All Prior Classes

Thread 4, Day 12 - Monday, May 13, 2024

Agenda

1. End of Course Interview
   • Here is the order of interviews for this morning:
     
   • Please wait on the chair outside room 36 when your interview is next.
     • For example, Seb will wait outside room 36 while Lola completes her interview, and so on.
   • At some point this morning, please complete the course feedback form.
     • This form is anonymous.
     • Your constructive feedback is valued – thank-you in advance for your time with this.

Thread 4, Day 11 - Saturday, May 11, 2024

Agenda

1. End of Course Interview Prep
   • First, please make a copy of this template.
     • We will discuss the prompts together now.
   • Then, please submit a link to your interview slides.
     • This will facilitate swift turnarounds between interviews on Monday morning.
   • Here is the order of interviews on Monday:
     
   • This interview counts for 10% of your final grade and falls within the Communication evaluation category.

Things to do before our final class

• Prepare for your end-of-course interview by completing your interview slide deck.

Thread 4, Day 10 - Friday, May 10, 2024

Agenda

1. Culminating Task: App Development Partnership
   • Today we make our final visit to Lakefield District Public School to share your finished products with the students there.

Things to do before our next class

• Make a brief portfolio post on Notion.
  • How did it feel to deliver your app to your partners?
  • What did you learn from the experience?
  • How was this culminating task different for you from other assignments you've had to complete for school?

Thread 4, Day 9 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Agenda

1. Culminating Task: App Development Partnership
   • This is your fourth and final working period to implement the plans you have made with your partner(s) at Lakefield DPS.
   • Continue making progress on implementing functionality in your app prior to our final visit to LDPS this Friday at 8:30 AM, when the final version of your app will be delivered to your partners.
   • Be sure to consult All Prior Classes to access prior resources shared to help you build out your apps.

Things to do before our next class

• Make progress on implementation of your app idea.
  • Be certain to briefly share an update on Notion, including screenshot(s) and a link to the current state of your project (if using Thunkable) or the .a3p file (if using Alice).

Thread 4, Day 8 - Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Agenda

1. Culminating Task: App Development Partnership
   • This is your third working period to implement the plans you have made with your partner(s) at Lakefield DPS.
   Important

   If you are not caught up on making entries in your portfolio to document your progress and process to this point, please stop what you are doing and make those entries now. A gentle reminder the final product only counts for 25% of your grade on this task.

   • Mr. Gordon has recorded two more short videos to explain canvas and sprite-related concepts in Thunkable:
     • Bouncing and Shooting
       • You can clone this bouncing experiments project to follow along and then try the super-short mini-challenges that are described.
     • Gravity and Collisions
       • You can clone this gravity experiments project to follow along and then try the super-short mini-challenges that are described.
   • Continue making progress on implementing functionality in your app prior to our final visit to LDPS this Friday at 8:30 AM, when the final version of your app will be delivered to your partners.
   • Be sure to consult All Prior Classes to access prior resources shared to help you build out your apps.

Things to do before our next class

• Make progress on implementation of your app idea.
  • Be certain to briefly share an update on Notion, including screenshot(s) and a link to the current state of your project (if using Thunkable) or the .a3p file (if using Alice).

Thread 4, Day 7.5 - Saturday, May 4, 2024

Resources

• Here are some additional videos Mr. Gordon has recorded to demonstrate a variety of ideas:
  • How to Move Screens from One Thunkable Project to Another
  • Custom Fonts, Sharing Scores Between Screens, and Backgrounds
  • Randomly Selecting Animations to Show, Sound Effects, and Images
  • How to Handle Sprite Sheets
    • Sometimes many tiny image assets come embedded in a single large image file. This video explains how to easily "slice up" a sprite sheet into many smaller individual image files in seconds.
    • Also learn how to quickly crop unwanted pixels to create a transparent background using Preview.
• Here are a couple of examples of using the Canvas component with stages and sprites.
  • Mr. Gordon is available to explain more about how these projects work to anyone who is interested:
    • Cloning Sprites (gems, trinkets)
    • Chicken Run (a small game)
• Here are several more sites with useful assets:
  • Custom TTF Fonts
  • Pixabay - Royalty Free Sound Effects
  • GameArtGuppy
    • This is the source of the fruit and food images! 😎
  • The Spriters Resource
    • Many retro video game assets.
• Here are sites useful for slicing up sprite sheets (see video above on this topic):
  • EZGif Sprite Sheet Cutter
    • This is useful when you know the size of individual frames.
    • For example, 32x32 pixels or 16x16.
  • Tools3ox Sprite Sheet Cutter
    • This site has an "automatic mode" for slicing up sprite sheets where each frame has a slightly different size.

