Summer of Learning

Sign up for Summer of Scripting
Play Code Combat Summer Clan
Learn Python
Create Computer Technologies
Summer Reading - Explore and Create your own Flipboard Magazines

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Learn Computer Programming Concepts

Kodable
Robozzle

Frozen

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Flappy Code
Angry Birds Puzzle

Light-Bot advanced
Bits Box
TouchDevelop
PlayLab
Flappy Bird 

Made with Code

Google Science Fair

High School Symposium

Google Code-in (GCI)

Google.org

CS First

Doodle 4 Google

Maker Camp 

2015 CS Principles for High School (CSP4HS)

SNAP    Beauty and Joy SNAP

APP Inventor
https://code.org/educate/3rdparty 
Pencil Code Gym
Drawing with Code 

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Typing games - Try to increase your speed by using games from these sites.

Touch Typing Tutorial
Dance Mat Typing. 
Typing Test

Spacebar Invaders
Kayak Game
Keyboard Ninja
Desert Typing Racer
Keyboard Revolution
Fun to type 
Sense-Lang
Weebly typing 
FreeTypingGame

Use Pixlr to create a Virtual Summer Vacation.
Make a Blog of your real summer vacation.

Graphics
FlamingText.com  
CoolText.com  
dafont.com
Graffiti Creator
stencilgraffiticreator.com/

Tutorials

• Computer Basics GFC
• Google Search Education 
• How to Search    
• Power Searching  
• Google Guide  
• Google Search tutorial 
• Internet 101 Tutorial 

7/24 Learn Computer Programming Concepts

Learn Computer Programming Concepts

https://studio.code.org/

Flappy CodeWanna write your own game in less than 10 minutes? Try our Flappy Code tutorial! 

Sign up at http://studio.code.org/join/UXVXXT  

 

 Angry Birds Puzzle

Angry Bird Sign up at http://studio.code.org/join/DGPAIX Try the basics of computer science. Millions have given it a shot.

Frozen http://studio.code.org/join/GYZBGC  Let's use code to join Anna and Elsa as they explore the magic and beauty of ice.

  Frozen

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7/22 About You Website

About You

Learn HTML and CSS to build your own, personal web site! Tell your fans all about yourself and share a gorgeous photo or two! 

  

Sign up for

 

Click start to begin making your own, personal web site!

7/21 Cyber Safety Protect Your Identity

Introduction

In this Quest you will test out your Cyber Shield.  This is the first time you get a chance to make sure you will be able to open the Cyber Safe.

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Steps:

1. Play the The Case of the Cyber Criminal (Game) .

2. Take the interactive Media Smarts "How cyber-savvy are you? " challenge. Click on the Start Cyber Security Quiz link that looks like this image.  Discuss and review your answers.

3. List at least five online tips to help you stay cyber safe. 

4. View Reponses

5. Click on ID Theft Faceoff Game to get started.

6. Play the game until you answer all the questions correctly, thus saving the characters' identity, take a screenshot and paste it into a Cybersafety document or your web presence.

7. Another way to protect yourself from identify theft, scams and rip-offs is to report your complaint to the Internet Crime Complaint Center or the Federal Trade Commission.

We hope this has helped you be more aware of ways to protect yourself from  scams, hoaxes, and cyber-thieves.

 

7/20 Digital Footprint

Introduction

You will learn more about your digital footprint and the amount of media usage you achieve daily. In the process you will also compare your media usage with your classmates.

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Key Vocabulary:

Digital footprint: On the Internet a digital footprint is the word used to describe the trail, traces or footprints that people leave online. So that means anytime you do or write something online, there will remain a trace even if you delete it. 

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Steps:

1. What is your footprint?

A. Visit this introduction to a Digital Footprint from TeacherTube and then the Common Sense Media video  about the impact of Digital Footprints.

B. Read the following 11 tips for students to manage their own footprint.

Class, Group or Individual Activity:  Now that you have learned about some Top Tips, think about the tips that impact your own activity online.  On the Form create a list of 3 safety tips that stuck in your mind the best tips. Name this document:  Internet Safety and share it with others you feel this list might help.

C. Click this link to participate in a Digital Footprint Survey  and
it will open in a new window which you can close and return here. 

Click here for the survey results. 

D. Next download this Digital Footprint Document.

E. Make a list of sites you visit a lot. These might include social networking sites (Twitter, FaceBook), gaming sites, shopping sites, learning sites.

F. Organize your list into categories and write them onto the footprint, for example, all social networking sites together, all gaming sites together, etc.

G. Take a Screen Shot (Command-Shift-4) of your Footprint.  Your teacher will discuss all findings with the class.

Follow up Activities

2. Recording

A.  Homework:  Think about all of the different digital devices you use daily. Your next task is to log your own daily use of all digital media over 4 days which includes at least one weekend day. 

