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'''Homework:'''
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# Write down a quick sketch of what devices and computers are at your home
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# Write down how they're connected to the router (wireless or wired)
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# Write down how your router is connected to the internet (cable? fios? dial-up?)
  
 
== Tuesday (1/29/13) ==
 
== Tuesday (1/29/13) ==

Revision as of 10:46, 31 January 2013

Thursday (1/31/13)

Agenda:

  • Computer Hardware Quiz
  • Introduction to Networking and the Internet
  • Network Diagrams
    1. Using Diagrams Online, create a network diagram of your home network
    2. Include and label all the different computer systems that connect to your network (laptops, desktops, tablets, cell phones, consoles)
    3. Include and label all the networking components (switches, routers, modems) of the diagram
    4. Draw lines to connect the computers to the networking components
    5. Use different lines to differentiate hard-wired connections and wireless connections
    6. Identify your modem or router's internet service provider
    7. Make sure the diagram looks clean
    8. Include your name at the top
    9. Be sure to save
    10. Export as PDF and submit to Mr. Bui

Homework:

  1. Write down a quick sketch of what devices and computers are at your home
  2. Write down how they're connected to the router (wireless or wired)
  3. Write down how your router is connected to the internet (cable? fios? dial-up?)

Tuesday (1/29/13)

Agenda:

  • How do you choose a computer case?
    1. Check the size of your motherboard (e.g. ATX, mini-ATX, micro-ATX, etc.) and match it with the case
    2. Make sure your case looks cool
  • How do you choose a power supply?
  • Complete the Computer hardware assignment today
    • Make sure you share the document with Mr. Bui
    • Make sure that you have all of the required pieces in your spreadsheet
  • Quiz on the different computer components on Thursday (1/31/13)
    • You should be able to identify the name of the part just by looking at it
    • You should be able to explain what that part basically does

Wednesday - Friday (1/23/13 - 1/25/13)

Agenda:

Thursday (1/17/13)

  • Team Project Presentations
    • Limited to 10 minutes
    • You must demonstrate your game
    • Everyone in your group should present a little bit
  • Team Projects - Play them!

Tuesday (1/15/13)

Agenda:

  • Team Project Presentations - Thursday (1/17/13)
  1. Create a Google Presentation
  2. Share with Mr. Bui and each of your group members
  3. Title slide should have your game's name and team name
  4. Team roles slide should list team members and each of their roles/responsibilities
  5. Resources slide should display any other games you used as a resource to make your game
  6. Game demonstration
    • Link to your game uploaded to the Scratch website (you should demo the game during your presentation)
  7. Obstacles slide should list specific problems or difficulties that your team ran into during development
    • You should include difficulties in your team's interactions
    • You should include difficulties in your game's programming
  • Slideshow Guidelines
    • Use bulleted lists
    • Each bulleted item has a max of around 8 words
    • Do *not* write out sentences or paragraphs
    • Ask yourself: is this clear, concise, and easy to understand?

Thursday - Friday (1/3/13 - 1/11/13)

Agenda:

  • Team Project
  1. Gather in your groups
  2. Touch base with each other
  3. Review your deadlines
  4. Everything must be integrated and completed by Tuesday (1/15/13)
  5. Group presentations of project on Thursday (1/17/13)

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