Thread 4, Day 7 - Friday, May 3, 2024

Agenda

1. Culminating Task: App Development Partnership
   • Today, we make our third visit to Lakefield District Public School, to collect feedback on software prototypes, or minimum viable products.
   • While we are there, LDPS students will think aloud as they try out your software prototypes.
   • Be sure to take notes on the feedback given and work to manage the expectations of your LDPS partners, if needed.

Things to do before our next class

• Make progress on implementation of your app idea.
  • On Notion, share screenshot(s) and a link to the current state of your project (if using Thunkable) or the .a3p file (if using Alice).
  • Please also share photos of the notes you took today and add any additional thoughts you have about what to do next based on your conversation at LDPS.

Thread 4, Day 6.5 - Thursday, May 2, 2024

Resources

• Here are all videos Mr. Gordon has recorded to explain how to program core game play for most types of apps that students are working on:
  • Math Quiz
  • Multiple Choice
  • Vocabulary Quiz

Thread 4, Day 6 - Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Agenda

1. Culminating Task: App Development Partnership
   • This is your second working period to implement the plans you have made with your partner(s) at Lakefield DPS.
   • Here is a video Mr. Gordon recorded to explain how to program core game play for most types of apps that students are working on:
     • Math Quiz
     Note

     More mini-videos like this are coming soon. Categories to be covered are:

     • Multiple Choice
     • Vocabulary Quiz
   • Mr. Gordon is going to begin class by working in a small group with the students whose apps involve telling time.
     • Please open this project to get started with the telling-time tutorial.
     • Students working on apps involving time may find these sites useful:
       • Customizable Clock Faces

Things to do before our next class

• Make progress on implementation of your app idea.
  • Be certain to briefly share an update on Notion, including screenshot(s) and a link to the current state of your project (if using Thunkable) or the .a3p file (if using Alice).

Thread 4, Day 5 - Monday, April 29, 2024

Agenda

1. Culminating Task: App Development Partnership
   • This is your first working period to begin implementing the plans you have made with your partner(s) at Lakefield DPS.
   • You are welcome to use Alice, Thunkable, Scratch, Snap!, or whatever programming environment you are comfortable with and that best fits the task at hand.
   • Mr. Gordon will lead a few mini-demos for interested students that are choosing to work with Thunkable, on:
     • importing images
     • using a Google Sheet as a data source
     • adding 2D motion using the Canvas block, so that you can work with stages and sprites
     • taking and checking input
   • Here are some good sources for image and audio assets:
     • Kenney.nl
     • itch.io

Things to do before our next class

• Make progress on implementation of your app idea.
  • Be certain to briefly share an update on Notion, including screenshot(s) and a link to the current state of your project (if using Thunkable) or the .a3p file (if using Alice).

Thread 4, Day 4 - Friday, April 26, 2024

Agenda

1. Culminating Task: App Development Partnership
   • Today, we make our second visit to Lakefield District Public School, to collect feedback on paper prototypes.
   • While we are there, LDPS students will think aloud as they try out your paper prototypes.
   • Be sure to take notes on the feedback given and work to manage the expectations of your LDPS partners, as needed.

Things to do before our next class

• Please take clear photographs of the feedback you received during your visit, and post your ideas about how to proceed with your app on Notion.

Thread 4, Day 3 - Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Agenda

1. Culminating Task: App Development Partnership
   • What is a paper prototype?
   • How can we collect fast feedback on our work with less up-front effort?
   • This is a working period to prepare your paper prototype for review by your partners at LDPS on Friday.

