Introduction Coding Assignment (Coding in Today’s Society)

Type of Activity

Research the various ways in which we interact with technology in society today, and investigate two uses with a bit more detail to understand the functionality.

Outcomes    

1. Discover the different ways in which we use technology today.
2. Explain – in plain English – how you BELIEVE certain technology works in the background.
3. Investigate two resources that specifically explain how that technology works.
4. Explain what you learned!

Materials/Supplies

Chromebooks, internet access, Introductory slide deck (below), Assignment (below)

Activity

• Teacher will present an introductory slide deck to get students thinking about how technology works.
• Students and teacher will have a informal discussion about technology in today’s marketplace.
• Students will then investigate technology they use on a daily basis via an assignment and answer various questions.
• Questions to answer. 

1. What technology do you interact with on a daily basis?
2. In your own words – without doing any research – explain how one of these technologies REALLY works?
3. Research that technology citing two resources to specifically understand how it works.
4. Explain the difference between your original thoughts and the “real” functionality of that techhnology.

Evaluation

Students will be evaluated via their completion of the assignment above.