Friday, February 26, 2016

Week of February 29th - March 4th, 2016

Some useful links for your web site:
Monday:
Take survey on computer security knowledge. It's fine if you aren't familiar with many of the words, I'm just trying to get an idea of what you've heard of.
Last in-class time to work on "3 Page Website" project -- due Thursday at 11:15 -- turn-in sheet handed in, files on server. If you have some time, and you're happy with your site and want to go a little further, you might want to adapt this idea and use a version of it on your website: https://www.thinkful.com/learn/halloween-programming-tutorial/

Tuesday:
Pioneer presentations

Wednesday:
Group 4 current events:
P1: Stella, Angelina, Vithoria, Joelle
P2: Mikaela, Scott, Karlo, Taylor

Begin discussion of Google, cloud computing, dynamic web pages
Videos:
Being a Google Autocompleter (2:37)
How Google Search works (3:15)
How Search Ads Work (2:38)
How Google Apps Work (1:51)
Google Data Center (4:52)

Thursday:
15 minutes at beginning of class to turn in web sites - web sites due by 11:15 today.
Continue with discussion of cookies and dynamic web pages.
Read Cookie Monsters.
Video: What They Know - Advertising Cookies and You (7:15)

Brief discussion of computer algorithms:
Algorithm: "a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer." "In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is a self-contained step-by-step set of operations to be performed." In other words, an algorithm is a recipe.
Video: What is an Algorithm and Why Should You Care?
Video: The Smartest Elevators
Demonstrate Conway's Game of Life
Demonstrate selection sort vs merge sort

Friday:
JSUMC Rotation #1

Security readings for next Monday, March 7th:

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Week of February 22nd - 26th, 2016

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Monday:
JSUMC orientation

Tuesday:
Discuss CRAP Graphic Design Principles
Introduce CSS classes, <div> and <span> tags.
Work on "3 Page Website" project

Wednesday:
Group 3 current events due:
P1: Katie P., Amy, Parth, Anvitha, Maya
P2: Trisha, Frank, Jack, Anna
Students check out www.csszengarden.com website
Pass out HTML readability guidelines
Introduce HTML table tags, rowspan and colspan attributes
Work on "3 Page Website" project

Thursday:
Work on "3 Page Website" project

Friday:

Work on "3 Page Website" project

Also, the Computer Pioneer presentations will be next Tuesday, March 1st.

Friday, February 12, 2016

Week of February 15th - 19th, 2016

Monday:
No school

Tuesday:

Computer Pioneers project due, on paper and via turnitin.
Discuss CSS: <style> tag, style= attribute, external stylesheets
Give out "Ducks in a Row" worksheet,
Hand out Graphic Design Principles reading for Thursday

Wednesday:
Current events:
P1: Katherine I., Eric, Thomas, Carly, Jillian

P2: Amanda, James, Nicholas, Grace, Andrey
Demonstrate access to web server
Demonstrate HTML validator www.onlinewebcheck.com
Everyone working on "Ducks in a Row"
3 page website assignment available when finished

Thursday:
Everyone working on "Ducks in a Row"
3 page website assignment available when finished

Friday:

"Ducks in a Row" due by 11:15 - files on server,  turn-in sheet handed in
3 page website assignment available when finished

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Friday, February 5, 2016

Week of February 8th - 12th, 2016

Monday:
Continue discussion of internet history and technology
Video: What is Information Theory?

Video: Morse code and the information age
Video: Warriors of the Net

Tuesday:
Internet vocab due at beginning of class
For today, read Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web and turn in this worksheet.
Give out computer pioneers project
Video: DNS Explained
Video: The Internet of Things

Wednesday:
TCP/IP try-at-home due. Here are worksheets for Windows 7 and Mac OS X. If you run into problems with any of the commands, take your answer from these screen shots -- what you would have seen if it had worked.
Current events:
P1: Juliana, Emily, Kristen, Alexander, Edward
P2: Keely, Abigail, Katelin, Lauren, Neha

Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it.
Wrap up internet technology discussion
Hand out review sheet for test on binary/hex numbers, digital representation of information, internet technology.
Begin HTML unit.

Thursday:
Go over review sheet, answer any questions before test on Tuesday.
Complete HTML intro, work on first HTML exercises in class.

Friday:
Test: Binary/hex numbers, analog/digital conversion, internet technologies
Complete 1st HTML exercise, begin second HTML exercise when done with test