Computer Science

Tuesday (9/11/12)

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
• Complete and demo Scratch - Moving and Drawing Assignment
• Key pressing
• Sounds (you will need to use headphones for this unit)
  • Downloading a sound (e.g. Mario sound clips)
  • Record your own sound
  • Playing sounds in Scratch
• Complete and demo Scratch - Sound Board Assignment

Friday (9/7/12)

Warmup:

1. Bring up your responses from the "Defining computer science" activity at the end of last class
2. Review your responses
3. Define the term: "to compute" or "computation" in your "Defining computer science" google doc
4. Now, try to define the term "computer science"

Agenda:

• "What is computer science?" discussion
• Different fields in computer science
• How do we solve problems?
  1. Pair up
  2. One partner should create a google doc
  3. Write both partners names at the top
  4. Don't forget to share the document with
  5. Write out the steps involved in making a PB&J sandwich
• Share sandwich stories
• What lessons/problems did we run into?
• What does programming mean?
• Introduction to Scratch
  • Sprites (costumes and direction)
  • Basic movement
  • Pen
• Scratch - Moving and Drawing Assignment

Homework:

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

Wednesday (9/5/12)

Warmup:

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

Agenda:

• Misc logistics
  • 20/10 no pass policy
  • Location of bathrooms
  • Sign in/out sheets
• Introductions
• Computer Science I Syllabus
• IT Resources for Students (UserID: StudentID# and Password: Birthday)
  • Google Apps - http://www.apsva.us/google
  • Dropbox - http://www.dropbox.com
  • etc.
• Defining computer science:
  1. Write your name the top of the Google Doc
  2. List people/things/systems that use computers (e.g. air traffic control)
  3. For each of the above people/things/systems, write down the information/data that they use (e.g. flight information)
  4. List things you have done in any science class
  5. Define the term: "to compute" or "computation"
  6. Share the document with

Homework:

• Signed syllabus sheet due by the end of next week (9/14/11). You may turn it in anytime before then.

Tuesday (9/4/12)

• 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