Computer Science

Tuesday - Thursday (9/9/14 - 9/11/14)

Warmup:

• Turn in your signed syllabus if you have it. Due by the end of the week!
• Log into your accounts
  • Username: first initial + last name (e.g. pbui)
  • Password: student ID#

Agenda:

• Introduction to Scratch
• Scratch - Moving and Drawing Assignment
  • Complete the assignment and demonstrate (demo) it to Mr. Bui
• 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

Friday (9/5/14)

Warmup:

1. Turn in your syllabus if you have it signed
2. Google Classroom
   • Sign into your APS Google accounts
   • Class code: 7ysvhsw
3. Submit your "Defining Computer Science" document from last class

Agenda:

• How do we solve problems?
  1. Pair up
  2. One partner should create a Google Doc
  3. Share the Google Doc with your partner
  4. Title the document: PB&J Steps
  5. Write both partners names at the top
  6. Write out the steps involved in making a PB&J sandwich
  7. Both partners should submit the document via Google Classroom
• 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
• Work on Scratch - Moving and Drawing Assignment

Homework:

• Signed syllabus sheet due by the end of next week (9/12/14). You may turn it in anytime before then.

Wednesday (9/3/14)

Agenda:

• Complete the Student Survey if you have not already done so
• Introductions
• Misc logistics
  • 20/10 no pass policy
  • Location of bathrooms
  • Sign in/out sheets
• Computer Science I Syllabus
  • Signed syllabus sheets due by the end of next week (9/12/14)
• Google Classroom
  • Sign into your APS Google accounts
  • Class code: 7ysvhsw
• IT Resources for Students (UserID: StudentID# and Password: Birthday)
  • Google Apps - http://www.apsva.us/google
  • Dropbox - http://www.dropbox.com
  • Others (Skydrive, etc.)
• Defining computer science activity:
  1. Sign into your APS Google Drive and create a new document
  2. Title the document: Defining Computer Science
  3. Write your name at the top of the Google Doc
  4. Define the term: "to compute" or "computation"
  5. List 5 people/things/systems that use computers (e.g. air traffic control)
  6. For each of the above people/things/systems, write down the information/data that they use (e.g. flight information)
  7. Submit the assignment via Google Classroom

Homework:

• Signed syllabus sheet due by the end of next week (9/12/14). You may turn it in anytime before then.

Tuesday (9/2/14)

• Introductions
• Name cards
• Guest login
  • Username: guest
  • No password (just hit enter)
• Complete the Student Survey