Friday, May 30, 2014

Week of June 2nd - 6th, 2014

You can download JES here. The files to download are listed in the left-hand column under the green Featured banner. Use jes-4-3.exe for Windows, and jes-4-3-mac.zip for Mac.

Monday:
  • continue to work on guessing game challenges with JES.
Tuesday:
  • 45 minutes of class time to finish up guessing game challenges and code reviews
  • introduce lists, nested loops, range()
Wednesday:
  • guessing game challenges due at lunchtime
  • why not do a current event?
  • continue with lists, nested loops, range()
  • begin working on loop homework
Thursday:
  • personal day for Mr. J.
  • everyone working independently on subroutine parameter slides and worksheet
  • can work on loop homework when done
Friday:
  • loop homework due
  • review subroutine parameters, introduce JES drawing APIs
  • everyone working on list/loop/drawing challenges
  • for next Tuesday: read The Way of the Program - skip parts 1.9, 1.11.  Know the difference between syntax, runtime, and semantic errors, the difference between formal and natural languages, and the vocabulary in 1.10.
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Friday, May 23, 2014

Week of May 26th - 30th, 2014

Monday:
  • Memorial Day holiday, no school.  Take some time to think about the meaning of the day, and thank a vet while you're at it.
Tuesday:
  • Last in-class time to work on RUR-PLE.  Please make sure that you have something constructive to do with your time if you've finished.
  • Hand out RUR-PLE test review sheet.
  • Remember, you can download RUR-PLE from here. Get the .exe for Windows, or the .dmg for OS X.
Wednesday:
  • AI and Robotics paper due at the beginning of class, on paper and via turnitin.
  • Review for RUR-PLE test.
  • Introduce JES and Jython.  You can download JES here.  The files to download are listed in the left-hand column under the green Featured banner.  Use jes-4-3.exe for Windows, and jes-4-3-mac.zip for Mac.
Thursday:
  • RUR-PLE test
  • Students work on Intro to Jython Programming: Using JES when finished
Friday:
  • Continue with Jython, begin Guessing Game challenges.
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Friday, May 16, 2014

Week of May 19th - 23rd, 2014

Remember that your AI/Robotics paper is due on Wednesday, May 28th...

Monday:
  • Review for Tuesday's test on computer hardware, history, operating systems
  • Start RUR-PLE: subroutines, for count in range()
  • You can download RUR-PLE from here. Get the .exe for Windows, or the .dmg for OS X.
Tuesday:
  • Test on computer hardware, history, operating systems
  • Continue with RUR-PLE when finished
Wednesday:
  • (Career day, shortened periods)
  • Introduce conditionals: if, if/else, if/elif, if/elif/else
Thursday:
  • Introduce while loop
  • Continue to work on RUR-PLE
  • Everyone should be well into the second set of exercises by the end of today
Friday:
  • Continue to work on second RUR-PLE exercises

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Friday, May 9, 2014

Week of May 12th - 16th, 2014

Monday:
  • Computer hardware vocabulary due
  • Give out OS vocab, reading for Wednesday
  • Computer dissection
Tuesday:
(Color wars: Formal Day)
Wednesday:
(Color wars: Twins/Triplets Day)
  • Complete student survey
  • Current events accepted today
  • Complete computer hardware discussion
  • Discuss how a disk drive works
  • Read "How Do Operating Systems Work?" for today
  • Introduce operating systems: two roles, five jobs of an operating system
Thursday:
(Color wars: Athletes & Mathletes Day)
  • OS vocabulary sheet due
  • wrap up operating systems discussion
  • hands-on OS with terminal window
Friday:
(Color wars: Team Colors Day, shortened periods)

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Friday, May 2, 2014

Week of May 5th - 9th, 2014

Monday:
  • Robotics/AI presentation topic signup opens at 7:30AM
  • Read Cartoon Guide to Computer through page 65 for today
  • Risks presentation (2nd period only)
  • Introduce Soldering: How To Solder video, in-class worksheet
  • Hardware basics - input, output, storage, processing worksheet
  • Begin discussing history of computers - Jacquard, Babbage
  • Video: Babbage's Difference Engine
Tuesday:
  • Read Soldering is Easy handout for today 
  • Part III of medical informatics due - summaries of other group topics, reflection
  • Soldering lab - build a blinky thing:
Wednesday:
  • Why not do a current event?
  • Finish Cartoon Guide packet for today
  • Discuss basic electronics - circuits, resistors, capacitors, LEDs, transistors
  • Continue with computer history through Hollerith
  • Give out computer hardware vocabulary worksheet - due Monday
Thursday:
  • Mr. J. out.  Students will work on Robotics/AI paper.
Friday:
  • Shortened periods, distance learning in media center
  • Videos:

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