5-Technical Issues
(1) History of computer technology
Assignment - Work as a breakout-room to construct a collaborative online presentation of the history of computer technology. Each student will take two responsibility for two or more slides as assigned in class. Collaborative Presentation | 514S24
Describe the significance of each invention to the development of computer technologies. Use no more than three bullets and no more than 10 words. You may wish to use AI tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini in the process.
(2) Computer knowledge
Assignment - Teachers should be conversant with computer terminology and concepts that pertain to the use of technology in their classrooms.
Create a quizlet.com of computer terms and concepts . - sample
Study using : Flashcards, Learn, Test; Review using: Gravity, Matching
(3) Computer quizzes and games
Assignment - Play the following games and discuss the reasons why you may want to use this resource or similar resources in the classroom. Be specific.
Play Quizziz team game of computer knowledge.
Play a classroom game with Quizlet Live
(4) Computer profile
Assignment - The market for personal computers is very competitive, and manufacturers are continually working to develop better and more powerful systems. Unfortunately, you can not determine how powerful a computer is by looking at the outside. It is necessary to look at the system profile to determine the type of processor, memory, hard drive capacity, etc. Compare the system profile of the computer used in class with your computer at home on the following properties. Mac (Apple/About this Mac); Windows (Start/System).
Compare & contrast the computer you use in the laboratory with the computer you use at home or work with respect to the following properties. Summarize your findings.
Processor: (a) name of processor; (b) number of processors; (c) processor speed
Memory: (a) how much RAM; (b) speed of the RAM (how many MHz)
Storage devices: (a) how many hard drives; (b) capacity of hard drives; (c) number and type of optical drives; type of hard drives (Firewire, USB, etc.)
Operating system: (a) OS; (b) service pack or version
Monitor(s): (a) resolution; (b) video card
(5) Navigating the Internet
Assignment - Use a web-based traceroute program to trace the route between your computer and an official website of another country. Find a foreign country website and locate a website in that country has the official suffix.
Include a screen shot showing a map and the text of the specific route taken when contacting the website. Compare your findings with those of others in the class.
Are websites always located in the country in which they are registered?
What does this show about the nature of Internet-based business and commerce?
(6) Connection Speeds
Assignment - Compare the connection in the CSUN laboratory with your connection at home or school. What are the IP addresses of the computers you are working with? What kind of connections are your working with (dial-up, DSL, cable, 100-Base TX (twisted-pair LAN), 100-Base FX (fiber LAN), etc.)? Compare are your connection speeds.
(7) Programming
Assignment - Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations. It is widely used to teach computer programming.
Watch the tutorials and make a simple Scratch program. Apply the skills learned in the tutorials. Post a link to the Scratch program you made.
What is the value of teaching programming to secondary school students? Explain.