A1+-+Objectives+and+Assessment

History of Computers and Programming Language Stage One Unit Plan

 * **Stage One: Desired Results** ||

** Transfer Goals: Career and Technical Education State Competencies – ** ** Students will be able to: **


 * Outline the development of computers and the current industry trends in the computer and programming field.
 * Describe the development of computers, programming languages and computer applications.
 * Compare and contrast computer operating systems.
 * Describe the ethical issues that pertain to computers, programming and applications.
 * Describe and understand digital citizenship.


 * Essential Questions:**
 * 1) What is the history of computer development and programming languages?
 * 2) How would you describe digital citizenship?
 * 3) Why should computer programmers be concerned about ethics?


 * Enabling Objectives: SOL Standards Addressed in This Unit:**
 * History and Social Studies VUS.15
 * English 10.4, 11.4, 12.4

**Unit 1 Transfer Task Historical Computer Figure **

 *  Your Task: **

As an expert on historical figures of computer inventions and program language, you have been asked to recommend an inventor that has had a tremendous impact on our society and the use of technology. The committee will review your recommendation and if chosen your inventor will be included in a local museum exhibit.


 *  Using your knowledge of computer inventors and inventions, you will state your case for the inventor and invention you represent.


 *  You will present your inventor as well as the invention to the committee members of the local museum for their decision.


 *  Your presentation will be judged based on the "Rubric For Historical Computer Figures".

Rubric for the transfer task
[|Rubric For Historical Computer Figure Presentation.doc]

Self and Partner Evaluation for the transfer task
[|Self and Partner Project Evaluation.docx]