What's Going On? April 2nd through April 5th

 Thought for the Week

Programming the Web 1

During our class on Tuesday, students will spend some time reviewing what we have learned during the first half of the semester.  Starting on Thursday, students will have 4 class periods to complete our midterm.  For the midterm, students will have the opportunity to show off their skills by recreating a site.  To complete this assignment, students will need to show they can place text and images on a webpage.  Students will also show off their ability to add style changes via a CSS style sheet.

AP Computer Science Principles

On our return from break, students will spend some time learning about the exciting world of copyright! 
Students will learn the difference between the different types of Creative Commons licenses and learn when it is ok to use someone else's work and when it is not.  We will also receive our "5 Steps to a 5" books this week, so we can start a more targeted process for preparing for our AP Exam.

What's Going On? March 11th through March 15th

Thought for the Week

Programming the Web 1

At the start of this week, students will work on applying font changes to our web pages using CSS.  On Monday, students will turn in their lesson 6 reading guide, and on Tuesday, students will complete our multiple-choice assessment.  We will be working on three book-based tutorials to apply CSS styles to our pages.  For the rest of the week, students will learn about the different ways to apply color styles to our pages using HEX values.  We will also learn how we can apply different link colors using pseudoselectors.

AP Computer Science Principles

This week, we will continue with learning about how data is transmitted in a computer.  We will talk about the binary and hexadecimal number systems that can be used to store information on a computer.  We will also talk about how text is encoded in ASCII and how to convert between ASCII and binary numbering systems.  At the end of the week, students will learn about how data is transmitted over the Internet.  We will talk about how a message is broken down into packets and then routed from one place to the next.

What's Going On? March 4th though March 8th

 Thought for the Week

Programming the Web 1

We will start off this week with some work days where students can work to complete our lesson 5
assignments: 5A - Black Goose and 5B - Allco Services.  At the end of this week, students will learn about how to apply more styles of our web pages using CSS.  Students will learn how to add colors, font changes, and more to enhance the look of our pages.  Along with lesson 6, students will have a reading assignment, a reading guide, and 10 multiple-choice questions.  Additionally, students will demonstrate their ability to add style changes to our web pages through three tutorial-based web assignments.

AP Computer Science Principles

This week, students will have the remainder of their class time to complete their official Create performance tasks.  By the end of class on Wednesday, students should have their code completed, or nearly completed, to submit to the AP board.  During class on Wednesday, I will lead students through the official submission process.  This will include submitting the program code, video, and personal project reference sheet.  All of these items must be uploaded to the AP portfolio site before April 30th at 11:00pm.  As I have been telling students, PLEASE do not wait until the last possible moment to submit the project!  

Once we have wrapped up our class project time, we will move on to learning about data.  We will explore the different types of numbering systems used by the computer, including binary, hexadecimal, and ASCII.

Looking Ahead

In preparation for the new block schedule next year, we will do a trial run.  Students will participate in the block schedule experience during the week of spring break.  See the schedule below to know what you can expect.