What's Going On? January 10th through January 14th

Thought for the Week

Upcoming Exam Schedule

On January 19th through January 21st, students will participate in our first semester exams.  Please note the time scheduled for each exam in the schedule below.  Students are welcome to come in to get extra help or have a quiet place to study during our review/conferencing time.  Students have one hour to complete their semester exam and must be in class, ready to work, at the beginning of the exam period.  

AP Computer Science Principles

This week, students will wrap up their "pHishy Fish Tank" security activity and dive into data representation.  We will focus on how different data can be represented using the binary number system.  We will wrap up the week by reviewing for our semester exam.  

App Development 1

This week, students will spend our first three class days developing the "Word Play" app.  This is a "Mad-Lib"-style app that will prompt our app user to enter in a few words onto one screen and then insert them into a story on a later screen.  At the end of the week, students will transition over to our final project.  For this final project, students will research and learn about a new programming technique, learn how to implement it, and create a 5 minute video explaining how to create it.  This final project can also be submitted to the Mobile Makers Winter Screencast contest.  You can read about more details of the contest here.

Programming the Web 1

This week, students will spend the first two days wrapping up our Clear Reflections website.  At the end of class on Tuesday, students will host these sites live online via 000webhost.com.  The rest of the semester will be work time for students to create and develop a website of their own choice.  As a reminder, this course is offered in partnership with WCTC.  Students who end the semester with a "C" or higher according to the WCTC grading scale will earn free transcripted credit from WCTC.