Message from lkrant

May 13, 2004 at 5:46 am #9653

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I teach an Intro to Computers class, where I take my students from the earliest computers to what to expect in the future as well as learning various computer application programs. As part of the history of computers, we discuss the Abacus. Normally, I discuss it briefly how it is used and that it is 2-5,000 years old In future lessons, I plan on using a webquest (see below) to help them understand this Asian calculator.
I think it is important to understand how technology has changed over time. The fact that it took hundreds or thousands of years to reach a desktop computer is amazing. We went from a huge 30 ton computer in 1946 to a much more powerful computer that is on their desk now. Technology is moving even faster so it is even more important to understand the past.

Larry

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/indexa-b.html
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