CSP Materials

19. Basic Statistics
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 21:17
Basic Statistics: Resource  Description: A chapter on basic statistical measurements for use in the data analysis projects.     
Tags: CSP data LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Data Student reading
18. Data Visualization
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 21:11
Datavisualization.ch: Resources  Description: A list of data visualization resources and tools as well as examples from a wide array of data visualizations from Datavisualization.ch.    
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
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 21:02
Data Pitfalls: Reading  Description: An explanation and prescription for common mistakes associated with "big" data analysis and reporting.     
Tags: CSP data LO 7.3.1 - Analyze the beneficial and harmful effects of computing BYOB/SNAP! Data Impact Student reading
16. Data Mining
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 20:52
Data Mining: Reading  Description: An introductory lecture on data mining from a course called the "Principles of Knowledge Discovery in Databases" at University of Alberta by Dr. Osmar Zaiane.      
Tags: CSP data LO 7.2.1 - Connect computing with innovations in other fields BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
15. Web 2.0 Summit: Data explosion creates revolution
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 20:13
Data: Reading  Description: A discussion of the implications of companies harnessing the vast amounts of data produced over the internet at the Web 2.0 summit.    
Tags: CSP data LO 7.4.1 - Connect computing within economic, social, and cultural contexts BYOB/SNAP! Impact Student reading
5. Midterm Project: Data Performance Task
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 16:39
Project Instructions  Sample Proposal Required Project Readings: Visualization 1 Visualization 2 Useful Date Sites Description: Computing enables and empowers new methods of information processing that have led to  monumental...
Tags: CSP data LO 3.2.2 - Use large data sets to explore and discover information and knowledge BYOB/SNAP! Data Impact Student projects Programming
Misc: Data Lab
(Resource book)
25 Nov 2013 - 21:57
Lab Instructions Highlights: Learn how a computer can supplement your own thinking for drawing conclusions from data Experience how patterns can emerge from computational processing of data  
Tags: CSP Curriculum data Lesson plan LO 3.3.1 - Analyze the considerations involved in the computational manipulation of information BYOB/SNAP! Data Student activity
Lab 02: Loops, Variables and Conditionals
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 14:08
  Lab Instructions  Highlights: Learn to use the movement and drawing commands in Snap! to draw complex images and geometric shapes. Learn to use variables that change dynamically within a program. Use layers of abstraction in...
Tags: Abstraction CSP Curriculum LO 1.1.1 - Use computing tools and techniques to create artifacts BYOB/SNAP! Student activity Programming
Lab 01: Broadcast, Animations and Music
(Resource book)
28 Oct 2013 - 13:57
  Lab Instructions Highlights: Get comfortable with the Snap user interface. Learn to use Broadcast blocks to communicate between sprites and make a movie. Get a Snap account set up to save projects....
Tags: CSP Curriculum LO 1.1.1 - Use computing tools and techniques to create artifacts BYOB/SNAP! Creativity Student activity Programming
Week 14
(Resource book)
30 Oct 2013 - 01:14
Lectures: Lecture 25: Summary and Farewell Reading Assignments: DNA Storage Apple's 1987 Knowledge Navigator (Video) Microsoft's view of productivity in 2019 (Video) The Future of Augmented Reality Apple's Siri Blown To Bits: Conclusion Labs...
Tags: CSP Lesson plan BYOB/SNAP! Impact