What's Going On? October 4th through October 8th

 Thought for the Week

AP Computer Science A

At the beginning of this week, we will focus on Activity 1.1.8: Turtles in Traffic.  In this activity, we will take a closer look at conditional statements. At the end of the week, we will turn our attention to our first summative activity.  For this summative, students will apply their knowledge of arrays, conditionals, loops, and the turtle environment to create a piece of art.

AP Exam Information:

At this point, all students should be enrolled in our class through the AP Classroom platform.  This platform is a great resource for instructional videos and practice exam questions that will prepare us for the AP exam in May.

The deadline for registering for the AP exam is November 8th.  After that, students may enroll in the AP exam but there will be a $40 late fee.  Please check out the following document for information on how to sign up for the exam:

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YF-fAy1T99rqGxQk9UkqIcpEqeWwFQxUVza40a6j3k4/edit?usp=sharing

App Development

This week, we will move into our second unit of the year.  We will start off the week by working on our "Display a Number" hackwich.  In this intro app, we will learn how to work with textfields.  As the week moves on, we will talk about the design philosophy of Apple, talk about algorithmic thinking, as well as talk about how the Swift language handles operators.

Programming the Web 1

We will spend Monday's class wrapping up our fourth unit on links.  Next, we will move into our fifth unit on Image Maps and Images.  Starting with this unit, we will be working with the industry-standard program DreamWeaver.  Students will complete their reading guides by Wednesday and complete a ten-question multiple-choice test on Thursday.  Along with this week, students will complete two web assignments: the  Black Goose Gallery and the Allco Image Map.