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Alternative measures of GDP
Alizada, Tamerlan ; Chytilová, Helena (advisor) ; Slaný, Martin (referee)
The findings of the research reveal that GDP has a number of important flaws and shortcomings, and thus fails to serve effectively for the purpose of measuring the economic growth of countries and welfare of their population as of today. Based on the evaluation of the advantages and drawbacks of macroeconomic measures alternative to GDP such as the United Nations Human Development Index, the Social Progress Index, the Environmental Performance Index, the Happy Planet Index, the Legatum Prosperity Index, the OECD Better Life Index, the World Happiness Index, etc., the author comes to a conclusion that despite the growing use of alternative measures, as of today, they are not able to replace GDP, but might complement it quite effectively.
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Cloud Computing at the Secondary School
Přikryl, Aleš ; Vaňková, Petra (advisor) ; Tocháček, Daniel (referee)
TITLE: Cloud Computing at the Secondary School AUTHOR: Bc. Aleš Přikryl DEPARTMENT: IT & Technical Education Dept. SUPERVISOR: Mgr. Petra Vaňková ABSTRACT: This diploma thesis focuses on one of the most important phenomena present in IT called cloud computing. Cloud computing has the potential to significantly affect the way of the use of digital technologies in education, by extension, in the school environment. The thesis deals with the possibilities of utilising cloud technologies in the secondary school environment. Questionnaire survey gathers the information about the use of cloud computing by the staff of secondary schools in the Czech Republic and proposes comprehensive solutions of cloud computing usage via the cloud-based service Google Apps for Education. KEYWORDS: cloud computing, digital technology, Google Apps for Education, secondary school, education
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Software as a teacher's assistant for disciplines of music education
Kyjovský, Jan ; Bělohlávková, Petra (advisor) ; Prchal, Jan (referee)
In his thesis, the author presents several computer programs, which can be used in music education. Ways of use are also suggested. The first part focuses on the development of digital technologies up to now. Author names current trends in education, such as Bring Your Own Device, Massive Open Online Courses and online education in general. Special attention is given to the near future of education according to the latest Horizon Report study. This is followed by the overview of the virtual reality technologies as they enter into mainstream adoption next year. A little attention is also given to the beginning era of cognitive computational systems, which will have essential impact on forming education in the future. In the second part, the author deals with available software for Windows, as it is still the most widespread operation system on desktop and laptop computers. Only the software, which can be used in school environment, is included with special focus on music education. In the same way, applications for mobile devices on Android platform are examined, due to the predominant global market share of this operation system. Google announced that there are currently 1.4 billion active Android devices worldwide last year. This number has been growing at the pace of 1.5 million new activations...
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Media and digital technologies in primary school education
Novák, Jakub ; Wolák, Radim (advisor) ; Lucký, Jakub (referee)
The end of the twentieth century is the beginning of significant development in the area of digital technologies. Modern technologies make our everyday life easier, they enable us to work more effectively, and they are a source of fun for all the age groups. Modern technologies have a great impact on us and our environment and thus they deserve our attention. Children, who are in everyday contact with modern technologies since the day they were born, are an especially sensitive group exposed to modern technologies. Thus this thesis aims to investigate whether Czech primary schools are aware of these digital changes in society and whether they react to these. In the theoretical part, an overview of the digital world (media, cyberspace, virtual reality) and the state of equipment at schools is being mapped. The research then focuses on using technologies in everyday life at schools. It concentrates on computer literacy of teachers at public elementary schools in Prague 7, their attitude to digital technologies, and their readiness to adapt to the fast pace of technological innovations.
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Health disorders risks as a reflection of digital technologies development
Reitmayer, Adam ; Marádová, Eva (advisor) ; Fialová, Irena (referee)
TITLE: Health disorders risks as a reflection of digital technologies development AUTHOR: Adam Reitmayer DEPARTMENT: Department of Special Education SUPERVISOR: PaedDr. Eva Marádová, CSc. ABSTRACT: Bachelor thesis is focused on adolescents in connection with the use of modern digital technologies in relationship with the influence of these technologies on the lifestyles, attitudes to life and health. The theoretical part is focused on clarification of family influence on the education of adolescents, at leisure activities in the course of development and the progress and impact of technology on people, especially on digital technology from the perspective of potential health risks. Processing of the theoretical part is based on the analysis, description and comparison of information sources and electronic literature. The task of the practical part is mapping the impact of ICTs on social behavior, lifestyles and health of adolescents. To map the use of quantitative empirical investigation, anonymous questionnaire research technique has been used. A comparison of the research resultsh with theoretical knowledge formulates recommendations on how teaching staff should competently work with adolescents from the perspective of risk behaviour disorders in relation to digital technology. KEYWORDS: digital...
