What's Going On? December 5th through December 9th

Thought for the Week

Happy Computer Science Education Week!

In celebration of this year's Computer Science Education Week, Waukesha North will host an HOUR OF CODE session during JIT B on December 7th.  JOIN US!

AP Computer Science Principles

This week, we will continue examining sample student work that has been submitted for the AP Computer Science Principles Create Task.  Students will analyze submitted work to learn how to craft an appropriate response.  We will learn about mistakes to avoid and language to include when writing our responses. 

After this, we will then work on our second Create Task project.  Students will be tasked with creating a simple card game.  The game can be played with two human players or with a human versus a computer.  Within the program, students will again work with creating lists, writing algorithms, and creating functions.  We will also spend time analyzing and explaining our work with the AP Create task prompts.

App Development

This week, students will work on our summative end-of-unit app project called "Tip Calculator".  Students will design and program an app that a person could use when going out to eat.  The app will calculate the tip to leave for the server and can also add in functionality to split the check between friends.

Programming the Web

This week, students will dive into the world of Photoshop.  Students will learn how to properly format images for the web so that they load quickly and still look good.  Students will learn about different image formats and learn how to convert files.  Along with this week, students will complete our last reading guide of the semester while completing our final reading assignment.  Additionally, students will complete a set of lesson review questions.  Lastly, students will complete the "Clear Reflections" home page.  This home page will serve as the basis for our week 14 assignment.