Computer Technology & Repair Model
Units:
- Safety and Enviromental Issues
- General Computer Safety Lesson
- Computer Hardware Safety
- Anticipatory Set / Hook Activity
- Activity #2
- Student tool Identification
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Lesson
- Networks
- Personal Computers and Components
- Communication and Professionalism
- Operating Systems
- Hardware Needs Software! Introduction to Operating Systems
- Windows XP & Linux Dual Boot Lesson
- The Itty Bitty Computer - Our Home Made Version of Raspberry Pi, a British micro mini computer.
- Binary 1- Calm Down, It's Only Ones and Zeroes- How Computers Think.
- Binary 2- 11 Cheers for Binary! How Computers Count.
- Binary 3- Bits and Bytes and Nybbles, Oh My!
- Binary 4- ASCII Art- How Computers Write.
- B5- Life Without Thumbs- Counting like Computers (by eights)
- B6- Counting by 16's- How We Talk to Computers
- B7- When Does 3 and 6 = 7- How Computers Calculate
- B8- Peeking Inside a Computer File- Using a Hex Editor
- Connecting Cities, Introduction to Network Topologies
- Laptop and Portable Devices
- Printers and Scanners
- Security
- Preventive Maintenance and Trouble shooting
- Examinations & Practical Applications
Tags
Activity Industry Sector
Engineering & Design
Activity Originally Created By:
Walter Hamilton
Anticipatory Set / Hook Activity
Part of Lesson Plan: Computer Hardware Safety
Activity Overview / Details
Don’t let this happen to you, a picture of a person getting zapped comically by electricity. Projected from the LCD projector. Raise students anticipation by letting them know that they must adhere to safety in the lab in order to work on the computer systems.
- Have student go through the lab at the beginning of class and list possible safety issues. Have students write down 3 to 4 items that they see on paper.
- Start a dialogue with the students encouraging them to report back safety concerns they have found.
Materials / Resource
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