Environmental Impacts of IT
These two ITGS videos explore some of the possible environmental impacts of IT. They cover computing in the cloud and issues of e-waste.
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Infographic – How Mars Curiosity works
Here is a good Mars Curiosity infographic from Space.com, covering the basic hardware found in the Mars Science Laboratory over:
5 ITGS news articles you may have missed over summer
Here are five short ITGS news articles you may have missed over the summer holidays: Researchers ‘hack’ into drone Researchers in the US managed to […]
Input and Output: How Mars Curiosity works
Last week I wrote about Mars Curiosity, which landed on the Red Planet on 6 August. One of the most interesting educational resources I have […]
Learning about the Mars Curiosity robotic lander
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory landed on Mars earlier this morning, marking a new era of exploration on the Red Planet. Learning about Curiosity is […]
Environmental impact of Facebook (Wine, bananas, & coffee)
What do a couple of glasses of wine, 3 large bananas, and a medium latte have in common? They all produce about the same amount […]
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – Grade 12 Revision
ESRI, a leading producer of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), has some interesting examples on their web site which can be very useful for ITGS lessons. […]