Technology Team had another great meeting yesterday. In our second official meeting, we expanded on the last lesson about the inner workings of an XBOX and a PC.
This time, it was the kids turn to get up to their elbows in technology.
We brought the same PC from last week (in about 30 pieces tho). First, Sean (DE Consultant) went over each component as a refresher. Next, he let the students figure out where the parts went, showing them the finer details— like how to align the processer correctly so you don’t bend the pins.
After the PC was back together, Sean asked, “Now who wants to take apart my laptop?” About 15 hands went up in unison. We had the guys in front swap places with their friends behind them to let some new hands get in on the action. Then, Sean, not too concerned about the well being of his laptop, let the students figure it out on their own, answering any questions they had along the way.
After the laptop was stripped down, we rotated participants again and a let new group reassemble it (with guidance from their teammates who just took it apart). As you can see from my slightly blurry photos, the laptop still booted up when all was said and done.
We had a great turnout again this week (15). Looking forward to the next lesson on building a wireless network! I’ll keep you posted.
-Bryan
