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How Computers Compute: MIT's Science Out Loud

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Title:

 How Computers Compute: MIT's Science Out Loud

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/how-computers-compute/how-computers-compute/

Content Source:

 PBS
Type: Audio/Video

Overview:

Even though we think of computers as super high-tech machines with tiny parts, they can also be huge, wooden, and mechanical. It's what they have in common that makes them computers - switches!

Content Standard(s):
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
DLIT (2018)
Grade: 6
15) Identify emerging technologies in computing.

Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
  • research and report on emerging technologies and their possible impacts on mankind.
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • how to research for emerging technologies.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • gather information about new products.
  • share information in a legal and responsible way.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • technology is ever
  • changing.
Tags: computer, computing, switches
License Type: Custom Permission Type
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AccessibilityVideo resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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Author: Stephanie Carver
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