This week you will work with a partner to Learn about the technologies, processes, and methods that make your computer and the Internet work.

Your assignments are found as internet lessons with work sheets to complete and turn in each day.

The web site is:

http://www97.intel.com/discover/JourneyInside/TJI_Curriculum/default.aspx

Enter The Journey Inside^SM.

1. The Journey Inside^SM is a collection of 35 interactive, online lessons for you and your partner to complete.

2. Explore the Curriculum The curriculum is divided into six sections.
   This section constitutes the curriculum portion of The Journey Inside^SM. Use the links below or the tabs at the top of the page to complete any or all of the materials. Students and teachers alike may wish to bookmark this page for easy reference. The Journey Inside^SM is divided into the following six sections:

1. Introduction to Computers
   This section provides short history of the computer, introduces the four major components of a computer, and compares computer "brains" with the human brain.
2. Circuits and Switches
   This section teaches students about electricity, electric circuits, and the difference between mechanical and non-mechanical (transistors) switches.
3. Digital Information
   This section explores the differences between the decimal and binary number systems and how the information is represented and processed using binary code.
4. Microprocessors
   This section investigates how microprocessors process information, demonstrates the size and the complexity of their circuitry, and explains how they are manufactured.
5. The Internet
   This section defines the Internet, then goes on to explain the World Wide Web, hypertext, URLs, packets, bandwidth, connection choices, search engines, and the need to critically evaluate the quality of the information found on the Web.
6. Technology and Society
   This section discusses the impact technological advances have on people's lives, with examples from the past and current day. Numerous side stories provide insights on ways the digital age is already affecting our lives. The final section talks about the accelerating rate of change and what we might expect to see in the near future.
   
   

3. Many of the lessons include interactive Flash* activities, virtual field trips, and videos demonstrating the ideas discussed.

4. You will also be able to use the other Intel® Innovation in Education thinking tools such as Visual Ranking and Seeing Reason to further enhance your students' learning.