Monday, December 02, 2013

Class 23 - Quiz Hardware Parts

We made our Google Forms Auto Correct and took quizzes of our classmates.

Monday, November 25, 2013

Class 22 - Google Forms

Learned how to create a Google Form

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Class 21 - Hardware

Hardware and parts of a computer.

Monday, November 18, 2013

Class 20 - Game Platforms

Splodder
In Scratch we examined sample games and how their code worked.

  • Pong

  • Pacman

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Class 19 - Hardware

Mr Kelley showed us hardware parts

Friday, October 25, 2013

Class 15 - Scratch Game Programming Time

Picked a game to make our own.

1. Has to LEVEL UP!
2. Have a GOAL!
3. Has DIRECTIONS! on how to play
4. Changes GRAPHICS! of original game
5. NO COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL!  Pictures or Audio


Monday, October 21, 2013

Class 13 - Finished Demo Presentations

Completed showing demo of Starter Games.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Friday, October 11, 2013

Sunday, October 06, 2013

Class 10 - Quiz Analog vs Digital

CLICK to TAKE QUIZ!  

Match picture of item to either Analog or Digital.

MAKE SURE YOU HIT SUBMIT at End


Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Friday, September 27, 2013

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Class 19 - Lego Mindstorm Software explained

Mr. Kelley explained how to use the Software to program NXT Lego Robot

Friday, April 12, 2013

Class 17 - Input

We used the Pico Cricket Robots to use sensors to make our Robots create output....

Light, Sound, Motor and Display


Thursday, April 04, 2013

Monday, April 01, 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

HOMEWORK ALERT - COMMENT ON BLOG


Comment on Blog!

  1. Open www.itsvms.com website
  2. Click appropriate Grade Level Link on Right Side of Blog
  3. In Blog post - check web slide show to see picture of student.
  4. In Blog post at bottom you will see a COMMENT Link Please Click it
  5. Put in students AVATAR name (they should know it) and make a comment
  6. Click Anonymous Choice
  7. Click Post
  8. Mr. kelley will post once he has moderated 
* This is the students homework NOT the parents you are just helping them with it.
They have plenty of time to complete this assignment and it is for them to show you what they are doing.  They should NOT have to rush you late at night or early in the morning to complete this.


PROJECT ALERT

Create a Game (using Scratch)

Game must...


  1. Look different then original
  2. Give Directions
  3. Have own background music (created in Garage Band)
  4. LEVEL UP - gets more difficult as play it
  5. Has a Goal or Reason to play it.
DUE END OF QUARTER

Games will be posted on web for classmates and parents to play.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Class 11 - Scratch & GarageBand Time

Worked on making our own Song & putting it in our Scratch Game

Friday, March 08, 2013

HOMEWORK ALERT


Create a Song for your Scratch Game (convert to MP3 then upload onto my Form!)

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

HOMEWORK ALERT


Decode a Secret Message created by your Classmates using the BINARY to ASCII table provided.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Class 9 - Garage Band

Talked about how you can find a variety of online Tutorials (Video) about most software.

Video Editing - iMovie http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/

Audio Editing - Garage Band  http://www.apple.com/findouthow/music/

Photo Editing - iPhoto http://www.apple.com/findouthow/photos/

Monday, March 04, 2013

HOMEWORK ALERT

Write a Secret Message with your name and a 2 sentence statement (with punctuation and spacing) using the BINARY to ASCII table provided.   *Only accept papers in code....

Friday, March 01, 2013

Class 8 - Scratch Programming Time

Click Here to go to LAST YEARS students Games made in Scratch
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/143783

Learn more about this project


Thursday, February 28, 2013

HOMEWORK ALERT


ASCII Worksheet.  Question 1 - Write your longest Name in Binary using the Decoding Sheet.


Monday, February 11, 2013

Class 5 - Scratch Games and TVs

Went over last 3 scratch game examples and talked about how TVs work

Fruit on a Plate - RPG - Role Playing Game


Bug on a Plate 

Scrolling Demo


Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Class 4 - More Scratch Games and Pixels

We went over our Pixel Homework! and checked out more Scratch Game samples
  • Guessing Game (asking Questions in your program)


  • Chomp (having sprites interact with each other)
  • Marble Racer (changing velocity of sprites)

Monday, February 04, 2013

Class 3 - Scratch Game Samples

Went over Pixel Homework - explained how computers only understand ones and zeros to use those Bits/Bytes to create colors.

