Wednesday, December 23, 2020

122320WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

It's getting close to Christmas and Santa is hard at work. Where is he and what's he doing?

Take a peek at his village:

https://santatracker.google.com/

Leave a comment filled with holiday cheer!

dmac

Monday, December 21, 2020

121220WorkPlan

Good Morning, 

You've been selected to take part in one of the greatest courses you'll ever have in high school: Computer Science. This year, we'll be exploring how to code using Java, a sophisticated, text-based programming language that is a mainstay in the coding community. We'll also be using a number of websites and apps to get you up and running. 

GrokIt 

dmacrhs.blogspot.com 

You may remember GrokIt if you've taken anything with me before. GrokIt is where you begin every cass by reading a short article or viewing a brief video and leaving a comment. his year, they'll also be an instruction on what we're doing in class that day. 

Slack 

https://app.slack.com/client/T01HK32KJ7N/D01H676RWJ2

Slack is a website where we can converse. It's almost like a chat or even texting. I'll be sending you an invite to join up. If you have any questions you can post them up here. 

CSAwesome 

https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/index.html

CSAwesome will be our coding platform for the year. I'll assign labs and exercises from here. I've already enrolled each of you. Your login is SCyourstudentnumber i.e SC12345 and your password is PWyourstudentnumnber. 

Zoom 

https://zoom.us/j/8230296683?pwd=KzU1bCthMGtTbTBockkyUGoxcEplQT09

We'll be having some zoom meetings but not all of our class time will be spent on Zoom. 

So what should you do now? 

Check out GrokIt. There's already an assignment for today. 

Check out Slack. I'm sending you an invite. 

Check out CSAwesome. Login using your credentials 

Check out Zoom. 

I'll be here if you want to give me a "What's Poppin?" 

For today get yourself up and running. We'll be starting class 'officially' on Monday, January 4th when we return from holiday break. 

Talk to you, 

dmac

Friday, December 18, 2020

121820WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

You'll be watching a few videos about Java, the programming language we'll be studying this year.

Here's the videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv8-hrGiGno

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEdPX8pt_DQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOiT7mZjPXw

Make sure you sign in to GrokIt using your rpsk12 email and and leave a comment explaining:

  • What's Java all about?
  • What study Java?
  • What makes Java so significant and why is it important in CS?

There is no Zoom meetup today!

dmac




Thursday, December 17, 2020

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

121620WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

Watch more interesting videos about coding and why you should learn:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EntpVyP2Vr0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCMaTVWyd3E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o-h4OzjDCg

Leave a comment!

dmac


Tuesday, December 15, 2020

121520WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

Well, you're in coding class, so what's coding?

Watch the following videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKhVupvyhKk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7ZmPYaXoic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvV5IxHvEjE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwJzOL3cjr

Leave a comment and tell me in your own words: What's Coding?

dmac

Monday, December 14, 2020

121420WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

Welcome to another year of GrokIt!

GrokIt originally appeared 9 years ago. While teaching at RHS, I conceived it as the digital equivalent of the Do Now or activator you may be used to other teachers giving to you to start the class.

Interestingly enough, I believe the blog has taken up a much more important role in my classes.

I envision using GrokIt as a hi-tech portal to get you and your energies focused on the class topics of the day by hyperlinking around the net to:

•discover state-of the-art technologies

•bump into some engaging topic

•just enjoy a fun and interesting website.

My hope is to try to kindle a spark of interest in computers and technology.

After all, the World Wide Web and everything in it was created by software developers, computer programmers, web designers, all kinds of techie people of which you are the next generation.

I also want to create a class community, a public forum from which you could express your opinions and see the opinions of others about these topics.

So here's today's GrokIt.

One of my favorite sites is Wired. Check it out @

http://www.wired.com/

Pick one article, read it and leave a comment.

dmac

Friday, December 11, 2020

121120WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt: 

Today is the last day of the trimester and time for our end of class assessment. 

You need to complete:

Activity 1.10 Multiple Choice Exercises.

After finish up any other exercises you need to button up unit 1.

