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{{font color|brown|'''<big>The human story behind the computer'''</big>}}<br>

{{font color|brown|'''<big><u>The human story behind the computer</u>'''</big>}}<br>

{{font color|brown|In this activity, you will learn about different computing technologies developed and also about a person named Alan Turing who developed a theory of how computers can be built}}

{{font color|brown|In this activity, you will learn about different computing technologies developed and also about a person named Alan Turing who developed a theory of how computers can be built}}

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==={{font color|purple|Check your readiness}}===

===Check your readiness===

#You must be familiar with different ICT terms

#You must be familiar with different ICT terms

#You must be able to work with different applications - [[Learn LibreOffice Writer|text editor]], text processor, [[Learn Freeplane|mind mapping]] tool, independently

#You must be able to work with different applications - [[Learn LibreOffice Writer|text editor]], text processor, [[Learn Freeplane|mind mapping]] tool, independently

#You must be able to [[Learn Ubuntu|access, open, create and save files in your folder]]

#You must be able to [[Learn Ubuntu|access, open, create and save files in your folder]]

==={{font color|purple|What resources do you need}}===

===What resources do you need===

#Computer with projector

#Computer with projector

#Access to the internet

#Access to the internet

#Handout for [[Learn Firefox|Firefox]]

#Handout for [[Learn Firefox|Firefox]]

==={{font color|purple|What digital skills will you learn}}===

===What digital skills will you learn===

#Understanding of how [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming programming and computing] developed

#Understanding of how [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming programming and computing] developed

#Understanding of how computers have impacted the society and how society determines technology

#Understanding of how computers have impacted the society and how society determines technology

==={{font color|purple|Description of activity with detailed steps}}===

===Description of activity with detailed steps===

====Teacher led activity====

====Teacher led activity====

#Your teacher will read with you the following section of the textbook and discuss how different technologies for measurement led to the idea of [[ICT_student_textbook/Science_Technology_and_Society#Impact_on_computing_and_development_of_computers|computing]]

#Your teacher will read with you the following section of the textbook and discuss how different technologies for measurement led to the idea of [[ICT_student_textbook/Science_Technology_and_Society#Impact_on_computing_and_development_of_computers|computing]]

|[[File:'bombe'.jpg|thumb|How the computer looked during the World War II]]

|[[File:'bombe'.jpg|thumb|How the computer looked during the World War II]]

|[[File:Alan Turing Aged 16.jpg|thumb|Alan Turing in College]]

|[[File:Alan Turing Aged 16.jpg|thumb|Alan Turing in College]]

|Your teacher will play this Slide show of [http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/z8bgr82 The story of Enigma].  She will discuss with you how this machine was developed during the secod world war to decode the German messages. Alan Turing was called the code breaker. Though Britain and its allies broke the German code, they could not openly declare this because they did not want Germany to know. This meant that the team doing the computing had to take decisions on when to allow an attack to happen without defence.  Can you imagine taking such decisions?'''

|Your teacher will play this Slide show of [http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/z8bgr82 The story of Enigma].  She will discuss with you how this machine was developed during the second world war to decode the German messages. Alan Turing was called the code breaker.  

 

Though Britain and its allies broke the German code, they could not openly declare this because they did not want Germany to know. This meant that the team doing the computing had to take decisions on when to allow an attack to happen without defence (so that Germany would think that its code was not broken).  Can you imagine taking such decisions?

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==={{font color|purple|Student activities}}===

====Student activities====

# Discuss with your friends and in small groups identify any one technology that you are aware of (ICT related technology)  

# Discuss with your friends and in small groups identify any one technology that you are aware of (ICT related technology)  

# With illustrations and text, develop a story of how the technology began, what need of society it addressed, how it is available now, how the technology has changed the way we do things and what is the future of the technology  

# With illustrations and text, develop a story of how the technology began, what need of society it addressed, how it is available now, how the technology has changed the way we do things and what is the future of the technology  

# Are you aware of any technology that has disappeared?

# Are you aware of any technology that has disappeared?

# Look around your neighbourhood and identify an occupation/ craft. Write a short note about how technology can impact the person and the occupation.  Develop a picture story to describe your imagination of what technology can do to the occupation. Your teacher may also ask you to type this in a text document.

# Look around your neighbourhood and identify an occupation / craft. Write a short note about how technology can impact the person and the occupation.  Develop a picture story to describe your imagination of what technology can do to the occupation. Your teacher may also ask you to type this in a text document.

==={{font color|purple|Portfolio}}===

# Profile some person in your school, family, community who has been associated with some technology and has been using it.

===Portfolio===

#Your picture story discussing the human being - technology connection

#Your picture story discussing the human being - technology connection

#Your text document with your description. The text document should have a full and meaningful name, such as 'Impact of ICT on farming, <your name>, year-month.odt'

#Your text document with your description. The text document should have a full and meaningful name, such as 'Impact of ICT on farming, <your name>, year-month.odt'.