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 * UNIT PLAN TITLE:** Computer Maintenance Project

Student teachers who are involved in this 4-week project will host an exhibition to share and showcase their respective interactive multimedia CDs featuring PC maintenance. The main aim is to educate the public as well as undergraduates from all faculties in the university to keep computers healthy. Each student plays the role of a PC doctor who conducts a needs assessment on computer maintenance. They also identify all illnesses related to computer, investigate its causes and suggest possible solutions for healing the illnesses. Findings are compiled into multimedia presentation in a form of CD and reports published on a blog ( []  ). In addition to this, discussions with among the students will also be done using Intel’s website with Visual Thinking Tool (computer illness), Seeing Reason Tool (causes of the illness) and Showing Evidence Tool for arguing causes of illness with evidence. In addition, they discuss and share information of possible solutions for the illnesses using another blog ( []  ). The student teachers’ products will be evaluated using rubrics
 * UNIT SUMMARY:**

Goal Role Audience Set of tasks Product Evaluation Duration   Technology

2. What are the illnesses of a computer and their causes? 3. How can we maintain a computer’s health? ||
 * CURRICULUM-FRAMING QUESTIONS:**
 * Essential Question || Can we live without a computer? ||
 * Unit Questions || 1. How does a computer operate and why does it malfunction? ||
 * Content Questions || 1. How does a computer function and malfunction?

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