Tag: hardware
Hands On Stuff
At the end of last school year I asked my students for some feedback. One of the things that came through loudly was a desire for more hands on time. This was most acute in Year 8, where I had simply tried to sneak …
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Eyes Wide Shut v2
This is rewrite of a unit which I really loved running, but somehow never knew how to assess. I was so unhappy with the assessment that I actually stopped teaching it, despite really wanting to keep it running. The addition of the Self Assessment Guide…
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4 Layer Model v2
Once the unit is done I will share the whole thing here, but I just wanted to get this model up on its own for students use.
Dvorak
I am writing this post on a Dvorak keyboard, and it is slow going. For most of my life, I, like most other people, have used a standard QWERTY keyboard. Despite knowing that this type of keyboard is not optimal for typing fast (many believe …
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Eyes Wide Shut
Computer Systems
This unit is my first attempt to introduce students to computer systems in a thorough, formal and organised manner, and it has proved both educational and enjoyable for both myself and (I believe) my students. It uses a very simple layered model (which I call …
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Assembler vs High Level Programming
This single lesson aims to introduce students to assembly programming in the context of the high level programming that students will be more familiar with.
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The Netbook Effect: How Cheap Little Laptops Hit the Big Time
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/17-03/mf_netbooks?currentPage=all
Spurred on by the development of the OLPC project, ASUS created the EeePC, and in doing so created a whole new computing market: the Netbook. This development is interesting for many reasons, not least because it demonstrates the speed at which things can change …
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99 Ways to Make Your Computer Blazingly Fast
http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-xp-tips/99-ways-to-make-your-computer-blazingly-fast
If you are running Windows XP and are looking to improve performance, this site provides a long list of possible approaches. Useful as much for starting discussions on how computers work as it is for its practical uses.…
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