Things to do before our next class

• Please complete your paper prototype, take clear photographs of it, and post this work to your portfolio on Notion.

Thread 4, Day 2 - Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Agenda

1. Culminating Task: App Development Partnership
   • Today, we visit Lakefield District Public School for the first time, to meet our partners and learn more about them and their interests.
   • This will help each of you, as the consultants, determine what type of fun, educational app you might design for the students at LDPS, who are your clients.

Things to do before our next class

• Please post photos of the notes you took today to Notion.
  • Add anything else to your post that helps you remember what the students you spoke with are interested in.

Thread 4, Day 1 - Monday, April 22, 2024

Agenda

1. Culminating Task: App Development Partnership
   • Understanding the parameters of the task that will be completed instead of a final exam in this course.
2. Activity: Introduction to Thunkable
   • Learn a bit about Thunkable, which may be a useful platform for delivering your culminating task solution.

Things to do before our next class

• Try to implement a guessing game in Thunkable, with as many improvements to the gameplay as you can come up with.

Thread 3, Day 12 - Thursday, February 29, 2024

Agenda

1. Task: Creative Alice World
   • Continue your end-of-module task.
   • This is your second last class of the week to work on this task.

Things to do before our next class

• Continue working on your end-of-module task and be sure to share progress on Notion.

Thread 3, Day 11 - Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Agenda

1. Task: Creative Alice World
   • Continue your end-of-module task.

Things to do before our next class

• Continue working on your end-of-module task and be sure to share progress on Notion.

Thread 3, Day 10 - Monday, February 26, 2024

Agenda

1. Task: Creative Alice World
   • Continue your end-of-module task.

Things to do before our next class

• Continue working on your end-of-module task and be sure to share progress on Notion.

Thread 3, Day 9 - Friday, February 23, 2024

Agenda

1. Task: Creative Alice World
   • Begin your end-of-module task.
2. Concept: First Person Perspective, Proximity, and Scoring
   • Optionally, if this interests you and you did not have time to try this yesterday, complete this lesson today.

Things to do before our next class

• Continue working on your end-of-module task and share progress on Notion.

Thread 3, Day 8 - Thursday, February 22, 2024

Agenda

1. Task: Authoring Class-Level Procedures
   • You have a final working period to complete this task.
   • Here is the list of procedures everyone agreed to create.
   • If you wish to provide even more evidence of understanding for the relevant learning goals, try authoring one or more additional procedures.
   Note

   Be sure to complete the template to document how each procedure you author works.

   Correctly completing this template is part of the success criteria for this task – here is a video showing how to do this – Mr. Gordon will also demonstrate in person for anyone who wants to see this in-class.

2. Concept: First Person Perspective, Proximity, and Scoring
   • Learn how to use event listeners.
     • This allows an Alice scene to respond to key press events.
     • We can also detect when two object get close to one another.
   • Additionally, learn how to track and show a score using a head's up display.

Things to do before our next class

• Complete all your procedures and the related documentation.

Thread 3, Day 7 - Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Agenda

1. Task: Authoring Class-Level Procedures
   • You have the rest of the period to make further progress with your mid-module task.

Things to do before our next class

• Make progress on your mid-module task by completing at least one procedure and clearly documenting that on Notion.

Thread 3, Day 6 - Thursday, February 15, 2024

Agenda

1. Concept: Sharing Character Abilities with Other Students
   • What is the difference between a class and an object?
   • How can we share a procedure written for a class in one world for use in another Alice world?
2. Task: Authoring Class-Level Procedures
   • Together, we will think of at least 20 useful actions, for any combination of these classes in Alice:
     • Biped
     • Flyer
     • Prop
     • Quadruped
     • Slitherer
     • Swimmer
     • Transport
     Note

     Each student must submit at least two ideas, without repeats.

     The list of submitted actions will be on the TV screen at the front of the class.

   • Then, students will decide upon what actions they want to program for their mid-module task.
   Tip

   The procedures you implement do not have to be one of the procedure ideas you came up with and submitted to the form.

