Week of December 13th - December 17th, 2021

 Monday:

Medical InformaticsReflection papers due

omputer hardware and History

Tuesday:
 
Practice Quiz on Unit 2 Python (CMU)

Computer hardware


Wednesday: 
 
Current Events group #1 due today:
P1: Kayla, Joseph, Kristen, Morgan
P2:Janat, Makenna, Vishruth, Caitlin, Jayden

Remember to enter your topic in the spreadsheet and be sure no one else from your period is already doing it.
 
Unit 2 Python Quiz in CMU

Thursday: 

Current Events group #1 due today:
P1: Brent 

 Hard Drives and How They Work

Computer hardware and Operating Systems


Friday: 

Open computers to show the hardware components
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Week of December 6th - December 10th, 2021

  Monday:

Medical Informatics presentations

Research Topic– Medical Informatics

Tuesday:
 
Finish Medical Informatics presentations

 Catch up with Python
Plan for Unit 2 Practice quiz

Work on completing section 2.3 Properties in CMU (Python)



Wednesday: 
 
Current Events group #4 due today:
P1: Alana, Kylie, Dhriti, Fomonyuy
P2: Anya, Avijit, Carolyn, Sreeja, Alice

Remember to enter your topic in the spreadsheet and be sure no one else from your period is already doing it.


Thursday: 

Computer hardware and Operating Systems


Friday: 

Work some on reflection paper.

Computer hardware and Operating Systems

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Week of November 29th - December 3rd, 2021

 Monday:

Break into your teams and begin to work on the Informatice paper. 

Research Topic– Medical Informatics

Tuesday:
 


Wednesday: 
 
Current Events group #3 due today:
  • P1: Precious, Devon, Madeline
  • P2: Tara, Marcus, Rishi, Dev, Naren, Salome (make-up)
  • Remember to enter your topic in the spreadsheet and be sure no one else from your period is already doing it.


Thursday: 

Information session with each team to assess where you are and what is needed to finish.


Friday: 

Make modifications to presentation based on feedback and finish off the project presentation.

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Week of November 22nd - November 26th, 2021

 

 Monday:

Continue on the Python programming with in CMU CS Academ

 

Python programming Turtle Graphics Slide show


Tuesday:
 


Wednesday: 
 
Current Events group #2 due today:
  • P1: Sophie, Emily, Rachel, Elijah, Gavin
  • P2: Mackenzie, Salome, Dean, Jacob, Vanessa
  • Remember to enter your topic in the spreadsheet and be sure no one else from your period is already doing it.

Thursday: 

No school

Thanksgiving break


Friday: 

No school

Thanksgiving break

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Week of November 15th - November 19th, 2021

 Monday:

Continue on the Python programming with i,ports in Turtle

Control Structures Python slides

 

Tuesday:
 


Wednesday: 
  • Group 1 current events:
    P1: Kayla, Joseph, Kristen, Morgan, Brent
    P2: Janat, Makena, Vishruth, Caitlin, Jayden
  • Remember to enter your topic in the spreadsheet and be sure no one else from your period is already doing it.

Thursday: 

Go over midterm

CMU unit 2 - 2.2 Mouse events

Start on Properties as well - 2.3


Friday: 

Continue CMU 2.3

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Week of November 8th - November 12th, 2021

Monday:

Continue on the Python programming with i,ports in Turtle

Intro to Python slides

 

Tuesday:
 

Think Python Ch 1 - The way of the program


Wednesday: 
Current events Delayed to Monday

Thursday:  Mid-Term Exam 

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Week of November 1st - November 5th, 2021

 

Monday:

 Finish Unit 1 in CMU CS by completing the following:

1.4. Unit 1 Exercises Due 9:00PM tonight

Python programming intro Slide show

 Download Python Version 3.10 from www.python.org
 

Tuesday:
 

Wednesday: 
 
Current Events group #4 due today:
P1: Alana, Kylie, Dhriti, Fomonyuy
P2: Anya, Avijit, Carolyn, Sreeja, Alice

Remember to enter your topic in the spreadsheet and be sure no one else from your period is already doing it.
Use the remaining time for CMU CS Academy work.

Thursday
School closed no class Teacher conventions

Friday:
School closed no class Teacher conventions


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Week of October 25th - October 29th, 2021

 

Monday:
Work on CMU CS Academy
You should have completed CMU CS Academy Section 1.2.6. Exercises by end of school day today.  I will grade you on each of the CMU assignments as homework. I will enter your grades based on your progress as of 9 pm (the day it is due), unless I hear from you via email before then that you need more time.
 
