M.I.S.S. COMPUTER LAB: October 2011

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Day 9

6th: Todays vocabulary word is RAM - RAM (Random Access Memory) is the main memory used while the computer is working. RAM is temporary.

First, we will begin by reviewing the tutorial on Scratch.

Then we will continue to explore the wonderful world of Java. We will be learning how to use codes and scripting to create sprites that talk, move, and change form. Your first challenge is to attempt to discover how to get your sprite to move and bounce off the walls. Then, try to make your sprite react to another sprite. Today we will be exploring our new program and then we will discuss our assignment for the next few weeks.

7th: We will continue to develop our company websites. You will then work on your own to customize your site. If you finish with the content before it is time to leave you can add some new areas to your web such as Links (links to other websites that have similar items),

Employment Opportunities (paragraph about what you are looking for in an employee, questions you would ask in an interview, what positions you are hiring and how much they pay, etc.), Grand Opening (Information about your grand opening as well as any special promotions you are running that day or contests you will have, stuff you will be giving away, etc.). You can also be creative and add anything other information that you would like to include on your website.

Kacper
Oscar
Brittany
Juliet
Amy
Emily
Amethyst
Juliet

8th: First, we will review the features of SumoPaint by watching the tutorial below.

Next, will look at the rubric for your upcoming assignment on the Revolutionary War. You will use SumoPaint to create your poster over the next couple weeks.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Day 8

6th: Todays vocabulary word is Font. Font is a particular sort of lettering (on the screen or on paper). Arial is a font. Times New Roman is another.

First, we need to begin downloading the new software we will be using for the next few classes. Please go to scratch.mit.edu then click on "Download Scratch." Follow the prompts and allow the software to download in the background while we work on finishing up This reading and then get started and hopefully finish activity 1 & activity 2.

After completing the activities we will watch a short demo video on our new software. We will be creating coding to generate interactive video games, stories, music, and art. It's a super sweet program with limitless possibilities! It just takes a little getting used to : )

Here's another tutorial for our benefit : )

7th: First, we will be downloading google Chrome on all of the machines in the Computer lab. This will help our fellow classmates TREMENDOUSLY! Go to google.com and download the application to your computer.

Then, We will continue to develop our company websites. You will then work on your own to customize your site. If you finish with the content before it is time to leave you can add some new areas to your web such as Links (links to other websites that have similar items),

We will also take come time to check out each others websites. Use this time to get ideas of things that might work for your own site. We will be critiquing each others websites another day, so please save your comments for another time. Just look and enjoy your classmates hard work.

Kacper
Oscar
Brittany
Juliet
Amy
Emily
Amethyst
Juliet

8th: Great job on your blogs, I strongly encourage you to keep up with your blogs on your own time from home!

We will be moving on to photo editing today : ) Your homework was to bring in an image that you would like to edit...did you remember? Good. We will begin watch watching a demo on the program we will be using to edit our images. It's called Sumo Paint and it is probably the coolest free tool on the internet.

After watching the video we will go to sumopaint.com and we will spend the remainder of class exploring the features of this the Sumo Paint program. Prepare yourselves....... this is so cool your head might explode- consider yourself warned.

Below are some more demo videos you can check out for tutorial.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Day 7

All Classes: We will begin by watching a quick video about the history of computers at brainpop.com to give us a frame of reference for the accomplishments of Co-founder of Apple and Pixar, Steve Jobs, who passed away yesterday. We will then watch CNN's tribute to Steve Jobs. If you have extra time, I recommend listening to his commencement address at Stanford about how to live.

6th: We will continue start learning about the big boxy things sitting on your tables. This reading will get us started and then we will see how much we know by printing off and completing a couple of activities:activity 1 & activity 2.

8th: Continue to work on your blogs. By the end of class today, I expect that you will have at least 3 original blog posts and cleaned up the side bars. After you have completed the layout and feel of your blog you are expected to view the video about Protecting Your Reputation Online. Then, you will visit your classmate's blogs and comment on them. DON'T FORGET, the whole world (strangers, your friends, teachers, grandparents, Father John, etc.) can read what you post -be mindful of what you say.