Computer Science

Friday (9/16/11)

Warmup:

• Copy the Scratch program that Mr. Bui has posted on the board
• Do you see a pattern?
• What do you think we can do to simplify the code?

Agenda:

• Demo Scratch - Moving and Drawing Assignment
• Demo Scratch - Sound Board Assignment
• Iteration / Repeating
• Iteration Practice Assignment
  • Create a Scratch program that uses the repeat block to draw a staircase
  • Create a Scratch program that repeatedly draws squares across the screen
  • Create a Scratch program that draws a circle (HINT: Repeat 360 times turning and moving)

Thursday (9/15/11)

Warmup:

• Take out your headphones or borrow a pair of headphones from Mr. Bui
• Plug in the headphones to the backside of your computer

Agenda:

• Demo your Scratch - Moving and Drawing Assignment
• Key pressing
• Sounds
  • Downloading a sound (e.g. Mario sound clips)
  • Record your own sound
  • Playing sounds in Scratch
• Scratch - Sound Board Assignment

Tuesday - Wednesday (9/13/11 - 9/14/11)

Warmup:

• Use Google Image Search to find a school-appropriate image that you would like to use as a sprite. Don't worry if you need to crop (cut out the image.)

Agenda:

• Introduction to Scratch
  • Sprites (costumes and direction)
  • Basic movement
  • Pen
• Scratch - Moving and Drawing Assignment
• Please bring headphones/earphones to your next class

Friday - Monday (9/8/11 - 9/12/11)

• How do we solve problems?
  1. Pair up
  2. Write out the steps involved in making a PB&J sandwich.
  3. How many steps are necessary in making a PB&J sandwich?
• Share sandwich stories
• What lessons/problems did we run into?
• What does programming mean?
• Introduction to Scratch

Wednesday - Thursday (9/7/11 - 9/7/11)

Warmup:

• If you have not done so, complete the Student Survey

Agenda:

• 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
  • School Web Lockers - http://wlhs.schoolweblockers.com
  • Blackboard - http://apsva.blackboard.com
• What is computer science?

1. List people/things/systems that use computers (e.g. air traffic control)
2. For each of the above people/things/systems, write down the information that they use (e.g. flight information)
3. List things you have done in any science class
4. Define the term: "to compute" or "computation"
5. Share the document with

Homework:

• Signed syllabus sheet due by the end of next week (9/16/11). You may turn it in anytime before then.

Tuesday - Thursday (9/6/11 - 9/8/11)

• Introductions
• Name cards
• Lab setup/config
  • Login username is your first initial and lastname (e.g. pbui)
  • Your password is your student ID number
  • Go to Apple (upper left) -> System Preferences -> Accounts -> Change Password
  • Acceptable-use policies apply in this lab!
• Complete the Student Surveys