DeAnza College/CIS2/Fall 2008

CIS 2 Computers and the Internet in Society ::  FALL 2008

== Final projects==


 * Mobile learning
 * Project Gutenberg
 * Crime and criminals

== Notes ==

WikiEducator resources
 * WikiEducator tutorial
 * Collaborative editing tutorial

Week 4. Students' Guide to Group Work

 * Keep in touch with your group members frequently.
 * It is important for your group to come up with a common platform to communicate. The platform can range from face to face meeting, discussion in a forum, chatroom, email, etc.  It should be a platform that every group member is comfortable with and committed to attending.
 * Active listening: show that you hear and understand what other group members are trying to convey. Validate other team members contributions when applicable.
 * When possible, ask open-ended questions that allow other members to provide full responses.
 * Find a common ground with other members of the group, discuss group and individual expectations, define conflicts and resolutions.
 * Clarify the roles and responsibilities of each group member.
 * Define and recognize when outcomes and milestones are met.

== Week 8. Great Technologies List ==


 * http://www.x-rates.com/ foreign currency exchange rate converter. (C.C)


 * http://www.freetranslation.com/- free web translation web site, (C.C)


 * Twiki - A powerful, and easy to use enterprise wiki, enterprise collaboration platform and knowledge management system. (A.A)


 * Tineye- a new type of image search engine to which you can upload a picture file to search the same kind of picture instead of searching by words. (S.K)


 * FotoFlexer - an online image editor that provides various types of image editing functions for free. (S.K)


 * FreeTranslation - An online site that translates anything you want it to into just about any other language for free. (D.R)


 * FreeEyeTest - An online site that lets you take an eye test for free. (D.R)


 * Dictionary- An online site that lets you look up the definition of the word for free.  (A.C)


 * WebMed- An online website that lets you look up your symptoms and then gives you some of the different illnesses that you might have for free. (A.C)


 * http://babelfish.yahoo.com/ - A website where you can translate words in different languages and even a whole website. (PM)


 * http://www.myelectronicmd.com/ - A website where you can have a free medical diagnosis by symptoms. (PM)


 * http://www.brennanangel.freeservers.com/custom2.html - Prenatal diagnosis employs a variety of techniques to determine the health and condition of an unborn fetus. (R.B)


 * helpmyhound.com - A free online screening to find a canine disease or medical condition. (R.B)


 * http://thesaurus.reference.com/ - An online thesaurus that you can look up a word's synonyms and antonyms for free. (L.N.)


 * convertunits.com- An online website that helps you convert measurement units. (L.N.)


 * Hulu - End of Tivo. You can watch your favorite TV shows with limited commercials. Currently their list of shows and movies is not very long but it is growing rapidly. (H.Y)


 * http://www.bubblesnaps.com- A website to create your own note on your picture. (Y.D)


 * LendingTree - A website that will search various financial institutions for the best mortgage rate. (A.T.)


 * Mortgage Calculator - This website will calculate how much your monthly mortgage payment will be based on the interest rate and term provided by the user. (A.T.)


 * http://www.sharkscope.com   A website that allows you to look up opponents stats for online poker. J F


 * http://www.sitngoplanet.com A website that helps to your success for online sit and go tournaments. JF