APCSP

Here is helpful information and links if you are planning on completing the 2 tasks for the Exam.

collegeboard.org/students/taking-the-exam/computer-science-principles

Even though College Boards deadline is May 26th, our deadline is MAY 2OTH, the last day of school.

If you do not plan on submitting both tasks for grading for the exam, DO NOT upload anything to the digital portfolio.  If you were not signed up initially to take the exam, you CAN NOT opt in now. That deadline has long since passed.

Senior's Last Day of classes

Tuesday, May 12th is the last day of classes for Seniors.

Come to the zoom meetings sent out through remind for more details on  how this affects you.

Want to be a part of the Friday Show on Brooksquad TV?

MOTHER’S DAY MESSAGES:

This is open to students of all grade levels at PHS.  Have students record a message (up to 30 seconds) letting their Mom or Mother figure know how much they are loved, or saying what is best about their Mom, or talking about how their Mom has shaped them into who they are today. 

https://cobbk12org-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/vivian_theriault_cobbk12_org/EnoOif3gIJdFtt8ISJty3tABXPdyYQLyZ6BV-FZ_du7lrA?e=O9NjfP

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK MESSAGE:

This is open to students of all grade levels at PHS.  Students should record a message talking about a teacher or teachers they are most appreciative of at Pebblebrook and explain why they are grateful to that teacher in :30 seconds or less. 

https://cobbk12org-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/vivian_theriault_cobbk12_org/EirWfW4m80pDvYaO-MmLtqMBrSlgORj1Q6AIKwUt1zZlzA?e=o5uCmG

FAVORITE PHS MEMORY - FOR SENIORS ONLY:

Seniors should record a video :30 seconds or less talking about their favorite PHS Memory. 

https://cobbk12org-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/vivian_theriault_cobbk12_org/EqTEXFgGSeRCgwbbAcuvQvwBbyAhIQIeOvLe3T2CjaOttw?e=goaB7v

Wednesday, April 29

1st period - MIG -

• Zoom meeting today at 9, check remind for the link
• We will continue working on probability, percentages, randbetween and conditional formatting of Excel
• quiz 1 retake closed last night, if you need another chance to take it please message me

Tuesday, April 28

Hard to believe this month is almost over, BUT, school isn't. So...

3rd - APCSP -

• Zoom meeting today at 9, check remind for the link
• we will continue working on unit 5
• if you have not presented your multi screen app from lesson 3, I encourage you to do so
• we will begin sharing clicker games form Lesson 5
• If you haven't taken the first assessment, you need to let me know you are ready so that I can activate the assessment for you.
•  Ask AP students to review their College Board user profiles. To ensure your AP students are receiving critical information, make sure they log in to My AP to remind themselves of the email address and cell phone number they've asked the College Board to use. If they want, students can change how we contact them. Two days before each exam, AP students will receive an email with a personalized e-ticket that will include their eight-character AP ID code. If an AP student still doesn’t receive the email, they'll be able to access their e-ticket directly through My AP.
• discussions on your 2 tasks due May 20

4th - MIG -

• Zoom meeting today at 1, check remind for the link
• we will continue working on probability, percentages, randbetween and conditional formatting of Excel
• quiz 1 retake is open until 11:45 pm tonight. make sure you log in to quizizz.com you can check the remind for the class link you must be in the class to do the quiz.

Monday, April 27

Happy Monday

1st - MIG

• log into zoom and check in and let me know how things are going.
• if you are struggling with probability and percentages, come ask questions
• depending on who logs in today, we will move on to simulations and Excel formatting

Thursday, April 23

3rd - APCSP

• Q&A: come with questions and issues you have experienced so far in unit 5 and we will discuss them and try to fix the problems you have had
• Multi-screen App presentations from L3: If you have not had a chance to share your App you can do that today.
• Clicker App from L5: those who have completed their clicker game can share those with the class today. We are ready to play your game 😊😊
• Assessment 1 will be opened for those who attend class that tell me they are ready

4th - MIG

• probability and percentages quiz discussion

Tuesday, April 21

3rd - APCSP

• Finish unit 5 lessons 1-5
• share your apps for lessons 3 and 5
• be prepared for Assessment 1 on Thursday, April 23
• complete the form that I sent out via remind yesterday(4/20)

4th - MIG

• Excel simulations using randbetween 
• warm up on page 15
• notes and practice pages 16-21
• prepare for quiz on Thursday over probability and percentages

Monday, April 20

1st period - MIG - Zoom code will be sent through remind

• refresh on probability with warm up
• recap of how to do probability and percentages on groups of random numbers
• discussion of how to use Excel to run simulations and conditional formatting
• prepare for quiz on Wednesday on probability and percetanges

Make sure you have access to your One Drive and Excel.  As a Cobb county student, you should be able to download the desktop version of Microsoft products.

