Impacts of Computing
Lesson 1:
Aloha & Mālama Our Community
Both Physical & Virtual
Module
Impacts of Computing
Materials for Today:
Discussion #1
What is a computer?
Computer
A device for working with information. The information can be numbers, words, pictures, movies, or sounds.
Computers Are All Around Us
Discussion #2
What types of computers do you use?
What do you use these computers for?
Impacts of Computer Science
Computer Science in Hawaiʻi
ʻAmakihi
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo�Bioacoustics Lab
Uses coding to study algorithms to determine our endangered native bird population in Hawaiʻi forests.
Activity
Identify
Identify a problem or something that can be improved by computer science.
Imagine
How would you use computer science to address and resolve this issue?
Innovate
Draw a picture of your new computer and share how it helps our kaiaulu.