   • You have the rest of the period to make further progress with your mid-module task.
   • Your goal should be to complete at least one procedure by our next class.
   Note

   Here is the list of procedures and what each student has agreed to work on.

Things to do before our next class

• Make clear progress your mid-module task by completing at least one procedure and documenting it in a post on Notion.

Thread 3, Day 5 - Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Agenda

1. Concept: Moving Object Sub-Joints
   • Learn how to use do-together and do-in-order control structures to move object sub-joints and create realistic motion

Things to do before our next class

• Complete the lesson and the four exercises given today, then write about what you have learned on Notion.

Thread 3, Day 4 - Monday, February 12, 2024

Agenda

1. Concept: Movement in 3D Space
   • How objects move (change position)
   • How objects are oriented (change the direction they are facing)
   • How to combine movement and orientation to create more advanced camera angles

Things to do before our next class

• Complete the lesson and exercises given today, then write about what you have learned on Notion.

Thread 3, Day 3 - Friday, February 9, 2024

Agenda

1. Concept: Methods with Parameters
   • How to use procedures (also known as methods or functions) with parameters.
   • Put another way – how to avoid writing repetitive code in Alice.

Things to do before our next class

• Complete the lesson and both exercises given today, then write about what you have learned on Notion.

Thread 3, Day 2 - Thursday, February 8, 2024

Agenda

1. Mini-Tutorial: Capturing Videos and Adding to a Notion Post
   • Use Command-Shift-5 to begin capturing a video.
   • Add to a Notion post using the /video shortcut.
2. Mini-Tutorial: Adding Sound to an Alice World
   • We will re-create this opening shot from the original Star Wars movie.
   • Use Project > Resource Manager to add audio files – here is the one you will need.
   • Use do together tile to play music while other actions occur.
3. Concept: Alice – Making Responsive Scenes with Functions and Expressions
   • Writing programs that respond to changes in the scene setup
   • Put another way – how to avoid writing "hard-coded" algorithms that "break" when something about our scene changes

Things to do before our next class

• Complete the tutorial and exercise given today, then write about what you have learned on Notion.

Thread 3, Day 1 - Monday, February 5, 2024

Agenda

1. Setup: Alice – Storytelling and Game Programming in 3D
   • Install Alice
   • Explore the Scene Editor
   • Create your first world

Things to do before our next class

• Be sure Alice is installed and that you have shared progress on your first world on Notion.

Thread 2, Day 17 - Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Agenda

1. Task: Custom Gig Poster
   • Finish this task today, being certain to add a final post to your portfolio.
   • Please double-check that you have met all the success criteria.
2. Portfolio: End of Module 2 Assessment
   • Be certain as well to complete this brief self-assessment before leaving class.

Have a great and well-deserved Winter Break! ☃️

Thread 2, Day 16 - Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Agenda

1. Task: Custom Gig Poster
   • Continue with this task today.
   Important

   Your final product must be handed in before you leave LCS for the Winter Break.

Things to do before our next class

• Make a portfolio post on Notion, share your progress, and summarize your learning as a result of completing today's activity.
  • Be sure you are sharing regular progress updates and that you make a final entry when you are finished.

Thread 2, Day 15 - Saturday, December 16, 2023

Agenda

1. Task: Custom Gig Poster
   • Continue with this task today.
   • Please remember to make backups of your playground file as you make progress on your poster.
   Important

   Your final product must be handed in before you leave LCS for the Winter Break.

Things to do before our next class

• Make a portfolio post on Notion, share your progress, and summarize your learning as a result of completing today's activity.
  • Here are two examples of posts you might make today:
    • A post identifying an error (logical or syntax error) that you run into
    • A post about sharing your further progress on your poster

Thread 2, Day 14 - Friday, December 15, 2023

Agenda

1. Task: Custom Gig Poster
   • If you have not done so yet, begin this task today.
   Important

   Your final product must be handed in before you leave LCS for the Winter Break.

