IB Year 1 Higher Level Computer Science

Wednesday 21 August 2024 - Block 1
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Daily Note

Today we are going to setup our computers, bookmark some links, register for a bunch of websites, and generally prepare ourselves for our learning. 

  1. Please join our google classroom
    1. SL students: https://classroom.google.com/c/NzAzNzAxMjMyNjk2?cjc=3keoqsy
    2. HL students: https://classroom.google.com/c/NzAzNzE2NjY2MjYx?cjc=l6pddta
       
  2. Please bookmark the following sites: 
    1. https://computersciencewiki.org/index.php/Welcome
    2. SL students: https://courses.computersciencewiki.org/daily_notes.php?id=4
    3. HL students: https://courses.computersciencewiki.org/daily_notes.php?id=3
    4. https://faq.computersciencewiki.org/
       
  3. Please register at this site: https://lms.computersciencewiki.org/
     
  4. Please follow these instructions to install Vscode on your computer
     
  5. You will learn to write and execute a simple python program
     
  6. We are going to learn "what is computing" (and take a open-book quiz)
     
  7. If we have time, we are going to look through two other topics: 
    1. Introduction to programming languages
    2. Introduction to visual studio code
       
  8. Please complete this survey

 

Our Big idea

The big idea for today is Course orientation.

The essential questions for this topic are:

What do I need to know, understand and do to be prepared for this class?

It takes time to explore and really understand a big idea. If you want to
learn more about course orientation (which is connected to today's daily note), please click here .

We are learning this because as a designers must understand scientific and technical innovation. Designers use systems, models, methods, and processes to solve problems.



Reminders & routines:

Please read and follow these reminders:

  1. IF this_class == first_class_of_day:
         read_daily_bulletin()
     
  2. IF today == Friday:
         careers_in_computing()