Check out Cobb County Instructional Technology help page if you need assistance:
http://www.cobbk12.org/centraloffice/InstructionalTechnology/CR/Microsoft/Office%20365.aspx

Friday, April 17

It's Friday!!!

Enjoy not having any classes today. Make sure you have completed your assignments for next week.

If you have not checked in with me to let me know how you are doing, please do so either through the remind or text.

I miss you all very much and want to make sure everyone is doing well.

FCA will meet today

FCA is now a lunch meeting, 12 noon.

Today's meeting will be led by Naomi Green.

Please join us at noon via zoom

message me for the link.

Thursday, April 16

3rd - APCSP - Code.org
Finish discussing Unit 5 Lesson 4
 begin working on clicker game in Lesson 5, be prepared to share at class time Tuesday
I also need you to check in and let me know your plans for the rest of the semester and the AP Exam

4th- MIG

• warm up - 3 probbility problems, 3 percentage problems (p9 in booklet)
• Answer questions from homework(p5-8 in booklet)
• Probability and percentage practice with random numbers(p10-13 in booklet)
• Closing questions(p14 in booklet)

Wednesday, April 15

1st - MIG -

• warm up - 3 probbility problems, 3 percentage problems (p9 in booklet)
• Answer questions from homework(p5-8 in booklet)
• Probability and percentage practice with random numbers(p10-13 in booklet)
• Closing questions(p14 in booklet)

Seniors check the senior remind and send your senior cap and gown pictures, graduation pictures, pictures of your graduation cap you decorated to Brooksquad TV. Remember if the word PROOF is all over it, they can NOT use it.

APCSP

AP STUDENTS (and Parents) – Please Share with your AP Students!

• April 13 Student Practice  - The AP Program has already unlocked relevant free-response questions in AP Classroom for digital use so teachers can assign free-response questions that students can take at home. Starting today, April 13, students, including students in exam-only sections, will see a new Optional Student Practice section that includes the most relevant free-response questions (FRQs) to help them practice the concepts and skills that will be tested in May 2020. Students can answer these in any order, and they'll have an opportunity to review how each question will be scored before they submit so they can review and revise their answer.
• AP Parent Webinar - Thursday, April 16^th 7pm EST Help Your Student Prepare for AP Exams Webinar. Parents are invited to join a webinar hosted by Trevor Packer, head of the AP Program, to learn more about at-home testing, the exam schedule, and AP review classes. He'll interview an AP teacher about how to best prepare for exams and a representative from college admissions about how students can earn college credit and placement with exam scores.  Registration link can be found here. 
• The AP Program emailed AP students today with their exam schedule and will also survey students to learn more about AP plans. 

Tuesday, March 14

YES, we are still having classes!

YES, I am delivering new information and new concepts!

YES, you need to continue coming to class and raising your grade!

3rd - APCSP - 9am - Controlling Memory with Variables

• code.org, Unit 5, Lesson 4
• today's class video

4th - MIG - 1pm - Probability Unit 7

• Multiplication principle of counting
• probability of an event
• compound probability of more than 1 event
• percentages

Note pages and practice are under the unit 7 tab above
I will post today's notes after we have our face to face at 1

today's video

Monday, April 13

Welcome Back!

I hope you had a restful Spring Break and a Happy Easter!

We have a new schedule we will be following starting today.

1st period - MIG - today we will meet at 11am on zoom. look in remind for the zoom link.

                              we will be starting unit 7, Probability 

                              the note pages and practice problems are under the unit 7 tab above

                              we start with a review of basic prababilty, compound probability and how to                                          convert probability to percentages.

Thursday, April 2

MIG -
Class will meet today at 9am and at 7pm. please see remind for the class code.
We will continue with presentations


APCSP -
We will meet at 12. Please bring your APP project to share with the class and demonstrate.

