Setup & Key Links
Here are links you will need during this year:
1) Our Team Page on corricelli.com: this will be where you go to find what will be due in the future. This is perfect to plan your time or to see what you missed if you were absent.
2) Google Classroom: you need to login to our school google account and then this will get you to all of your classes, including our class. We will use classroom to hand in many assignments, to post and answer team questions, and to see new assignments.
3) AP Classroom: this is where we will go to practice AP Exam questions and view AP-related videos. The directions to join AP Classroom are HERE.
4) Dropbox.com: this will be the site we use to share programs back and forth. You will need to put programs in our shared folder on dropbox.com in order for me to grade them. This LINK describes how to setup dropbox at the start of the year. Here are some videos to help with key steps using BlueJ and dropbox:
5) Our Coding Rubric: when you hand in code, you will fill out this rubric by highlighting the cell you think best fits your performance.
6) Oracle API: this is a collection of all the library, classes, and methods that come along with java. We will use this quite often throughout the year.
Here are some things you will need to setup on your personal computer:
1) Dropbox: to make it easier to share folders with me, you should install this on your personal computer. The setup directions are HERE.
2) Java: our coding language is java.
Linux Installation: Go to THIS SITE and follow directions.
MacOS Installation: Go to THIS SITE and follow directions
Windows Installation: Go to THIS SITE and follow directions.
3) BlueJ: our development environment (where we code) is BlueJ. Go to THIS SITE and follow directions to install BlueJ on your computer. Here are some videos that will help with initial setup:
Valuable Chrome Extensions
Blur- allows you to blur your background when on Google Meet
Nod Reaction - allows you to share emojis and other types of reactions in Google Meet
Screencastify - for recording video captures of your screen
Common Issues?
How can I tell if I am running 32 bit or 64 bit? Click HERE for some help with that.
How do I access WiFi at Conard? This LINK has directions to help.
Why doesn't my downloaded code folder work? The folder is likely compressed. Folders moved from dropbox to your computer are downloaded as compressed files. Here is a QUICK VIDEO to walk you through how to uncompress those folders so you can work with them again.
Why haven't I received a grade for code I handed in on dropbox? You need to hand in the coding rubric. When you do this, I will grade your assignment in our shared dropbox folder. Lost the rubric? HERE you go.
How should I organize my folders on Dropbox? Setup a folder for our course. Then below that, make a folder for each unit. Drop all items related to that unit in the folder. Keep up with this throughout the semester and you will have a beautifully organized reference for your course to use now and in the future!