Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Space Shooter - Day 14


  • Coding Day

Space Shooter - Day 13


  • Upgrade System

Space Shooter - Day 12


  • Coding Day

Space Shooter - Day 11

  • Enemy Hit Animation
  • Coding

Friday, November 20, 2015

Space Shooter - Day 10


  • Coding Quiz
  • Gamestates (Pause + Title)

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Space Shooter - Day 9


  • Coding Day
  • Wednesday, November 18, 2015

    Space Shooter - Day 8

    • Respawn System
    • Displaying Lives
    • Invulnerability Shield

    Tuesday, November 17, 2015

    Space Shooter - Day 7


    • Special Enemy Effects
      • Tracking the Player
      • Status Effects

    Space Shooter - Day 6


    • Coding Day

    Space Shooter - Day 5


    • Level System

    Space Shooter - Day 4


    • Coding Day / Create Enemies

    Wednesday, November 11, 2015

    Space Shooter - Day 3

    • Quick Graphics Tutorial
    • Coding

    Space Shooter - Day 2

    Out Sick - Code!

    Monday, November 9, 2015

    Space Shooter - Day 1

    Agenda
    • Downloading Sample Code
    • Overview of Assignment
    • Tour of Code
    • First Steps
      • Moving Around
      • Shot Timer
      • Making the Raider Shoot
      • Health System
    • Code Time (30 mins)

    Tuesday, October 6, 2015

    FCC Cyber Day

    If you're interested in attending, please sign up by Monday 10/12 at 2:15 pm.  Only 25 students will be selected to attend, based on seniority.

    Field Trip Sign-up

    Wednesday, September 30, 2015

    A Look Ahead

    Today is Wednesday 9 / 30.  Looking ahead, here is our schedule:


    • Today - Web Wednesday, Finish Word Bubbler (9)
    • Tomorrow - Begin Snowglobe (10)
    • Friday - Finish Snowglobe (10)
    • Monday - Coding Quiz #2:  SPAAACE and Begin Finch Robots (11)
    • next Tuesday through Friday - Finch Robots!

    Tuesday, September 1, 2015

    Snake (Day 2)

    • Timers - Code Demo
    • Homework
      • Prepare For Your Coding Quiz!
        • Be ready with questions tomorrow in class if you can't do it!
        • I can answer any questions about it tomorrow, but none on Wednesday.
      • Have Part "B" of Snake done by tomorrow, if you did not complete it in class.
      • Snake's checkpoint is Thursday, accepted until Friday.


    Monday, August 31, 2015

    Snake


    • Your Coding Quiz
      • See Website
      • It will be on WEDNESDAY
    • Project #4: Snake
      • Demo - Moving Ball
        • Logical Operators
        • Else If Statements
        • Variables
      • Work Time!
    • Homework
      • Practice Your Coding Quiz!
        • Be ready with questions tomorrow in class if you can't do it!
        • I can answer any questions about it tomorrow, but none on Wednesday.
      • Have Part "A" of Snake done by tomorrow, if you did not complete it in class.



    Friday, August 28, 2015

    Supernova

    Today's Schedule:
    • Project #3: Supernova
      • Be sure to do the readings!
    • We'll check Supernova today, but you can turn it on Monday without penalty!
    • If you get done early, start looking at Project #4: Snake

    Thursday, August 27, 2015

    Dancing Lights

    Today's Schedule:
    • Code Demo
      • Random
      • Comparison Operators
    • Project #2: Dancing Lights
    • Check Knight and Day
    • Work on Projects

    Wednesday, August 26, 2015

    Robots!

    Today's Schedule:
    • Web Wednesday:  Megabot Challenge
    • Block 3
      • Getting processing
      • Comments
    • Finish Knight and Day assignment

    Tuesday, August 25, 2015

    Conditions

    Today's Schedule:
    • Video - "What is a Computer"?
    • Finish "Hello Processing" tutorial
    • Begin Knight and Day assignment

    Sunday, August 23, 2015

    Welcome!

    Welcome to Foundations of Computer Science!  This website is brand new and under construction.  The goal is to make something that's a little better organized than last year's Google Classroom.

    Today's Schedule:

    • Opening PowerPoint
    • Logging on
    • Website 
    • Processing Tutorial