Class 1 - Course Overview

• 7th Graders focus on Communication. They will use their Laptops to create and understand
• Computer Language
• Computer Components
• Programming - Scratch Games
• Audio - Create our own Music for Game
• Online Sharing (Google Docs) - Projects for their Academic Classes.
•  They will also use 

• Robotic Kits to build Robots in Asynchronous Grouping for Robot Wars
• Teleoperating them using Google Hangouts for Video Conferencing

Class 27 - Final Robot Wars

Class 26 - Finishing Robot Wars and Scratch Games

Class 25 - Group vs Group Robot Wars

Class 24 - Testing Robots

Class 23 - Final Build Day

Class 22 - Building Robots

Class 21 - Building Lego Robots

Class 20 - Lego Robot Building

Class 19 - Lego Building

Class 18 - Lego Robot Building

Class 17 - Lego Robot Building

Class 16 - Lego Robots

Build a Robot for Competition

Object - Stay inside the octagon by either pushing your competition out or out running them

Parts - 1 Brick, 3 Motors, 4 Wheels.

Can build any robot with lego (no glue, elastic or non-lego parts)

Must protect the screen,

Must share 1 Google Doc with Mr. Kelley and 3 other group members (1 from each class)

Take Picture of work completing each time

Class 15 - Robotics Pico Crickets Input

Class 14 - Robot Output - Pico Crickets

Learned out to program a Robot (Pico Cricket) to OUTPUT Light, Sound, Motion, and Display.

Class 13 - Scratch Programming Time

Class 12 - Picked Scratch Game

Needs to make it

1. Level Up
2. Have a Goal
3. Change Graphics
4. Give Directions on How to Play

Class 10 - Virus, Malware, Google Searches

Spoke about how and why Virus and Malware are installed.

Spoke about Google Searchers and how to understand them.

Class 5 - Explaining Game Graphics (Pixels)

Class 25 - Robot Wars

Completed Robot Wars!

Class 24 - Scatch Game Sample

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/43330466/#player

Class 23 - Building Robots

Class 22 - Building Lego Robots

Class 21 - Building Robots

Class 20 - Started Building Lego Robots

Class 19 - Lego Robot War Groups

Class 18 - BLOGS FOR LA

We made Blogs for Mr Stinnet

Class 17 - Pico Cricket Robots Input

Class 16 - Pico Cricket Robots

Robot programming to create Output

Class 15 - Scratch Game Work Time

HOMEWORK ALERT

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.

Class 14 - Picking Scratch Game to update

Needs to make it

1. Level Up
2. Have a Goal
3. Change Graphics
4. Give Directions on How to Play

Class12 - Games

Different Types of Games Genres
Action / Adventure
RPG - Role Playing
RTS - Real Time Strategy
Puzzle / Arcade
Combat/Fighting - 1 vs 1
FPS - First Person
Simulation (Sports)
Educational
MMO - Massive Multiplayer Online

What is in a Good Game?

Action
Graphics
Challenge & Goals
Choice
Directions
Levels - Easier to Harder

Linear vs Non-Linear

Laptop PASSWORDS

Class 25 - Robot Wars by Class Robot vs Robot

Class 24 - Finishing Robots for Robot Wars

Class 23 - Testing Robots

Class 22 - Building Robots

Class 21 - Robot Building

Class 20 - Robot Building

Class 19 - Building Robots

Class 18 - Lego Robots

Class 17 - Explained Robot Wars

We will be competing in Robot Wars.

• Asynchronous Grouped
•  Need 4 members 1 representing each class
•  Communicate using Google Docs with pictures and video

• Build 1 Robot
• Inventory of Parts
• 3 motors
• 1 NXT Brick
• 4 wheels
• 1 Sensor of each
• Sound
• Touch
• Light
• Sonar Sensor
• Parts - 
• Can use any lego pieces 
• No 
• Glue
• Elastic
• Tape
•  Must protect the lcd screen

• Competition Rules
• Robot must stay on Table and Move
• Try to knock other groups robot off table or over so can't maneuver
• Can't touch robot once placed on playing service
• Timed matches (Mr Kelley final say on winner)
• Teleoperation - Students will NOT Be in same room as Robot

Class 16 - Started Lego Robots for Robot Wars

Start Building Robots for Robot Wars.

http://www.nxtprograms.com/projects1.html

http://www.us.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/community/

http://www.mainerobotics.org/tutorials--building-guides.html


Need to make a Robot that

1. stays on table
2. can control
3. pushes or disables opponent robot
4. work in an Asynchronous Group (Team Members not in same class
5. use Google Doc to communicate

Class 15 - Pico Cricket Input

Class 14 - Pico Cricket Output!

Class 13 - Pico Cricket Robots - Learning Output

Class 11 - 12 - Scratch work time

Students worked on making their games in Scratch that leveled up, changed appearance and had directions.  We will link these games as soon as they are complete

Robot Wars!

Class 30 - Robot WARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Class 28 - Testing Robotics and Google Docs

Class 26 & 27 - More Robot Building Time

Class 25 - Robot Building Time

Class 24 - Lego Nxt Robotics

Start Building Robots for Robot Wars.

http://www.nxtprograms.com/projects1.html

http://www.us.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/community/

http://www.mainerobotics.org/tutorials--building-guides.html

Class 23 - Quiz Hardware Parts

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

Class 22 - Google Forms

Learned how to create a Google Form

Class 21 - Hardware

Hardware and parts of a computer.

Class 20 - Game Platforms

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

• Pong

• Pacman

Class 19 - Hardware

Mr Kelley showed us hardware parts

Class 16-17-18 - Finish Scratch Game

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

Class 14 - Finish Demo Scratch Games

Class 13 - Finished Demo Presentations

Completed showing demo of Starter Games.

Class 12 - Present Demo Scratch Game

Presented on Assigned Starter Project in Scratch
http://scratch.mit.edu/starter_projects/

Class 11 - Scratch Sample Game

Checked out Scratch Sample Game to see how game was made.
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/12829545/#editor

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

Class 9 - Scratch 101

Started to Learn about Scratch Programming

Class 8 - Handed out Laptops

http://www.maine.gov/mlte/

Form for Laptops

CLICK HERE to fill out form

ROBOT WARS!

Class 30 Robot Testing

Class 29 - Robot War Testing

Class 28 - Robot Testing

Class 27 - How to us and setup Controller.

Class 26 - More Controller Testing

Class 25 - Robots and Control Testing

Class 24 - Pic of Each Group Member with Robot to date

Class 23 - Building Robots.... and learning to control with Apps

Got our phones controlling them....

Class 22 - Building Robot (Checked Google Doc Shared)

Class 21 - Building Robots for Robot Wars!

Class 20 - Started Building Robots for Robot Wars

Class 19 - Lego Mindstorm Software explained

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

Class 17 - Input

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

Light, Sound, Motor and Display

Class 16 - Robotics - Pico Crickets (Output)

Class 15 - Playing Classmates Scratch Games

Commenting on Classes Scratch Games

Class 14 - Completed Games

Completed Games
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/197511

Learn more about this project

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.

Class 13 - Programming Game

Class 12 - Programming and Song Making Time

Class 11 - Scratch & GarageBand Time

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

HOMEWORK ALERT

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

HOMEWORK ALERT

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

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/

Getting Started

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

Getting Started

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

Getting Started

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....

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

HOMEWORK ALERT

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

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

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)

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