Friday, October 11, 2013

Monday, Oct 14: 8th Grade- Databases- NSA largest in world (TBQ)

Bellringer:
1. Look on the board if your name  is on the board 
    work on the missing assignment. 
2. Go to
http://www.typeonline.co.uk/number_pad_lesson2.html

Choose exercise 3 and then click on the word "start."
Record you typing speed and accuracy on the form.

3. Finish typing airplane data into the Airplane database.

What are we learning?
Understand the basics of databases. 
How is database information used, organized, and managed in business? 
What formatting options are available when creating databases?


Guided Lesson:
Who has the world's largest database?

The National Security Agency has the world's largest database.
The NSA's responsibilities include  "global monitoring, collection, decoding, translation and analysis of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency

Intelligence gathering has occurred throughout history.

World War II Code Breakers

New word "query"- A database query is a piece of code (a query) that is sent to a database in order to get information back from the database
 
Pompeo Defends NSA's Role in Keeping America Safe
NSA collects data called metadata but does not use it unless they feel it is needed.
 
NSA Deputy Director John C Inglis - How Does the NSA Save Lives?  
 
The NSA's DataBase and Who Uses It  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SBEZJdtKQE

What are records and fields that NSA might use?
 
Amendment 4
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Independent Activity:
@ In groups of 2 or 3 (two groups may have 3 people) students will read a paragraph from the article "N.S.A Gathers Data on Social Connections of U.S. Citizens" from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/us/nsa-examines-social-networks-of-us-citizens.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.

@ In their own words, students will write a 10 to 15 word sentence about what their paragraph is about and share with class.

@ Students will read the entire article and answer questions.


@ Students will create a group PowerPoint about the NSA

Exit Activity:

CIA code breaking
 
Code breaking game

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