STEAM Enrichment (formerly EAE): CSD: What is a Computer? U1L04

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

CSD: What is a Computer? U1L04

Objectives

Students will be able to:

Identify a computer as a machine that processes information
Provide a high level description of the different parts of the Input - Output - Store - Process model of a computer

VIDEO LINKS:
What Makes A Computer A Computer? (Click Here for Video)

What Is The Internet? (Click Here for Video)

The Internet: Wires, Cables, and Wifi! (Click Here For Video)

Overview

In this lesson students develop a preliminary definition of a computer. To begin the lesson, the class will brainstorm possible definitions for a computer and place the results of this brainstorm on the board. Next, students will work in groups to sort pictures into “is a computer” or “is not a computer” on poster paper. Groups will place their posters around the room and briefly explain their motivations for choosing some of their most difficult categorizations. The teacher will then introduce a definition of the computer and allow students to revise their posters according to the new definition.

Purpose

This lesson serves as a transition out of the first chapter of Unit 1 and into the second chapter. Up until now, students have considered the potential of computers as problem solving devices, but not established what a computer actually is. In this lesson, students will consider different types of computers and that these computers input, store, process, and output information as part of the problem solving process. Upcoming lessons will dive much deeper into what an information problem looks like and how computers solve these problems.

Agenda

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards

CS - Computing Systems

1B-CS-01 - Describe how internal and external parts of computing devices function to form a system.

CMS-535 Technology Photography Contest

Click Here To See Contest Website (Under Construction)

Every two weeks there will be a new topic to submit a photograph for. All photographs will be collected, reviewed, and posted to a website. Once completed, voting will determine a winner! All photographs must conform to all standards for school appropriateness. You may interpret the weekly topics as you like, but the final decision to post the photographs will be up to Mr. S. There might be prizes awarded to the winners. There might even be some kind of Best Photo of the Year or something. Take your photographs using equipment from home, or borrow a camera from Mr. S.

Choose a topic (see below), take some pictures (NO PICTURES FROM THE INTERNET - Must Be Authentic, and Your Own Work! I will be checking - If I find your picture online, it will be disqualified.)

Once taken, save your image to a computer and email it to yourself. Make sure to save the largest format available, and click the link from the Theme below to upload your image to the appropriate DropBox Request. The photos will be delivered to me electronically, and I will post them on the voting website. Once the voting is done, winners will be announced! Good Luck!

Topic 01 (26AUG19 to 09SEP19):

Theme: "End Of Summer"

"End of Summer" Dropbox Link

Click here to learn more about Digital Photography Presentation (Basics)

Be Creative! Try Different Filters, Photoshop or Pixlr.com, and learn more about photography! Have Fun!

- Mr. S

Standards Analysis 17-18 (By Project)

Pennsylvania Career Education and Work (CEW) Standards

Self-Evaluation & Reflection Surveys

Students will be reviewing all class rules, syllabus, and requirements with their parent/guardian. During the next few days, students will take a battery of self-paced surveys designed to help them understand how they learn best, how they are motivated to complete work, and about some of the skills that make them unique and successful both in an out of the classroom. The following standards apply:

PA 13.1.8A Career Awareness and Preparation

Relate careers to individual interest, abilities, and aptitudes.

13.1.8G Create an individualized career plan including, but not limited to Assessments, Career Goals, individual interests and abilities, and Training/Education requirements.

General Computer-Based / Project Based Classroom Standards Met:

PA Common Core 8.5.6-8G: Integrate visual information (e.G. charts, graphs, maps, video, etc.) with other information in print or digital format.

ISTE 3.3A: Students plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information, and other resources, for intellectual and other pursuits.

ISTE 3.3D: Students build knowledge by actively exploring real world issues and problems, developingideas, and pursuing answers and solutions.

CSTA Collaboration 1: Apply productivity/multimedia tools, and peripherals, to a group collaboration and supportlearning throughout the curriculum.

CSTA CPP1: Use advanced tools to create digital artifacts.

CSTA 2017 / NGSS 2016 / ISTE 2017

PDESAS.Org / Common Core Ties

Code.Org CS Discoveries Curriculum

Introduction to Problem Solving (Unit 1)

EAE / MS-ETS 1.1

SWBAT Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution.

Click Here For Full Standards Analysis Plan