Computer Science, Career and Technical Education, and Information Technology

Welcome!

Contact information:

roberta.butka@browardschools.com - If you are not using the Inbox in Canvas, remember to use a subject and signature information. Due to so many different courses I am going to post general overall information here. So please check your Canvas course and this page too.


  • HapPy Summer!
  • 6/3: You may continue to work in Gmetrix and you may take a certification exam over the summer too. A few of you have discussed this with me. I will look to see what's available and post that information here. You will need to email me your outside email address and let me know which exam you would like to try and when. I'll see what I can do.
  • For the Seniors now Graduates: CONGRATULATIONS! & Best Wishes!
  • For the "new" Seniors, etc. CONGRATULATIONS! Looking forward to seeing most of you next year.



My "official office hours" are Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 1:00pm.


  • 6/1 at 9:00 am: CERTIPORT TESTING! - I have ONE spot... You may sign-up for the wait-list, and you'll need to be available in case someone doesn't show.

1. CL - 8th

2. KL - 3rd

3. JP - 3rd

4. AA - 3rd

5. ???

  • 5/27 at 2:00 pm: CERTIPORT TESTING! If you are on my list, you will get a link shortly. IF you do not want to use it or cannot, please let me know ASAP. I have a couple more spots set up for Monday morning at 9:00 am.
  • 5/27 at 10:00 am: Game PROG: Your 3rd Quarter and 4th Quarter grades WILL be corrected soon after the course is released back to me after Senior Grades.
  • 5/26: AP CSP and any Senior has priority today.
  • ALL AP CSP portions of the Performance Task are required to be uploaded and finalized at digitialportfolio.collegeboard.org. They will NOT accept any submissions after today. If you do not complete this, you will not get the points in Canvas/Pinnacle for the forth quarter.
  • ALL Seniors, I am completing grades; if you have anything to submit, it must be submitted ASAP - 10:00 am. If you submit something after that, you must contact me.
  • Certiport testing on Tuesday - 5/19 at 10:05 am - IF your information is NOT below, you need to contact me ASAP if you would like to take your exam. ESPECIALLY 1st and 3rd periods! IF you are NOT a Senior, you MIGHT be bumped until the 27th, please be aware...
  1. EM - 3rd
  2. ER - 3rd
  3. AA - 3rd
  4. AE - 1st
  5. EG - 6th
  6. JS - 3rd
  7. AS - 5th
  8. AL - 3rd
  9. IH - 1st
  10. GS - 8th .... IF you are in the first 10 - your links have been sent to you. IF you are NOT a senior and would like to wait until 5/27, please let me know ASAP!!!
  11. JP - 3rd ?
  12. BR - 6th ?


  • Certiport testing on Wednesday - 5/27 at 2:00 pm - This is tentative... SENIORS will take precedence IF they need to test... I am
  1. BR - 5th
  2. AM - 7th
  3. JG - 7th
  4. JP - 3rd
  5. BR - 6th
  6. CL - 8th - ?


  • 5/18 at 11:30 am: From SBBC/CTACE: For the rest of the 19-20 school year, the FLDOE has lifted the 20 day waiting period in between Industry Certification testing attempts, as well as removing the 3 testing attempts per year cap.


  • 5/18 at 10:34 am ===>>> SOMETHING is definitely wrong on Certiport's end... They are working as fast as they can. IF You would like to stick around for testing this morning until say, 10:50 am, please do so. I have a few spots for tomorrow if you don't want to wait today. We'll work on getting you rescheduled if today/tomorrow doesn't work for you. :'(


  • 5/18 at 10:04 am ===>>> NOTE: IF you are testing this morning... the proctor was kicked off, it may take an extra minute or two... ;-)
  • SENIORS ESPECIALLY - IF you would like to take an exam - MONDAY AND TUESDAY - the NEXT date I can get is 5/27 AFTER YOUR GRADES ARE DUE!!!
  • Certiport Testing - Make sure you can log into certiport.com if you are 10th, 11th or 12th it was probably made for you. Username = 06# EXAMPLE: "0612345678", Password = 06# with an additional 1 at the end EXAMPLE: "06123456781". Exams are scheduled for 10:00 am - I will not get the links until at least 9:00 am - I will email them to you through Canvas / Inbox - so make sure you check that. You also MUST know WHICH exam you are taking, WHICH version. If you are unsure - ASK ME BEFORE the exam.
  • Certiport testing on Monday - 5/18 at 10:00 am - IF your information is NOT below, you need to contact me ASAP if you would like to take your exam. ESPECIALLY 1st and 3rd periods!
  1. EM - 3rd
  2. AS - 5th
  3. IH - 1st
  4. AL - 3rd
  5. GS - 8th
  6. JP - 3rd
  7. AM - 7th
  8. ???
  9. ???
  • Certiport testing on Tuesday - 5/19 at 10:00 am - IF your information is NOT below, you need to contact me ASAP if you would like to take your exam. ESPECIALLY 1st and 3rd periods!
  1. EM - 3rd
  2. ER - 3rd
  3. JG - 7th
  4. AA - 3rd
  5. AE - 1st
  6. EG - 6th
  7. JS - 3rd
  8. ???
  9. ???
  10. ???
  • Certiport testing on Wednesday - 5/27 at 2:00 pm - IF your information is NOT below, you need to contact me ASAP if you would like to take your exam.
  1. BR - 5th
  2. ???
  3. ???
  4. ???
  5. ???
  6. ???