Wednesday, April 1

Good Morning, It is NO April Fool's Joke, all class codes have changed as of today. a password has been added as well as the waiting room. We must ensure the safety of all participants, so these additional safety measures are in place.  Also I will not be posting the codes here on the blog. They will be sent out through remind. SO if you are still NOT on remind, use the links on the page above for remind codes (https://mcg19-20.blogspot.com/p/remind.html)

MIG - we are continuing with CPM Presentations. if you have not submitted those please get them in. If you need to present at a later time, we have 7pm, Thursday, April 2, set up for those who are working or have other classes at 9am.
Video

APCSP - we are continuing the individual projects in Unit 5 Lesson 3, The classroom will be open at noon if you need to talk to your "Thought Partner" or if you have questions for me. We will do a presentation of Apps starting Thursday, so please be aware that all are expected to be in attendance for those presentations.


APRIL FOOL'S JOKES

Q: What did the ghost teacher say to the class?
A: Look at the board and I will go through it again.

Q: Why did the teacher write on the window?
A: Because she wanted the lesson to be very clear!

Tuesday, March 31

New Zoom Codes starting tomorrow, April 1 and they will only be sent through remind.

MIG - https://zoom.us/j/215891512

Today's video

We Continued our CPM presentations today.

Those that need a later presentation time, we will have a 7pm session on Thursday, April 2

If you still need help with certain aspects of the project, Message me so that I can arrange some tutoring time with you.


AP CSP - https://zoom.us/j/226434825

Today's Video

Unit 5 Lesson 3 will open up today. It uses Peer Programming as a way to bounce ideas off each other but is NOT required.  We will review concepts from Lesson 1 and 2 before you begin work on your own APP and answer College Board Questions on your process. This is to prepare you for the Create Task.

If you are taking the AP EXAM you will NOT have to sit the multiple choice questions, you will only need to complete and submit the Explore and Create PT.
See College Board - https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/about-ap/news-changes/coronavirus-update.

College board has set up some online classes for most of their AP Courses. APCSP is not one of them but you can access information at

https://www.youtube.com/user/advancedplacement

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-class-schedule-daily.pdf.

Monday, March 30

MIG - https://zoom.us/j/215891512

Today's video

We started our CRM presentations today.
If you need a later presentation time, Let me know so I can arrange some peers to join us to give you your feedback.

If you still need help with certain aspects of the project, Message me so that I can arrange some tutoring time with you.


AP CSP -

Continue working on Unit 5 lessons 1 and 2. we will meet tomorrow at 12 to begin Lesson 3.

Friday, March 27

MIG - https://zoom.us/j/215891512

• zoom meeting for last minute questions on projects
• projects are due MONDAY
• Monday we will begin virtual presentations
• Make sure you download unit 7 booklet. it is on the blog in both PDF and Word format. You can store it on  your one drive and in one note in a new section named UNIT 7 - Probability

APCSP - https://zoom.us/j/226434825

• questions about your Explore task that I can answer. remember I can not assist per college board regulations
• questions about unit 5, lessons 1 and 2

FCA - https://zoom.us/j/4370251636

• guest speaker - Alumni and original organizer of our FCA, Kimberly McGuire
• prayer for our students
• prayer for our staff
• prayer for our local officials including Cobb School board
• Prayer for our state officials
• Prayer for our country

Thursday, March 26

Today we will have zoom meetings (face to face time) 

Make sure you have downloaded the app and signed up https://zoom.us/signup

McGuire's MIG Classroom         9am

Video for today

McGuires's AP CSP Classroom    12 noon today

Video for today

MIG
we started unit 7 Probability notes today. See video above.
we also answered individual project questions

APCSP
We will do unit 5 Lesson 2 today.

Wednesday, March 25

Today we will have zoom meetings (face to face time) 

Make sure you have downloaded the app and signed up https://zoom.us/signup

McGuire's MIG Classroom         9am

Video for today

McGuires's AP CSP Classroom     no face to face today. we will do our regular class time tomorrow at 12


MIG
We will be answering questions about your projects and how to submit them.

APCSP
Continue working on your unit 5 lesson 1 and we will do lesson 2 tomorrow

Tuesday, March 24

Today we will have zoom meetings (face to face time) 

Make sure you have downloaded the app and signed up https://zoom.us/signup

McGuire's MIG Classroom         9am

Video of today

McGuires's AP CSP Classroom     12pm

Video of today


MIG
We will be answer questions about your projects and how to submit them.

APCSP
we will begin Unit 5 today

Monday, March 23

My virtual classes will be held in the afternoon after 2pm.

