Thursday, April 12, 2018

CS Lesson Plans for Friday

Hi all,

Here are your plans for Friday.  Please show respect to your teacher, Ms. Clemen today.  Use your time wisely. I’ll see you all tomorrow. If any students come in needing tech repair, please refer them to the library for service. Make it a great day!

Basic Plan all Periods
  1. 10 min - Daily Touch typing on Typing Agent (10 min) - TA or NitroType Games on Fri.
  2. 4 min - Check email OR CHECK THE LESSON PLANS on Class Blog (Both the same).
  3. 4 min - Preview the day’s activities with class -
  4. WHAT’S UP POST - ALL CLASSES WRITE A POST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE!
  5. P2, 5, & 6 - Finishing Project ID with a reflection & game exploration on Scratch.
    1. Students need to finish Project ID
      1. ID tag design ready for Garcia.  We’ll check it on Monday
      2. Finish survey & image post located on project syllabus
      3. Post your project reflection on your blog explaining - what this is, how you made it, what you think about it.  Include a good screenshot of your project.
      4. Game exploration on Scratch.  You can now play games on scratch.  Pay attention to how the games work.  Try some of the unique games. We’ll start a coding project next week!
    2. Early finishers can go on and complete more coding activities for extra credit.  DIY Projects
  6. P4 - Individual projects - Students will be working on one of their individual projects below.  There is no student moving during class time. Voice level is 1. Students may only help the student sitting next to them in a voice level 1 (whisper).  Students need to raise their hand if they need you. Anyone causing a disruption, acting disrespectful to others, or off task must have their name logged in on your notes.  
    1. 3D racecar in Tinkercad
    2. Build Video Game in Scratch
  7. 35 min - Work on projects - detailed above
    1. Guest teacher - Students will not be collaborating today.  They will be creating some unique project so you will need to move around the classroom and ask students about their projects.  THIS IS CRUCIAL FOR GOOD CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT!!!!!
  8. Done with Project - Students can do these activities when complete with project and posting on their blog
    1. DIY ACTIVITIES
Blogger
Modify your blogs themes, colors, and layout
Great game design website.  Sign in, use the year 2004 for registering, select “Get Started” until you get to the “Quest” and click on that.  
Tinkercad
Create a new project or work on an old one
Finish Preparing 3D printed ID
Use tools carefully and clean up work table
Scavenger Hunt
Keep working on the Scavenger Hunt.  Link is in the class blog
Read & AR Test
You can read and test in AR
Code.org
Work on another new task or finish one from last year
Scratch
Go play some games on Scratch!  When you find a game you like, look at the code used to create it

  1. 1 min - Shutting down & logging out - I make all student wait at stations till all headphones, tables, and chairs are neatly arranged.  I excuse one row at a time. Do not excuse students until workspaces are clean.
    1. P6 needs to put chairs up on FRIDAY!
Reminders:
  • Write good, detailed, and readable reflections.  
  • Email me if you have any question.
  • Collaboration is helpful, socializing is distracting - Know why you are out of your seat and it cannot be to socialize.

I wish you all a good day.  See you tomorrow!

Mr. Garcia

Monday, April 9, 2018

Next CS P4 Career Connection Field Trip

Guess where we are going for our next Career Connection field trip on the 24th of this month?

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Sunday, April 8, 2018

Welcome Back All!

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had some time to enjoy your break and take it easy for a bit.  As we prepare for the last few months of school, we have plenty to do as we count down to the end of the 2017/2018 school year.

Periods 2, 5, & 6 - This week we'll be finalizing your ID tags and we'll start printing them.  As soon as you are ready to get your tag printed, make sure you check these items before you call me over.

1. Size of your print - Know the size in mm and be able to show me the approximate size using your hands.

2. Make sure your name or initials are on the tag as well as a hole for the keyring.

3. Make sure all your different parts are grouped together.

4.  Change the name of your project to look like this - Yourname P_ Project ID coloryouwant 
Here is an example of what it should look like - MrGarcia P5 Project ID red

Call me over when you have checked these items.

Next Project - How do you make a computer do what you want?    Log into Scratch at scratch.mit.edu .  Once on the site, go play some games that students just like you have created by programming the computer with code!


Period 4 - I'll meet with all groups today after a quick Stand Up Meeting at the beginning of the period.  When we meet -

1. Please brief me on your progress

2. what you need to get done

3. what you need from me

4. the date you expect to launch your project (this will be different for each group - I do expect you to know your dates)

I'm excited to see where we are all at!

See you tomorrow!
Mr. G