CSP Materials
(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
(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,...
Tags: CSP LO 7.2.1 - Connect computing with innovations in other fields BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 19:54
How Stuff Works: Reading An explanation of the market and technological dynamics underpinning Moore's Law.
Tags: CSP LO 7.2.1 - Connect computing with innovations in other fields BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
(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
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 17:52
Reading Article on an alternative approach to artificial intelligence tasks. While the standard approach to difficult AI problems is to write more sophisticated algorithms, it is sometimes more effective to embed the task into a video game...
Tags: CSP LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 18:01
Ted Talk: Kevin Slavin In this TED Talk, Kevin Slavin argues that we're living in a world designed for -- and increasingly controlled by -- algorithms. He shows how these complex computer programs determine espionage tactics, stock prices...
Tags: CSP LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 17:46
Reading November, 2010 Article from MSNBC about Microsoft's Kinect. Discusses what makes it special (software) and what lies in its future.
Tags: CSP LO 7.2.1 - Connect computing with innovations in other fields BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 17:49
WSJ Reading Wall Street Journal: November, 2010 Article from the Wall Street Journal discussing the 2010 Supreme Court case on the constitutionality (and morality) of banning minors from purchasing violent video games.
Tags: CSP LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 17:41
Reading Snippet: May, 2010 This article examines the fusion of creativity and technology during the production of Toy Story 3.
Tags: CSP LO 7.2.1 - Connect computing with innovations in other fields BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 17:29
Youtube: Programmed or Be Programmed Description: November, 2010 Douglas Rushkoff expounds on his new book "Program or Be Programmed" in the Computers & Society Speaker Series at the Courant Institute New York University on November 3...
Tags: CSP LO 7.3.1 - Analyze the beneficial and harmful effects of computing BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
