QSI Summer 2008 Schedule

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Queens College/QSI Summer 2008 College Immersion Program

Computers to the Rescue!

Instructor: Brian Murfin

MONDAY JUNE 9, 2008

10:00 to 11:00

Today's Activities:

Introductions, post on forum
Answer pre-course survey on forum
Try out your USB Flash drive, explore PortableApps
Use the links below and the SafeSearch Tools to complete the History of Computing Scavenger Hunt

Useful links:

11:00 to 12:00

Form teams - post on forum
Explore worldchanging.org
Choose worldchanging project topic, brainstorm ideas - post on forum

Assignment 1 - History of Computing Scavenger Hunt

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TUESDAY JUNE 10, 2008

10:00 to 11:00

Today's Activities:

Four components of a computer
How computers get input
How computers store information
How computers process information
How computers deliver information
Which is smarter?
Computer hardware and software dissections
Look at the Journey Inside Kit

Useful Links:

Computer Hardware

How PC's work

Software

How stuff works - Software

11:00 to 12:00

What is Web 2.0?
Pick Web 2.0 tools for project
Go through the Wikispace Help and Tour
Set up wikispace for projects
Teams work on projects - post progress reports on forum

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 11, 2008

10:00 to 11:00

Digital Information

Activities:

11:00 to 12:00

Teams work on projects - post progress reports on forum

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THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2008

10:00 to 11:00

Activities:

Discuss Big ideas (pdf), important concepts
Construct a concept map to illustrate the relationship between computers and humans
Write your first program using C++ or Java

C++

Java

11:00 to 12:00

Teams work on projects - post progress reports

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FRIDAY JUNE 13, 2008

10:00 to 12:00

Complete projects and post links on Forum
Present projects

1	Queens College/QSI Summer 2008 College Immersion Program Computers to the Rescue! Instructor: Brian Murfin MONDAY JUNE 9, 2008 10:00 to 11:00 Today's Activities: Introductions, post on forum Answer pre-course survey on forum Try out your USB Flash drive, explore PortableApps Use the links below and the SafeSearch Tools to complete the History of Computing Scavenger Hunt History of Computers The Internet Lesson The World Wide Web Useful links: History of computers History of the Internet History of the World Wide Web 11:00 to 12:00 Form teams - post on forum Explore worldchanging.org Choose worldchanging project topic, brainstorm ideas - post on forum Assignment 1 - History of Computing Scavenger Hunt

2	TUESDAY JUNE 10, 2008 10:00 to 11:00 Today's Activities: Four components of a computer How computers get input How computers store information How computers process information How computers deliver information Which is smarter? Computer hardware and software dissections Look at the Journey Inside Kit Useful Links: Computer Hardware How PC's work Software How stuff works - Software 11:00 to 12:00 What is Web 2.0? Pick Web 2.0 tools for project Go through the Wikispace Help and Tour Set up wikispace for projects Teams work on projects - post progress reports on forum

3	WEDNESDAY JUNE 11, 2008 10:00 to 11:00 Digital Information Activities: The language of machines What is binary code? A bit of this and that How computers work with pictures Binary numbers Adding binary numbers ASCII an alphabet for computers Can you go to the movies 11:00 to 12:00 Teams work on projects - post progress reports on forum

4	THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2008 10:00 to 11:00 Activities: Discuss Big ideas (pdf), important concepts Construct a concept map to illustrate the relationship between computers and humans Write your first program using C++ or Java C++ Online C++ Tutorial How C programming works C++ language tutorial Structure of a program Java How java works "Hello World" Getting started - The Java Tutorials 11:00 to 12:00 Teams work on projects - post progress reports

5	FRIDAY JUNE 13, 2008 10:00 to 12:00 Complete projects and post links on Forum Present projects