Login to CSAwesome: https://csawesome.runestone.academy/

and complete the above exercises and any other unit in the section that you need to finish.

https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/Unit1-Getting-Started/Exercises.html

Zoom Link:

Damian Demarco is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Damian Demarco's Personal Meeting Room

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/8230296683?pwd=KzU1bCthMGtTbTBockkyUGoxcEplQT09

Meeting ID: 823 029 6683

Passcode: 3t3Ez1

You need to check in with me today using Zoom, especially if you need to setup your Slack and CSAwesome accounts.

Slack Link:

Hit me up on Slack!

https://app.slack.com/client/TMBLL8YSK/CM9QM6H9N

Please check in today during your class time either on Zoom or Slack!

dmac

Thursday, December 10, 2020

121020WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt: 

Today is our last day to finish up this unit before the end of the trimester.

Complete which ever exercises you need:

Activity 1.9.21 - Activity 1.9.31

Login to CSAwesome: https://csawesome.runestone.academy/

and complete the above exercises and any other unit in the section that you need to finish.

https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/Unit1-Getting-Started/topic-1-9-practice-coding.html

Zoom Link:

Damian Demarco is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Damian Demarco's Personal Meeting Room

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/8230296683?pwd=KzU1bCthMGtTbTBockkyUGoxcEplQT09

Meeting ID: 823 029 6683

Passcode: 3t3Ez1

You need to check in with me today using Zoom, especially if you need to setup your Slack and CSAwesome accounts.

Slack Link:

Hit me up on Slack!

https://app.slack.com/client/TMBLL8YSK/CM9QM6H9N

Please check in today during your class time either on Zoom or Slack!

dmac

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

120920WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

We've worked hard to finish up this unit before the end of the trimester.

Today, you need to catch up and complete exercises:

Activity 1.9.21 - Activity 1.9.31

Login to CSAwesome: https://csawesome.runestone.academy/

and complete the above exercises and any other unit in the section that you need to finish.

https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/Unit1-Getting-Started/topic-1-9-practice-coding.html

Zoom Link:

Damian Demarco is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Damian Demarco's Personal Meeting Room

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/8230296683?pwd=KzU1bCthMGtTbTBockkyUGoxcEplQT09

Meeting ID: 823 029 6683

Passcode: 3t3Ez1

You need to check in with me today using Zoom, especially if you need to setup your Slack and CSAwesome accounts.

Slack Link:

Hit me up on Slack!

https://app.slack.com/client/TMBLL8YSK/CM9QM6H9N

Please check in today during your class time either on Zoom or Slack!

dmac

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

120820WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

We're still working hard to finish up this unit before the end of the trimester.

Let's complete more of this unit before the Thanksgiving break!

Today, let's complete the following exercises:

Activity 1.9.29

Activity 1.9.31

Login to CSAwesome: https://csawesome.runestone.academy/

and complete the above exercises and any other unit in the section that you need to finish.

https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/Unit1-Getting-Started/topic-1-9-practice-coding.html

Zoom Link:

Damian Demarco is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Damian Demarco's Personal Meeting Room

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/8230296683?pwd=KzU1bCthMGtTbTBockkyUGoxcEplQT09

Meeting ID: 823 029 6683

Passcode: 3t3Ez1

You need to check in with me today using Zoom, especially if you need to setup your Slack and CSAwesome accounts.

Slack Link:

Hit me up on Slack!

https://app.slack.com/client/TMBLL8YSK/CM9QM6H9N

Please check in today during your class time either on Zoom or Slack!

dmac

Monday, December 7, 2020

120720WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

We're still working hard to finish up this unit before the end of the trimester.

Let's complete more of this unit before the Thanksgiving break!

Today, let's complete the following exercises:

Activity 1.9.25

Activity 1.9.27

Login to CSAwesome: https://csawesome.runestone.academy/

and complete the above exercises and any other unit in the section that you need to finish.

https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/Unit1-Getting-Started/topic-1-9-practice-coding.html

Zoom Link:

Damian Demarco is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Damian Demarco's Personal Meeting Room

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/8230296683?pwd=KzU1bCthMGtTbTBockkyUGoxcEplQT09

Meeting ID: 823 029 6683

Passcode: 3t3Ez1

You need to check in with me today using Zoom, especially if you need to setup your Slack and CSAwesome accounts.

