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Computers Change the World

Computing is Changing the World

Activity 1.1.1 Computing Is Changing the World

• Students pick a grand challenge and consider how mobile

computing, the Internet, Big Data, and simulation are contributing to solving that challenge.

• Primary goals for the activity, project, or problem:
• Establish the course as an exploration of the impact of computing
• Consider how computing will impact what is important to you

Computing Milestones

• 1971

The first personal computer

• 1991

The first web page

• 2002

The first broadband mobile network

• 2007

The first smart phone

• 2016

Car manufacturers working on autonomous automobiles

Food for Thought

• Can you think of a single career or hobby that has not

been changed by computing?

• How do you think computing has made people's lives

better or worse?

• How will the future be different?

Ultimate Goal

I will walk you through a thorough thought process to assist you in developing your app. Our Goal:

• Together with your partner, present briefly to the class.

Name the problem you identified in step 3 (I’ll tell you when we get there) and the ideas you recorded in steps 4 and 5.

Learning to Greet Professionally

Part of learning CS is learning to present yourself seriously to potential interested adults in your thoughts / program / app.

• Squaring your shoulders and knees with the person you are

greeting and using good posture (shoulders straight)

• Making eye contact
• Smiling
• Using an enthusiastic, interested voice
• Saying something pleasant, like “Nice to meet you,” or “I am glad

to be working with you,” or “I look forward to working with you.”

Team Norms

• Respect team mates, Be prepared, and Be positive

When I ask you to collaborate or create a written response, I mean that I would like you to:

• 1. Think about the question
• 2. Each says something to contribute to a discussion
• 3. Write down our answers. Our answers can be similar or

different.

Computational Thinking

In this unit, you will create an app to help meet a need in your community, and to help solve a local problem. Computational thinking - is a way of thinking about how computing power can help solve a problem. Before acting locally, think globally about how computing can help solve a problem.

End Day 1

Step 3

Pick one problem of interest to you. Describe the problem. Write /type your thoughts (label it step 3)

Small Group

What are some important problems to be solved in the modern world?

• Discuss with person next to you
• Be prepared to share your discussion in class

Step 4 Thoughts

Label this on your notes as Step 4

Ways CS fulfills needs/creates solutions

1. Collecting and analyzing data - often helps solve a problem.

• HOW? Computation is creating huge amounts of data,

from web traffic to cameras and sensors.

• APPLY: How could collecting and analyzing data help

people solve the problem you named?

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Ways CS fulfills needs/creates solutions

• 1. Modeling and simulation - often help solve

problems by:

• HOW? helping us understand, discuss, and predict

changes in physical, biological, or social systems.

• APPLY: How might simulation help solve the problem

you named?

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Ways CS fulfills needs/creates solutions

• 1. Automation is possible because of computing.
• APPLY: How could automation contribute to the

solutions for the problem you named?

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Ways CS fulfills needs/creates solutions

• 1. Adaptive technology - Computing can extend people's

abilities.

• HOW? Like prosthetic arms that move in response to brain
• waves. Beyond adaptive technology, computing will continue

to extend human abilities beyond any prior human ability. Whispering eyeglasses will help your memory during conversation; contact lenses will overlay information onto what you see.

• APPLY: How could extending people's abilities help solve the

problem you identified?

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Step Five

Label this as Step Five in your notes

CS Changes our Approach to Problems and Solutions

• Computing has changed creative expression through

easy access to digital authoring tools. RECORD: How might this contribute to the solution of the problem you identified?

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CS Changes our Approach to Problems and Solutions

• Computing has changed the way people share

information and collaborate. RECORD: How might this contribute to the solution of the problem you identified?

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CS Changes our Approach to Problems and Solutions

• Computing changes the way people relate to one

another, socially and economically. RECORD: Describe how the social and economic impact of computing might improve or worsen the problem you have named.

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Final Presentation

Share your Thoughts

Finalize your Collaboration

Together with your partner, present briefly to the class. Name the problem you identified in step 3 and the ideas you recorded in steps 4 and 5

Essential Questions

1. How has computing affected the world we live in?

• 2. Why is it advantageous to break a problem down into

smaller pieces and build a solution incrementally?

• 3. How do computers represent the data in words,

numbers, pictures, and sound?