Tech Report  grade 12 Topics       

Analogue/Digital
conversion

 

Marshall McLuhan

who/w/w/w

philosophy

impact

Routers systems

in computer networks

Consumer Review

What are the best digital cameras on the market at the moment

Wireless Devices
Wireless standards

Your favorite producer
(radio TV Film)

The success of the Blair Witch film…..  how was it filmed by who, equipment, cost etc

Theory of Photographic Lighting systems and technique

How to develop Photographic film

Why are laptop batteries catching fire?

Dye Sublimation Printers

World Wide Web 2.0
What is it? Why is evolving?

Digital Still Cameras ....

how they work

WHy have they surpassed film cameras? Why? 

How does silk-screen printing work

Who will win iPod or Zune?

Overview of lighting systems, tripods, dollies,

stabilization systems

(check glidecam)

Blue Ray vs HD DVD .... what are they who will domnate the next Era of portable Optical starge media?

Power Supplies

Why are they used?

how they work

How does the Internet work?

History of Photography

who/what /where/when

History of CBC radio

Who is Moses Znaimer and what impact has he had on “media”

Provide an overview of Flash Animation software
(a short intro tutorial for ComTech students)

Ad Busters theory of mental pollution by the media.
Who are Adbusters and what are they trying to accomplish?

www.adbusters.org 

History of CBC

TV

What is digital

electronics
describe the basic logic gates
AND/OR/NOR etc
and how they are used to create digital circuits and devices

Overview of free web based software offered by Google. Why does Google offer these free softwares?? Is this the Future of web based software and the end of bloated commercial software.
Writely, Google Spreadsheets Picassa etc. here

What is DVD

How does it work and why has it taken over as a storage medium so quickly

Explain how magnetic based information storage media works
where is it still used today

What are Mp3 players how do they work and what are Mp3s? What is the Electronic Frontier ? How do they fight for Internet rights?

What evidence is there that  new media (TV or video games) are harmful to children or adults and that it can lead to violence

 

How do cell phones work?
What are the latest trends in mobile communication devices?

 

Explain how internet technologies are

driving a trend towards many office related jobs to move overseas. (outsourcing)

 What is light ?
How are lights used to create artificial lighting?

How is artificial lighting measured ?
What are the health effects of artificial light?

Did the Twin Trade Center Towers collapse due to aircraft collisions or was there another force acting?
Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)

What is it? How does it apply to workers in Ontario?

 

 

Ethical standards are important in the media.
What bodies govern the setting and maintaining of these standards?

 

Advertizing is an occupation that requires the understanding of communication technologies and much more. What career opportunities are their in this exciting field today? Choose a career related to communication technology and describe what educational backgrounds well as personality traits and skills are required
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).
Explain how this system works and where it would most likely relate to individuals working in the Communications field
How do you set up your own URL (web domain) .
How are websites maintained. Describe how files are up and down loaded.
What attributes combine to create a great website.
Biography of
Steve Jobs or
Bill Gates  or

 

 

What is MYSPACE website?
Why was it purchased by Rupert Murdoch for
$480 million?

Google has wide variety of alternative search features.
Tell us what they are and how they work.

 

Expectations

 

-          use  FireWorks + DreamWeaver to create your web page

-          be sure to upload all your images and HTML files to your online server

- make sure to add the

-          your project should include lots of images

-          keep the writing terse and factual

-          save all references as you go (cut and paste them at the end of your written work so they won't get lost)

-          use hyperlinks to many link viewers to various other resources

-          you will submit your web address for the project by email and an evaluation printout with your name on it

 

Evaluation