Introduction to Unit 4
Summary
Materials
Instructional Activities and Classroom Assessments
- Introduction to Unit 4 (10 minutes)
- Impact of Computing Discussion (10 minutes)
- Overview of Impact of Computing Topics (25 minutes)
- Homework
Learning Objectives
- IOC-1.A Explain how an effect of a computing innovation can be both beneficial and harmful.
- IOC-1.B
- IOC-1.C
- IOC-1.D
- IOC-1.E
- IOC-1.F
- IOC-2.A
- IOC-2.B
- CRD-1.A
- CRD-2.A
Essential Knowledge
- IOC-1.A.1 People create computing innovations.
- IOC-1.A.2 The way people complete tasks often changes to incorporate new computing innovations.
- IOC-1.A.3 Not every effect of a computing innovation is anticipated in advance.
- IOC-1.A.4 A single effect can be viewed as both beneficial and harmful by different people, or even by the same person.
- IOC-1.A.5
- IOC-1.B.1
- IOC-1.B.2
- IOC-1.B.3
- IOC-1.B.4
- IOC-1.B.5
- IOC-1.B.6
- IOC-1.C.1
- IOC-1.C.2
- IOC-1.C.3
- IOC-1.C.4
- IOC-1.C.5
- IOC-1.D.1
- IOC-1.D.2
- IOC-1.D.3
- IOC-1.E.1
- IOC-1.E.2
- IOC-1.E.3
- IOC-1.E.4
- IOC-1.E.5
- IOC-1.E.6
- IOC-1.F.1
- IOC-1.F.2
- IOC-1.F.5
- IOC-1.F.11
- IOC-2.A.1
- IOC-2.A.2
- IOC-2.B.1
- IOC-2.B.5
- CRD-1.A.1
- CRD-1.A.2
- CRD-2.A.1
Details
1. Introduction to Unit 4 (10 minutes)
- Explain the focus of this unit.
- Give students the due date for their next Impact of Computing Submission.
- Discuss the culminating activity:
- Debates on key topics related to safe computing, legal and ethical concerns, computing bias, and digital divide.
- Specific topics will be shared later.
2. Impact of Computing discussion (10 minutes)
- Discuss: What is a Computing Innovation?
- Discuss: What is meant by Impact of Computing?
3. Overview of Impact of Computing topics (25 minutes)
- Define and provide examples of each Impact of Computing topic:
- Crowdsourcing
- Open source software
- Digital divide
- Computing bias
- Artificial intelligence
- Safe computing
- Law and ethics in computing
4. Homework
Read pages 4-15 of Blown to Bits Chapter 2. Stop at the header "The Parking Garage Knows More Than You Think." Use the Notetaking template to take notes as you read.