What's Going On? October 16th through October 20th

Thought for the Week

 

App Development

We will start this week by taking a look at Buttons.  We have learned how to add a button to our view, but it hasn't done much yet.  This week, we will learn how to trigger events and make things happen when we press the button.  Additionally, we will spend some time considering the design of a button and learn how to add many modifiers to enhance their look.

AP Computer Science Principles

For the first part of the week, students will work on their first summative projects for the year.  For this
project, students must demonstrate their ability to use variables, loops, and conditionals while using the Python Turtle drawing tools to create a colorful, animated piece of art.  This assignment is very closely related to what students will be expected to create for our AP "Performance Task".  For this assignment, students will create a functional program and then answer some analysis questions about their code.  All summative projects are due by Wednesday.

Once we have wrapped up our first summative, students will start investigating the concept of "abstraction".  We will spend some time looking at code and learning how to make it more efficient through the addition of "functions".

AP Exam Information

Please check out this link to find out more information on how to register for the AP Exam.  To avoid a late fee, students must register for all exams by 11:59 p.m. on November 8, 2023.