Vocabulary Big Data - “Big data is a broad term for datasets so large or complex that traditional data processing applications are inadequate.” Moore’s Law - The number of transistors one could fit on a chip will double every 18 months or so.

U4L2Rapid Research - Data Innovations CS Principles U4L2Rapid Research - Data Innovations

U4L2: Rapid Research - Data Innovations Objectives SWBAT: Identify a suitable computing innovation for a research project. Identify reliable and authoritative sources of information about a computing innovation. Synthesize information taken from multiple online sources to create a cohesive description of a computing innovation. Explain how data drives a specific innovation, both in writing and visually

U4L2 Content: Using Data in Innovations Being able to research modern computing innovations and gain insight into how those innovations are using data is key skill of computer scientists.   Having intuitions about how data is used, or how it’s not used, can improve one’s judgement about modern technology and other innovations that increasingly use, produce, and rely on massive amounts of data to do their work.  

U4L2 Activity: Rapid Research One of the things that many modern innovations have in common is their use of data (often Big Data, but not always). To explore how innovations use data more in depth you will be completing a rapid research project on a “data innovation” of your choosing. Get excited! This is your opportunity to dig deeper into a computing topic that has piqued your interest over the entire course.   What kinds of things are you interested in? How does computing affect them?   How is data used to make innovations you’re interested in actually work? The project mimics some of the things you have to do for the Explore Performance Task and will be useful preparation. In particular the Explore Performance Task asks you to: Research a modern computing innovation. Explain how it uses, produces, or consumes data.

Day 1 Day 2 Review Activity Guide and Rubric. Select an innovation to research. Identify online sources of information using the Research Guide. Day 2 Begin writing one-pager with written responses. Finish and share.

Day 1 Read Requirements: We will review the one-pager template and rubric together. You do not need to create their artifact yourself. The written component is quite short, ~100-150 words per response. Choosing Topics: You will have about 20 minutes to choose a topic. You should not leave class after the first day without a topic in mind and some resources identified. Luckily, in choosing r topics, you will likely have begun to identify resources you can use in completing your project. Complete the Research Guide: This document is intended to serve primarily as a guide to students. The skill you need to develop is identifying useful resources on your own and then synthesizing this information. Being presented with a structured way of doing this means you will have a model for how to complete your research when completing the actual Explore PT.

Day 2 Identify a Visual: This is perhaps the greatest deviation between this project and the actual PT. Here, you do not need to create your own artifact. Instead, you need to identify a visual artifact (image, visualization, drawing, chart, video, interview, etc.) that gives some additional insight into their innovation.  This may still be a challenging process. The goal is to help you think about what good visual artifacts look like and how they present complex material. Written Responses: Students should find this aspect of their project most familiar. The prompts are similar in style and content to prompts students have already seen. Emphasize the need for clarity in their writing, and remind them that everything must fit on a single page! If they have responded completely to each of the prompts, it is fine to write less. Sharing/Submission: Each student should print a copy of their One Sheet, as well as submit to OneNote.