What's Going On? November 30-December 4th

Fundamentals of Programming

Students have been working on their creative projects using animation.  This project will continue into this week and should wrap up by the end of class on Tuesday.  After this time, students will then move onto our next unit.  We will talk about lists and how to create permanent data storage so that we don't have to recreate data each time we open the app.  Students will then work on the "No Texting While Driving" app that would automatically read text message aloud and send a message back letting the person know that they will text them back later because they are driving.




Programming the Web 1

This week students will finish up with our tenth unit.  Students were able to learn about the different types of layouts that can be used to set up a website.  We have created a bunch of templates that students might choose to expand upon once it is time to work on our final project.

Students should have the lesson 10 reading guide completed by the beginning of class on Wednesday. We will also complete our lesson review questions during class this day.  On Monday students will work on completing assignment 10A, where student use floats to arrange their web page.  On Wednesday we will complete assignment 10B as a class and talk about how layouts can be created using negative margins.  Students are considered "on pace" if they have completed the lesson 10 assignments by the end of class on Wednesday.

During class on Thursday and Friday, students will begin work on lesson 11 where we will learn about some additional CSS techniques.

Programming the Web 2

This week Web 2 students should complete their form formative assignment where we create a form that could be used for a neonatal study at a hospital.  It is very important that students successfully complete this assignment so that we are ready to add an interactive piece with JavaScript once we move into our next unit.  Students should aim to have this assignment completed by the end of class on Wednesday.

Once this formative assignment is complete, students will work on creating a simple form (with table alignment) to include with their portfolio page.  Students will wrap up with our CSS unit by Friday.