In Scratch we examined sample games and how their code worked.

  • Pong

  • Pacman

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Class 2 - Introduction to Scratch Game Program

We learned basic info on how to use Scratch Program to create games.

  • Sprites
  • Background/Stages 
  • Script/Programming 

Friday, January 11, 2013

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Monday, November 19, 2012

Class 16 - Pico Crickets Input

We used Input Sensors to create specific output

  • When Light Sensor Dark = Light
  • When Touch Sensor Pushed = Motor Running
  • When Sound Sensor Spoke at = Sound Made
  • When Circuit Sensor Connected = Display

Friday, November 16, 2012

Class 15 - Pico Crickets Output

Made Robot

  • Light Up
  • Make Sound
  • Run Motor
  • Show Display

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Class 14 - Pico Crickets Output

Made our Robots Make Sounds, Lights, Move and Display

Monday, November 12, 2012

Class 13 - Pico Cricket

Started to work on input vs output and how robots work.  We used Pico Crickets to start this.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Class 12 - Photobooth

Turned on laptop cameras and played with Photobooth (Photo effects and Green Screen)

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Class 11 - iMovie

Saw how iMovie works.... we will be using it to make a commercial for our game. Apple iMovie Video Tutorials

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Monday, October 15, 2012

Class 9 - Working on Garageband Song

Worked on making a song for our game.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Class 8 - Garage Band

We started to learn how to make our own music (for our game) by using an Audio Editor Garage Band

Thursday, October 04, 2012

Class 7 - Scratch Programming Time

Students got time to work on making their Scratch Game

Monday, October 01, 2012

Class 6 - Scratch Programming - ASCII Worksheets


Click Here to go to LAST YEARS students Games made in Scratch
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/143783

Learn more about this project

Friday, September 21, 2012

Class 5 - Scratch Program

Went over Basics of Scratch Program.

Assigned to make own game (using one of samples to start with) that
  1. Levels Up
  2. Has a Goal
  3. Appearance Changed from Original
  4. Has Directions
  5. Increases in Difficulty
* It is due at end of Quarter









Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Class 4 - Laptop Passwords, Applications

Learned how to add icon to dock, what applications that laptop has, and passwords.

Homework - Pixel Paper Make Own 8 Bit Picture


Friday, September 07, 2012

Class 3 - Binary 0 & 1s How Computers Only Understand ON or OFF

We Went over Pixels and how computers use 1 & 0 to run.


Home work

Pixel Worksheets

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Class 2 - Laptop 101

Quick Time Tools
Learned How to Record our Screens with Quick Time Screen Recording Program

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Class 1 - Overview

  • 7th Graders focus on Communication. They will use their iBooks to create Blogs, Videos, Podcasts, and Online Projects for their Academic Classes. They will also use Robotic Kitsand Building Kits if they meet the teamwork standard. Course Syllabus

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Music Hand In Form

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Class 9 - Audio Editing using Garage Band


Talked about how you can find a variety of online Tutorials (Video) about most software.







Video Editing - iMovie http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/









Audio Editing - Garage Band  http://www.apple.com/findouthow/music/









Photo Editing - iPhoto http://www.apple.com/findouthow/photos/


Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Friday, March 09, 2012

Class 7 - Google Doc - Portfolios

We went through the process of making a Middle School Collection (folder)
in our Google Documents.  
  1. Login into out Google Account
  2. Make Middle School Collection (folder) in our Google Docs.
  3. Then put all our collections (folders) in the middle school collection (folder)
  4. We then shared Middle School with Portfolio@rsu19.org
  5. We then went to LearnEveryWhere.org
  6. Clicked on Middle School then our grade
  7. Clicked Portfolio we want (LA, Math, Science, Social Studies)
  8. Clicked on Yes Make a Copy
  9. Renamed Portfolio with our name
  10. Copied URL (page address)
  11. Went to are Google Doc and refreshed page showing ALL to see portfolio page we moved to proper collection (folder)
  12. Then went back to LearnEveryWhere.org to middle school proper grade at bottom Hand in form
  13. Filled in Form and hit submit
  14. Repeated Process for each courses portfolio
  15. Went to each portfolio page and started copying document addresses to proper location