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Aug 1 - Aug 2, Thurs - Fri
You may have heard the media buzz surrounding the Raspberry Pi, a credit-card sized computer that costs $35. There's a good chance you've been using Scratch. Now explore the new 2.0 browser-based version, released in early May.
Location: UIC campus, Science and Engineering Offices (SEO) building at 851 S. Morgan Street. (See map)
We will be in room 1000, which is the conference room on the west end of the 10th floor.
Park at the lot on the northeast corner of Halsted and Taylor. Pull a ticket when you enter, and the sticker we give you will get you out for free.
We will meet 9:00am - 3:30pm on Thursday, and 9:00am - 1:00pm on Friday. Lunch will be provided both days.
Register here. First-come first served, as in previous years.
Note that there is a cost associated with the workshop this year. We did not receive the grant funding that we've had in previous years, so this year it is all on us. Each participant will need to supply their own Raspberry Pi and related components (mouse, keyboard, etc.) The details are shown on the 2013 Curriculum page. The cost for you to purchase this for yourself will end up being between $35-$79, plus tax and shipping, depending on what you already have.
(Image: www.sotechdesign.com.au) makeymakey.com scratch.mit.edu AppInventor 2 (alpha)
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See the detailed agenda and links on the 2013 Curriculum page
Using the Raspberry Pi, a $35 computer.
It runs Scratch 1.4 and provides a programming environment for Python.
No installation needed, just run it from your browser. Now featuring interactive video, make your own blocks, copying blocks using a "backpack," cloning sprites and cloud variables.
AppInventor 2 (alpha version).
Now with a browser-based version of the blocks editor.
Future Topics
Think about any other topics you would like covered and send us an email (or create a comment below). Some topics that have already been suggested are shown below. Note that some topics would be suitable for either an extended or a mini tutorial.
Pedagogy: POGIL seminar: effective guided inquiry
Building web applications using AJAX
Web Apps using mobile devices (Android, iOS)
Maker Activities
Arduino projects
Practical tips, how to set up and use for class: Twitter, Posting YouTube videos, Wiki Notes, Khan Academy
Google Blocky, Google Dart
Kodu
Lo-Tech prototyping
Google SketchUps models, to paper-folding, cutout with a laser cutter, giving the physical object [Joan Giroux from Columbia]
Programming Projects using Web Services
Ruby on Rails
Media computation tutorial
Nifty Assignments examples
Implementing the flipped classroom
MySQL tutorial
For those schools using C++, see http://graphicsmagician.com to add graphics, sound, and animation to the programs for CS1 courses. [Mark Pelczarski Elgin Community College]
Chicago CSTA leadership team:
Don Yanek (dgyanek@cps.edu), Jeff Solin (bsolin@cps.edu), Baker Franke (bfranke@ucls.uchicago.edu), Dale Reed (reed@uic.edu), Ron Greenberg (greenberg.ron@gmail.com)
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