| Catalog Description |
Through this course module teachers will acquire a good conceptual
understanding of the interworkings and interactions of computer hardware
and software. More specifically, this module will cover the following
topics in an interactive, highly graphical setting:
- Terminology and history of computer hardware and software.
- Understanding local and global internets.
- Information transfer and storage.
- Communication tools and protocols.
Although this module is designed to be useful for all teachers, it does
discuss a number of topics that are of special interest to mathematics
teachers. Credit: 1/4 grad. unit (= 1 sem. hr.) or 3 CEUs.
Computers and Connections was written by Scott and Tricia
Mills Gray and Kendall Welch and posted on MTL in August 1998. Instructors for
this module are Tony Peressini and Debra Woods.
Check out some sample projects for this module!
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