B.  Some examples include:  phone usage, gaming (DS, Playstation, X-Box) playing, surfing the internet, texting and so on.      

C.  Log your time spent into the Word chart  or PDF chart  provided.  

3. Report

Special Note: (Check with your teacher for a presentation schedule)

A.  Add up your total media use in categories (e.g. internet, gaming, cell phone, etc).  Hold on to this information as you will need it for your work with a small group.

B.  Once your media use is totaled, your teacher will place you in collaborative groups to compile your media data for a group total. It is suggested that your group visit this site to graph your data.  You might want to graph your individual usage first. See the following example:

C. Your teacher will assign you to a group. You may find it helpful to take different groupwork roles. Each member could choose a role from the following options:

*Facilitator of group (keep everyone on task)

*Data Chief (compile/convert all data)

*Chief Graphic Artist (create an overall graph of your group's data posterboard or spreadsheet)

*Presenter of data to class (show graph and discuss data)

D. Graph your combined group results. Which type of graph best represents your data? (Examples provided below)

    

4. Download your graph to insert in a Word document or a presentation program to show the class.

Address the following when your group presents your report to the class:   
a. Explain why you selected the type of graph you used.

b. How is the digital footprint represented within your group?

c. How does the digital footprint of your group compare to your own individual usage?

6/12 Extra Credit

Do Now: Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and capture it in citelighter, then paraphrase it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Touch Type

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites. 

Question of the Day:  Play at least 1 computer coding game from the list and 1 typing game.  You must play the whole period. Turn in your results for each in Engrade.

Learn the basics of computer coding by playing these games.  Turn in your results.

Sign up for Summer of Scripting
Kodable
Robozzle

Frozen

Light-bot

Flappy Code
Angry Birds Puzzle

Light-Bot advanced
Bits Box
TouchDevelop
PlayLab
Flappy Bird 

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Typing tutorials

Touch Typing Tutorial
Dance Mat Typing. 
Typing Test

Typing games - Try to increase your speed by using games from these sites.

Spacebar Invaders
Kayak Game
Keyboard Ninja
Desert Typing Racer
Keyboard Revolution
Fun to type 
Sense-Lang 
Weebly typing 
FreeTypingGame

Code Combat Jaguars Clan

Daily Objectives:  Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.

6/9 Phython

Do Now: Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and capture it in citelighter, then paraphrase it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Python.org

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

Video Game Hall of Fame
Question of the Day:  Complete the Smart Watch Comparison Project
 Sample Project

1. Join the Code Combat Jaguars Clan
2. Turn in your CodeCombat Name
3. Play CodeCombat

Final Exam - 1 Page ComicLife Project.

Read: Two Lives
Daily Objectives:  Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.

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Do Now: Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and capture it in citelighter, then paraphrase it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Python.org

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

Question of the Day: What is Phython?

1. Join the Jaguars4 Clan
2. Turn in your CodeCombat Name
3. Play CodeCombat

 Complete your 30 second Animations

1. Export your Animation as a Quicktime movie.
2. Create a new movie in GarageBand.
3. Import your Animation Movie.
4. Add Sound Effects and Music.
5. Share to disk.
6. Post on you blog.

Final Exam - 10 Second Stykz and GarageBand Animation.

Daily Objectives:  Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.

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Do Now : Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and capture it in citelighter, then paraphrase it in your own words.   
Word of the Day: Python.org

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words.
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

Question of the Day: What is Phython?

1. Join the Jaguars3 Clan
2. Turn in your CodeCombat Name
3. Play CodeCombat 
4. Python | Codecademy

Complete all your assignments

• 4/20 Superheroes
• 4/16 Avatar

• Use YouiDraw to a logo.     
• Question of the Day: Watch the YouiDraw Tutorial. Pause the video and complete the steps to:
• 1. Draw a cloud logo with your name in it. Take a screen shot. Turn it in in Engrade.
• 2. Draw the twitter logo with your name. Do not make it blue or white.  Export to .png. Turn it in in Engrade.

1. Put It All Together: Build a Resume 
1. <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/assets/css/bootstrap.css"/>
2. Make a Website
3. Make an Interactive Website
4. Intro to JS: Drawing & Animation - In these tutorials, you'll learn how to use the JavaScript language and the ProcessingJS library to create fun drawings and animations. If you've never programmed before, start here to learn how!
5. HTML/JS: Making webpages interactive - Learn how to combine your knowledge of HTML/CSS with your knowledge of JavaScript to make your webpages interactive!

Final Exam - CodeCademy HTML project.
 
Daily Objectives:  Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.