Slack Link:

Hit me up on Slack!

https://app.slack.com/client/TMBLL8YSK/CM9QM6H9N

Please check in today during your class time either on Zoom or Slack!

dmac

Friday, December 4, 2020

120420WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

This week, we looked at the input/processing/output process, an important concept in programming.

Take a look at the following videos:

0.2: How and why should you learn Programming? - Processing Tutorial - YouTube

0.3: What is programming? - Processing Tutorial - YouTube

Tell me in your own words, what is this all about?

Leave a comment!

Zoom Link:

Damian Demarco is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Damian Demarco's Personal Meeting Room

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/8230296683?pwd=KzU1bCthMGtTbTBockkyUGoxcEplQT09

Meeting ID: 823 029 6683

Passcode: 3t3Ez1

You need to check in with me today using Zoom, especially if you need to setup your Slack and CSAwesome accounts.

Slack Link:

Hit me up on Slack!

https://app.slack.com/client/TMBLL8YSK/CM9QM6H9N

Please check in today during your class time either on Zoom or Slack!

dmac

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Today's GrokIt:

We're still working hard to finish up this unit before the end of the trimester.

Let's complete more of this unit before the Thanksgiving break!

Today, let's complete the following exercises:

Activity 1.9.21

Activity 1.9.23

Login to CSAwesome: https://csawesome.runestone.academy/

and complete the above exercises and any other unit in the section that you need to finish.

https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/Unit1-Getting-Started/topic-1-9-practice-coding.html

Zoom Link:

Damian Demarco is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Damian Demarco's Personal Meeting Room

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/8230296683?pwd=KzU1bCthMGtTbTBockkyUGoxcEplQT09

Meeting ID: 823 029 6683

Passcode: 3t3Ez1

You need to check in with me today using Zoom, especially if you need to setup your Slack and CSAwesome accounts.

Slack Link:

Hit me up on Slack!

https://app.slack.com/client/TMBLL8YSK/CM9QM6H9N

Please check in today during your class time either on Zoom or Slack!

dmac

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

120220WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

We're still working hard to finish up this unit before the end of the trimester.

Let's complete more of this unit before the Thanksgiving break!

Today, let's complete the following exercises:

Activity 1.9.17

Activity 1.9.19

Login to CSAwesome: https://csawesome.runestone.academy/

and complete the above exercises and any other unit in the section that you need to finish.

https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/Unit1-Getting-Started/topic-1-9-practice-coding.html

Zoom Link:

Damian Demarco is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Damian Demarco's Personal Meeting Room

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/8230296683?pwd=KzU1bCthMGtTbTBockkyUGoxcEplQT09

Meeting ID: 823 029 6683

Passcode: 3t3Ez1

You need to check in with me today using Zoom, especially if you need to setup your Slack and CSAwesome accounts.

Slack Link:

Hit me up on Slack!

https://app.slack.com/client/TMBLL8YSK/CM9QM6H9N

Please check in today during your class time either on Zoom or Slack!

dmac

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

120120WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

We're still working hard to finish up this unit before the end of the trimester.

Let's complete more of this unit before the Thanksgiving break!

Today, let's complete the following exercises:

Activity 1.9.13

Activity 1.9.15

Login to CSAwesome: https://csawesome.runestone.academy/

and complete the above exercises and any other unit in the section that you need to finish.

https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/Unit1-Getting-Started/topic-1-9-practice-coding.html

Zoom Link:

Damian Demarco is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Damian Demarco's Personal Meeting Room

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/8230296683?pwd=KzU1bCthMGtTbTBockkyUGoxcEplQT09

Meeting ID: 823 029 6683

Passcode: 3t3Ez1

You need to check in with me today using Zoom, especially if you need to setup your Slack and CSAwesome accounts.

Slack Link:

Hit me up on Slack!

https://app.slack.com/client/TMBLL8YSK/CM9QM6H9N

Please check in today during your class time either on Zoom or Slack!

dmac