Computer Programming J-Term

G&C are doing Computer Programming. Brian will be overseeing a lot of the actual programming projects & learning. I added some research and writing to round out the class. at their age they just need a fairly basic list of what to do and they can find a lot of the info on their own- so it is not as detailed as Ki's Plans.

computer programming

• history-make a timeline (on the computer). Google a couple different information sites.
  
• report- write a 2 page report on computer programming. Include an outline.
  
• people- make bio-pages for important people in the history of computer programming (include pictures when possible)
  
• careers- make a Power Point presentation highlighting different careers. include pictures & graphs
  

some links to get you started:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming (this has people to add to your bio pages)
  
• http://www.lingoworkshop.com/Articles/A_brief_history_of_computer_programming.php (this has people to add to your bio pages)
  
• http://www.ehow.com/about_5068181_history-computer-programming.html
  
• http://www.ehow.com/list_5976327_benefits-computer-programmers_.html
  
• http://www.ehow.com/list_7221607_video-game-programmer-job-benefits.html
  
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language
  
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_programming_languages
  
• How to Write a Research Paper: http://www.aresearchguide.com/1steps.html
  

How to Write a Research Paper: http://www.ehow.com/how_9263_write-research-paper.html