This is the fastest growing area of the internet: connected devices. Have students think of a connected device that has had, or could have, impact on their lives. Sensor networks facilitate new ways of interacting with the environment and with physical systems. They use sensors to gather data about the world. Point out that many devices communicate over the internet.Allow students a few minutes to independently and silently think and write.Write the completed sentence and describe both the positive and negative impacts of the innovation in a short paragraph in your journal.Tell students to complete this sentence: "The computing innovation that has had the most impact on my life is.Challenge students as a group to think of at least 10 more things that are not on the list and add them.Either disallow duplicates or notice how many groups choose the same things.) (Suggestion: Take turns letting each group contribute one thing at a time and explain how it's used in their lives. Display student ideas at the front of the room on a board or poster using pen, chalk or post-its.Have pairs combine into groups of 4-6 and write 4-6 unique, interesting ideas from their group on post-it notes or paper.Each student should circle the four most interesting ideas in their journal. Have students share journal ideas in pairs.Guided Activities (40 min) Activity - Think-Pair-Share (20 min) Innovation: an improvement to an existing idea.Invention: a completely new product or idea.If you have the journals ready, have students write the answer to this prompt in the journal: Identify technological innovations that you and/or your families use. They will pair off to discuss their answers, then share their findings with the class.
Introducing Journals and "Think-Pair-Share" (5 min)Įach lesson in the course will start out with a brief prompt for students to respond to in their journals. This short activity can be used after any required first-day administrative duties. Source: This lesson is adapted from (Unit 1 Lesson 00) Wrap Up (5 min) Summary and Homework Assignment.Guided Activities (40 min) - Students Think-Pair-Share and engage in independent writing.Getting Started (5 min) - Journal Activity.Students will describe both the positive and negative impacts of the computing innovation that has had the most impact on their life.Students will provide examples of how technology makes a difference in their lives.In addition, this is an opportunity to set beginning expectations about interacting with classmates in collaborative activities and to model writing in the content area. Students begin thinking about the influences of technology as they engage in a Think-Pair-Share strategy about the computing innovations that have impacted their lives. Summary: This optional lesson can be used as a brief preview to the course on the first day of class when teachers typically have many classroom administrative tasks to accomplish, but teachers also want to set the stage for the class.
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