California Career and Technical Education Standards

• ED.B.B4.4 Know the function and interaction of basic computer components and peripherals.

California Academic Content Standards (Reinforced)

• ELA.8.R.CAGT.2.5 Understand and explain the use of a complex mechanical device by following techn...3

• Video-Computer Ports - Hooks / Set

  Show this 2 1/2 minute video about computer ports to start off the class.  This will give you time to take roll while the students get an introduction to the subject for the day.

  • Tutorial -Understanding Computer Ports [ Watch Video ] [ Download Original Video ] A 2 1/2 minute video about the common computer ports on a laptop/pc
• Activity #1 - Demo / Modeling

  Have a few current motherboards available to pass around the class while you speak. The mother boards can't be new because they come from old stock. Laptop boards should also be used. I never have laptop computers recycled i have student disassemble them and keep them for lessons like this. On my projector I have the students watch as I point out the ports on the computer boards. Some of the student boards will not have all the ports I have. I also have them write a decryption on the graphic organizer I pass out with pictures of the ports. This is also a good time to have the students describe a port also if they have one on there board.
• Presentation / Discussion about ports - Lecture

  Lead a discussion about ports, using the PowerPoint presentation as a guide. and the students graphic organizers.

  • Computer Ports Discussion_2010 [ Download ] PowerPoint 2010 presentation on computer ports
  • Computer Ports Discussion_2003 [ Download ]
• Switch motherboards - Independent Practice

  Have the students change boards and have them tell there partners what all the ports on the board are.

   
• Quiz for Input output ports. - Assessment

  Create a matching quiz from the graphic organizer, each picture to a definition.