Lets get real

Homework review Homework review: What did you think of the video clips? What are your thoughts and opinions on “the virtual world”?

I wonder if there has been a new blog post today? Have you ever been hooked on a particular blog and found yourself thinking   I wonder if there has been a new blog post today? Do you always have to go to the blog address and take a look to see if it has been updated? Can anybody think of another way? Have you ever been hooked on a particular blog and found yourself thinking (mouse click) Do you always have to go to the blog address and take a look to see if it has been updated? Can anybody think of another way? Note to teacher: give the students time to respond but if they are not forthcoming ask them if they have heard of ‘RSS’ feeds (Rich Site Summary) then move on to the next slide Image by: VEER / 3DMask

Have you heard of ‘RSS’ feeds (Rich Site Summary) ? This is a method of getting the information you want to come direct to you rather than you having to go and look for the information yourself. Image by: Shutterstock/3Dstock

Note to teacher: click on the image to hyperlink to a Common Craft Plain English video that explains RSS feeds clearly Activity: whole class – watch video ‘RSS feeds in plain English’ Note to teacher: after watching the video explain that this means that they will get the information through at the same moment as the information is created. This will lead to introducing the lesson objectives

In this lesson students are learning about: how ‘real-time information’ is being used to communicate the application of ‘webmail’

At the end of this lesson students will be able to: explain how ‘real-time information’ is being used in various ways to communicate identify the impact ‘webmail’ has on working practices highlight a range of security related issues potentially affecting ‘webmail’

So what is… ‘Real-time information’ refers to information that is delivered immediately after collection.   There is no delay in providing the information… in other words it arrives instantly. There are many applications or uses of ‘real-time information’ in ‘My Space’. Let us consider some examples together. ‘Real-time information’ refers to information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in providing the information… in other words it arrives instantly. There are many applications or uses of ‘real-time information’ in ‘My Space’. Let us consider some examples together. Image by: Shutterstock/Jamie Roach + Marcus Miranda

What do you think Real time info could be? Note to teacher: this slide is for you to collect the group’s thoughts. You can type / write straight into this whilst in presentation mode through a keyboard or Interactive White Board. Saving the PowerPoint will save the notes taken Note to teacher: students are living and breathing today’s digital world and will bring to the classroom experience and ideas on many areas of the digital world. It is important that their knowledge is not underestimated but drawn and built upon. Therefore it is recommended that, rather than just presenting facts about topics like ‘real-time information’, the topics are discussed and explored together. Activity: class – take part in discussion and capture information (real-time information) Below is some information that could be covered through discussion. Remember to ask students to provide examples of points being considered, to be supplemented when necessary. Potential areas to be considered Travel information: Car (discuss / demonstrate RAC Roadwatch or the like) Train (discuss / demonstrate trainline information or travel news) Bus (discuss / demonstrate http://www.oxontime.com/search or similar) Weather (discuss / demonstrate BBC Weather for a location and watch for changes in the satellite display) Delivery tracking Transactions (more details below) Real-time web information is more than just immediate delivery of Twitter messages to an ‘always-on’ mobile device Real-time web information isn't just about immediacy. It also offers things like presence information, efficiency, responsiveness and synchronisation - the relationship between things that are happening or working at the same time Real-time information is sought and provided by search engines Twitter as trigger: some search engines use data from Twitter in a very interesting way. It watches for emerging trends on the site and when something is becoming a hot topic of conversation, it uses that as a trigger to prompt a query to other sources for information on the topic Real-time discovery There are real-time discovery services that unearth blog posts, web pages and other resources related to a user’s topics of interest. They are like broad, topical, personalised blog searches with good spam control. These services are fun and useful. Real-time sharing There are more and more companies online that create a shared experience for remote users. They let users perform the communication functions of social networking, messaging, person to person sharing and include presence information e.g. your avatar glows green if you're online, and chat while doing things like watching YouTube or Netflix videos. The real-time web of people There are question and answer services that determine what topics you know about and who your friends are, then let you ask the service questions. Those questions are routed to the most qualified people within two circles of your friends and they raise a prompt. Services such as ‘Aardvark’ say that by knowing who in your extended social network is available at any given time, it can tap into social knowledge – the real- time web of people. The presence information is the key asset of real-time web information. Pushing financial data Real-time infrastructure companies push bits of financial data to web interfaces for banks. All kinds of data could be delivered in new ways using emerging push technologies. Could real-time push replace web crawling? Real-time transactions Websites are no longer just static pages providing company information or product and service promotions. They have embraced e-commerce and introduced online transactions that take place in real-time. This has caused significant improvements for both consumers and businesses. An example is the purchase of an e-book: someone ordering an e-book receives the goods immediately after their order is placed in the form of a downloadable file, and the seller receives immediate electronic payment. These kinds of credit card transactions are validated almost immediately after an online order has been placed to prevent fraud. Image by: Shutterstock/Jamie Roach + Marcus Miranda

Some examples Travel information: Car (e.g. RAC Roadwatch or the like) Train (e.g. trainline information or travel news) Bus (e.g. http://www.oxontime.com/search or similar) Weather (e.g. BBC Weather for a location and watch for changes in the satellite display) Delivery tracking

