CSP Materials

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11 Aug 2013 - 21:14
Students will be introduced to the Alice 3.0 environment, as well as the difference between the code and scene editors.  Students will learn how to add, place and resize objects in the environment. While creating objects, we will take some time...
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8 Mar 2013 - 23:40
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24 Jul 2013 - 23:20
I have been getting a lot of questions about books for the APCS Principles class. Here's the list I send out:     One of the things I get asked most often about the pilot is "What textbook are you using?" In reality limiting the course...
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19 Apr 2013 - 09:02
After teaching algorithms in BYOB, I teach as small unit on recursion with the intent to teach students the concept of recursion. I am also attaching the BJC Webinar on Recursion done on April 17. I also use the following resource on the...
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7 Mar 2013 - 20:56
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26 Apr 2013 - 11:10
In my CS Pricniples class we are working on conditionals in programming. I want them to connect the boolean logic with the underlying hardware the system is built on. To do this we built logic gates using play-doh and LED. Play-Doh OR Gate The full...
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11 Apr 2013 - 14:16
1. Telling a Story Big Ideas: Sequential and Parallel Execution, How to Write a Program Computers do things by executing a sequence of instructions. Have students translate an English "plan" into Alice code. Test frequently - it's good practice and...
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15 Apr 2013 - 14:22
This project is introduced before students begin working with Lists and is then assigned as a pair programming project after work on the Lists curriculum is finished. I have used it with mostly Freshman students taking Beginning Computer Science and...
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15 Apr 2013 - 15:05
  This project is introduced late in the year although it mainly emphasizes the use of random positioning, user interface and game design and could be used as an application of sorting. In order to add in sorting, you would need to add a...