Things to do before our next class

• Make a portfolio post on Notion, share your progress, and summarize your learning as a result of completing today's activity.
  • Here are two examples of posts you might make today:
    • A post about your plan
    • A post about your initial progress

Thread 2, Day 13 - Thursday, December 14, 2023

Agenda

1. Activity: Heartbreakers and The Pixies - Selection Statements
   • Learn how to run code only when certain conditions are true. 🤘🏼
2. Task: Custom Gig Poster
   • You may optionally begin this task today.
   • Be sure to review the success criteria and expectations carefully before you start your work.

Things to do before our next class

• Make a portfolio post on Notion, share your progress, and summarize your learning as a result of completing today's activity.

Thread 2, Day 12 - Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Agenda

1. Activity: Refused and Iggy Pop - Nested Loops
   • Learn how to use nested loops to produce a grid of shapes. 💪🏼
2. Activity: Computer Security with Hacktivate
   • With any time you have remaining in class today, you are welcome to continue working on Hacktivate challenges.

Things to do before our next class

• Make a portfolio post on Notion, share your progress, and summarize your learning as a result of completing today's activity.

Thread 2, Day 11 - Thursday, December 7, 2023

Agenda

1. Tutorial: Creating a Smart Folder
   • A super-short tutorial showing how to quickly find a given type of file.
2. Optional Activity: Ramones, Revisited
   • If you were away yesterday, or just want to review what we did, here is a writeup of the approach taken to analyze and complete the Ramones poster.
3. Activity: The Replacements Gig Poster - Applying Abstraction
   • Learn how to identify repeated elements in a drawing and then apply abstraction by authoring a function. 🚀
   Todo

   As you complete the activity, take note of new vocabulary that is introduced.

   Describe your understanding of these new terms in the Notion post that you make for today's class.

4. Activity: Superdrag
   • Show that you really understand sequence, iteration, and abstraction by reproducing this gig poster. 🎸

Things to do before our next class

• Make a portfolio post on Notion, share your progress, and summarize your learning as a result of completing today's activity.

Thread 2, Day 10 - Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Agenda

1. Discussion: Rubber Duck Debugging
   • Solving logical errors and syntax errors can be frustrating, but everyone deals with it, even experienced programmers.
   • Pairing with a friend to describe what you are trying to do with your code, line by line, can be helpful.
     • Often during this process, you will realize the source of the problem you are having.
   • When a friend is not nearby, use your duck! 🦆
2. Activity: Ramones, Revisited
   • Finish the job on the Ramones poster by considering sequence, iteration, and making a careful plan.

Things to do before our next class

• Make a portfolio post on Notion, share your progress, and summarize what you've learned today about abstraction.

Thread 2, Day 9 - Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Agenda

1. Portfolios: Review Feedback
   • Take the time to review feedback given and make necessary improvements.
2. Activity: Ramones
   • Show that you really understand iteration and sequence by reproducing this gig poster. 🎸
3. Activity: Computer Security with Hacktivate
   • With any time you have remaining in class today, you are welcome to continue working on Hacktivate challenges.

Things to do before our next class

• Make a portfolio post on Notion and summarize what you've learned today about iteration and loops.

Thread 2, Day 8 - Friday, December 1, 2023

Agenda

1. Activity: Blur Gig Poster - Applying Iteration
   • After our initial discussion, follow along with this tutorial to reproduce your first gig poster! 🎶
2. Activity: Computer Security with Hacktivate
   • With any time you have remaining in class today, you are welcome to continue working on Hacktivate challenges.

Things to do before our next class

• Make a portfolio post on Notion and summarize what you've learned today about patterning, iteration, and loops.

Thread 2, Day 7 - Thursday, November 30, 2023

Agenda

1. Activity: Patterns, Plans, and Iteration
   • Work with your randomly assigned partner to complete this activity.
2. Activity: Computer Security with Hacktivate
   • With any time you have remaining in class today, you are welcome to continue working on Hacktivate challenges.

Things to do before our next class

• Make a portfolio post on Notion and summarize what you've learned today about patterning, iteration, and loops.

Thread 2, Day 6 - Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Agenda

1. Task: Panda Scene
   • Complete this task today.
2. Activity: Computer Security with Hacktivate
   • With any time you have remaining in class today, you are welcome to continue working on Hacktivate challenges.