Sorry for the inconvenience. I will post time details on Monday.

FUNDAY FRIDAY!!!

zoom meetings (face to face time) 

Make sure you have downloaded the app and signed up https://zoom.us/signup

McGuire's MIG Classroom         9am

FCA Meeting                             10am

McGuires's AP CSP Classroom     12pm

FRIDAY Extended Brooksquad TV

https://youtu.be/wkHs2nlF4WE

VIDEO LINKS TO ZOOM Sessions

Tuesday
MIG Part 1
MIG Part 2
Wednesday
MIG
Thursday
MIG

APCSP

Friday - 

• PLAN for Next Week
• Continue working on your Explore Task.
• complete all of Code.org assignments
• Complete the Khan Academy assignments by Friday, these are the extra help with the BIG DATA unit. 

MIG

Friday

• Plan for Next Week
• Complete pages 28-31 in your booklet 
• Continue working on your project

Monday -

• You need to log into office 365 and create a new section in one note for unit 6 - CPM. 
• Then submit your top 3 ideas for your CPM project. 
• I will respond with which idea you are approved to proceed.  
• Complete Day 3 in your booklets, pages 12-15. I will post solutions to the warm up dependence later in the week.

Tuesday - 

• You should begin working on your activity dependence chart and a basic digraph. 
• Both need to be submitted by Wednesday. 
• Complete Day 4 in your booklet, pages 16-21.
• I am working on a video about how to create a gantt chart. 

Wednesday

• Submit your activity dependence chart and simple digraph for my review.
• I will give feedback and then you can proceed with your complex digraph, slack chart, and Gantt chart.
• Complete warm up on page 22 in your booklet.

Thursday

• Complete Day 6, pages 23-27 in your booklet 
• Continue working on your project

Thursday, March 19

Today we will have zoom meetings (face to face time) 

Make sure you have downloaded the app and signed up https://zoom.us/signup

McGuire's MIG Classroom         9am

McGuires's AP CSP Classroom     12pm

VIDEO LINKS TO ZOOM Sessions

Tuesday
MIG Part 1
MIG Part 2
Wednesday
MIG

APCSP

Thursday - 

• Continue working on your Explore Task.
• complete all of Code.org assignments
• Complete the Khan Academy assignments by Friday, these are the extra help with the BIG DATA unit. 

MIG

Thursday

• Complete Day 6, pages 23-27 in your booklet 
• Continue working on your project

Friday

• Complete pages 28-31 in your booklet 
• Continue working on your project

Monday -

• You need to log into office 365 and create a new section in one note for unit 6 - CPM. 
• Then submit your top 3 ideas for your CPM project. 
• I will respond with which idea you are approved to proceed.  
• Complete Day 3 in your booklets, pages 12-15. I will post solutions to the warm up dependence later in the week.

Tuesday - 

• You should begin working on your activity dependence chart and a basic digraph. 
• Both need to be submitted by Wednesday. 
• Complete Day 4 in your booklet, pages 16-21.
• I am working on a video about how to create a gantt chart. 

Wednesday

• Submit your activity dependence chart and simple digraph for my review.
• I will give feedback and then you can proceed with your complex digraph, slack chart, and Gantt chart.
• Complete warm up on page 22 in your booklet.

Wednesday, March 18

Today we will have zoom meetings (face to face time) 

Make sure you have downloaded the app and signed up https://zoom.us/signup

McGuire's MIG Classroom         9am

McGuires's AP CSP Classroom     12pm

VIDEO LINKS TO ZOOM Sessions

Tuesday
MIG Part 1
MIG Part 2
Wednesday
MIG

APCSP

Wednesday - 

• Continue working on your Explore Task.
• complete all of Code.org assignments
• Complete the Khan Academy assignments by Friday, these are the extra help with the BIG DATA unit. 

MIG

Wednesday

• Submit your activity dependence chart and simple digraph for my review.
• I will give feedback and then you can proceed with your complex digraph, slack chart, and Gantt chart.
• Complete warm up on page 22 in your booklet.

Thursday

• Complete Day 6, pages 23-27 in your booklet 
• Continue working on your project

Friday

• Complete pages 28-31 in your booklet 
• Continue working on your project

Monday -

• You need to log into office 365 and create a new section in one note for unit 6 - CPM. 
• Then submit your top 3 ideas for your CPM project. 
• I will respond with which idea you are approved to proceed.  
• Complete Day 3 in your booklets, pages 12-15. I will post solutions to the warm up dependence later in the week.

