous generations, artificial intelligence is expanding and will soon become the most advanced stage of computer intelligence. This with the use of quantum computations and nano-technology will change the way we see and use computers in the future. Although not yet complete, the goal for this final stage of computing is to create an artificially intelligent computer that will be able to recognize and respond to voice recognition and will be able to learn and organize information.

http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2002/FiveGenerations (7) Making computers accessible to students: Given the importance of computers in business and society, it is important that we provide students who have special needs access via specialized software and hardware. Describe three data input or output devices, or three OS or software options that may be used to make computers more accessible to students with specific physical handicaps. *TPE-tip If you have students with special needs in your class, you may wish to develop lesson plans illustrating how you have made your curriculum accessible to them using adaptive hardware and/or software. (TPE4)

• Experiment with the universal access features associated with your computer's operating system and research third-party hardware and software solutions for those with special needs. Describe three hardware or software solutions and explain how they may help students with specific special needs.

Voice over: students with visual impairments will be able to hear the text on the screen without being able to see it. Display Contrast: can lighten or darken the screen or it can make the text appear darker and the screen lighter if they are sensitive to bright lights. Adjust volume: can use the controls on the keyboard to lower or heighten the sound on the computer for those with hearing impairments.


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(8) Computer knowledge. Teachers should be conversant with computer terminology and concepts that pertain to the use of technology in their classrooms.

• Review the list of computer terms and concepts for educators and then take this online quiz. Retake the quiz until you understand the terms and concepts and score 90% or better. Include a screen shot of your first and final test results. *TPE-tip If you have access to an online test-generation system such as WebCT, Blackboard, or Quizmaker, you may wish to develop online self-quizes for your students. (TPE2, TPE3)

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Jessica De Bruin Social Studies U.S. History UC Irvinejtdb1481/Assignments/Assignment1.pdf · (1) Focus of your portfolio: The goal of SED 514 is to equip teachers with technical