Computing Basics

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Computing Basics

• Understanding the components, history and impact
  on todays life.
• Krista Sweckard, Newell High School

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Objectives

• Students will
• Describe the components that make up a computer
  system
• Discuss the history of computing
• Identify how computers and technology have
  changed our lives

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Activities

• Vocabulary Flash Cards Ink Flash Cards
• Discussion Board WebCT6
• Time Line Inspiration
• Scavenger Hunt Filamentality

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Assessment

• Discussion participation
• Vocabulary Quiz
• Scavenger Hunt Rubric

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Classroom Connections Questions

• How will you get the content in to your Tablet so
  you can use the power of digital ink and other
  Tablet tools?
• I will create content using PowerPoint, Journal
  and OneNote, posting information in WebCT as well
  as my website.
• How will the students receive their portion of
  the assignment?
• WebCT Assignments

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Classroom Connections Questions

• What will the students be doing during the lesson
  presentation?
• Taking notesOneNote
• Classroom Discussion
• How will the student portion be submitted to you
  for evaluation?
• WebCT for assignments and quizzes.
• Filamentality Scavenger Hunt online.

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Classroom Connections Questions

• How will you use the TabletPC to evaluate the
  student work?
• WebCT to receive and return work.
• Journal to ink and return comments.
• What will be the strategy to return completed
  assignment to your student?
• WebCT
• Will there time when the lids will be down on the
  student computers?
• As needed

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Classroom Connections Questions

• Describe what challenges you see you may have in
  managing your classroom and what your thoughts
  would be for handling those.
• I dont see a lot of major challenges, but I hope
  to rotate screens on tablets and also implement
  classroom monitoring software.
• How repeatable is this lesson strategy for
  lessons you will be teaching?
• I think that the strategy and concepts are
  repeatable as this is basically same style of all
  my lessons.

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VocabularyInk Flash Cards
A great way to review vocabulary words and
concepts that will be required for mastery of
lesson. Write, type or import information from
OneNote or Journal.
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Discussion BoardWebCT6
Students to explore higher order thinking skills
by answering initial posts and responding to
other students.
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Time Line--Inspiration
Create a basic linear timeline or web to
reinforce historical dates and or events. Use
notes that hide but are still attached to each
year or event.
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Scavenger Hunt--Filamentality
Students will create an Internet Scavenger hunt
using Filamentality to share and to reinforce
knowledge learned from research.