What's Going On? October 9th through October 13th

App Development

This week, students will continue their work on our end of unit app challenge, "Multiply".  For this summative assessment, students will be creating an app that allows the user to enter in two different numbers.  The basic feature of the app will allow the user to click a button and have the product display on the screen.  Students are also encouraged to add some "bells and whistles" to the app by adding on our "stretches".  Students can display a picture of our school logo when the product is greater than 100, display a "funny" picture when the product is odd, and display a "funnier" picture when the product is even.  Students who are able to complete these stretches are encouraged to experiment with a segmented controller to add in the features of addition, subtraction, and division.


AP Computer Science Principles

Last week, students "pitched" an app that they would like to see created.  This week, students will choose one pitch to work on.  Students will have a week to create the app using MIT App Inventor.  At the end of the week, students will create a video and answer some reflection questions pertaining to their app and the creation process.  This is in preparation for the "Create" performance task that students will need to complete as part of the AP Computer Science Principles exam.  We will practice this skill a few times before students will need to complete the entire project and video on their own.  The goal is to get feedback so that students can create the best possible project.  This week-long project will be entered into Infinite Campus as a summative assessment.


Programming the Web 1

Last week, we had some software issues and we also had a shortened class due to the Homecoming pep rally.  So, it seems like students will need a little bit of extra time to catch up.  Students will have Monday's class to work on finishing up lesson 5 materials or catch up on old assignments.  Students who are ready to move ahead will be able to take a look at lesson 6.  Students should have brought home a grade report reflection.  These signed reflections should have been returned to school on Friday.  If you have not taken care of this obligation yet, please be sure to bring back your signed grade reflection to class on Monday.  Many of the students enrolled in the class have signed up for the WCTC transcripted credit option.  Students will need to earn a "C" or higher in the class to be eligible for WCTC credit.  I want to make sure we have a clear line of communication regarding each students' current status.  Students who need additional lab time are invited to come in Wednesdays and Thursdays from 7:00-8:00am during the month of October.

On Wednesday, the entire class will move on to lesson 6.  Students will need to read chapters 11 and 12 in the textbook and complete the accompanying reading guide.  Students will also have 10 multiple choice questions that go along with the lesson.  This week, our study will take a closer look at CSS, cascading style sheets.  Now that we have practiced adding items to our pages using HTML, we will work on the style of the page.  Students will also have three web assignment tutorials to complete.