What’s going on in this world?

Online Activities

Interesting Sites to Inspire!

CTV News

Operating Systems

File Formats

 

CNN

Intro to Algorithms

HEX Colour codes

 

Wikipedia

Software Engineering

8088 4.77mhz vs AMD 100mhz

 

HUB

Software Tutorials

Components Assignments

 

PCTech Guide

Text to Speech Fun

Robot Time

 

Computer Chronicles

Selection Fun!

BBC Quiz Time

 

ZDNet

Careers in IT

JavaScript Resource

 

Technews.ACM

Computer Stupidities

Upgrading/servicing Personal Computers

 

Computer.org

Illustrated History of Computers

Computer Buyer's Checklists

 

 

Week 1

Topic

Assignment

Monday

Intro, Policies, Expectations

Course Info Sheet

ICE4E1 Units

Introduction Survey

Tuesday

Skills, careers, attitudes!

 

Your thoughts

Wednesday

Dealing with Humans!

The Weak Link in the System

HCI Research

Thursday

The Home PC and The Web

MyDoom…MyBad

Friday

Clean Up Day

Surprise End_of_Week_Quiz!

Hand in Surveys

Best Practices…Practical tips  HWK

Week 2

 

Topic

Assignment

Monday

SoftSkills Work Period

Career Reflection   (Postponed)

Tuesday

Ergonomics & Health

 

Assignment #1: Our first Client!  (Postponed)

Wednesday

Special Guest…

Our first Client Continued…

Technical Support

Thursday

Certification Intro

What is Certification?

Friday

Clean Up Day

Surprise End_of_Week_Quiz!

Customer Service AOL Recording

Week 3

 

Topic

Assignment

Monday

Intro to Hardware: What is it?

York Computer Museum

Where did it come from?

Try this online quiz..

Personal Computer History

 

Tuesday

Old Computers Lab

 

Wednesday

Old Computers Lab

History Mini Project

Thursday

The Modern Motherboard!

Typical Configuration…or is it?

Motherboards…what’s the diff?

Friday

Clean Up Day

Surprise End_of_Week_Quiz!

 

Week 4

 

Topic

Assignment

Monday

In Class

 

Tuesday

In Class

 

Wednesday

In Class

Cables and Connectors

Thursday

In Class

News News News… Keep up with what’s going on!

Friday

Clean Up Day

Surprise End_of_Week_Quiz!

 

Week 5

 

Topic

Assignment

Monday

Don’t Interrupt!

Motherboards and IRQs

Tuesday

The Boot Sequence

What is it?

Wednesday

 

Trouble shooting and Beeps!

Thursday

Socket to me!

Processors

Friday

Unit Test

Too Many Terms Review

Week 6

 

Topic

Configuring Computers

Assignment

Monday

Test Cleanup Day

Technician Forms due

Tuesday

The Startup Screen

Online A+ Video Training

Wednesday

A bit of DIS, a bit of DOS

 

Thursday

Down to the lab!

Last call for Old Computer Display!

Friday

Cancelled

 

Week 7

 

Topic

Assignment

Monday

Down to the Lab

Where DID DOS come from?

Tuesday

OS: LINUX, DOS, WIN

Try out DOS Software in Public

Wednesday

OSSLT

 

Thursday

Down to the lab!

 

Friday

Quick Google Ass.

Download & test bootdisks

FDISK Tutorial

Week 8

 

Topic

 

Assignment

Monday

Take up ass.

DOS LAB

DOS Commands

Tuesday

Looking for Clients

Troubleshooting

Wednesday

Review

 

Thursday

End of Unit Test

 

Friday

Good Friday

 

Week 9

 

Topic

 

Assignment

Monday

Easter Monday: Eat Chocolate!

 

Tuesday

Bit –o’- debug

Guide to Debug! Be Careful

Wednesday

Bit –o’- Bits & bytes     

 

What is the DOS Stub program?

Thursday

Bit –o’ Hex      Binary to Hex Table

What the heck is Hex?

Friday

Bytes, Octal, Hex! Why are they used?

 

Week 10

April 23- 27

Topic

Electronics

Assignment

Monday

Review The Electronic Kits

Gate Review    

Tuesday

Electronic Labs

Component Assignment hwk

Wednesday

Electronic Lab

 

Thursday

Semi Conductors

Semi Conductor Summary

Friday

PPT Evaluation

 

Week 11

May 1-5

Topic

Electronics

Assignment

Monday

Class Time

 Component Assignment hwk

Tuesday

Presentations

PPT Evaluation

Wednesday

Presentations

Get your Motor running…Homework

Thursday

Resistors1    Resistors2

Review Components

Friday

TIMER Lab

 

Week 12

May 8-12

Topic

Electronics

Assignment

Monday

Quick Resistor quiz  Finish lab

 

Tuesday

Electricity Pres   Adrive ass

 

Wednesday

Timer Lab

Finish up lab

Thursday

7 Segment Display Lab

Finish up lab

Friday

A Drive Lab

Finish up lab

Week 12

May 13-20

Topic

Electronics

Assignment

Monday

A Drive Lab continued

Do I turn it off… or keep it on?

Tuesday

Component Quiz

 

Wednesday

Floppy Robot Lab

 

Thursday

Floppy Robot Lab

 

Friday

Robot Competition

 

Week 13

May 23-26

Topic

Electronics

Assignment

Monday

Victoria Day

 

Tuesday

Robot Competition continued

 

Wednesday

Electronics continued

What’s in your future? Assignment

Thursday

Electronics continued

Career Reflection  

Friday

Electronics continued

 

Week 14

May 27-June 2

Topic

Electronics

Assignment

Monday

TTC Strike  Finish up Ass day

Art of Storytelling Homework!            RAY

Tuesday

Makin’ Cables

                                                          BOB

Wednesday

Working with Transistors

                                                          PETER

Thursday

Transistor Lab

                                                          GINGER

Friday

Interface Lab  Assignment

    Assignment and Rubric                   JOHN

Week 15

June 11- 15

Topic

Networks

Assignment

Monday

Finish up Tethered robots

  Electronic Conclusion!

Tuesday

Intro to Networking

Homework       Mr P. Packet

Wednesday

Networking Part 2 OSI model.

Wireless Networking Homework

Thursday

Project Time

Warriors of The Net     Off site vs On site Storage

Friday

Project Presentation

Rubric