CDD Class Report Uhuru 11-17-09

WEEKLY CLASS REPORT
Uhuru House /11-17-2009

OPENING COMMENTS:
Class started at 7PM.

ATTENDANCE:
We had 13 students in attendance. Harold Holliday was absent and may have left the facility.

INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW:
Erick introduced himself since it was his first time teaching this group of students. The students welcomed Erick.

1ST TOPIC COVERED:
Chris started out by briefly going over the first half of Module 1 as a review. He explained the desktop, Task Bar, icons, etc.

2ND TOPIC COVERED:
Chris then went over the outline and its purposes. He demonstrated a simple outline on the whiteboard by describing the steps to buy milk, with an introduction, body, and conclusion. This helped the students understand what is needed to complete an outline since many students were unsure.

3RD TOPIC COVERED:
Erick reviewed the first 6 Discovery Terms and then covered the next 6 Discovery Terms (from the Short Terms listing). To clarify, the terms covered were: keyboard, CPU, RAM, motherboard, mouse, case, hard drive, CD/DVD drive, sound card, cables, video card, and operating system.
The class was actively participating in talking about each term.

ADDITIONAL TOPICS:
Chris covered important dates:
Outline due: Nov 24
Discovery Terms test: Dec 1
Presentations start: Dec 8
Graduation: Dec 15

LAB TIME:
Lab time was spent in Mavis Beacon and/or working on the outlines. Many students needed guidance on the subject of their paper. Others needed help in honing their outlines.

FINAL NOTES:
Chris replaced the keyboard for Stacey with a new one. Samuel needed (and still needs) help using a mouse – his navigation skills are very limited and double-clicking the mouse is quite difficult. Lynn let Patrice (they share a computer) use the computer first with the premise that she would get to use the computer first (instead of Patrice) on Saturday. So Saturday team please ensure that Lynn uses the computer first. Also, the outlines are due on Tuesday the 24th making this Saturday their last chance to get help on finishing them up. Thus, there should be some emphasis on completing the outlines.
And thanks to Loryn for creating the seating chart, it helped immensely!