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Classwork 15

Get to know the computer scientists of the past / present before you become the ones of the future!


Follow these steps!

  1. [2 minutes] Form groups of 3 - 4 students -- you just can't work solo, get to know someone around you, and if you need a group, come on down to the front of the class!

  2. [5 minutes] Browse the list of famous computer scientists at the following link and pick one to do a brief presentation on to the rest of the class (hint: if you have a topic you're interested in [e.g., networks, artificial intelligence, security, etc.] do a CTRL+F or CMD+F on the page to find people who worked in that domain):

    List of ALL Famous Computer Scientists


    You can also Google for others that meet some criteria you're interested in, e.g.,

    Lesser Known Computing Pioneers


  3. [1 minute] Once you have chosen a famous computer scientist, put their name and your group members in the following spreadsheet.

    Importantly: you must choose a computer scientist NOT chosen by another group!

    Reservation Sheet


  4. [2 minutes] Copy the slide template into your own Google drive from the following:

    Presentation Templates


    To do so:

    • Open the link above in your browser, make sure you're signed into your Google account

    • In the menu, go to File > Make a copy

    • Choose where to save it on your own Google drive (doens't really matter where, you can delete it after presenting)

  5. [15-20 minutes] Follow the slide outline, replacing the TODOs with what each bullet requests.

    Feel free to make them as meme-y and amusing as you'd like as long as the content is there (but keep things appropriate for a school audience).

    Plan to have roughly one minute to present your slides!

  6. [1 minute] On the lmucs workspace on Slack (lmucs.slack.com), find our cmsi1900-fall2024 channel and post a link to your slides!

    Make sure that when you post the link, the privacy of the Share is set to public! (i.e., the "Anyone with the link can edit" option)

  7. [Rest of Class] Each group will present their slides! I'll share them on the big screen and you can just stand up and present to the class.

    You must stay to watch all presentations, i.e., cannot leave after presenting yours!


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