Students will define terms associated with computing systems and networks. All terms can be found here.
Students will demonstrate vocabulary terms within classroom demonstrations.
Key vocabulary: Computing device, computing system, computer network, path, routing, bandwidth, Internet, protocol, open protocols, dynamic routing, scalability, data stream, packets, IP, TCP, UDP, world wide web, HTTP, fault tolerant, redundancy, sequential computing, parallel computing, distributed computing, sequential solution, parallel solution, speedup of a parallel solution
Vocabulary and terminology are important to any unit of instruction. The objective is to develop an understanding of the key components of this unit and to apply these concepts to the ARC challenge and to classroom demonstrations throughout Sections 2.6 - 2.9.
Students will be given the overall vocabulary for Unit 2. This vocabulary set covers computing systems and networking terms. Students should write the definitions in their own words.
Activity 2.5.1
Students can find the definitions for these words in textbooks or online. Good online resources are:
Once students have defined the terms, it is important to review the terminology throughout the instructional lessons when the concepts are being demonstrated. A good strategy is to have the daily vocab terms written on the board. This helps ensure that the demonstrations cover the important concepts and makes sure that all vocab terms are eventually covered in class.
Once the class has participated in a lesson, have the students go back to their handwritten vocabulary list. Do they need to add any details or examples to the definition?
Vocabulary review ideas
Write a definition in your own words as a ticket out the door
Have students write assessment questions for vocab terms (multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching, etc.)