Some more examples Real-time web information is more than just immediate delivery of Twitter messages to an ‘always-on’ mobile device Real-time web information isn't just about immediacy. It also offers things like presence information, efficiency, responsiveness and synchronisation - the relationship between things that are happening or working at the same time Real-time information is sought and provided by search engines Twitter as trigger: some search engines use data from Twitter in a very interesting way. It watches for emerging trends on the site and when something is becoming a hot topic of conversation, it uses that as a trigger to prompt a query to other sources for information on the topic

And some more! Pushing financial data Real-time infrastructure companies push bits of financial data to web interfaces for banks. All kinds of data could be delivered in new ways using emerging push technologies. Could real-time push replace web crawling?   Real-time transactions Websites are no longer just static pages providing company information or product and service promotions. They have embraced e-commerce and introduced online transactions that take place in real-time. This has caused significant improvements for both consumers and businesses. An example is the purchase of an e-book: someone ordering an e-book receives the goods immediately after their order is placed in the form of a downloadable file, and the seller receives immediate electronic payment. These kinds of credit card transactions are validated almost immediately after an online order has been placed to prevent fraud.

Webmail We need to also consider webmail…. What do you know about it… Note to teacher: this slide is for you to collect the group’s thoughts. You can type / write straight into this whilst in presentation mode through a keyboard or Interactive White Board. Saving the PowerPoint will save the notes taken Another area of ‘My Space’ in the digital world that needs to be included in your guide is that of ‘webmail’. We will consider webmail together before you continue to building your wiki pages. Activity: class – take part in a discussion and capture information (webmail) Note to teacher: ensure you build upon the knowledge the students already have on the topic and adjust / correct accordingly throughout the discussion Ask the students: Can you define what webmail is? (Answer: webmail are web-based email accounts, usually free and operated from a website.) Can you give an example of a webmail account? (Answer: examples include Hotmail, GMail and Yahoo Mail.) Can you think of a benefit of using a webmail account and how this benefit could impact on working practices? (Answer: webmail allows the users to access their emails as long as they have access to an Internet connection and a web browser, which can include mobile and tablet devices. Ideal when traveling or using another person's computer or an outside computer, such as at the library or at a trade show.) Can you think of any potential security issues with webmail? (Answer: client email, such as Outlook Express usually downloads and saves messages to your computer, and then it deletes your email messages from the servers. Webmail will not download and save messages to your computer; it will leave your messages on the servers, unless you manually delete them. Discuss security aspects of this method.) Can you think of a disadvantage of using webmail? (Answer: main disadvantage is the need to be connected to the Internet while using it.) Note to teacher: This slide is for you to collect the thoughts from the group. You can type / write straight into this whilst in presentation mode through a keyboard or Interactive White Board. Saving the PowerPoint will save the notes taken. Another area of ‘My Space’ in the Digital World that needs to be included in your guide is that of ‘Webmail’ Again you may or may not know or even realise the application of ‘Webmail’ therefore we will consider this together before you continue to build the pages of the wiki guide Activity: class – Webmail discussion and information capturing Note to teacher: ensure you build upon the knowledge the students already have on the topic and adjust / correct accordingly through the discussion Ask the students if: they can define what ‘Webmail’ is? - (Webmail are web-based email accounts, usually free and operated from a website) they can name a Webmail account? – (Examples include Hotmail, GMail and Yahoo Mail) they can think of a benefit of using a ‘Webmail’ account and how this potentially could impact on working practices? – (Webmail allows the users to access their emails as long as they have access to an Internet connection and a web browser. Ideal when traveling or using another person's computer or an outside computer, such as at the library or at a trade show) they identify any security related issues potentially affecting ‘webmail’ - (Client email, such as Outlook Express usually downloads and saves messages to your computer, and then it deletes your email messages from the servers. Webmail will not download and save messages to your computer; it will leave your messages on the servers, unless you manually delete them! Discuss security aspects of this method) they can name an advantage – (As with any web application, webmail's main advantage over the use of a desktop email is the ability to send and receive email anywhere from a web browser including mobile devices e.g. tablets, phones, i-devices etc.) They can name a disadvantage – (Main disadvantage is the need to be connected to the Internet while using it) Image by: Shutterstock/AirOne

Task… Answer these questions… Can you define what webmail is?   Can you give an example of a webmail account? Can you think of a benefit of using a webmail account and how this benefit could impact on working practices? Can you think of any potential security issues with webmail? Can you think of a disadvantage of using webmail?

Answers Can you define what webmail is? Answer: webmail are web-based email accounts, usually free and operated from a website. Can you give an example of a webmail account? Answer: examples include Hotmail, GMail and Yahoo Mail.   Can you think of a benefit of using a webmail account and how this benefit could impact on working practices? Answer: webmail allows the users to access their emails as long as they have access to an Internet connection and a web browser, which can include mobile and tablet devices. Ideal when traveling or using another person's computer or an outside computer, such as at the library or at a trade show.

Answers Can you think of any potential security issues with webmail? Answer: client email, such as Outlook Express usually downloads and saves messages to your computer, and then it deletes your email messages from the servers. Webmail will not download and save messages to your computer; it will leave your messages on the servers, unless you manually delete them. Discuss security aspects of this method. Can you think of a disadvantage of using webmail? Answer: main disadvantage is the need to be connected to the Internet while using it.

And Finally Real-time information Webmail Today we have considered: (mouse click) Real-time information Webmail Can you tell me how you could keep up to date with a blog you were following? RSS feed Can you tell me one difference between ‘webmail’ and client mail? Image by: VEER / Benchart Image by: VEER / Alexandr Mitiuc  Image by: VEER / Maxx-Studio