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1

Sept 4

 Information Management: Working in the Computing Environment (Unit 1)
 Information Management  (Activity 1-4)

 

  • How to use the HTS computer system
  • HTS Expectations for students

Beginning to Program (Unit 2)
Simple Java Programmes (Activity 2-2)

 Simple Java Programmes:
  • complete applet e-mailed to teacher BEFORE class #3 please

2

Sept 6

 Information Management:

Computer Survival Skills

Working in the Computing Environment (Unit 1)
 Information Management  (Activity 1-4)

Computer Survival Skills (Activity 1-3)

 Information Management:
  • Complete "questions about data"  
Simple Java Programmes:
  • complete applet from class #1 e-mailed to teacher BEFORE class #3

Computer Survival Skill:

  • complete before next class

3

Sept 10

   Breakaway  

4

Sept 12

  Breakaway  

5

Sept 16

 What's in the Lab? Beginning to Program (Unit 2)
Simple Java Programmes (Activity 2-2)
  • Java applets are now late!

Working in the Computing Environment (Unit 1)
What's in the Lab? (Activity 1-1)

Information Management

  • Data management plan

6

Sept 18

  Beginning to Program (Unit 2)
Simple Java Programmes (Activity 2-2) Working in the Computing Environment (Unit 1)

What's in the Lab? (Activity 1-1)

  • hardware
 Hardware help:    

7

Sept 20

 

Working in the Computing Environment (Unit 1)
What's in the Lab? (Activity 1-1)

  • Working on your own: Use Google or Word to create a test based on the Computer Component Activity.
    • 5 true/false 
      (5 marks for this section)
    • 5 multiple-choice
      4 options each
      (5 marks for this section)
    • 2 short answers 
      (5 marks for this section)
    • 1 question (or more) that is Inquiry/Thinking, or Communication, or Application (5 marks for this section)
    • Total: 20 marks for "test"
    • Your marks:
      • Your test (10 marks)
      • Good quality questions (5 marks)
      • Making it look like a real printed test (2 marks)
      • Creating the answer key (3 marks)
      • Total: 20 real marks
    • Share your test AND answer key with your partner and teacher to submit your work.
    • ALSO share your answers to the Computer Component Activity with your teacher. (2 marks)
  

8

Sept 24

History of Programming

Problem Solving & Software Development

Information Impact: Current Events (Activity 1-6)

History of Programming  (Activity 1-5)

  • History of programming

Beginning to Program (Unit 2)
 Problem Solving & Software Development  (Activity 2-)

  • Software Development Process

Simple Java Programmes (Activity 2-)

  • What is Java?

 

 

9

Sept 26

 Simple Java Programmes(Activity 2-2) work on assignment

10

Sept 30

 Simple Java Programmes(Activity 2-2)
  • Hand in assignment

Introduction to Classes, Inheritance, & Overriding (Activity 2-3)

Download BECKER.JAR file containing the required Robot classes. It is available free at http://www.learningwithrobots.com/
software/downloads.html#library 

Do NOT 'unzip' it! Save it in a location in My Documents.

 

11

Oct 2

 Robot documentation Introduction to Classes, Inheritance, & Overriding (Activity 2-3)
  • Karel the robot: Using Objects
    • Class diagrams
    • Take up Exercise #1, etc.
    • Exercise #1b
    • In-class assignment

Complete Exercise #1

12

Oct 4

 Robot documentation Introduction to Classes, Inheritance, & Overriding (Activity 2-3)
  • Karel the robot: Inheritance
Complete Exercise #2

13

Oct 8

 Robot documentation Introduction to Classes, Inheritance, & Overriding (Activity 2-3)
  • Karel the robot: Inheritance
Complete Exercise #2

14

Oct 10

 Examine the Robot documentation Introduction to Classes, Inheritance, & Overriding (Activity 2-3)
  • Read and create the example in the text: Section 2.3 Creating a Lamp

15

Oct 16

 Examine the Robot documentation Introduction to Classes, Inheritance, & Overriding (Activity 2-3)
  • Karel the robot: Inheritance
    • In-class assignment
  • Karel the robot: Overriding

 

  • Complete Exercise #4

16

Oct 18

 Java API Documentation Index

Introduction to Classes, Inheritance, & Overriding (Activity 2-3)

 complete 14a, b

17

Oct 22

   Introduction to Classes, Inheritance, & Overriding (Activity 2-3) complete 14c

18

Oct 24

 Java API Documentation Index Introduction to Classes, Inheritance, & Overriding (Activity 2-3)

19

Oct 28

   Introduction to Classes, Inheritance, & Overriding (Activity 2-3) review for test

20

Oct 30

   Introduction to Classes, Inheritance, & Overriding (Activity 2-3)
  • Karel the robot: The Test #1
  

21

Nov 1

 Examine the Robot documentation

RGB values for various colours  NOTE: use the R;G;B Dec column

 Introduction to Classes, Inheritance, & Overriding (Activity 2-3) You can download the robot documentation from this link. You must unzip the file.

22

Nov 5

 Threads

More Threads

 Introduction to Classes, Inheritance, & Overriding (Activity 2-3)  

23

Nov 7

 IfBot: Introducing Selection (Activity 2-4)
  • QuizBot
  • Karel the robot: Making Decisions
 

24

Nov 13

 IfBot: Introducing Selection (Activity 2-4) ColorBot:

25

Nov 15

 IfBot: Introducing Selection (Activity 2-4) ColorBot:

26

Nov 19

   WhileBot: Introducing the While Loop (Activity 2-5)  

27

Nov 21

   WhileBot: Introducing the While Loop (Activity 2-5)
  • Karel the robot: Repeating Actions
    • Unfinished items from previous class.
    • Text questions:
      page 266-267, Ex. 5.13, 5.14, & 5.15       or use Exercise #16b
  

28

 

Nov 25

Notes for Taxibot (pdf)

TaxiBot: Numeric Variables (Activity 2-6)
  • Karel the robot: Instance Variables
complete:
override turnLeft method
(The charge is $0.50)
override pickThing method (The charge is $1)
override putThing method (The charge is $1.25)

29

 

Nov 27

 TaxiBot: Numeric Variables (Activity 2-6)
  • Karel the robot: Instance Variables
 

30

Nov 29

 TaxiBot: Numeric Variables (Activity 2-6)
  • Karel the robot: Quizbot

Team Programming Project (Activity 2-7)

  

31

Dec 3

 Team Programming Project (Activity 2-7)  

32

Dec 5

 Team Programming Project (Activity 2-7)  

33

Dec 9

 Team Programming Project (Activity 2-7)  

34

Dec 11

 Team Programming Project (Activity 2-7)  
35

 

Dec 13

 Team Programming Project(Activity 2-7)  

36

Dec 17

 Team Programming Project (Activity 2-7)

Due Today!

  

37

Dec 19

   Team Programming Project(Activity 2-7)
  • Karel the robot: The movie!

 

  
  
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