 A worthwhile video Be kind and respect each other
 
 

Tuesday:
 
Use the remaining time for CMU CS Academy work.

Wednesday: 
 
Current Events group #3 due today:
P1: Precious, Devon, Madeline
P2: Tara, Marcus, Rishi, Dev, Naren
Remember to enter your topic in the spreadsheet and be sure no one else from your period is already doing it.
Use the remaining time for CMU CS Academy work.

Thursday:
1.3.5: Regular Polygons and Stars
Due end of day Friday

Use the remaining time for CMU CS Academy work.

Friday:
CMU CS Academy work. 
I will enter your grades based on your progress as of 9 pm Sunday, unless I hear from you via email before then that you need more time.  


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Week of October 18th - October 22nd, 2021

 Monday:

Computer Pioneers paper due by 7:30 AM
Presentations for the Pioneer project begin

Tuesday:
 
Finish Presentations for the Pioneer project begin
 A worthwhile video Be kind and respect each other
For today's class, please register with the Carnegie Mellon Computer Science Academy using the correct link for your period.
 
 
For your username, please use the first 4 letters of your last name


Wednesday:
Current Events group #4 due today:
P1: Sophie, Emily, Rachel, Elijah, Gavin
P2: Mackenzie, Salome, Dean, Jacob, Vanessa
Remember to enter your topic in the spreadsheet and be sure no one else from your period is already doing it.
 
Work with CMU CS Academy

Thursday:
Work with CMU CS Academy

Friday:
 
Finish Current Event Presentations
Discuss Grit video
Go over the CMU CS portal

 A worthwhile video Be kind and respect each other

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Week of October 11th - October 15th, 2021

 Monday:

Columbus Day
No class

Tuesday:
Homework for today:
 Review for the test
  • 5 more bad viruses video
  • Bulletin board


Wednesday:
Homework for today
No Class due to PSAT testing

Thursday:
Homework for today
  • Group 1 current events:
    P1: Kayla, Joseph, Kristen, Morgan, Brent
    P2: Janat, Makena, Vishruth, Caitlin, Jayden
Finish review for Test

Friday:
Homework for today
  • Test on Binary/Internet/Security and malware
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Week of October 4th - October 8th, 2021

Monday:
No class due to NJSLA testing

Tuesday:
Homework for today: Khan Academy: 
 
Begin unit 3: Basic principles of computer security, malware, privacy, and cyberwar.
Essential Questions:
  • How does the pervasiveness of networked computers affect our personal safety and privacy?
  • How does the pervasiveness of networked computers affect our national security?
Discussion: how have you been affected by computer security issues?
Students list ways to avoid getting malware on their computers.
Ransomeware
5 bad viruses - video
WiFi - safe?

Wednesday:
Group 4 current events:
P1: Alana, Kylie, Dhriti, Fomon
P2: Anya, Avijit, Carolyn, Sreeja, Alice

Homework for today is to read the following: (it looks like a lot but these are short):
Examples of Phishing attempts
 
Spyware and Keylogging video
Location Tracking video
Smart TV ...
Identity theft video
Medical identity theft

Friday:
Homework for today is to read the following:
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Week of September 27th - October 1st, 2021

 

Monday:
Homework due today: Unit Two: Internet Vocabulary
 Read Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web and turn in this worksheet. Due tomorrow morning

Introduce "Computer Pioneer" project

Wrap up discussion of Internet technology:
What is a firewall
What is a proxy
What is a VPN

Review: HTTP and HTML
Demonstrate HTTP with Firefox developer tools

Tuesday:
Homework due today: Secret geek - turn in this worksheet
Read How Target Figured Out a Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did

Begin unit 3: Google, cloud computing, dynamic web pages
Essential questions:
  • How does a search engine work?
  • What do companies like Google know about us, and what do they do with that information?
  • What is 'the cloud'?
Videos (in class):

Wednesday:
Group 2 current events due today:
P1: Precious, Devon, Madeline
P2: Tara, Marcus, Rishi, Dev, Naren
Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it.
Homework due today: Read Cookie Monsters.

Complete discussion of cookies and dynamic web pages.
Video:
What They Know - Advertising Cookies and You (7:15)
If time remains, students can work on Computer Pioneers project.

