CDD Class Report Walden 11-10-09

WEEKLY CLASS REPORT
Walden House / 11-10-09


Opening Comments:

There were two people who were not on the attendance list that tried to join in

Attendance:

All students showed up that were registered, about half of the students came from anotherlocation and were 10mins late.

INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW:

Both instructors introduced themselves, speaking about volunteering, and computer backgrounds.

1ST TOPIC COVERED:

Marco led from the introduction, going around the room to ask students what they hope to learn and then with manuals distributed, went over the rules and regulations in a stern and firm manner.

2ND TOPIC COVERED:

The required paper and presentation were discussed by Soni. The class followed along, reading from the manual.


ADDITIONAL TOPICS:

The first discovery words were covered after break, with Marco showing the class the inside of the computer and parts. The analogy of a car was used repeatedly to further
explain the ideas. The class was asked to come up with an example of RAM and they used the example of a cup of water from a jug of water.


LAB TIME:

Students turned on the monitor and computer. There was one computer for each student, with only one group of two. The mouse was then explained, with left button being the primary button and right button, being the secondary. Students then practiced click and drag, using the icons on the desktop.


FINAL NOTES:

While lab time was brief for this week, students were already showing excitement, not wanting class to be over. The wrap us was given by Soni, sharing the graduation ceremony news, reminding student to please not miss more than two classes.