Week of January 4th - 8th, 2016

Happy New Year!

Monday:

Return Scratch tests, go over any questions.
Remaining class time for working on AI and Robotics paper

Tuesday:

Begin gentle introduction to programming with Processing.  Download Processing 3 here.
(no donation required).
Begin first project.

Wednesday:

Group 1 current events can be handed in:
P1: Maya, Stephen, Charlotte, Quinn, Josh, Dana, May, Zack H., Alfred, Ritik
P2: Vish, Neil, Brian, Lauren C., Tanay, Dan, Lauren H., Matt, Bryan, Alex
Introduce Tweak mode. Continue with first project. Remember to include comments!

Work on paper or presentation if project is finished.

Thursday:

TBD, depending on progress made on Wednesday.  

Friday:

AI and Robotics papers due - on paper and via turnitin.  You can turn it in on Monday, Jan 11th for a 2% penalty.  Every day after that is 8%, or one letter grade.

Continue with Processing - conditionals and interactive sketches

Week of December 21st - 23rd, 2015

Monday:

Everybody working on Scratch projects.

Remember that your documentation is 25% of your grade. . . . leave some time to do a good job on it.

Tuesday:
Last classroom time to work on Scratch projects.
To turn in the actual program, go to "file->download to your computer" menu item, and download the program file to your computer. Name it "period - yourname.sb2" so it looks like "per1 - fredsmith.sb2" for example, and email it to me. If the file is too big to email, you

can give it to me on a USB, or we will figure something out.

Also, share your project on the Scratch website, and then put the url in this spreadsheet so that everyone can admire your work.
 

Wednesday:

(Shortened period for alumni day) 
Group 2 current events:

P1: Zachary K, Michael, Emily, Juliet, Varoon, Noel, Eesha, Elena, Alex

P2: Jess, Reese, Karly, Ian, Katharine, Mayuri, Deven, Arianna, Stacy

Scratch projects due -- paper documentation handed in and .sb2 file emailed to Mr. J.  We will take the period to admire one another's projects.

Upcoming deadline:

Remember that your Robotics and AI paper is due on Friday, January 8th.  You can choose to turn it in on Monday, January 11th for a 2% penalty.  Every day after the 11th incurs an 8% penalty.

Have a great holiday, everyone!  See you next year!

 

Week of December 14th - 18th, 2015

Monday:

Scratch Maze projects due at beginning of class. In addition to the written work, share your project online in Scratch, and then copy the URL into this spreadsheet beside your name so that others can see your project. (You must be logged onto your ctemc email account for access.)

We will take 10 minutes or so to admire one another's mazes.

Discuss Scratch concepts  #2 handout

Here's a good video about cloning sprites.

Introduce Scratch project

Tuesday:

Scratch homework #3 due

Students work on defining their Scratch project subject

Begin working on project if done.

Wednesday:
Group 1 current events can be handed in:
P1: Maya, Stephen, Charlotte, Quinn, Josh, Dana, May, Zack H., Alfred, Ritik
P2: Vish, Neil, Brian, Lauren C., Tanay, Dan, Lauren H., Matt, Bryan, Alex
Scratch project definition homework due at beginning of class
Everyone working on Scratch project

Thursday:

Everyone working on Scratch project

Friday:
Test on Scratch

Everyone working on Scratch project when done

Week of December 7th - 11th, 2015

Monday:

Finish up "Getting Acquainted with Scratch" worksheet - do #18 and #19 if time allows.
Start "Walking Boy" project when finished

Tuesday:

Scratch homework #1 due at beginning of class
"Getting Acquainted with Scratch" due at beginning of class

Give out Scratch homework #2.

All students working on Walking Boy game.
aMazeMent project available for those who finish

Wednesday:
Group 2 current events can be handed in:
P1: Zachary K, Michael, Emily, Juliet, Varoon, Noel, Eesha, Elena, Alex
P2: Jess, Reese, Karly, Ian, Katharine, Mayuri, Deven, Arianna, Stacy
Finish up Walking Boy, start aMazeMent
Walking Boy writeup due at end of lunchtime

Thursday:
Scratch homework #2 due at beginning of class
Introduce first set of programming concepts: if/forever vs if, broadcast/broadcast and wait, race conditions, state variables
all students working on aMazeMent

Friday:

Scratch Turtle Graphics drawing exercises in class
All students working on aMazeMent - today is the last in-class time. Maze project is due at beginning of class on Monday.  In addition to the written work, make sure your project is publicly visible on the web site, and copy the URL to this spreadsheet so that others can try it out.
Students who have finished maze can start project.

Give out Scratch homework #3.

Week of November 30th - December 4th, 2015

Monday:
Signup for AI/Robotics topics begins at 7:30
Look over test review sheet -- any questions?
continue with Arduino lab

Tuesday:
Test on computer hardware, history, operating systems
When finished, begin work on Robotics/AI paper

Wednesday:
Group 1 current events can be handed in:
P1: Maya, Stephen, Charlotte, Quinn, Josh, Dana, May, Zack H., Alfred, Ritik
P2: Vish, Neil, Brian, Lauren C., Tanay, Dan, Lauren H., Matt, Bryan, Alex
continue with Arduino lab


Thursday:
last day of Arduino lab

Friday:
Last day to sign up for AI/Robotics topic without penalty.
Introduce programming with Scratch:
Why learn to code? (video, 9:34)
Introduction to Scratch 2.0 (video, 1:37) and Getting Started With Scratch (video, 2:24)
Run scratch in your browser: go to scratch.mit.edu and click on "Try It Out"
Start working on "Getting Acquainted with Scratch" worksheet
Give out Scratch homework #1.

