The History of computers             

1. Learn about the most important events in the history of computers from Babbage to the early 1980's with the birth of Microsoft and Apple.
2. Review :
   1. chronological order
   2. use of appropriate connectors to join events
   3. use of the past tense in narrating events.
3. Listen for specific information in videos
4. Take notes based on information from video/text
5. Research an important event or historical person
6. Write an essay/do project on event or person.

Video tape:  The Machine that changed the world

Web sites:

http://www.elsop.com/wrc/h_comput.htm

http://www.hitmill.com/computers/computerhx1.html

http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/

Activities.   Click on each image to go the  corresponding worksheet.

The Machine that changed the world

(Introduction)

From The Eniac to The Macintosh

Research activity 1

Final research activity