Unit 2 - Building a Computer, Lesson 2

Lesson 2 - Input and Output devices Work for today!

Computers cannot be worked unless they have input and output devices.  These are pieces of computing equipment that we use to put data (information) into the computer (eg keyboard) and to get data out of them (eg screen/monitor)!

1.  Check through the teacher's presentation if I don't go through it with you.

2.  Watch Video 1 and do the Quiz.  You must score at least 8/10!  Keep doing it until you do!

3.  Open a new Blog post and title it Lesson 2 - input and Output Devices.

4.  Write down a list of 3 or 4 input devices that are used with computers. 

5.  Watch Video 2

6.  Open Activity 2 work sheet and go File - Make a copy before you work on it (keep it's name as Copy of Horses for Courses).  Do your work on the copy!

7.  When you have finished this worksheet (or before the lesson ends), Share it correctly (Click Share and then Advanced and choose Anyone with the link).

8.  Copy and paste the link on to your blog post

Publish your blog post before the lesson ends.  If you haven't finished your work, you can edit it later.  

All work to be finished ready for next lesson!

Unit 2 Building a Computer, lesson 1

Welcome back!

You are now starting a new unit - Unit 2 'Building a Computer'.

Your work for this lesson!

1.  Go to Learning Computing, Year 7, Unit 2, lesson 1.

2.  Open the teacher's presentation and read through each slide so you know what the lesson's about.

3.  Watch the video

4.  Open Activity 1 and do the task set.  Remember to add notes around your phone explaining what all the parts do.  Make it as futuristic and crazy as you can!

5.  Open up a new tab and go to your Comp Sci Blog.

6.  Make a new Blog post for this lesson - call it Building a Computer lesson 1.

7.  Share your phone drawing correctly - click Share - Advanced - choose Anyone with the link - click Done.  Copy the blue highlighted weblink and then paste it on to your Blog post.

8.  On your Blog post, write down what Hardware means - give an example of a piece of computing hardware.

9.  Write down the 4 different types of hardware

10.  Publish your post!

If you don't finish your drawing, still share it and paste the link on your Blog post.  You can finish it off for homework and the latest version will be there when I look at it to mark it later.  You do not have to re-share it and paste another link.