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Week 1: Welcome to App Creators!

This week we will be focusing on procedures and how to navigate the resources we will be using in this class.

In this course, you will begin to understand block coding and the programming required behind the interface of an app. You will solve real world problems by creating content that is both useful and helpful to today’s society. We focus on both the design of the app, as well as its functioning. In this course, we focus on the following topics.
  • What are Apps and Algorithms?
  • Conditional Statements
  • Variables
  • Locating and Troubleshooting “Bugs”
  • Values and Data
Objectives:
  • Students will demonstrate proper procedures in the classroom.
  • Students will express their prior knowledge and expectations in STEM.
  • Students will introduce themselves to the class.
  • Students will use problem solving skills to complete a challenge.
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Activities:

In Class Day 1:
  • Introduction to Class Website
  • Review Syllabus
  • Review Materials
  • Take Interest Survey
In Class Day 2:
  • ​Create GTT Desktop Folder
  • Record Seating Chart
  • Review Procedures
  • Play Procedures Kahoot
At Home Day 1:
  • Watch the Video Instructions 
  • Begin the My Life in Pictures Project
At Home Day 2:
  • Finish Working on the My Life in Pictures Project
  • Be Ready to Present your Project in Class Next Week!
​Due By Friday:
  • Complete Interest Survey
  • ​Signed Syllabus Submitted in Teams​
    • ​How do I save and submit my syllabus? Watch here!
  • My Life in Pictures Project Completed and Ready to Share
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