Week of November 23 - 25, 2015

Monday:
Finish reading "How Operating Systems Work" for today
Operating Systems vocabulary due

Introduce operating systems: two roles, five jobs of an operating system
User interface videos:

• Microsoft Surface Table (now called PixelSense)
• Microsoft HoloLens
• Magic Leap
• Android Wear
• Amazon Echo
• Project Milo
• Brain-Computer Interface

Tuesday:
introduce file names and paths
hands-on OS with terminal window

Wednesday:(Group 2 current events:
P1: Zachary K, Michael, Emily, Juliet, Varoon, Noel, Eesha, Elena, Alex
P2: Jess, Reese, Karly, Ian, Katharine, Mayuri, Deven, Arianna, Stacy)
Hand out review sheet for test on computer hardware, history, operating systems - Tuesday, Dec 1st
Introduce Arduino, Sparkfun Inventor's Kit, begin Arduino labs

Thursday, Friday:

Happy Thanksgiving!

Week of November 16th - 20th, 2015

Monday:

Complete discussion of electronics components
Hardware basics - input, output, storage, processing worksheet in class
Begin discussing history of computers - Jacquard, Babbage
Videos: Babbage's Difference Engine

Tuesday:
Dissect computers, do dissection worksheet
Hardware vocabulary due
Read "Cartoon Guide" through page 64

Wednesday:
Finish "Cartoon Guide" reading

(Group 1 current events can be handed in:
P1: Maya, Stephen, Charlotte, Quinn, Josh, Dana, May, Zack H., Alfred, Ritik
P2: Vishwak, Neil, Brian, Lauren C., Tanay, Dan, Lauren H., Matthew, Bryan, Alex)

Continue with history of computers: Babbage, Hollerith, WW II computers

Videos: The Queen of Code ENIAC SAGE 

Thursday:

Introduce computer bus and bus services

Fetch/execute cycle

Experiment with the Visible Computer  Class handout

Friday:
Read pages 1 and 2 of "How Do Operating Systems Work?" for today
Complete computer hardware discussion:
Discuss computer chips, Moore's Law

video: How do they make computer chips? Zoom into a microchip

Discuss modern computer history: 1960s to today.

Discuss how a disk drive works

Introduce operating systems.

Week of November 9 - 13, 2015

Monday:
Informatics Part II due at beginning of class.  

Continue with discussion of Robotics and AI: 

• "Smartest Machine on Earth" (NOVA episode) (52:14)
• Introducing Spot (2:15) 
• Sebastian Thrun - Google's Driverless Car (4:14)
• Robots that Learn from People (3:43)
• A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors (1:43)
• RoboBees - Design Poses Intriguing Engineering Challenge (2:20)
• MIT's Nexi MDS Robot - First Test of Expression (1:12)
• Robot Baby Learns How to Express Human Emotion (2:01)
• "The Future of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence" (Andrew Ng, a machine learning expert from Stanford) (16:26)
• Humans Need Not Apply (15:00)
• How to Survive A Robot Uprising (4:02)
• AI vs AI, Two Chatbots Talking to Each Other (1:24)

Tuesday:

Review any questions before the midterm.

Complete videos, discussion of Robotics/AI
Hand out "Soldering is Easy" - read for Thursday

Wednesday:

(Group 2 current events:

P1: Zachary K, Michael, Emily, Juliet, Varoon, Noel, Eesha, Elena, Alex
P2: Jess, Reese, Karly, Ian, Katharine, Mayuri, Deven, Arianna, Stacy)

Midterm exam

Thursday:

Hand out computer hardware vocabulary worksheet - due Tuesday

Hand out Cartoon Guide to Computers - read p 47 - 65 for Tuesday.

Introduce Soldering: How To Solder video, in-class worksheet

Discuss basic electronics - circuits, resistors, capacitors, LEDs, transistors
Hardware basics - input, output, storage, processing worksheet in class

Begin discussing history of computers - Jacquard, Babbage
Video: Babbage's Difference Engine

Friday:

Soldering lab - build a blinky thing (technically it's called a multivibrator circuit. . . )

Week of November 2nd - 6th, 2015

Here again are the resources for Medical Informatics

Monday:
10 minutes at beginning of class to organize presentations
ALL GROUPS MUST BE READY TO GO!
begin Medical Informatics presentations.

Tuesday:
continue with Medical Informatics presentations

Wednesday:
(Group 1 current events can be handed in:
P1: Maya, Stephen, Charlotte, Quinn, Josh, Dana, May, Zack H., Alfred, Ritik
P2: Vishwak, Neil, Brian, Lauren C., Tanay, Dan, Lauren H., Matthew, Bryan, Alex)

Complete presentations.

Complete student survey.

Introduce Artificial Intelligence paper and presentation assignment.
begin Robotics/AI videos, as time allows:

• Dancing Sony Robots (3:26)
• High Speed Robotic Hand (3:00)
• The Latest Version of the LittleDog Robot (2:17)
• Introducing Spot (2:15) 
• Atlas, the Next Generation (2:41)
• Sebastian Thrun - Google's Driverless Car (4:14)
• Robots that Learn from People (3:43)
• A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors (1:43)
• RoboBees - Design Poses Intriguing Engineering Challenge (2:20)
• MIT's Nexi MDS Robot - First Test of Expression (1:12)
• Robot Baby Learns How to Express Human Emotion (2:01)
• A very human-like robot invented by Japanese engineers (3:24)
• How to Survive A Robot Uprising (4:02)
• AI vs AI, Two Chatbots Talking to Each Other (1:24)
• "Smartest Machine on Earth" (NOVA episode) (52:14)
• "The Future of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence" (Andrew Ng, a machine learning expert from Stanford) (16:26)
• Humans Need Not Apply (15:00)

Thursday, Friday:

No school