Lesson Plans for CS

Hi all,

Here are your plans for Wednesday through Friday.   Please show respect to your teacher, Mrs. Polanco. Use your time wisely.  I’ll see you all next Tuesday. Make it a great week! 

Special Note

There is no movement in class during ALL Periods for the next 3 days.  Students may not move around the class for any reason. If you need to get up, please raise your hand to get approval from Mrs. Polanco.  If you get your name on the teacher notes, you get a lunch detention.

Basic Plan all Periods

1. 10 min - Daily Touch typing on Typing.com (13 min on the clock) -  NitroType or other typing Games on Fri. 
2. 4 min - Check email and CHECK THE LESSON PLANS on Class Blog.
3. P2 & P4 - Personal Blog Post # 6 - students have 13 minutes to start preparing & researching their next blog post.  This will be due on Wednesday(2/19) of next week.

Tasks P2 & 4 -   Game Development Research - Step 1 to our game development unit is to find out what makes a game fun to play.  For the next two days, you get to do game research. Play games on scratch.mit.edu .  What makes them fun or not, what makes you keep playing them or try them once then leave?  On Friday, you’ll need to write up your ideas using this document that you’ll need to make a copy of. Here it is simply:  Do #1 through #3 from above (this include your personal blog post) Make a copy of this document on Wednesday.  It will save to your Google Drive. Read and understand the document. Play games in Scratch on Wed. & Thurs.  On Friday, start writing up your assignment on this document (same as above).  Worth 75pts. Unless you are absent, you will only be able to turn this in on Friday!  P5 & 6 -    Students are finishing their 3D Designs Students are designing & animating their names in Scratch On Friday, create a What’s Up Post #8  Special Post = 50pts Theme - Post a link to your Name Animation Talk about what you had to do to create it. NOISE Level Noise level is between a 2 & 3 but should NEVER get so loud we disturb other classes Walking around is for help only, no social maneuvering around the classroom: Lost movement privileges, stay in their seat - ALL STUDENTS Consequences for repeated (2) disruptions: A student may be moved away from others & continue working if the behavior improves A student may be moved to a 6th-grade class or to the office with a blue behavior referral - the student will lose promotion points and will not be available to help their teams.  Just do your work:)

5. 35 min - Work on projects - detailed above
1. Guest teacher - Students may be collaborating which is encouraged.  Or, they may be just visiting so you will need to move around the classroom and listen into conversations.  THIS IS CRUCIAL FOR GOOD CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT!!!!!
6. Done with Project - Students can do these activities when complete with the project and posting on their blog.  Early finishers can go on DIY Projects - If you are here, go to Gamestarmechanic.  
7. DIY ACTIVITIES

Blogger	Modify your blogs themes, colors, and layout
Gamestarmechanic	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 the work table
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
Typing.com	Students can get some more keyboarding practice.

1. 1 min - Shutting down & logging out - I make all students 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 and shut down TV on FRIDAY!

Reminders:

• Write good, detailed, and readable reflections.  
• Email me if you have any questions.
• 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 Tuesday

Mr. Garcia

Student plans - They have a copy of the plans in their email