Paper+2

= SL/HL PAPER 2 =
 * Advice to teachers and students for Paper 2 **


 * Article Analysis Template - useful for analysing and planning a response to an article **



'Only the Best' Links

 * 26 links to news articles that can be used for practicing Paper 2. **

Strand 2. Education & training || Strand 2: Politics & government || Strand 2: Politics & government || Strand 2: Health || Strand 2: Health || Strand 2: Politics & government ||  Following the earthquake in Haiti, Facebook and Twitter have been the only way many people have been able to communicate || Strand 1: Globalization & cultural diversity Strand 2: Home & Leisure Strand 3: Internet || Deals with issues of privacy of people and property. || Strand 1: Privacy Strand 2: Home & Leisure Strand 3: Internet || Trainee doctors are gossiping on Facebook and Twitter about their patients and breaching patient confidentiality. || Stand 1: Privacy Strand 2: Health Strand 3: Internet || "The wristbands use radio frequency ID (RFID) technology, which can be read via the PDA scanner." || Strand 1: Reliability, Privacy, Policies Strand 2: Health Strand 3: Hardware || [|Australian IT] [|BBC click] [|BBC News] [|The Guardian] [|New York Times]
 * **Link** || **Description of article** || **Links to Other Strands** ||
 * [|BBC News] || Warning over pupil finger printing. Many schools are fingerprinting pupils without parents' permission' || Strand 1: Privacy
 * [|New York Times] || "Voting test falls victim to hackers" || Strand 1: Security, privacy
 * [|Sunday Times] || Smart guns with a fingerprint scanner lock the trigger unless it is the registered owner. || Strand 1: Reliability
 * [|BBC News] || 'Israel military 'unfriends' soldier after Facebook leak' - soldier reveals upcoming raid on Facebook || Strand 2: Home & Leisure/Politics & government ||
 * [|The courier.co.uk] || Phone app helps doctors prescribe drugs || Strand 1: Reliability
 * [|New York Times] || Computerised health trackers at home || Strand 1: Privacy, Reliability
 * [|The Atlantic] || Prison without walls || Strand 1: Privacy, Surveillance
 * [|ninemsn] || No more postal deliveries? Swipe cards, PIN codes and SMS text notifications? || Strand 1: Digital divide, Reliability ||
 * [|news.com.au] || NSW Govt is compiling database of citizens' facial features which will allow tracking using CCTV || Strand 1: Privacy, Surveillance ||
 * [|USA Today] || "Facebook, Twitter 2-way "lifeline" for Haiti"
 * __[|Macworld]__ || "Google Street view hits privacy gridlock in Germany"
 * [|BBC news] || "'Tweeting' medics expose patients"
 * [|BBC news] || "'Tagging' improves patient safety"
 * Sources of articles**

[|Sydney Morning Herald] - technology section [|Telegraph.co.UK] [|Wired News] [|New Scientist]

Choosing an article for a mock Paper 2 exam - some trigger questions

 * Is the main focus of the article a NEGATIVE impact on a stakeholder from the use of an ICT system
 * Is the main focus the benefits of an IT system - then REJECT the article
 * Is the topic included in the syllabus outline? (The topic must relate to ITGS).
 * Is the topic part of the core content? (An article should be relevant for SL as well as HL students)
 * Is this article from a reliable source?
 * Is there a clear issue which can easily be identified?
 * Can the stakeholder(s) be easily identified?
 * Can the IT system be broken down into a series of steps by students?
 * Is there sufficient information about the IT system to guide the students?
 * Is there sufficient scope in the article for students to discuss further impacts, both POSITIVE and NEGATIVE, for Criterion C.
 * Does information need to be deleted so students aren't given all the answers?
 * Are there viable solutions to the problem?
 * Is there a suitable graphic that could be included to clarify the technology?
 * Are you using a a range of news sources that focus on different areas of the world ?

**Do not select:**

 * articles that simply address a new technology and describe it
 * interviews, blogs, news releasses on company sites (select only news articles)

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