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Unit 8: The Internet- Part 2
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Submitted by Trishan de Lanerolle
Published: 22 Feb 2014 - 19:36
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Groups: Mobile CSP
Tags: CSP Curriculum In progress Lecture Video Lesson plan Algorithms App Inventor Teaching strategy Student activity Impact Internet Student projects Code sample Student reading External links
Computers Bug Me! Creativity Lesson Plan
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Submitted by Jill Westerlund
Published: 17 Feb 2014 - 10:11

This lesson plan is for the beginning of the year as an introduction to the course and concepts.  It is intended to be highly creative while also incorporating computer history, hardware and terminology.   Students will create a product...

Tags: creativity CSP Hardware HCI - 1-2 - Explore computing history of computer science education Lesson plan lesson plan LO 1.2.1 - Use computing tools and techniques for creative expression Creativity
Your Facebook Life in 62 Seconds
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Submitted by Crystal Furman
Published: 7 Feb 2014 - 23:07

If you haven't had Facebook create your movie yet, you should.  It is awesome! And what a relevant way to explore data with our students. In this project, students will look at the data that Facebook and other social media sites are storing...

Groups: CS in the Wild AP CS Principles - Big Ideas AP Computer Science Principles, Phase 2 Pilot
Tags: algorithm CSP CSP data Facebook Lesson plan Ready to use social impact social media Algorithms Data Student activity Impact
Weather Data Simple, Intro Activity
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Submitted by Jill Westerlund
Published: 12 Jan 2014 - 17:47

This one- or two-day activity helped me gauge student prior knowledge with Excel while teaching the basics of spreadsheet creation, editing and charting.  Using http://www.weather.com/ or...

Tags: CSP LO 3.1.1 - Use computers to process information to gain insight and knowledge Data
Mini-Data Project Lesson Plan
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Submitted by Jill Westerlund
Published: 12 Jan 2014 - 17:29

This is my adaptation from a lesson plan created by Jennie Rountree and Gina McCarley.  In my version students take a data collection homework assignment, create an Excel file from raw data, share data to accummulate n=50 in the data set,...

Tags: CSP Lesson plan LO 3.2.1 - Use computing to facilitate exploration and the discovery of connections in information Data
Computational Thinking Principles
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Submitted by Darren Cambridge
Published: 10 Jan 2013 - 16:03

Principles from the CSP project 

Tags: CSP
Mobile CSP Google Hangout #6
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Submitted by Pauline Lake
Published: 2 Dec 2013 - 21:17

This Hangout on Air was held on December 2, 2013 with members of the Mobile CSP project. Google hangouts are held every other Monday and are used as time to catch up, share ideas/experiences, and to discuss any problems and/or concerns that the...

Groups: Mobile CSP
Tags: CSP Curriculum App Inventor Teaching strategy Data Programming Rubric
19. Basic Statistics
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Submitted by Sean Morris
Published: 28 Oct 2013 - 21:17

Basic Statistics: Resource...
Tags: CSP data LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Data Student reading
18. Data Visualization
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Submitted by Sean Morris
Published: 28 Oct 2013 - 21:11

Datavisualization.ch: Resources 

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Tags: CSP data LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Data Student reading
17. Big Data = Big Trouble: How to Avoid 5 Data Analysis Pitfalls
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Submitted by Sean Morris
Published: 28 Oct 2013 - 21:02

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Tags: CSP data LO 7.3.1 - Analyze the beneficial and harmful effects of computing BYOB/SNAP! Data Impact Student reading