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Influence of Digitalization on Daily Work of Local Journalists
Králová, Veronika ; Hájek, Roman (advisor) ; Karaščáková, Zuzana (referee)
The Bachelor's thesis deals with the view of local journalists on how digitizing has changed their work. The digitizing means introducing digital technology into mass communication. Those technologies go along with journalists from choosing and processing the topic to distributing the product to the readers and that includes operation of the entire editorial staff. The first part explains a phenomenon of local media and digitizing. The local media are a specific type of media, which are based and broadcast only in a certain territory and deals primarily with issues of this area. The second part is a research, during which I conducted interviews with six editors from six different newspaper offices of local newspaper Deník. The interviews related to how the local journalists look on changes and their potential effects and whether they consider the digitization has changed their work. I was also interested if the local journalists perceive the difference between digitization on their work opposed to the work of colleagues in the national media. The respondents claim the major change is in facilitation and acceleration of their work. On the other side the digitalization (particularly the Internet) has brought new challenges, more work and also complicated the sale of newspapers because many readers...
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Mobile technology as a tool for management and teaching in elementary and secondary education
Jeništová, Jana ; Svoboda, Petr (advisor) ; Tureckiová, Michaela (referee)
The primary aim of the thesis concerning mobile technology as a tool for management and teaching at school is to describe the current status of ICT at school from two perspectives: From the management perspective as well as from the perspective of school education. Further, to look through the state policy in education, Annual report of the Czech School Inspectorate statistics CSO and professional literature in this area at the current state of technology introduction at present-day schools. To capture the view of Experts on the new trends that penetrate to us from abroad. To gather by means of quantitative research of the randomly selected sample of respondents what are the possibilities and benefits of technology and knowledge of new trends in our conditions (BYOT). To verify by means of research how this issue is perceived and accepted by current teachers and leaders at schools in the Prague region and in several other regions of the Czech Republic. The conclusion tries to summarize and on the basis of the research results to show needs, opportunities and benefits of mobile technology for the school and its clients. KEYWORDS: ICT, digital technology, iPad, laptop, netbook, smartphone, applications, educational software, BYOD, BYOT, digital divide, digital native, digital immigrant
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New forms of reading and their pedagogical and psychological character
Vaňková, Eva ; Krykorková, Hana (advisor) ; Sedláčková, Daniela (referee)
The ground for this bachelor's thesis is a general concept of text within which the author addresses her goal - to introduce new forms of reading. She proceeds from the traditional form based on reading of written and printed texts and to identify the new forms she chooses different criteria including the dominant communication code, and the medium conveying text. On the basis of the dominant code she differentiates visual-graphic reading based on reading pictures and graphic characters, and, in terms of media, reading texts using digital technologies. In connection with the rise of the new forms of reading, the author deals with basic problems concerning reading, understanding and reflecting printed, visual, and digital texts and their processing. Text work leads to the conclusion the author considers a major problem for any learning and text processing. Having compared studies of reading Čteme?: obyvatelé České republiky a jejich vztah ke knize, Čtenáři a internauti, PISA 2000 and PISA 2009, the author concludes that there has not been quantitative, but rather qualitative decline of traditional reading. She sees the main cause in underdeveloped reading skills. These skills and their development thus seem to be the issue to elaborate and examine further in the future master's thesis.
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The National film archive in Prague, his services and contemporary function in media policy
Botha, Marek ; Slámová, Hana (advisor) ; Čadil, Jan (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on a summary of activity the National film Archives in Prague, on his historical background and appearance in the past, and especially his current status and function. The main part is concentrate to the separations of NFA - how they cooperate together and complement each other in a flexible working archive unit, the questions of digitization and digital libraries NFA. The final part consist of the influence of archives on contemporary media policy.
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Digital comic
Zajíčková, Žofie ; PIXA, Libor (advisor) ; KLIMT, Aurel (referee)
The aim of this work is to give some insight into the enviroment of digital comic and look at what kind of language is this new medium using, what is it´s specific quality. The work should put some light on what we can imagine when we say „Digital comic“, scatch out some possible issues around comics that had been transferd into digital form after they were released like a classical comicbooks. After that I am trying to analyse few works that had been designed specificly for the digital enviroment. At the end I am comparing these works to the classical comicbooks and trying to find out what makes them specific. I´m also finding an answer to the question what are the basis of these digital comics that didn´t lost characteristics of their original comic medium and at the same time were able to absorbed some new media.
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