VSC wk 3 Digital Technology MB Submission

VSC Digital Technology Merit Badge SUBMISSION

Use this form to submit your work. Each participating Scout must complete a SEPARATE form to receive credit. You do not have to complete every requirement here. You will receive credit for the requirements you do complete.
SCOUT'S FIRST NAME (as registered for the class) *
SCOUT'S LAST NAME (as registered for the class) *
EMAIL ADDRESS (Scout's or Parent's) *
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If you completed the workbook, you may upload the file below and do not need to fill out the requirements below. If you do not submit the workbook, you can complete the questions below for requirements you did not complete during class.
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1. Show your counselor your current, up-to-date Cyber Chip. Note: A workbook for the Boy Scout Cyber Chip is attached at the end of this worksheet. There are 2 sets of requirements for the Cyber Chip for Boy Scouts, depending on Grade level (6-8 or 9-12). Upload a photo of your Chip.

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2. Do the following:
a. Give a brief history of the changes in digital technology over time.
Discuss with your counselor how digital technology in your lifetime compares with that of your parent’s, grandparent’s, or other adult’s lifetime.
b. Describe what kinds of computers or devices you imagine might be available when you are an adult.
3. Do the following:

a. Explain to your counselor how text, sound, pictures, and videos are digitized for storage
Test
Sound
Pictures
Videos

b. Describe the difference between lossy and lossless data compression, and give an example where each might be used.

	Difference	Example
Lossy
Lossless

c. Describe two digital devices and how they are made more useful by their programming.
Device #1
Device #2

d. Discuss the similarities and differences between computers, mobile devices, and gaming consoles.

	Similarities	Differences
Computers
Mobile Devices
Gaming Consoles

e. Explain what a computer network is and describe the network’s purpose.

4. Do the following:
a. Explain what a program or software application or “app” is and how it is created.

b. Name four software programs or mobile apps you or your family use, and explain how each one helps you.

	Program or App Name	How Does it Help You?
#1
#2
#3
#4

c. Describe what malware is, and explain how to protect your digital devices and the information stored on them.
5. Do the following:
a. Describe how digital devices are connected to the Internet.
b. Using an Internet search engine (with your parent’s permission), find ideas about how to conduct a troop court of honor or campfire program. Save a copy of the ideas from at least three different websites. Share what you found with your counselor, and explain how you used the search engine to find this information. Upload saved ideas.

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c. Use a Web browser to connect to an HTTPS (secure) website (with your parent’s permission). Explain to your counselor how to tell whether the site’s security certificate can be trusted, and what it means to use this kind of connection.
6. Do THREE of the following. For each project you complete, copy the files to a backup device and share the finished projects with your counselor.

a. Using a spreadsheet or database program, develop a food budget for a patrol weekend camp out OR create a trooproster that includes the name, rank, patrol, and telephone number of each Scout. Show your counselor that you cansort the roster by each of the following categories: rank, patrol, and alphabetically by name. b. Using a word processor, write a draft letter to the parents of your troop’s Scouts, inviting them to a troop event. c. Using a graphics program, design and draw a campsite plan for your troop OR create a flier for an upcoming troopevent, incorporating text and some type of visual such as a photograph or an illustration. d. Using a presentation software program, develop a report about a topic approved by your counselor. For yourpresentation, create at least five slides, with each one incorporating text and some type of visual such as aphotograph or an illustration. e. Using a digital device, take a picture of a troop activity. Send or transfer this image to a device where it can beshared with your counselor. f. Make a digital recording of your voice, transfer the file to a different device, and have your counselor play back therecording. g. Create a blog and use it as an online journal of your Scouting activities, including group discussions and meetings,camp outs, and other events. Include at least five entries and two photographs or illustrations. Share your blog withyour counselor. You need not post the blog to the Internet; however, if you choose to go live with your blog, youmust first share it with your parents AND counselor AND get their approval. h. Create a Web page for your troop, patrol, school, or place of worship. Include at least three articles and twophotographs or illustrations. Include at least one link to a website of interest to your audience. You need not post thepage to the Internet; however, if you decide to do so, you must first share the Web page with your parents ANDcounselor AND get their approval.
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7. Do the following: a. Explain to your counselor each of these protections and why they exist: copyright, patents, trademarks, trade secrets.

	What They Do	Why They Exist
Copyright
Patents
Trademarks
Trade Secrets

b. Explain when it is permissible to accept a free copy of a program from a friend.
c. Discuss with your counselor an article or a news report about a recent legal case involving an intellectual property dispute.
8. Do TWO of the following:
a. Describe why it is important to properly dispose of digital technology.
List at least three dangerous chemicals that could be used to create digital devices or used inside a digital device.
Chemical #1
Chemical #2
Chemical #3
b. Explain to your counselor what is required to become a certified recycler of digital technology hardware or devices.
c. Do an Internet search for an organization that collects discarded digital technology hardware or devices for repurposing or recycling. Find out what happens to that waste. Share with your counselor what you found.

d. Visit a recycling center that disposes of digital technology hardware or devices. Find out what happens to that waste. Share what you learned with your counselor.
e. Find a battery recycling center near you and find out what it does to recycle batteries. Share what you have learned with your counselor about the proper methods for recycling batteries.
9. Do ONE of the following:

a. Investigate three career opportunities that involve digital technology
Career #1
Career #2
Career #3
Pick one and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession.
Career Choice
Education
Training
Experience
Discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this profession might interest you. Report what you learn to your counselor.
b. Visit a business or an industrial facility that uses digital technology. Fill in the name of the company below:
Describe four ways digital technology is being used there.
Way #1
Way #2
Way #3
Way #4
Share what you learned with your counselor.
If you have not yet completed your Cyber Chip, you can do so by clicking on the link below for your school grade level:

Grades 9-12: https://form.jotform.com/201695227334152

Grades 6-8: https://form.jotform.com/201694554505154

I certify, on my honor as a Scout, that the answers here are my own work and completed to the best of my ability. *

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VSC Digital Technology Merit Badge SUBMISSION