Computers

Google Suite

term one

In Computers with Mr. Hennessy, we learned about Google Suite and all the platforms that composes it, i.e Slides, Email and Forms. We wrote about what each app contains and their different roles.

We completed many surveys also. Sir sorted us into groups, and gave us each a specific topic. Mine was 'Internet Safety', and I sent it out to four other members.

Completed Letters.docx

For our final assignment, we completed a mail merge. This was new to most of us. It was tricky in the beginning, but we had a step-by-step guide so it made the task easier. A mail merge can be used to write multiple letters at once with syncing data.

term two

We did some coding and created a properly functioning arcade game.
We were asked to formulate a game including two Sprites (a player and an enemy), food and a background image.
The theme of my game was a chase between a fox and a chicken.
In order for the game to function, blocks of instructions were 'fed' to the computer.

Computer Science Rap

We also had to create a rap/newspaper article/video/podcast on the History of Computer Science.
I wrote and recorded a rap based on historical figures like Alan Turing, who paved the way for computer science.

Chicken pixel art

Background pixel art

20210416_215336.pdf

term three

For this term, we had Ms. Cregan.
We delved into the world of Microbit - a software operated using blocks of code to function a game board.
We created lots of projects for example, I made a 'Polar Bear tracker', which gives coordinates on a polar bear's movements.

We used 'Canva', a site used to create posters, info-graphics and similar templates.
Ms. Cregan asked us to design a poster on any school subject of our choosing.
I made a poster highlighting the importance of incorporating fruit and veg into our diets, for the home-ec department.

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Computers

term one

term two

term three

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