Difference between revisions of "Computer Science"
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== Tuesday (9/10/13) == | == Tuesday (9/10/13) == |
Revision as of 09:27, 12 September 2013
Contents
Thursday (9/12/13)
Warmup:
- Turn in your signed syllabus if you have it
- Due by the end of the week!
- Demonstrate your Scratch - Moving and Drawing Assignment to Mr. Bui
Agenda:
- Key pressing
- Sounds (you will need to use headphones for this unit!)
- Downloading a sound (e.g. Mario sound clips)
- Record your own sound
- Playing sounds in Scratch
- Complete and demo Scratch - Sound Board Assignment
Tuesday (9/10/13)
Warmup:
- Turn in your signed syllabus if you have it
- Due by the end of the week!
Agenda:
- Introduction to Scratch
- Create your Scratch account at: http://scratch.mit.edu/
- Sprites (costumes and direction)
- Basic movement
- Pen
- Scratch - Moving and Drawing Assignment
- Complete the assignment and demonstrate (demo) it to Mr. Bui
Friday (9/6/13)
Warmup:
- Turn in your syllabus if you have it signed
- If you have not already done so, complete the Student Survey
- Bring up your responses from the "Defining computer science" activity at the end of last class
- Review your responses
Agenda:
- "What is computer science?" discussion
- Different fields in computer science
- How do we solve problems?
- Share sandwich stories
- What lessons/problems did we run into?
- What does programming mean?
- Introduction to Scratch
- Create your Scratch account at: http://scratch.mit.edu/
- Sprites (costumes and direction)
- Basic movement
- Pen
- Scratch - Moving and Drawing Assignment
Homework:
- Signed syllabus sheet due by the end of next week (9/13/13). You may turn it in anytime before then.
Wednesday (9/4/13)
Agenda:
- Lab setup/config
- Login username is your first initial and lastname (e.g. pbui)
- Your password is your student ID number
- You may customize your account/desktop however you wish (school-appropriate)
- Acceptable-use policies apply in this lab!
- Complete the Student Survey
- Introductions
- Misc logistics
- 20/10 no pass policy
- Location of bathrooms
- Sign in/out sheets
- Computer Science I Syllabus
- IT Resources for Students (UserID: StudentID# and Password: Birthday)
- Google Apps - http://www.apsva.us/google
- Dropbox - http://www.dropbox.com
- etc.
- Defining computer science activity:
- Title the document: Defining CS
- Write your name the top of the Google Doc
- Define the term: "to compute" or "computation"
- List 5 people/things/systems that use computers (e.g. air traffic control)
- For each of the above people/things/systems, write down the information/data that they use (e.g. flight information)
- Share the document with
Homework:
- Signed syllabus sheet due by the end of next week (9/13/13). You may turn it in anytime before then.
Tuesday (9/3/13)
- Introductions
- Name cards
- Lab setup/config
- Login username is your first initial and lastname (e.g. pbui) (for today...use "guest")
- Your password is your student ID number (for today...no password)
- Go to Apple (upper left) -> System Preferences -> Accounts -> Change Password (we'll do this later)
- Acceptable-use policies apply in this lab!
- Complete the Student Surveys