Welcome to Principles of Computer Technology, Spring Semester 2019!

Thursday:

Welcome! 

Discuss rules and expectations, course outline, current events assignment, "Good Questions" homework for next Monday.

Please note that the turnitin class ID for first period is 20301446, and the class ID for second period is 20301464. 
 The numbers on the handout I gave you on Thursday are incorrect.

Friday:

Homework for the beginning of class today: register for turnitin, bring back parent/guardian contact information sheet, take this survey to help me know a little about you.

Begin unit 1: Digital Representation of Real World Information 

Essential Questions:

• How can a computer work with so many kinds of information if all it can do is process ones and zeroes?
• How can a computer turn physical phenomena like sound and pictures into ones and zeroes?
• How can a computer turn ones and zeroes into physical phenomena like pictures and sounds?

Ones and zeroes: introduce binary/hex numbers
Give out binary/hex worksheet for Monday.