Done - pick up on Monday!

Starting now in clear

This one is starting today

Prints for Monday

Next prints

Latest prints

End of Trimester 1 Class Survey

Please take this survey.  When finished,

  TAKE A SCREENSHOT OF THE COMPLETION SCREEN AND POST IT IN YOUR BLOG TO PROVE YOU HAVE FINISHED THE SURVEY
Title the Post "Survey Completed"

CS Classes - End of T1 Posting Guidelines

This is a Google Slideshow describing what tasks you need to finish this class.  It will also describe how to finish building your student blog portfolio.  The slides are set to change every minute and can be paused.  

Below this post is a sample post for Typing Agent.

Typing Agent Post (Sample Blog Post For All CS Classes)

Reflection: I used Typing Agent this year almost every day for 10 minutes each morning.  I learned how to touch type so I do not have to look at the keyboard while I am typing.  I did not like doing it but after a while, I got better at using the home row without looking.  My typing speed has gone from 12 wpm to 25 wpm and my accuracy was 75%.  Now my accuracy is 92%!  I know I can get faster so I will keep using this program until I can type fast without looking at the keyboard and have 98% accuracy.

These are all the lessons I completed this trimester.

These are the units I finished.  Look, I mastered O keys!

Here are my test scores and my awards.  25 wpm and 92% accuracy!

SD Box

This SD box was created to solve the problem of lost SD cards in the Tech Lab.  Students use SD cards to save and print their 3D projects.  Often, they are left all over the desk.  Know we all know where to put the SD card!

Great Pumpkin Patch

We went to the Limoneira Pumking Patch this weekend.  Was terrific.  Check it and if you go, do the Corn Maize!

Coding in Tynker

All classes have started learning the basics of code by using Tynker projects.  Lots of mixed reactions, happiness, anger, joy , frustration.  One thing for sure is they are being challenged!

P6 Tired but Ready

P5 Cant Wait to Get Learning

P 4 Ready to Go

CS T1 P2

3D Printing ay CSTA!

Computer Science Teachers Association

Prints done

Christina, Christian,Luis,Adam, Angel R.  Email me if you can come by to pick them up.

Last Day of 2015/2016

Message

I'm Out Today!

Hi folks,

I'm out of class today but I will be on campus.  

I wanted to thank all of you for helping make the first 3D Road Rally an amazing success!  Please read my refection below.

Today's Plan - 

As we wrap up the year, it can be exciting to review what we have done.  Take a moment to look back at your blog and remember what you have created.  You all did some wonderful projects this year.  We will close the year with a brief reflection or thoughts about your work.  The big question for me is, Have you learned anything interesting in this class?

To Do's:

1. 10 MINUTES OF KEYBOARDING - KEYBOARDING GAMES ARE OK!
2. Write up a reflection about your participation (or nonparticipation) in the Road Rally.  A brief summary explaining your part, whether you had a car or not, and your thoughts.\
3. Bring your blog up to date - All grades are 50% based on the work you reflected on in your blog.  30% on you completed projects and 20% on your participation in class. 
1. What should be on your blog
1. Weekly updates
2. Any updates on community projects
3. Reflections on Scratch game, 3D car print, Road Rally participation, 
4. Final Project - Work on your final project -  I have looked at several blogs and found no post stating what your final project will be.  Please update that by posting what you want to create and present.  Some More Ideas - 
1. Finish something you have not finished
2. remake a project you made earlier in the year 
3. make a gift - Father's Day is coming up!
4. One thing you should not be doing today - distracting others from working on their posts or projects.  This includes off task behavior, distracting conversations, cruising around the classroom.  YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO - I TRUST YOU TO DO IT!

Make it a great day folks and thanks for making this class a place of creativity and compassion.

Mr. G

3D Road Rally Reflection

What a great day!  I have to admit that I have been stressing out about this event mostly because I did not know how it would turn out.  It turned out great.  So this project has been in the works for a couple of years.  Last year I could not get it going.  With the help of many students, we put it on this year.  The Road Rally was meant to be culmination of creative ideas, thoughtful and critical design, 3D printing, and modifying a design to make it better.  Most students went through this process and came out with an amazing product that they displayed in the road rally by racing or displaying.

Unfortunately, there were some problems.  The biggest problem for me was not being able to print everyone's car.  I felt that I did not start the project early enough and combined with losing a week due to testing, several students didn't get the attention needed to finish or print their car.  I also feel that more printers in the class would help this problem especially if students knew how to work the printing process.  Finishing the cars by painting them would have also been fun.  Organization at the rally did go quite as well either.  Many students stepped up and helped a great deal by setting up the track, organizing the event, and having fun by participating.  Improvements in planning will be important for next year's race.  Better communication to include 6th graders will also be a priority next year.

Anthony and Jordan did a great job in setting up the event.  The track design, starting gate, finishing gate, advertisement, and announcements helped the event happen and were also improved through the collaboration of many.  So many people cared and lent their time and knowledge to make it even better including Marissa, Owen, Yajaira, Jadon, Alyssa, Caleb, Elijah, Anatheresa,  Sergio, Marcos, Tristen,  Diah, Edgar, and Mr. Mike Vollmert to name only a few!  

Overall, we found one car to be the fastest, Mr. Brady's awesomly chisel car.  2nd and 3rd are still a little unclear.  In the Show class, votes are still being tabulated but will be released on Wed.  The event had many highlights especially: Mr. Klinefelter stating "these are amazing designs!" as he looked at the show cars, Campus Supervisor Elias getting in there and racing Brady's car, Mr. Vollmert enjoying testing each show car and evaluating each design, and finally, seeing the smiles of students as they passed by, excited to see these student designed cars racing down the track!