What's Going On? May 26th through May 29th

AP Computer Science Principles

URGENT: THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT THE PERFORMANCE TASKS FOR THE AP EXAM IS TUESDAY MAY 26, 2020 AT 10:59PM. THE ENTIRE AP SCORE FOR APCSP WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE TWO PERFORMANCE TASKS (CREATE AND EXPLORE).

For this week, students will have their choice in assignments. Students can check out the options listed within Google Classroom and choose an assignment. One assignment choice includes reading a chapter from the book "Blown to Bits" to learn about the history of computing and thinking about how it connects to the global world. Another assignment involves exploring the circuitry working behind the scenes in the computer. Students should declare their choice via the question in Google classroom by the end of the day on Tuesday.


Programming the Web 1

The beginning part of the week will be devoted to wrapping up  Lesson 14.  Students will have one web site to create (building on lesson 13), and ten multiple-choice questions to complete.  Students are considered "on pace" for the class if lesson 14 is completed by Thursday, May 29th.

Looking Ahead: The final project for this class is a website that contains at least 4 web pages (the home page and three supporting pages).  For this project, students can choose their own subject matter and show off all they have learned in the class.  We will also have a 20 multiple-choice question summative assessment.  The questions included in this assessment have previously appeared on the other summatives we have seen throughout the semester.





Web 2

This week, students will start exploring some options for how to make a quiz using JavaScript.  During this week, students will view the three posted video tutorials.  During our last week of the school year, students will have a summative project to create their own quiz using JavaScript.




App Dev 2

Now that we have completed our chart related to some of the Swift frameworks and libraries and analyzed an existing app, it is time to pitch our own app! Our curriculum partners, Mobile Makers, will be hosting a different type of contest. Instead of creating an app, students will "Pitch" an app. This week, students will start to think about an awesome app they would like to create. Within this project, students will think about what the app is supposed to do, discover the frameworks that would allow the app's creation, and design some logos and layouts that could be used in the app's design. Students will complete a check-in form at the end of the week to share the progress. The final "Pitch" documentation and video will be due by June 3rd.