One year course preparing students for certification in computer repair. This six-week unit is the introduction to a complete 36 week course that can prepare students for A+ computer repair certification. Introductory lessons are based on the course text, The Complete Computer Repair Textbook, by Cheryl Schmidt, 3rd Edition.
| Week 1 This week introduces students to computer technology (Text Ch. 1) |
Week 2 Continue technical vocabulary and introduce binary, hexidecimal, decimal conversions. |
Week 3 Review journals and begin presenting first series of Oral Tech Reports on topics of interest |
Week 4 Finish oral technical reports and continue vocabulary studies from Text Chapter 3. |
Week 5 Interpret computer schematics and dissasemble computers |
Week 6 Reassemble, test and troubleshoot computers using minimum configuration and beep codes. |
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Introduction and Course Description Teachers will explain the purpose of the course and prepare the students for the curriculum Attention grabber and activities
| Technology Vocabulary Review Quiz 1 as a class game. Recommendation: use a game show or baseball format. Links for Lesson: | Technical Report Research Select topics and begin technical report research. These are short topics to be presented this week. Activities
| Oral Reports and Vocabulary (Text Chapter 3) Complete student oral technical reports and vocabulary (from Text Chapter 3). Student groups will present team reports on assigned pages from Text Chapter 3. Activities
| Disassembly and Assembly Review Quiz 3 and prepare for computer dissassembly Preparation
| Computer Disassembly and Assembly Attention Grabber. Conduct a troubleshooting contest. Teacher puts bugs in each computer. Troubleshooting contest
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Safety and Classroom Administration Continue introduction to computers and technology from Text, Chapter 1. Discuss various safety issues using safety learning objectives and references Activities
| Basic Technology Vocabulary Begin Text Chapter 2. View Videotape, Computer Vocabulary for the Classroom. Activities
| Oral Technical Reports Students present oral reports to class. 5-10 minutes each. Reports continue following classes. Oral Report Procedures
| Oral technical reports Complete individual oral technical reports. Begin 2nd round of presentions. Students grade each other using presentation rubric. Activities
| Computer Disassembly and Reassembly Form student teams of 2-4 and follow guidelines in Text Chapter 4 to disassemble and reassemble computers Teaching Points
| Final Reassembly Continue Assembly Activities
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Basic Computer Technology and Technical Vocabulary Computer parts and how to handle them safely. Preventing electrostatic discharge. Assign vocabulary lists. Topics
| Basic Technology Vocabulary Continue Text Chapter 2.vocabulary presentations Activities
| Oral Technical Reports Students present oral reports to class. 5-10 minutes each. Reports continue following classes. Repeat lecture on Binary, Hexidecimal, and Decimal notation. Additional activities
| Team Presentations Complete team reports on Text Chapter 3. Collect presentation rubrics. | Reassemble Computer Discuss problems encountered. Demonstarte minimum configuration and beep codes. Steps
| Final Assembly Continue Assembly Activities
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Basic Technical Vocabulary Continue work on Text Chapter 1. The student show and tell procedures may be developed by the teacher using vocabulary lists and computer parts or pictures Topics
| Binary, Decimal, and Hexidecimal Present lecture on binary, decimal, and hexidecimal notation. Activities
| Oral Technical Reports Students present oral reports to class. 5-10 minutes each. Reviews
| Chapter 1-3 Review Review using game show or baseball format Links for Lesson: | Repeat Disassemble and Reassemble Follow Tuesday procedures after rearranging teams. Instructions
| Final Assembly Clean up and prepare for final exam. Review Text Chapters 1-4 Clean up Steps
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Evaluation, Text Chapter 1 Administer open-book quiz No. 1 on Text Chapter 1 and safety. Collect and grade student journals. Link for Lesson: | Evaluation Students plan to create an oral report on a technical topic of their interest. Activities
| Evaluation Open book quiz No. 2. Covers Text Chapter 1,2 and mathematics. Link for Lesson: | Evaluation Open book quiz No. 3. Covers Text Chapters 1-3 and oral reports. Other evaluation
| Evaluation Grade team presentations and collect Journals to grade. | Evaluation Module final exam on Text Chapters 1-4 Additional evaluation
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