CSP Materials

24. Blown To Bits: The Internet as System and Spirit
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 21:34
Blown To Bits: Appendix  Description: A detailed but accessible description of how the internet works.    
Tags: CSP LO 7.2.1 - Connect computing with innovations in other fields BYOB/SNAP! Internet Student reading
22. Blown to Bits: Chapter 5
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 21:24
Blown To Bits: Chapter 5  Description: Chapter from Blown to Bits on encryption and cryptography.    
Tags: CSP LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
23. Blown to Bits: Chapter 6
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 21:25
Blown To Bits: Chapter 6  Description: Chapter from Blown to Bits about copyright and intellectual property on the Internet. Discusses file sharing, digital rights management, and related topics.    
Tags: CSP LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
20. Blown to Bits: Chapter 4
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 21:20
  Blown To Bits: Reading  Description: Chapter from Blown to Bits on search engines as a guide through the unorganized mass of information presented by the internet.    
Tags: CSP LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
21. Blown to Bits: Chapter 3
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 21:21
Blown To Bits: Reading  Description: Chapter from Blown to Bits comparing how information stored on a computer differs from information stored using other methods, and the benefits and risks these differences present.    
Tags: CSP LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
14. Blown To Bits: Chapter 2
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 20:03
Blown to Bits: Reading  Description: How had the digital explosion affected consumer privacy? This chapter of Blown to Bits explores the many, sometimes disturbing ways consumers are tracked using modern technology.  
Tags: CSP LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
06. Blown to Bits : Chapter 1
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 18:06
Blown to Bits: Reading  This chapter of Blown to Bits discusses elements of the recent explosion of computing in everyday life.    
Tags: CSP LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
13. The Free Lunch Is Over
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 20:00
Reading  Description: Before the early 2000's, processors became faster mostly by simply cranking the clock rate up. However, around 2003, processors hit the ceiling of the current technology. In order to keep increasing computing power,...
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12: How Moore's Law Works
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 19:54
How Stuff Works: Reading  An explanation of the market and technological dynamics underpinning Moore's Law.  
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10: The Story of Alan Turing & His Machine
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 18:26
YouTube: Interview Turing's Cathedral   This year, the "On the Same Page" (O.T.S.P.) programs' theme is The Dawn of the Computer Age. The theme centers around Alan Turing and his machine. University of California, Berkeley has gifted...
Tags: CSP LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading