2018 Term 1 Week 2: Emerging Hardware

Last week was busy, but we made it through!  Students turned in a paper that displayed research of careers and topics in the world of Information Technology and Computer Science.  This assignment was due by the end of class on Friday.  This week we are working towards the learning target of identifying trends and emerging technologies in hardware.  To do this we are starting with the evolution of technology and the history of computers.  Students are learning about early machines, and what factors caused the greatest advancements in computers.  Students will compare a variety of computers from the past, and will identify the impact they had on today's machines.  Students will also be learning how computers work, and will be doing some activities demonstrating their understanding of binary code.  Lots to learn this week, and I hope everyone is as excited as I am!

2018 Term 1, Week 1

Welcome back to another exciting year at NPHS!  Our theme for this year is greatness, and we will be following this by striving for greatness in IT Fundamentals!  Students will spend some time getting to know each other and our interests in computer science this week.  We will also start learning about the history of computers and evolution of technology.  We have a lot of exciting things going on in this course this term, and students will have some great experience getting career/college/life ready in the exciting field of computer science!  Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

Here is a short clip to get you excited about learning computer science.