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Upcoming Trends in Information Technology: 

Upcoming Trends in Information Technology Gary Shelly Shelly Cashman Series Thomson/Course Technology

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Operating System Internet Browser Office Suite Program Development World Student (Majors) Employment CIS 101 Shelly Cashman Series Pedagogy

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Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7 Office 2007 Visual Studio 2005 2006 vs. 2002 Employment CIS 101: Office? Concepts? New interface…New pedagogy?

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Microsoft’s Vision Safety and Security 'Customers typically won’t see this work in terms of user experience or UI. But then it may be the things they don’t experience that they appreciate the most' – Jim Allchin, Microsoft Co-President New User Experience Mobility Internet

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Easier Security Setup

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The most sophisticated version of Aero, with vector based 3D graphics, animation, transparency, and other visual effects. Available on systems with advanced graphics hardware. Aero will exploit 3D graphics accelerators to implement 'Glass' display effects. Window and dialog borders are partially transparent, blurring content behind them and casting drop shadows to enhance the sense of depth. They appear and disappear using understated zooming and fading effects. Buttons and controls have a gel-like look and light up in natural-looking ways.

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A redesigned Start menu in Windows Vista lets users start typing the name of the application if they wish.

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Easier to Navigate without all those Submenus

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No More 'My'

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Group pictures, videos, documents

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Virtual Folders allow users to view documents that share a specific criterion, such as 'first week of class.'

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… The Pictures and Video folder in Windows Vista contains new information about a picture.

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ConnectivityPortable Devices: 

Sync All Connectivity Portable Devices

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1+GB, 2GB of RAM 32 or 64 bit CPU PCI Express graphics board 128MB of RAM Monitor that supports the HDCP copy protection standard required for playback of high-def content

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April 12, 2006? 'Feature-Complete' Public Release Beta 2 'We still think we are on target for the end of the year. We’re going to have to work very hard, in terms of the quality, but we still feel we’ll get there.' – Jim Allchin

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Tabbed Browsing No More Multiple Browser Windows Open Quick Tabs Button Always Available Search Choose Your Search Provider Press Alt+Enter For Results in New Tab No Menu Bar Streamlined Toolbar RSS Feeds Security – Phishing Sites

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Most extensive UI changes in more than a decade 100 commands vs. 1500 commands Users can find needed features (particularly advanced features) Better results, faster Uncluttered workspace Command Tabs and Ribbons Contextual Command Tabs

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Galleries Present potential results, not boxes or buttons in a dialog box Dialog boxes still available Live Preview See what you will get Formatting, styles, layout Open XML Formats Compact files; safer and better file recovery

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Added Capabilities Graphics Processing Picture Processing Chart Treatments Too Many To Mention…Let’s See It!!

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Programmers …oops! Developers Rapid Application Development True OOP Environment Multiple Devices Click Once Deployment My Namespace IntelliSense

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http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/hotjobs03.htm

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http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/hitech02.htm

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A recent 2005 study by Forrester indicates that preference for .NET development is only getting stronger According to the study, 56% of developers planned to use .NET to perform a majority of their development work, compared to 44% for Java. Must Prepare for a Job.

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Current Course Office 2003 Concepts Issues New Student Skills High School Courses Internet Usage

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Issues New Administrative View Students Are Already Computer Literate No Need for Intro Course Competition for Credit Hours Same As Competition for Jobs Does the Art Department Control YOUR Job?

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Reality Students Think They Are Computer Literate 98% Cannot Pass a Skills Test Office Skills Are Required for Matriculation at College

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Key Question: What is the Correct Content for a Beginning College Course in Computing Answer: Introduction to a Digital World Office? Concepts?

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Content for a Digital World Security Privacy Digital Life Style Living in a Wireless World Computers in the Workplace Program Development Becoming an Expert Computer User

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Office Skills Enough to Survive in College Enough to Survive in the Workplace Certification? Dumbbell Computers? Office Skills in an 095 Course Net Result More Students More Jobs for Teachers

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Does the New Interface Demand a New Pedagogy? Incoming-Student Knowledge Experimental Mindset Game Players with Little Instruction Students Do Not Read Methods of Teaching a Class Student Retention Applying Skills to New Problems

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Shelly Cashman Series Thomson/Course Technology With Thanks to Corinne Hoisington Tanglewood Room 6:00 – 8:00 pm Cocktails, Continue the Dialogue…