London Twitter Map

Here is an interesting use of technology to show the different languages used on twitter.

Link to Metro Article online

Online Marketing the Future?

With the growth of online marketing and web sales will all catalogue go the way of Argos?
Make a list of catologues and which are still being printed and how many are now being replaced by online versions.  Is there a problem with this trend?

Using Mobile Phones in Public

What are the social norms of using phones in public places, including shops, trains, buses, schools, colleges, pubs, or while driving or crossing roads as a pedestrian.   Should we?

Make a list of the pros and cons of using mobile phones in public places. 

Internet Safety

Socialising on the Internet

There are different types of communication that we use to keep in touch with people.
We have looked at Instant messaging (IM) and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), see pages 19 and 20.

Social Networking has grown massively in a very short space of time, read page 21.

• The first site were set up in 1995 like www.classmate.com
• One of the first social newtorks was friend reunited in UK in 2000.

This area has grow with the development of Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, MySpace, Google Plus+ etc,.

Facebook has grown massively: since it launch in 2004.

 

Facebook has also been critised for a number of things from lack of control over users to false accounts.

 

 

One major issue that has grown along side the growth of social network sites is the issue of false users.  Internet users who pretend to be someone or something they are not.

Twitter: has also grown beyond all figures. 

 

 

 

Buying a Computer System?

In this task you need to research the cost of buying a computer system plus associated peripherals (printer, scanners etc,.) for a particular customer.
You can choice from the list of people in Task 1.11:

• teacher
• news reporter
• website designer
• doctor (in a GP surgery)
• traffic warden

or choose another person like:

• professional photographer
• small business person
• small catering business

You will need to decide on a brief (what you customer will need)
Then you will need to search the internet using several sites for comparision of prices:
PC World, John Lewis, Tesco, Staples

You can assume a budget of approx. £1000

4G Networks - What effect will it have?

What is 4G?  Basically it is the replacement for 3G, which repaced 2G and 1G networks in some parts of the world:  see map below

 

 

Consider what effect 4G will have on what we can do with our mobile phones?

Transfering an Images between Phones

Task 1.3
Your friends want to a copy of a photo you took on a day out in London.
It is common to send images between phones via an MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service or text with a photo attached), but imagine that this ervice is down and you cannot use this method.

Your task is to send the photo from your phone (A) to all your friends' phones without using MMS.

Discuss different ways of getting the picture to each of the phones using only the features specified in the table below:

See page 10 of the Edexcel ICT Student Book

Which kind of computer?

Please read through the pages 15 - 18 of the Edexcel GCSE ICT student book.

Types of Computer
You need to look through the different types of computers and make your own notes.  Please include the types of computer that are not included.

Then look at Task 1.11 and give reasons for your choice of computer for each of the people listed. 

Buying a Computer
Explain the different features of a computer, include any items that are not fully explained or not included. (See diagram on page 17).

Attempt Task 1.12

Make sure that you understand what peripherals are? page 18

Remember to Blog it!

Designing Mobile Phones

There are lots of issues that influence the design of mobile phones: from the needs to the user;

• Personal (fashion) Phones
• Business Phone

We have seen that phones have many features and some of these are best suited to personal use others are more useful for business users. 

We now need to consider different users and their specific needs:
{Read Pages 11-14 in the Edexcel GCSE ICT student book}

In your own words consider the issues and questions that are being raised, write a short paragraph on these issues and explain any solutions that are offered or that you could think of.  You may decide to answer tasks 1.5, 1.6, 1.8 and 1.9 as part of the writing you do.  Remember to Blog your results.

It is also important to look at the different age profiles of customers today.  How can mobile phones cater for the specific needs of the oldest and younger customers.