Day 1 

We will learn about hardware and software.
Hardware is the parts of the computer that someone can touch.  
Software is the instructions the computer follows.  It is what we do on the computer.
We will learn that screens, trackpads, and keyboards are hardware.  You will use your keyboard to play game 3 on Typetastic.  The game is software.
TYPETASTIC

Day 2

We will learn more about hardware and software.
We will learn the names of computer hardware. 
Slideshow 
You will work with a partner to match the names of hardware to their pictures.
We will watch:
Hardware Video
Software Video
Hardware & Software Song

  • AKS-1 identify the features of current technologies and use that knowledge to understand emerging technologies

  • E - I can model and explain how computer components work together to form a system.

    S - I can model or explain how computer components work together to form a system.

    N - I need to try harder to model or explain how computer components work together to form a system.

    U - I need to try a lot harder to model or explain how computer components work together to form a system.