Things to do before our next class

• Finish your panda scene and make the appropriate portfolio entries.

Thread 2, Day 5 - Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Agenda

1. Looking Ahead – Gig Posters Task
2. The Intersection of Art and Programming
   • Where can writing code to create art lead?
3. Demo: Drawing with Absolute Co-ordinates
   • In this module, you will program in the same environment, but draw shapes using absolute co-ordinates most of the time.
     • So, what does that actually mean?
4. Task: Panda Scene
   • Revisit your understanding of sequence and how to write readable code by authoring a scene of a panda's habitat.

Things to do before our next class

• Make progress on your panda scene and make the appropriate portfolio entries.

Thread 2, Day 4 - Saturday, November 25, 2023

Agenda

1. Discussion: User Authentication
   • How can we identify ourselves when using services online?
2. Activity: Computer Security with Hacktivate
   • Continue making progress on challenges.

Things to do before our next class

• Make a Notion post and:
  1. Share screenshot(s) of the new challenge(s) you completed on Hacktivate.
  2. Describe concepts or terms you learned about, and concepts or terms you want to learn more about.

Thread 2, Day 3 - Friday, November 24, 2023

Agenda

1. Activity: Computer Security with Hacktivate
   • By popular demand, a complete class dedicated to Hacktivate. 🚀

Things to do before our next class

• Make a Notion post and:
  1. Share screenshot(s) of the new challenge(s) you completed on Hacktivate.
  2. Describe concepts or terms you learned about, and concepts or terms you want to learn more about.

Thread 2, Day 2 - Thursday, November 23, 2023

Agenda

1. Portfolios: Taking a Long-Term View
   • Entries as note-taking.
   • Communication and vocabulary.
   • A channel for feedback.
   • Connection to end of year tasks.
   • Please remember to tag against a learning goal.
2. Discussion: Safe Computing
   • A look at ways that we can regain our privacy and safety online.
   • Once you have completed the four action items, you may use the rest of the period for the next item on today's agenda.
3. Activity: Computer Security with Hacktivate
   • Continue making progress on challenges.

Things to do before our next class

• Make a Notion post and:
  1. Share screenshot(s) of the new challenge(s) you completed on Hacktivate.
  2. Describe concepts or terms you learned about, and concepts or terms you want to learn more about.

Thread 2, Day 1 - Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Agenda

1. Concept: Abstraction and Binary Numbers
   • Complete this mini-lesson to get a very brief introduction to how computers store numeric data.
2. Activity: Computer Security with Hacktivate

Things to do before our next class

• Complete the activity on binary numbers, then log in to Hacktivate and try a challenge or two.

Thread 1, Day 14 - Thursday, October 12, 2023

Agenda

1. Portfolios: Mod 1 Portfolio Review
   • Annotate the entry you made earlier and add a comment at the top of your post.
   • After the last few classes, and recent additions to your portfolio, where do you now see your level of achievement? Propose a specific numeric grade.
   • You will have a brief private chat with Mr. Gordon to review your portfolio and discuss your self-assessment of your progress.
2. Task: Complete Remaining Initiatives
   • Each of you have initiatives or activities you are working to complete.
   • When you are not speaking with Mr. Gordon today, you have time to complete those initiatives.

Things to do before our next class

• Be sure to add portfolio entries in Notion after working in class today. What learning goal did you generate new evidence of understanding for?

Thread 1, Day 13 - Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Agenda

1. Activity: Keyboard Shortcuts
   • Please do this activity if you have not yet.
2. Activity: Introduction to Generative Art
   • Once you have learned about some keyboard shortcuts, review this activity and see what you can do. 🚀
3. Activity: Creating Original Generative Art
   • Define your own set of rules to create original work(s) of generative art.
4. Activity: Colour Models
   • Learn about how to work with colour in more interesting ways.

Things to do before our next class

• Be sure to add portfolio entries in Notion after completing the activities described above. What learning goal did you generate new evidence of understanding for?

