Patsy+Cheatham+Computer+Usage

Contributing Teacher(s): Patsy Cheatham
Resources: This is a research project using the internet.

Content:
Computer History

3. Research and Information Fluency:
a.Plan strategies to guide inquiry  b.Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media  c.Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks  d.Process data and report results

===Introduction/Problem: Students use computers of different types daily. How did they begin? Who were the people instrumental in bringing this technology age into existence? Where do you think the future of computers is headed?===

===Procedures: Given the questions above use Microsoft PowerPoint to create a presentation on the History of Computers. Include the following: Abacus, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Charles Babbage, and others that you feel are important in the existence of computers today. Other things to include: audio, video, text, and images.===