Lesson Plans & Resources for Technology Class

In trying to find my way through teaching Technology to K through 8th with

• NO curriculum (for the first half of the year) and
  
• computers that are quirky (to put it mildly) and
  
• no IT back-up except a parent with a power problem . . . .
  

I have sought out and found some nice resources:

The Teacher's Corner TECH
Discovery TECH lesson plan ideas and links
CyberSmart Lesson Plans - grades: K-8th
Teach-nology - includes applications lesson plans

abacus

Definition: A manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters.
Context: This is an abacus. This counting machine was first used in China and the Middle East.

central processing unit

Definition: The part of a computer that interprets and executes instructions.
Context: The bits are sent to the computer�s brain, the CPU, where they are translated back into words and pictures and symbols on the screen.

e-mail

Definition: Messages sent and received electronically via telecommunications links.
Context: You can send an e-mail message from the U.S. to almost anywhere in the world in just seconds.

modem

Definition: A device that converts information from your computer into signals that can travel through telephone lines.
Context: A modem takes information from your computer and turns it into a signal that can travel through the telephone lines.

Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

Definition: The address of a Web page, which allows people to find the page on the Internet.
Context: A Web page address is called a URL; that is an acronym that stands for uniform resource locator.

scanner

Definition: A device that allows one to convert pictures into images on the computer.
Context: You can also use a scanner to turn pictures into images on the computer that you can put on your Web site.