Thursday:
Homework for today is to read the following:

Assign Technology personalities for Pioneer project
Allow for some in-class work on pioneer project - organize/research/questions

Friday:
Quiz on internet unit
Students will work on Computer Pioneers paper
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Week of September 20th - 27th, 2021

Monday:
Homework for the beginning of class today: 
Finish discussing CAT scans

Begin Unit 2: Basic Principles of the Internet
Essential Questions:
What is the Internet? Where did it come from, and how did it evolve?
How does it function?
What is a protocol? What is an open system?
What characteristics of the Internet have allowed it to become so pervasive?
How does the ability of computers to communicate with one another affect our lives?
Begin internet discussion of internet history and technology
Videos:
The Lighting of the Beacons
 Wireless Communication history Video
Undersea cables...
Pneumatic Tubes

    Tuesday:
    Continue with discussion of Internet technology.
    Videos:

    Wednesday:
    Group 2 current events due today:
    P1: Sophie, Emily, Rachel, Elijah, Gavin
    P2: Mackenzie, Salome, Dean, Jacob, Vanessa
    Remember to enter your topic in the current event spreadsheet and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it.
    Discuss internet Try-at-home, due Friday


    Thursday:
    Homework due today:
    Internet vocabulary homework due Monday
    DNS

    Friday:
    Homework due today: Do TCP/IP try-at-home for Windows 7, and Mac OS/X. Windows 10 users, this page may be helpful if you can't figure out how to get telnet to work.
    Continue with Internet technology unit.
    Videos: 

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    Week of September 13th - 17th, 2021

    Principles of Computer Technology, Fall 2021!

    Monday:
    Finished Ones and Zeros Kahn assignments and Kahn 1st quiz

    "Acknowledgement Form" if not turned in, Do So. 

    Complete binary/hex numbers discussion.
    Begin discussing digital representation of sounds and images, digital cameras, CAT scans
    What is Unicode?
    Neil DeGrasse Tyson on Autotune
    Audacity - free audio software
    Begin discussing digital representation of sounds and images, digital cameras, CAT scans
    Give out internet vocabulary sheet - due Friday
    Limitations of Storing Numbers' and 'Storing Text in Binary' from Khan Academy due for today.

    Tuesday:

    Homework: Limitations of Storing Numbers' and 'Storing Text in Binary' from Khan Academy due for today.
    Continue discussing digital representation of sounds and images, digital cameras, CAT scans

    Wednesday:

    Homework due: Ask some good questions' is due Today 9/15.
    Group 1 current events due today:
    P1: Kayla, Joseph, Kristen, Morgan, Brent
    P2: Janat, Makena, Vishruth, Caitlin, Jayden
    Remember to enter your topic here and be sure no one else from your section is already doing it.


     Thursday:
      School Holiday (day off)
    Friday:
     
     
    Quiz on binary and hex numbers, digital representation of information.
    You have a number of upcoming assignments to work on in any time remaining: 
     
    Homework today: Internet vocabulary due Monday Sept. 20th
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    Week of September 8th - 10th, 2021

    Welcome to Principles of Computer Technology, Fall 2021!

    Wednesday:
    Welcome!
    Discuss rules and expectations,course outline, current events assignment, "Good Questions" homework for Monday.

    Here is the main presentation from today (ctemc.org login required)  


     Thursday:
    • register for turnitin
    • bring back parent/guardian contact information sheet
    • Logic Puzzle
    • Failure or Success?
    • Learn anything
    • Begin Ones and zeros - Binary numbers
    • Kahn Academy
    • take this survey to help me know a little about you
    • Google slides - Binary numbers
    Friday:
    Please bring back the "Acknowledgement Form".
     
    First we will complete whatever is left from Thursday's class up through the slides on binary search.  You have a number of upcoming assignments to work on in any time remaining:
    • Your 'Introduce Yourself with FlipGrid' assignment is due by Friday evening so that I have a chance to look at them all over the weekend.
    • Do first two units from Khan Academy CS Principles, 'Bits and Bytes' and 'Binary Numbers', and take Quiz #1 before class on Monday.
    • 'Ask some good questions' is due Wednesday 9/15.
    • 'Limitations of Storing Numbers' and 'Storing Text in Binary' from Khan Academy are also for Tuesday.
    • Finally, remember that group 1 will do current events next Wednesday.


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