I lectured on “What is the Internet & Who Cares” to BJU Computer Applications I today. Here’s an overview of the topics we covered.

• What is the Internet
• What is a network
• What is a computer
• What is information
• How are computers (general purpose device) different from all other devices (washing machines, dryers, microwaves, cars …)
• Software
• Technologies ahead of their time (Babbage’s Analytic Engine)
• InternetTrafficReport.com (routers, packets, routing)
• Why does web pages come up slowly sometimes (my pc, my network, Internet, server)
• Did you Know presentation
• Computation Thinking
• mturk.com: computers + humans = higher level problem solving

I spent an exciting & academically challenging 2 days with my CS Team today in Asheville, NC @ Temple Baptist School and Cramerton, NC @ Cramerton Christian Academy. We received a very warm welcome from the administration, faculty and students. Both schools allowed us to interact with their students in a 3-hour hands-on Robotics Workshop. The students worked in teams of 3 & 4 to build and program a Lego Mindstorm robot. The teams each did a presentation in front of their fellow students showing off their creations. It was a fun and educational time for all!