DAY 2 AP Computer Science Principals Course Importance

DAY 2 AP Computer Science Principals Course Importance and Overview

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--10 Units to Cover this Year— 1. Unit 1 - Digital Information 6. Unit 6 – Algorithms 2. Unit 2 – The Internet 7. Unit 7 - Parameters, Return, and Libraries 3. Unit 3 – Intro to App Design 4. Unit 4 - Variables, Conditionals, and Functions 5. Unit 5 - Lists, Loops, and Traversals 8. Unit 8 - Create PT Prep 9. Unit 9 – Data 10. Unit 10 - Cybersecurity and Global Impact

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Course Overview

Assessment Breakdown + Overview AP CSP has two assessment parts: Create Performance Task 30% of total AP score 70 Fixed-response questions 70% of total AP score Credit- ostrove. org

Performance Task Performance tasks: ● “Create” Performance Task— programming focused (12 hours in class) Credit- ostrove. org

Fixed-Response Questions Fixed Response (multiple choice) 70% of total score. 70 total questions, 2 hours. 5/13/2021 ● A pseudocode language for answering programming questions (emulated in code. org’s App Lab) ● Anything that’s not captured in the performance task will need to be measured here Credit- ostrove. org

w. w w w rw ebh om c. s ead • Code. org Syllabus • Mr. Burrill Syllabus • Log-In to code. org • Grading Discussion • Journals Discussion

What Should Make it into Your Journal? • You are making your own textbook • Go wrwebheads. com find “Work Away From Home” • Handwritten please • At some point I will collect your journal • You can use your journal on tests and quizzes • Bring to each class

Small Group Activity • Develop a way to answer a yes or no question (5 minutes to produce a system) • Answer a question like- Do you like strawberry ice cream? • You may not use any noise or facial expressions for the answer to your question, you must use an object • A person asks another person in your group a question (you can speak at that time), then the person responding to the question must use an object to show the yes/no response • Your group should agree upon a system that will work via our webcams

Before Monday • Join Code. org and Complete Pre-Course Survey • Finish Code. org Unit 1 - Lessons 1 & 2 • Place in Journal • Write in Journal a brief description of the course • In your journal, modify your device so there are now four possible choices, not just yes or no. • In your journal, modify your device so there are now eight possible choices. • Journal Response- Baltimore Paying Kids to Code (1 Paragraph Article Review) • Top 10 Jobs for Computer Science Majors (Describe one Job You Might Be Interested in)

--Last Slide Today— Code. org - Lesson 1: Personal Innovations • Period 2 - VFSHVT • Period 3 - VXBTWN • Period 4 - WXHFBL Go For it!