Week 1 8th GradeFirst Friday of the Quarter!!! 1. Open your journals first thing! They need to be ready to add some of the vocab! 2. Use the [END] key to get to the bottom of the page, and click on the Join Quizlet for your class hour. 3. Complete the learn and write activities, and add 5 of the words to your Journals. 4: Quizlet LIVE during the last 20 minutes!!!! Learning Intention-students will... learn some of the vocabulary that we will be using this quarter through Quizlet! Students will be using their journal to reflect on activities and learn their Vocab Success Criterion: Vocabulary Entries for at least 5 items are created. Quizlet activities of Learn and Write are completed for both study sets. Students have fun engaging in Quizlet LIVE. Standards CSTA : 1B-AP-08 - Compare and refine multiple algorithms for the same task and determine which is the most appropriate. 1B-AP-11 - Decompose (break down) problems into smaller, manageable subproblems to facilitate the program development process. 1B-AP-16 - Take on varying roles, with teacher guidance, when collaborating with peers during the design, implementation and review stages of program development Thursday: 1. Today we are using Google Classroom to create a Journal that we will reflect in EVERY DAY ;) Please go and open your reflection right now. We are going to complete it for the first two days. 2. Then we are going to go to Quizlet and do some study sets. You will need to complete the learn for each of them. Learning Intention: Students will use math and coding skills together with problem solving to complete the exercise in Tynker! Students will be using a journal to reflect on activities and their Vocab Success Criterion: Lesson is complete, and Journal entries are complete for Monday through Thursday Vocabulary is complete for Learn for the current activities in Quizlet. Standards CSTA : 1B-AP-08 - Compare and refine multiple algorithms for the same task and determine which is the most appropriate. 1B-AP-11 - Decompose (break down) problems into smaller, manageable subproblems to facilitate the program development process. 1B-AP-16 - Take on varying roles, with teacher guidance, when collaborating with peers during the design, implementation and review stages of program development Wednesday: 1. We are starting with Tynker 300 today Tuesday: 1. Join my Google Classroom HINT: codes are at the bottom of the page (use the [end] key to get to the bottom) Learning Intention: Students join the online community of the classroom by connecting through Google Classroom Success Criterion: Students successfully join and are connected throughout our many classroom activities using this method Standards: NETS 2a Students cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world. NETS 2b Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices. 2. NAME TAG Survey Complete it! Learning Intention: Students use the survey to convey information about themselves that they want to share with our class. Success Criterion: Students complete the survey that will be used to create their nametags for our class. We are building community Standards: NETS 2a Students cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world. NETS 2b Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices. 3. Initial 5 minute typing pre-test will be today using the LETTERLESS keyboards at Typing.com LEARNING INTENTION: Students will... keep their eyes off of their hands sit up straight (not uncomfortable) keep wrists from resting on the desk INCREASE THEIR SPEED & ACCURACY SUCCESS CRITERION: Students are NOT looking at their hands Speed 35 WPM or higher Accuracy 90% or higher required Students notice the difference in other classes STANDARDS: CTSA: 1A-DA-05 Store, copy, search, retrieve, modify, and delete information using a computing device and define the information stored as data. ISTE: TE10S2: Communication and Collaboration TE10S4: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making TE10S6: Technology Operations and Concepts hardware. WHY? "I will use my perseverance to increase my speed and efficiency at keyboarding. That will build muscle memory so when I work on the computer, I will be able to focus on the work, and not the typing." 4. Code Refresher! Go to Code.org Log on with Google (the easy button please) Then do some of the puzzles! Lesson 1: Functions in Minecraft Lesson 2: Swimming Fish with Sprite Lab CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017) AP - Algorithms & Programming 1B-AP-08 - Compare and refine multiple algorithms for the same task and determine which is the most appropriate. 1B-AP-11 - Decompose (break down) problems into smaller, manageable subproblems to facilitate the program development process.

First Friday of the Quarter!!!

1. Open your journals first thing! They need to be ready to add some of the vocab!

2. Use the [END] key to get to the bottom of the page, and click on the Join Quizlet for your class hour.

3. Complete the learn and write activities, and add 5 of the words to your Journals.

4: Quizlet LIVE during the last 20 minutes!!!!