  • 5/6: I will open office hours for help with Scratch and Code Combat later this afternoon. You all may enter the room and help each other in the mean time.
  • 5/5: Good morning all - A bunch of you have questions... please join me between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm at: Join - MicroSoft Teams - Ms. Butka's Office Hours If this time doesn't work, please email me in Canvas to set up an additional time.
  • Certiport Testing: 5/15, 5/18 & 5/19 - PLEASE email me THROUGH CANVAS which day/test you would like. I will reply that you are on the list, and this will be how I sent you your link prior to testing.
  • 4/29: Office Hours are open in Teams at this time... If you have a question, please join me ;-) Join - MicroSoft Teams - Ms. Butka's Office Hours
  • 4/28: CERTIPORT Testing: I have 30 SPOTS That I NEED to fill on May 14th, May 18th and May 19th. First Come, First Serve! Any Exam - MOS, Adobe, MTA - IF you need an exam email me through Canvas ASAP!
  • 4/21: CERTIPORT Testing: If you access gmetrix.net you should look for the interactive exams - these are all multiple choice questions. I will be going over these and double checking your access codes. MOS, MTA and Adobe all have these interactive exams that are available to practice at gmetrix.net if the app does not work for you. Testing is coordinated from home through a few steps, so if there's a test you would like to try - let me know by sending an email and we will work together to figure it out.
  • 4/21: Periods 4, 5 & 8 - Assignments - Scratch HS Projects: There are ten (10) Scratch projects that were designed for Scratch 2.0. We are going to go through all of them. Please take into account that we are using Scratch 3.0, so the directions may not match exactly. I will be posting the others as the days progress.
  • 4/14: ATTENDANCE!!! PLEASE make sure you are using sso.browardschools.com EVERY DAY to have a new login! As of this morning, over HALF of my students have not singed in for over a week. Which means he school is going to start calling! I do not know if there is an issue with the system or what... but PLEASE close all browsers and log into http://sso.browardschools.com EVERY DAY so that you are marked present!
  • 4/13: If you insist on NOT using the Canvas inbox for an email to me - YOU MUST make sure the name is YOUR Name, or at least school appropriate. Also, you must have your full name, as a salutation for the message. A subject is extremely helpful. IF these conditions are not met, your email will not be answered.
  • Gmetrix: This applies to some of my classes: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, & 8th: If you are on a school issued laptop, you may attempt to use gmetrix.net if the application is not available. At this time, no gmetrix assignments are required. I am working on finding alternate assignments for you. If you have access to another machine at home, you may download gmetrix for free; but again at this time, they are not required.


  • 4/8: Office Hours in Teams Room IF you would like join me by clicking here:

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  • 4/7: Your email addresses and communications.... PLEASE go into Canvas - Account Settings - email and ADD your outside email address. The Canvas "Inbox" is the only way I am able to send you a message, and if you would like it in your email and be able to address it instead of having to watch Canvas, PLEASE add an email here. ;-)



  • 4/6: Good morning / Hello --- As we start the 4th quarter - PLEASE DO NOT Submit an assignment in canvas today. Canvas corporate has made adjustments and I am still working on verifying them. Bear with me. I'll get the modules adjusted and assignments ASAP. ;-)


  • 4/3: Good evening. PLEASE --- QTR 4 - DO NOT SUBMIT ANYTHING until at least Monday, April 6th, in ANY course. It will NOT sync with Pinnacle correctly and will mess even more things up.


  • 4/3: Good morning. RE: Certiport Testing today - There was an issue with Certiport and I am still waiting to hear when the next testing date will be. IF you wanted to take an MTA Exam (JavaScript, Python, HTML & CSS, etc.) these are not available today. I MIGHT be getting two or three Adobe tests but it is not certain. So, I will contact you in first come, first serve order as soon as I know more.


  • 4/2: Those of you who stated you wanted to test - there is an issue with Certiport. We will NOT be testing on Friday, April 3rd. I am waiting to get more information before I give you more details. :-(


  • 3/31 at 10:00 AM: Good morning! IF you would like to take a Certiport exam on Friday, April 3rd and are available sometime between 11:00am and 3:00pm - email me to let me know which exam BY Wednesday, April 1st at 3:00pm! I do not know what time slot we will be given. This is NOT an April Fool's prank - we need to compile a list. Even if you tested on Friday, March 13th, it will be 20 days, so you may take an exam. PRACTICE with Gmetrix!!! :-D