2018 term 2: week 2: Development Cycle

Programming 1 is off to an awesome start so far this term!  I am really impressed with how quickly students are catching on and their growth-mindsets they are showing me!  We have finished learning about careers in programming and computer science.  Students started learning about key concepts of computer science and we have really studied  over algorithms.  We finished the week learning about software cycles and started putting together the development cycle we will be using to write our programs this term.  Students have installed software to use with our Finch Robots and will show me their understanding of the development cycle while programming their Finch Robots.  This week they will program keyboard controls, program automated movements with obstacle avoidance, LED lights, buzzer tones, light sensors, and much more.  Just typing this right now already has me excited for Monday to get here so we can have some fun with programming and robots!

2018 term 2: week 1: Careers in Computer Science

Programming students will be starting class on Monday!  The first few days will be discussing classroom procedures and expectations for this term.  We will spend time at the beginning of this term exploring career paths in computer science and programming.  Students will put together presentations that they will deliver to the class.  We will be presenting our findings on Friday.