What's Going On? January 28th through February 1st

App Development 1

This week, we will continue our look at actions and outlets.  Students will practice connecting labels
and buttons to the code in order to make something happen.  Once we master this, we will move into working with ImageViews.  These will provide us with a way to display a picture in our app.  We will finish off the week by creating our "flashlight" app.



App Development 2

This week, students will work on our partner project "High-Low Guessing Game" in order to
familiarize us with some important aspects of programming in Swift.  Students will touch on actions, outlets, functions, and alerts while creating this app.






Programming the Web

This week, students will finish up lesson 1 where we are introduced to some basic layout ideas for school appropriate examples of different layouts, our lesson 1 reading guide, as well as our lesson 1 multiple choice review questions.
web design.  We will also wrap up our study of the different roles involved with creating a web site.  To be considered "on pace" for the class, students will need to finish "Project 1A" where we search the internet for



AP Computer Science A

This week, students will wrap up our programming project #7 on arrays and begin on lab: Pictures. 
This lab will give students the opportunity to work with someone else's code on a larger-scale project that involves manipulating images.


TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Register for the AP Computer Science A Exam

Students should also be aware that the registration portal to register for the AP exam is now open.  Students can register at http://www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/502389.  Students must register by January 28, 2019 to avoid any late fees.

For students who are already starting to plan ahead, you can see which colleges accept the AP Computer Science score.  Please check out https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search-credit-policies or http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/prep-for-college/credits/testing-ap-ib for more information about the type of credit that will be received for successfully completing the AP exam.

What's Going On? January 23rd through January 25th

Welcome to Second Semester!

We are now starting second semester, so that means that everyone is starting with a clean slate.  I am excited to meet some new students with our second semester classes starting this week.


This Week's Schedule


Students will not have school on Monday and Tuesday of this week.  Enjoy your time away and be
ready to start second semester well-rested!  This means that Wednesday through Friday will be "purple schedule" days.  We will start school at 7:35 each day and see every class with the exception of AE.  Since this is a new semester, please check your schedules in Infinite Campus to make sure that you are going to the correct classroom.  Please see your guidance counselor if you have any problems with your new schedule.


App Development 1

In this class, students will learn how to program for Apple devices using the Swift programming
language.  This week, we will take a look at the Storyboard of app creation and create a simple flashlight app.







Web 1

In this class, students will learn the basics of web page design using HTML and CSS.  This week, we will talk about the basics of web design.

AP Computer Science A

This week, we will continue with our study of unit 7 on Arrays and ArrayLists.  Students will have
the week to work on programming project 7.  Students who finish the project early can get a jump start on our second lab of the year, Pictures.




TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Register for the AP Computer Science A Exam

Students should also be aware that the registration portal to register for the AP exam is now open.  Students can register at http://www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/502389.  Students must register by January 28, 2019 to avoid any late fees.

For students who are already starting to plan ahead, you can see which colleges accept the AP Computer Science score.  Please check out https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search-credit-policies or http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/prep-for-college/credits/testing-ap-ib for more information about the type of credit that will be received for successfully completing the AP exam.

What's Going On? Exam Week!

Volunteer Opportunity!

A coding club is starting up at Prairie View and Rose Glen Elementary Schools and they are looking for student volunteers for the club.  Please let me know if you would like to volunteer!


App Development

This week, students will have work time to complete our two final summatives for the semester.  Students will first work on our "Rock, Paper, Scissors" end of unit app challenge where students will write an app to play the classic game against the computer.

Once this is complete, students will work on their Swift Technique investigation project.  For this summative, students can work alone or in small groups to learn about something new that can be implemented in an iPhone app.  In the past, students have investigated scroll view, embedding sound and video, MapKit, TableView, a timer, and more.  Students will also create a screencast video taking us through step by step how to implement their new technique.

All work that is to be considered as part of a student's semester grade must be turned in by the end of our exam period.  Students who need additional time to complete their work are encouraged to come in during our "review/conferencing" time that is available each morning of the exam week.

