2003 RET Program Computer Science Tahvia R.Shaw Terrace Community School 4801 E. Fowler Ave. Tampa, Florida 33617 tahvia_shaw@hotmail.com 11/11/2018
Topics of Discussion Introduction and background Purpose Primary goals Learning StudyWorks!® Learning HTML Lesson plans being developed Examples of the work the students will do Summary and conclusion 11/11/2018
Introduction and background This summer I am working with Ken Christensen in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Christensen and his graduate students research issues dealing with computer networks . My function is to bring meaningful, simple data analysis problems, dealing with Internet performance, into the 5th – 8th grade classroom. 11/11/2018
Purpose To bring modern mathematics tools and interesting applied mathematics problems, related to computer science, into the middle school classroom. The tool that we have selected is StudyWorks!®, which is a math resource based off of MathCAD. The computer science problem: “Identifying the factors that cause Internet Delay”. In order to be successful I must first learn basic computer science. 2.This is a problem simple enough for my students to understand. 11/11/2018
Primary Goals To have middle school students work on real problems that will spark an interest in mathematics and science. To learn basic computer science especially in the area of Internet performance and how it affects a computer network. Develop basic computer science experiments for middle school students. Use a mathematics tool to analyze these experiments. Develop a website to display the lessons that will be created. 11/11/2018
StudyWorks!® In StudyWorks!® students can create worksheets and solve problems using the key concepts learned in middle school. 11/11/2018
Example of a StudyWorks!® worksheet: 11/11/2018
HTML To create a website to hang my lesson plans. To write a lesson plan to teach middle school students how to create a web page without the use of a web page writing tool. 11/11/2018
Web Page 11/11/2018
Source 11/11/2018
Lesson Plans Using PING to Determine Factors of Internet Delay Design a Web Page in HTML on an Endangered Animal TBD 11/11/2018
Example of Results Sheet 11/11/2018
Next Steps Continue to learn StudyWork! Develop another computer science experiment for my students. Continue to learn about computer networks and Internet performance. Implement the StudyWorks! program into my classroom 11/11/2018