2018 2 28

Wednesday, February 28

Part 1: Snack, Discussion, Video 3:30-3:45

As you are eating your snack, watch the following video about how computers work. 

Video1

Discuss with a partner:

What the heck is binary? How does it work?

What is your age in Binary? What is your name in Binary?

Part 2: Market Research 3:45-4:15

APP Stars:

Get into teams. Discuss or continue your market research. 
Here's the form you need if you don't have yours from last time.

Scratchers:

Start thinking about a game that could be used to help kids your age. WRITE DOWN some ideas on scratch paper. I'll meet with you to discuss what you will create.

Part 3: Discussion of Market Research 4:15-4:30

A. What did you discover - we'll hear from each team.

Part 4: Discussion of Market Research 4:30-5:00

Start your App brainstorming.

2018 2 6

Wednesday, February 6

Part 1: Snack, Discussion, Video 3:30-3:45

As you are eating your snack, watch the following videos about computers. That old guy in the first video is Bill Gates. He created the company Microsoft, whose Windows operating system you are using right now!

Video 1

Video 2

Discuss with a partner:
What is a computer?

Part 2: App Lab 3:45-4:00

Go to this link and continue your work on the App Lab tutorial.

(We are going to move past this tutorial soon)

Part 3: Problems in our community

A. Watch the videos.

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3 Video 3 Video 3

What is the social issue that this app was designed to address?

How was it designed to do so?

B. Discussion

• What are some problems/concerns in our community? 
• Can we use technology to help address these problems? If so How?