Programming the Web

Students will have the remainder of the week to work on our final project.  For this assignment, students will create a web site that includes four pages.  Throughout the four pages, students will highlight many of the techniques we have learned about.  Students will demonstrate their knowledge of HTML and CSS coding by creating and designing a website of their choosing.

Please remember that students who enrolled in the course with WCTC and earn a "C" or higher for the semester will earn college credit through WCTC.

All work that is to be considered as part of a student's semester grade must be turned in by the end of our exam period.  Students who need additional time to complete their work are encouraged to come in during our "review/conferencing" time that is available each morning of the exam week.

AP Computer Science


This week, we will spend Monday and Tuesday reviewing for our semester exam.  Students will have a multiple choice as well as a free response portion of the exam.  We will go through some practice problems and go over questions from our semester exam study guide.

Students should also make sure that the practice exercises and review exercises from unit 7 are turned in by the end of the day on Tuesday.  These items will be included in our first-semester grade calculation.  Students who need additional time to complete their work are encouraged to come in during our "review/conferencing" time that is available each morning of the exam week.

Registering for the AP Computer Science A Exam

Students should also be aware that the registration portal to register for the AP exam is now open.  Students can register at http://www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/502389.  Students must register by January 28, 2019 to avoid any late fees.

For students who are already starting to plan ahead, you can see which colleges accept the AP Computer Science score.  Please check out https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search-credit-policies or http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/prep-for-college/credits/testing-ap-ib for more information about the type of credit that will be received for successfully completing the AP exam.



January Exam Schedule

What's Going On? January 7th through January 11th

App Development

This week, students will have work time on our two final summatives for the semester.  Students will first work on our "Rock, Paper, Scissors" end of unit app challenge where students will write an app to play the classic game against the computer.

Once this is complete, students will work on their Swift Technique investigation project.  For this summative, students can work alone or in small groups to learn about something new that can be implemented in an iPhone app.  In the past, students have investigated scroll view, embedding sound and video, MapKit, TableView, a timer, and more.  Students will also create a screencast video taking us through step by step how to implement their new technique.

Programming the Web

Students will have the remainder of the semester to work on our final project.  For this assignment, students will create a web site that includes four pages.  Throughout the four pages, students will highlight many of the techniques we have learned about.  Students will demonstrate their knowledge of HTML and CSS coding by creating and designing a website of their choosing.

AP Computer Science


This week, students will continue dive into our seventh unit on Arrays and Array Lists.  This week, we will focus specifically on two-dimensional arrays and ArrayLists.   In order to keep students working with the material,  students should be analyzing the material while completing the guided notes template, completing our mini-review exercises (written), and our practice exercises (coding).

Registering for the AP Computer Science A Exam

Students should also be aware that the registration portal to register for the AP exam is now open.  Students can register at http://www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/502389.  Students must register by January 28, 2019 to avoid any late fees.

For students who are already starting to plan ahead, you can see which colleges accept the AP Computer Science score.  Please check out https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search-credit-policies or http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/prep-for-college/credits/testing-ap-ib for more information about the type of credit that will be received for successfully completing the AP exam.



January Exam Schedule

For those of you who like to plan ahead, here is our exam schedule for January.  We will talk in detail about the exam at the end of this week.

What's Going On? January 2nd through January 4th

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a relaxing winter break and had a chance to spend some time with family and friends.  We have a short time between now and the end of the semester, so I hope we are all refreshed and ready to finish the semester strong!

App Development


This week, students will work on our last group unit of the semester.  This week, we will focus on loops and arrays.  This is in preparation for our last end-of-unit app challenge: Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Programming the Web

This week, students will work on hosting web assignment 13.  We will learn how to make our page visible to the public.

Once we have completed our hosting assignment, students will have the remainder of the semester to work on our final project.  For this assignment, students will create a web site that includes four pages.  Throughout the four pages, students will highlight many of the techniques we have learned about.  Students will demonstrate their knowledge of HTML and CSS coding by creating and designing a website of their choosing.