Thread 1, Day 12 - Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Agenda

1. Task: T-Shirt Shadow Prints
   • A handful of students will complete their shirts today – this is definitely the last opportunity to create a shirt during class time.
2. Portfolios: Initial Assessment
   • Use the guidance given to complete an early self-assessment of your standing in the course.
3. Activity: Keyboard Shortcuts
   • Try this out if you are finished your T-Shirt Shadow Prints code.
4. Activity: Introduction to Generative Art
   • Once you have learned about some keyboard shortcuts, review this activity and see what you can do. 🚀
5. Activity: Creating Original Generative Art
   • Define your own set of rules to create original work(s) of generative art.

Things to do before our next class

• Be sure to add portfolio entries in Notion after completing the activities described above. What learning goal did you generate new evidence of understanding for?

Thread 1, Day 11 - Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Agenda

1. Task: T-Shirt Shadow Prints

   • Most remaining students will be making their shirt in today's class; if you have not finished your code yet, please complete it over the long weekend. There will be a final opportunity, during a Grove Time next week, to make a shirt.

     Important

     Please be sure to make a final entry in Notion and respond to these reflection prompts when you are done.

     Tip

     Be sure to review the success criteria for the task. Is there a post in your portfolio to provide evidence for each look-for?

2. Activity: Keyboard Shortcuts
   • Try this out if you are finished your T-Shirt Shadow Prints code.
3. Activity: Introduction to Generative Art
   • Once you have learned about some keyboard shortcuts, review this activity and see what you can do. 🚀

Things to do before our next class

• Be sure to add portfolio entries in Notion after completing the activities described above. What learning goal did you generate new evidence of understanding for?

Thread 1, Day 10 - Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Agenda

1. Task: T-Shirt Shadow Prints

   • Some students will be making their shirt in today's class; remaining students are to finish off their code.

     Important

     Please be sure to make a final entry in Notion and respond to these reflection prompts when you are done.

     Tip

     Be sure to review the success criteria for the task. Is there a post in your portfolio to provide evidence for each look-for?

2. Activity: Keyboard Shortcuts
   • Try this out if you are finished your T-Shirt Shadow Prints code.
3. Activity: Introduction to Generative Art
   • Once you have learned about some keyboard shortcuts, review this activity and see what you can do. 🚀

Things to do before our next class

• If you did not make your T-shirt today, please submit your code no later than 10 PM this evening.

Thread 1, Day 9 - Monday, October 2, 2023

Agenda

1. Task: T-Shirt Shadow Prints
   • A working period to complete this task.
   • T-shirts will be made in our next period.
2. Activity: Keyboard Shortcuts
   • Try this out if you are finished your T-Shirt Shadow Prints code.

Things to do before our next class

• Submit your code no later than 10 PM this evening.

Thread 1, Day 8 - Thursday, September 28, 2023

Agenda

1. Task: T-Shirt Shadow Prints
   • A working period to make progress on this task.

Things to do before our next class

• If you will be on the OE overnight early next week, finish your code and do a "final entry" on Notion by 10 PM on Sunday evening.
• If you are not on the overnight, making significant progress is recommended, but you can use Monday as a working period.

Thread 1, Day 7 - Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Agenda

1. Activity: Going Home Again
   • A look at how a function can help us separate parts of a drawing.
2. Activity: Analysing an Image
   • Be sure to finish at least one round of this activity.
3. Task: T-Shirt Shadow Prints
   • Begin this task today.

Things to do before our next class

If you were present today...

• Get a start on the T-Shirt Shadow Prints task.

If you were absent today...

• Review the overall agenda.
• Do your best to get started on the T-Shirt Shadow Prints task.

Thread 1, Day 6 - Monday, September 25, 2023

Agenda

1. Portfolio: Learning Goals
   • Understand the purpose of learning goals and how to tag evidence in your portfolio with a goal.
2. Survey: T-shirt size for upcoming Shadow Prints Task
   • Please follow the link to complete the survey so that a t-shirt of the correct size is ordered for you.
3. Concept: Introduction to Loops
4. Concept: Introduction to Functions
5. Activity: Analysing an Image
   • If you have not tried this activity yet, begin it today.
   • If you completed this last week, see Mr. Gordon to select another image to practice abstraction with – that is, the process of looking for where loops and functions can be applied.

