Week of Oct 30th - Nov 3rd, 2017

Monday:
Introduce Python programming with IDLE
Do "Intro to Python Programming: Using IDLE" worksheet

Tuesday:
Introduce Python variables and types
Do "Expressions and Types" worksheet - review in class
Introduce raw_input(), print, formatted printing with %

Wednesday:

"Intro to Python Programming: Using IDLE" worksheet due by end of lunchtime
Group 4 current events:
Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it. Also remember to submit your writeup to turnitin.
P1: Iqra, Michael, Amol, Benedikt
P2: Christine, Bryan, Rylie, Abby

Start "Simple Python Calculation" project

Thursday:

Everyone working on "Simple Python Calculation"

Friday:

Give out midterm review sheet
About 20 minutes to work on  "Simple Python Calculation" - due by end of lunchtime on Monday

Reintroduce assignment = vrs test for equality ==, logical expressions, for and while loops
Begin work on Guessing Game programs
Give out AI Homework #1 (due Nov 13th) and #2 (due Nov 15th)

Week of October 23rd - 27th, 2017

Monday:
All students should be working on part 2 of the RUR-PLE exercises.
Students who have finished should should try the Bebras challenge.  If you would like a login to do the competition for real, let me know.
For Wednesday, read "The Way of the Program" and turn in vocabulary worksheet

Tuesday:
Last in-class time for RUR-PLE.  When you finish, try the Bebras challenge.
Give out RUR-PLE test review sheet.

Wednesday:
Group 3 current events:
Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it. Also remember to submit your writeup to turnitin.
P1: Jake, Antonio, Dayna, Alexandra
P2: Matthew, Ramya, Noah, Shipra, Ria

Homework for today: read "The Way of the Program" and turn in vocabulary worksheet

Review for test on RUR-PLE
Discuss "Way of the Program"
End of lunchtime: last chance to show me the RUR-PLE extra credit problem

Thursday:
RURPLE test
Please take this survey when you've finished with the test.

Friday:
JSUMC rotation

Week of October 16th - 20th, 2017

Monday:
First period: 30 minutes to work on part II of Medical Informatics project
Second period: Complete Imaging Informatics presentation

Introduce programming with RUR-PLE
Why Learn to Code?
Introduce RUR-PLE: 

You can download RUR-PLE from here. Get the .exe for Windows, or the .dmg for OS X.

Tuesday:
Continue with RUR-PLE: subroutine def, for count in range(),if, if/else
RUR-PLE part 2 available for those who finish part 1

Wednesday:

Group 2 current events:

Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it. Also remember to submit your writeup to turnitin.
P1: Aaron, Eliana, Kaitlyn, Stephanie, Andrea
P2: Brian, Jess, Ayla, Alex, Lenny

Continue with RUR-PLE conditionals: flowcharts, if/elif/else

Thursday:
Homework for today: Medical Informatics part II due at beginning of class
You can turn it in on Friday for a two point penalty, or Monday for a five point penalty.  Beginning Tuesday, the standard late penalty will be in effect, so a project turned in Tuesday will have a 13 point penalty, Wednesay will be 21 points, and so forth.

Introduce while loop
Everyone should have finished RUR-PLE part 1 by the end of today

Friday:

JSUMC rotation

Week of Oct 9th - 13th, 2017

Monday:
No school, staff day

Tuesday:
Begin medical informatics presentations.  Everyone must be ready to go.


Wednesday:
PSAT

Thursday:
Group 1 current events due today:
P1: Riley, Safwan, Carolyn, Jenna, Logan
P2: Leyla, Rudra, Matan, Vincenzo, Tara
Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it.

Continue with medical informatics presentations.

Friday:
JSUMC rotation