AP Computer Science


This week, students will dive into our seventh unit on Arrays and Array Lists.  We will focus on how to create an array, search through an array, and how to perform some common algorithms.  Students should be analyzing the material while completing the guided notes template.



Registering for the AP Computer Science A Exam

Students should also be aware that the registration portal to register for the AP exam is now open.  Students can register at http://www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/502389.  Students must register by January 28, 2019 to avoid any late fees.

For students who are already starting to plan ahead, you can see which colleges accept the AP Computer Science score.  Please check out https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search-credit-policies or http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/prep-for-college/credits/testing-ap-ib for more information about the type of credit that will be received for successfully completing the AP exam.



January Exam Schedule

For those of you who like to plan ahead, here is our exam schedule for January.  We will talk in detail about the exam as we get closer to the end of the semester.

What's Going On? December 17th through December 21st

App Development

This week, students will work on our end of unit app called "Word Play".  This app is similar to "Mad-Libs".  The app will prompt for an adjective, noun, and verb and insert the provided information into a story.  Students should finish up this app before winter break.






Programming the Web

This week, students will work on web assignment 13.  For this assignment, students will build on the "home page" we created for web assignment 12.  Additionally, students will complete the lesson 13 review questions during class on Thursday.




AP Computer Science


This week, students will spend time on Monday finishing up our programming project 6 and our Magpie lab.  Both of these assessments are summative.  On Tuesday, we will review for our summative.  On Wednesday, we will complete our summative.  All reviews, programming projects and labs are also due on this day.  We will spend the rest of the week focusing on discussing how computing connects to the global society as well as taking a diagnostics test from our "5 Steps to a 5" book.



Registering for the AP Computer Science A Exam

Students should also be aware that the registration portal to register for the AP exam is now open.  Students can register at http://www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/502389.  Students must register by January 28, 2019 to avoid any late fees.

For students who are already starting to plan ahead, you can see which colleges accept the AP Computer Science score.  Please check out https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search-credit-policies or http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/prep-for-college/credits/testing-ap-ib for more information about the type of credit that will be received for successfully completing the AP exam.



January Exam Schedule

For those of you who like to plan ahead, here is our exam schedule for January.  We will talk in detail about the exam as we get closer to the end of the semester.

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

App Development

This week, students will complete our "Intergalactic Travel" hackwich where we will practice creating multiple screens and passing information between them.  Once this is complete, students will work on our end of unit app called "Word Play".  This app is similar to "Mad-Libs".  The app will prompt for an adjective, noun, and verb and insert the provided information into a story.






Programming the Web

This week, students will continue to work on web assignment 12.  For this assignment, students will need to format photos appropriately for the web.  Once the photos have been formatted, students will create the "home page" for the website we will be building over the next two weeks.  Additionally, students will need to complete their reading guides by Wednesday and the lesson 12 review questions during class on Thursday.




AP Computer Science

This week, students will spend time on Monday finishing up programming project 6 where we focus
on how to incorporate loops in order to repeat a section of code.  Students should be working on our review exercises and turn them into Google Classroom by the start of class on Tuesday.  Once this is complete, students will begin work on our first lab: Magpie.  For this assignment, students will practice interacting with existing code in order to create a chatbot program.  Students will read in a user's input and design the program to respond appropriately to the input based on keywords.  Students should finish up the lab by the end of class on Friday.



Registering for the AP Computer Science A Exam

Students should also be aware that the registration portal to register for the AP exam is now open.  Students can register at http://www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/502389.  Students must register by January 28, 2019 to avoid any late fees.

For students who are already starting to plan ahead, you can see which colleges accept the AP Computer Science score.  Please check out https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search-credit-policies or http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/prep-for-college/credits/testing-ap-ib for more information about the type of credit that will be received for successfully completing the AP exam.



January Exam Schedule

For those of you who like to plan ahead, here is our exam schedule for January.  We will talk in detail about the exam as we get closer to the end of the semester.