Learning Intention-students will...

learn some of the vocabulary that we will be using this quarter through Quizlet!

Students will be using their journal to reflect on activities and learn their Vocab

Success Criterion:

Vocabulary Entries for at least 5 items are created.

Quizlet activities of Learn and Write are completed for both study sets.

Students have fun engaging in Quizlet LIVE.

Standards
CSTA : 1B-AP-08 - Compare and refine multiple algorithms for the same task and determine which is the most appropriate.
1B-AP-11 - Decompose (break down) problems into smaller, manageable subproblems to facilitate the program development process.
1B-AP-16 - Take on varying roles, with teacher guidance, when collaborating with peers during the design, implementation and review stages of program development

Thursday:

1. Today we are using Google Classroom to create a Journal that we will reflect in EVERY DAY ;) Please go and open your reflection right now. We are going to complete it for the first two days.

2. Then we are going to go to Quizlet and do some study sets. You will need to complete the learn for each of them.

Learning Intention:
Students will use math and coding skills together with problem solving to complete the exercise in Tynker!

Students will be using a journal to reflect on activities and their Vocab

Success Criterion:
Lesson is complete, and Journal entries are complete for Monday through Thursday

Vocabulary is complete for Learn for the current activities in Quizlet.

Standards
CSTA : 1B-AP-08 - Compare and refine multiple algorithms for the same task and determine which is the most appropriate.
1B-AP-11 - Decompose (break down) problems into smaller, manageable subproblems to facilitate the program development process.
1B-AP-16 - Take on varying roles, with teacher guidance, when collaborating with peers during the design, implementation and review stages of program development

Wednesday:

1. We are starting with Tynker 300 today

Tuesday:

1. Join my Google Classroom
    HINT: codes are at the bottom of the page
    (use the [end] key to get to the bottom)

Learning Intention: Students join the online community of the classroom by connecting through Google Classroom Success Criterion: Students successfully join and are connected throughout our many classroom activities using this method

Standards:
NETS 2a Students cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world.
NETS 2b Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.

2. NAME TAG Survey Complete it!

Learning Intention:
Students use the survey to convey information about themselves that they want to share with our class. Success Criterion:
Students complete the survey that will be used to create their nametags for our class. We are building community

Standards:
NETS 2a Students cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world.
NETS 2b Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.

3. Initial 5 minute typing pre-test will be today using the
    LETTERLESS keyboards at Typing.com

LEARNING INTENTION: Students will...

keep their eyes off of their hands

sit up straight (not uncomfortable)

keep wrists from resting on the desk

INCREASE THEIR SPEED & ACCURACY
SUCCESS CRITERION:

Students are NOT looking at their hands
Speed 35 WPM or higher

Accuracy 90% or higher required

Students notice the difference in other classes

STANDARDS:

CTSA:
1A-DA-05 Store, copy, search, retrieve, modify, and delete information using a computing device and define the information stored as data.

ISTE:
TE10S2: Communication and Collaboration
TE10S4: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
TE10S6: Technology Operations and Concepts hardware.


WHY? "I will use my perseverance to increase my speed and efficiency at keyboarding. That will build muscle memory so when I work on the computer, I will be able to focus on the work, and not the typing."

4. Code Refresher!

Go to Code.org

Log on with Google (the easy button please)

Then do some of the puzzles!

Lesson 1: Functions in Minecraft
Lesson 2: Swimming Fish with Sprite Lab

CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards (2017)
AP - Algorithms & Programming
1B-AP-08 - Compare and refine multiple algorithms for the same task and determine which is the most appropriate.
1B-AP-11 - Decompose (break down) problems into smaller, manageable subproblems to facilitate the program development process.

Learning Intention: Students join the online community of the classroom by connecting through Google Classroom	Success Criterion: Students successfully join and are connected throughout our many classroom activities using this method
Standards: NETS 2a Students cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world. NETS 2b Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.

Learning Intention: Students use the survey to convey information about themselves that they want to share with our class.	Success Criterion: Students complete the survey that will be used to create their nametags for our class. We are building community
Standards: NETS 2a Students cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world. NETS 2b Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.