Day 15: Impact of Computing Project - Presentations and Unit Review

Learning Objectives

• All unit objectives

Essential Questions

• How can we effectively communicate the impacts of computing innovations?
• How do the concepts in this unit connect to each other and to our lives?
• What are the most important takeaways from our study of the impact of computing?

Materials Needed

• Presentation equipment
• Peer feedback forms
• Unit review materials
• Unit quiz
• Exit survey templates

Vocabulary

• All unit vocabulary

Procedure (50 minutes)

Opening (5 minutes)

1. Welcome and Presentation Setup (5 minutes)
   • Review presentation expectations and format
   • Establish respectful audience guidelines
   • Set up presentation order
   • Distribute peer feedback forms
   • Explain that presentations will be followed by unit review

Main Activities (35 minutes)

2. Student Presentations on Computing Innovations (20 minutes)

   • Students present their computing innovation impact analyses
   • Each presentation should include:
     • Brief description of the innovation
     • Purpose and functionality
     • Beneficial effects on society, economy, or culture
     • Harmful effects or concerns
     • Different stakeholder perspectives
     • Key insights from their analysis
   • Presentations should be 2-3 minutes each
   • Peers complete feedback forms during presentations
   • Brief Q&A after each presentation if time allows

3. Peer Feedback and Discussion (5 minutes)

   • Students share constructive feedback on presentations
   • Class identifies common themes across different innovations
   • Discuss insights about computing impacts that emerged from presentations
   • Highlight particularly strong analyses or interesting findings
   • Connect presentation topics to unit concepts

4. Comprehensive Review of Unit Concepts (10 minutes)

   • Facilitate a review of key unit concepts:
     • Computing innovations and their effects on society
     • Effects on communication, collaboration, and cognition
     • Beneficial and harmful effects of computing
     • Digital divide issues and solutions
     • Legal and ethical concerns in computing
     • Intellectual property in digital contexts
     • Privacy implications of data collection
     • Computing innovations as problem solvers and problem creators
   • Use an engaging review format such as:
     • Concept mapping
     • Jeopardy-style game
     • Think-pair-share review questions
     • Interactive polling
   • Address any remaining questions or misconceptions
   • Make connections between different topics in the unit

Closing (10 minutes)

5. Reflection on Personal Relationship with Technology (5 minutes)

   • Guide students through a reflection on their own relationship with technology:
     • How has this unit changed how you think about computing?
     • What computing impacts are most significant in your own life?
     • What actions might you take based on what you've learned?
     • How might you apply these concepts in your future education or career?
   • Students write brief reflections
   • Invite volunteers to share insights
   • Discuss how awareness influences technology choices

6. Unit Quiz and Final Thoughts (5 minutes)

   • Students complete a brief quiz covering key unit concepts
   • Quiz includes multiple-choice and short-answer questions
   • While students complete the quiz, share final thoughts on the unit
   • Connect Impact of Computing to other AP CSP Big Ideas
   • Celebrate completion of the unit and student growth

Assessment

• Final Project: Quality of presentation and impact analysis
• Peer Feedback: Thoughtfulness of feedback provided to others
• Unit Quiz: Accuracy of responses to key concept questions

Differentiation

For Advanced Students

• Encourage them to make connections across multiple unit concepts in their reflections
• Ask them to identify emerging impact issues not covered in the unit
• Challenge them with more complex quiz questions

For Struggling Students

• Provide a structured template for presentation and reflection
• Offer a study guide with key concepts for the quiz
• Focus review on the most essential unit concepts

Homework/Extension

• Write a final reflection on how the unit has influenced their view of technology
• Research a career related to managing computing impacts (policy, ethics, design)
• Develop a personal technology use plan based on unit insights

Teacher Notes

• Ensure all students have the opportunity to present their work
• Maintain a supportive atmosphere for presentations
• Balance presentation time to allow for thorough review
• Use the presentations as opportunities to reinforce key unit concepts
• Collect final projects for assessment
• Consider having students provide written peer feedback to share after class
• Emphasize that impact awareness is an ongoing process beyond the unit