Computer Parts Apart!

The second day began with an addition of Jele, a student from the class of 2013.

After everyone introduced themselves to Jele, Eliza began the lesson plan with a memory game where the students had to memorize a set 20 words from cat to ice cream and zebra!
Then Eliza had the students write down names of friends and family (as many as they can remember!) then asked the students which activity was easier.

Krystal and quickly hit the nail on the head and connected the activities to RAM and hard drives (because they ARE in ITA!).

The next portion of the class included a Hardware Review that Cristina quickly went through. The students were reminded to pay attention to the images because they'll be needing it in a bit ;)

Once the review ended, Eliza handed out worksheets of components that the students had to compare. Each pair/group of student was to compare a certain component and choose which was better.

The next activity was similar to the last one, but required a component that fit a certain motherboard that Eliza had posted up on the screen.

Each student was to report their findings...
Krystal's attempt to find a RAM that fit the motherboard didn't quite match the specs, so Maddie quickly offered her findings... After she explained why her RAM fit the motherboard, Jose stated, "for two dollars less, you can get mine!"

Next.. The class went through the steps of what to do before you open your computer and then proceeded to opening their computers. After Cristina showed the class how to open their cases and carefully take out a couple of pieces, the students cleared their desks and lined up to grab their computers from the pile of computers.

After their break, AJ entered the class to present his "Famous Motherboard PowerPoint" that landed him his job at ITA! The students attentively listened and gave good feedback to fully understand what AJ was teaching about the motherboard.

Next, the students blogged to AJ everything that they know about computers~!