Hardeware & Multimedia and Authoring Software

This week in the lecture we discussed Hardware. I understood it myself however I wasn’t too sure how I would teaching to my students. I therefore gathered some teaching resources for Hardware. One site I found was a computer Quiz of Hardware,

                                               Link to Computer Hardware Activity

I found this to be a great resource just a quick quiz you could give the students to refresh or find out what they know. I also found another website that would be great as a teaching resource giving you the basics about hardware and the topics within hardware.

                                              Link to Hardware Teaching Resource

This week it was my turn to be the student. Another 2 groups presented their overview and lessons this week. I found the topic to be very dry however the way in which the group presented it was interesting and captivating.

Teaching strategies that the group used were not done on the internet or laptop which is a good resources to have as not everything needs to be taught on the computer. One aspect I did like was the group started out their lesson with a little crossword puzzle. This was simple yet a good way to motivate the students and get them into a working mood. The cross word was created using a website called Eclipse Crossword.

                                                                  Link to Eclipse Crossword.com

 This is a free service that allows you to create any crossword you like.

Another aspect that the other group used was group work. The tables were separated into 3 groups and as a group we all had to agree on the answers to the work sheet. The answers were then discussed as a whole and the activity was done on the smart board.

I found this to be an effect way of teaching as not everyone likes to complete work alone. Students like to discuss their answers with others to get the best answer. This group also talked about Gardener and his 7 multiple intelligences.

I found this to be a good link as to explaining the different intelligences.

                                                             Link to Inelligences Website

Overall this was a successful lesson and will be a good resource for an activity that does not have to be completed entirely on the computer.

References:

clipse, G. (2012). Welcom to Eclipse Crosswords. Retrieved March 20th, 2012, from Eclipse Crossword: http://www.eclipsecrossword.com/  

Design, H. W. (n/a). The Seven types of Intelligence. Retrieved March 20, 2012, from Professor Lamp: http://www.professorlamp.com/ed/TAG/7_Intelligences.html  

Khanna, S. (n/a). Computer Hardware. Retrieved march 20, 2012, from Pitara: http://www.pitara.com/activities/quiz/online.asp?qname=computer

Welch, C. (n/a). Computer Connections: Lesson 1 0 Outer Hardware. Retrieved March 20, 2012, from Kaboose: http://parenting.kaboose.com/education-and-learning/learning-resources/comp_les1.html