Things to do before our next class

If you were present today...

• Do your best to finish the image analysis activity, including the reflection prompts and final post on Notion.

If you were absent today...

• Review the overall agenda.
• Follow the links given and review the two new concepts that were introduced.
• Do your best to finish the image analysis activity, including the reflection prompts and final post on Notion.

Thread 1, Day 5 - Thursday, September 21, 2023

Agenda

1. Portfolio: Sharing Long Blocks of Code
2. Task: Name Plate
   • Please use the Coding Task - Final Entry template on Notion to wrap up your efforts on this task – complete each section of the template.
     
   Note

   Be sure to copy and paste the reflection prompts into the final section of the template and then author your responses.

3. Concept: Introduction to Loops
4. Concept: Introduction to Functions
5. Activity: Analysing an Image

Things to do before our next class

If you were present today...

• Do your best to finish the image analysis activity, including the reflection prompts and final post on Notion.

If you were absent today...

• Review the overall agenda.
• Follow the links given and review the two new concepts that were introduced.
• Do your best to finish the image analysis activity, including the reflection prompts and final post on Notion.

Thread 1, Day 4 - Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Agenda

1. Task: Name Plate
   • Today, once you finish the initial task (be sure to carefully review the success criteria), look for ways to extend your name plate.
   • Add shapes, color, or drawings that are personally meaningful to you.
     Example

     Mr. Gordon loves baseball, so he might use a green rectangle to represent grass, a blue rectangle to represent the sky, and a baseball flying through the air, with his name in the foreground.

Things to do before our next class

If you were present today...

• Be sure you have completed the Name Plate activity, optionally, with the extension described above.
• Write a post on Notion to describe your progress and ask any questions that you may have.

If you were absent today...

• Review the overall agenda.
• Do your best to finish the Name Plate activity; do not worry about today's extension.

Thread 1, Day 3 - Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Agenda

1. Activity: Shapes Code Review
2. Activity: Going Slow to Go Fast
3. Demo: Keyboard Shortcuts When Coding
4. Task: Name Plate

Things to do before our next class

If you were present today...

• Be sure you have at least completed a clear plan for the Name Plate activity.
• Write a post on Notion to describe your progress and ask any questions that you may have.

If you were absent today...

• Review the overall agenda.
• Do your best to at least begin the Name Plate activity independently.

Thread 1, Day 2 - Monday, September 18, 2023

Agenda

1. Portfolio: Reviewing Replies and Making Improvements
2. Activity: Parsing Instructions
3. Setup: Installing Playgrounds
4. Setup: Subscribe to Turtle Sketches
5. Activity: Shapes

Things to do before our next class

If you were present today...

• If you were not able to install Playgrounds, be sure to update your computer's operating system.
• Be sure you have completed the Shapes activity.
• Write a post on Notion to respond to the reflection prompts provided.

If you were absent today...

• Review the overall agenda.
• Make improvements to your portfolio, based on the individualized feedback you received.
• Read the activity summary for Parsing Instructions.
• Complete the setup steps and do your best to complete the Shapes activity independently.

Thread 1, Day 1 - Monday, September 11, 2023

Agenda

1. Activity: Ultimate Rock-Paper-Scissors
2. Course Outline
3. Required Course Materials
   • Hardcover notebooks with graph paper, and copies of A Pocket Guide to Debugging were distributed.
   • Costs will be billed back to your family's account.
   Note

   If you missed today's class, see Mr. Gordon in class or during Grove Time to obtain these required course materials.

4. Tutorial: Syncing Files from Cloud Storage
5. Portfolio: Creating a Notion Account
6. Tutorial: Creating Bookmarks
7. Portfolio: First Post
8. Tutorial: Hot Corners

Things to do before our next class

If you were present today...

• Be sure you have written your first portfolio post to summarize what you learned and ask any questions you may have.

If you were absent today...

• Review the overall agenda.
• Read the activity summary for Ultimate Rock-Paper-Scissors.
• Then complete the tutorials, and get started on creating your portfolio, by following links from the agenda in the order given above.