Wiki Page, MsFernandezAP-CSP-2016-2017: Week 2: Principles of Computer Science and Programming

Wiki Page
2016-07-26T16:10:26-06:00

July 29 - August 2

Week 2

For week 2, we will continue with an introduction to the Pilot Advance Placement Principles Computer Science course and what you will learn by the end of this course.

You will also be learning basic computer skills and a variety of web based applications that are for free on the World Wide Web; these basic computer skills and some of these web based applications are great to learn how to use for both college and future career choices.

You will also learn to create a MLA Formatted Style research paper or essay in Google Docs.

Daily Learning Targets

For week 2, you should learn the following.

Syllabus

Videos: Why take this course?

Part1Valhalla-1.mp4

Code-5-minute.mov

Internet browsers.

Mozilla Firefox.

Internet Explorer.

Symbaloo.com: a visual bookmarking Web site.

Delicious.com, a social bookmarking Web site.

Gmail Email and Google Drive.

Email.

Email etiquette & Safety.

Google Drive and Docs.

Creating and saving a Google Doc document.

Creating and saving a Google Presentation File.

Computer basics.

Use the learnfree.org Web site.

Defining a computer.

Operating Systems.

Getting to know the Operating System.

Windows.

Mac OS-X.

File management.

PowerPoint: The Basics of Computer Programming.pdf

We will be learning a lot of new things this week!