Computer History Tour

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Standards

OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to:

1. Identify computer and technological innovations from B.C. to present.
2. Implement and utilize technology skills embedded in this project (See ISTE standards below).
3. Analyze information to make connections about the relationships between historical events.
4. Gather, discuss, analyze, and synthesize information to create a meaningful product (interactive timeline) in the context of inquiry-based activities.
5. Gather, analyze, and synthesize information to make informed marketing predictions about the future of technology.
6. Apply information to new situations in the form of a debriefing activity (presentation, panel discussion, peer review)

Colorado Standards
2.2 Computer hardware, the lowest level of a computer system, consists of many different parts, each providing a specialized function.
3.1 The creation of a computer program requires a design process.

ISTE/NET Standards
1. Knowledge of content
        d. Demonstrate an understanding of the role computer science plays and its impact in the modern world
            i. Demonstrate an understanding of the social, ethical, and legal issues and impacts of computing, and attendant responsibilities of                computer scientists and users
            ii. Analyze the contributions of computer science to current and future innovations in sciences, humanities, the arts and commerce
2. Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies
        a. Design activities that require students to effectively describe computing artifacts and communicate results using multiple forms of             media

Credits

I want to thank S. Bollinger for his ideas. 

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