Wednesday, August 25, 2021

082521WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

Welcome to another year of GrokIt!

GrokIt originally appeared 12 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


Monday, January 11, 2021

011221WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

So what is Java and why is it important?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxKHuT-8QUg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNTphyx-Q7o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAtkPQO1FcA

Leave a comment!

Zoom Link:

No Zoom today. Just leave a comment in GrokIt!

dmac

011121WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

Let's do another Java programming section today!

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

and complete Section: 1.2.4 and 1.2.5.

https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/Unit1-Getting-Started/topic-1-2-java-intro.html#syntax-errors-and-debugging

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.

Please check in today during your class time!

dmac

Friday, January 8, 2021

010821WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

Let's continue with Java programming today!

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

and complete Section: 1.2.3.

https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/Unit1-Getting-Started/topic-1-2-java-intro.html#syntax-errors-and-debugging

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.

Please check in today during your class time!

dmac

Thursday, January 7, 2021

010721WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

Let's get into a bit of Java programming today!

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

and complete Sections: 1.2.1 and 1.2.2

https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/Unit1-Getting-Started/topic-1-2-java-intro.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.

Please check in today during your class time!

dmac

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

010621WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

We'll be continuing with our CSAwesome curriculum this morning.

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

and complete the pretest at 1.16:

https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/Unit1-Getting-Started/ptest1.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 C CSAwesome accounts.

Please check in today during your class time!

dmac

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

010521WorkPlan

Today's GrokIt:

We'll be starting our CSAwesome curriulum this morning.

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

and complete 1.5: https://csawesome.runestone.academy/runestone/books/published/csawesome/Unit1-Getting-Started/growthMindset.html

You can look at the following videos as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUJkbWNnNy4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz9tKlF431k

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

Monday, January 4, 2021

010421WorkPlan

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?" 

Today, we're starting class 'officially' on Monday, January 4th as we return from holiday break. 

See you on Zoom, 

dmac