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Bill Gates Webquest
1. Read the article
2. Please answer the questions according to the paragraph. Number and write answers in notebook. Please answer in full sentences !
Questions:
Paragraph #1
1. Who is this article about ?
2. What is his job title?
3. What is the name of his company?
4. How many people does he employ?
5. Where are these people employed?
Paragraph #2
1. What happened on June 15, 2006?
Paragraph #3
1. What is Bill’s birth date?
2. Where was he born?
3. What was his mother’s career?
Paragraph #4 and #5
1. When did Bill discover his interest in software
2. Where did Bill attend college?
3. What did Bill develop ?
4. What was the name of the first microcomputer?
Paragraph # 6 and #7
1. What was Bill’s belief about computers?
2. Do you think he was right?
3. What was the name of the company he started?
4. What is Microsoft's mission?
Bill Gates Webquest page 2
Paragraph #8
1. What is the name of the book Bill wrote?
2. What can it teach us?
3 . How many languages was it written in?
Paragraph #9
The word “ proceeds “ means = the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction: The proceeds from the sale were donated to the children’s hospital.”
1. What did Bill do with the proceeds from his book sales?
Paragraphs 10, 11, and 12
The word philanthropy means = the activity of donating to such persons or purposes in this way:
1. What has Bill done with his money to support his philanthropic ideas?
Name 3 ways he has donated his money.
2. What other interests does Bill have besides computers and software?
3. What is his wife’s name?
4. How many children does he have?
Webquest i s Completed!!!
Can you answer the question now???
Why is Bill Gates important to the past, present and future of technology?
“Think about ...
What did Bill believe and do in the past that was really important to all of us?
What is he doing right now for people that can and will affect the future ?”
Now answer the question in your notebook.
check out below
http://oldcomputers.net/index.html
http://oldcomputers.net/altair.html
http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~csclub/museum/items/mits_altair_8800.html
http://en.hnf.de/default.asp
Kid info bits
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits?locID=broo67815