Tuesday - 

• You should begin working on your activity dependence chart and a basic digraph. 
• Both need to be submitted by Wednesday. 
• Complete Day 4 in your booklet, pages 16-21.
• I am working on a video about how to create a gantt chart. 

Tuesday, March 17

Happy Saint Patrick's day

Today we will have zoom meetings (face to face time) 
Make sure you have downloaded the app and signed up https://zoom.us/signup

McGuire's Classroom

MIG 9am
APCSP 12pm

VIDEO LINKS TO ZOOM Sessions
MIG Part 1
MIG Part 2

APCSP

Tuesday - 

• Continue working on your Explore Task.
• complete all of Code.org assignments
• Complete the Khan Academy assignments by Friday, these are the extra help with the BIG DATA unit. 

MIG

Monday -

• You need to log into office 365 and create a new section in one note for unit 6 - CPM. 
• Then submit your top 3 ideas for your CPM project. 
• I will respond with which idea you are approved to proceed.  
• Complete Day 3 in your booklets, pages 12-15. I will post solutions to the warm up dependence later in the week.

Tuesday - 

• You should begin working on your activity dependence chart and a basic digraph. 
• Both need to be submitted by Wednesday. 
• Complete Day 4 in your booklet, pages 16-21.
• I am working on a video about how to create a gantt chart. 

Wednesday

• Submit your activity dependence chart and simple digraph for my review.
• I will give feedback and then you can proceed with your complex digraph, slack chart, and Gantt chart.
• Complete warm up on page 22 in your booklet.

Thursday

• Complete Day 6, pages 23-27 in your booklet 
• Continue working on your project

Friday

• Complete pages 28-31 in your booklet 
• Continue working on your project.

Monday, March 16th

MIG

Monday -

• You need to log into office 365 and create a new section in one note for unit 6 - CPM. 
• Then submit your top 3 ideas for your CPM project. 
• I will respond with which idea you are approved to proceed.  
• Complete Day 3 in your booklets, pages 12-15. I will post solutions to the warm up dependence later in the week.

Tuesday - 

• You should begin working on your activity dependence chart and a basic digraph. 
• Both need to be submitted by Wednesday. 
• Complete Day 4 in your booklet, pages 16-21.
• I am working on a video about how to create a gantt chart. 

Wednesday

• Submit your activity dependence chart and simple digraph for my review.
• I will give feedback and then you can proceed with your complex digraph, slack chart, and Gantt chart.
• Complete warm up on page 22 in your booklet.

Thursday

• Complete Day 6, pages 23-27 in your booklet 
• Continue working on your project

Friday

• Complete pages 28-31 in your booklet 
• Continue working on your project.

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Please see the article and application links below

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Schedule for week of March 16

Digital Learning Class Hours 10:30 - 12:00
Virtual office hours 9 - 10

Monday, March 16 - I will be unavailable online until after 12.  You can still text and email me questions and I will respond as I can.

Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18,  will be normal Virtual hours

Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20,  I will be unavailable online and via text.  You can still text and email me questions, but I will not be able to respond until Monday, March 23.


I will be posting videos for MIG for Gantt Charts. I will also be sending out reminds for project check point due dates.

New Digital Learning

MIG

We started unit 6 on Thursday, March 12. the notes and booklet are on the unit 6 page above.

we will finish the notes on Friday, March 13.

This unit has a project instead of an assessment. The information for the project and all of the required forms are also posted on the unit 6 page above.

Students can submit their work via the class Notebook on office 365. If you are struggling with how to log into your office 365 account from home, see the counties help page (http://www.cobbk12.org/centraloffice/InstructionalTechnology/CR/Microsoft/StudentsParents.aspx)

The due date for the final project is Monday, March 30. Hopefully we will be back in the classroom at that time and can do the presentations in class.  If not, we will find a way during virtual class hours (10:30 - 12:00) to present and give peer feed back.

APCSP

On Thursday, March 12, we looked at the Explore task and several examples from the college board. On Friday, March 13, we will begin the planning phase of preparation for completing the task.  

In addition to working on the Explore PT, students will have supplemental assignments through https://www.khanacademy.org/ to help improve their grade in previous units and help prepare them for the AP EXAM.

Week of Feb 3

A Lot of things happening this week

OPEN HOUSE - Tuesday, Feb 4, 6pm in the Theater

You Go Girl Conference - Wednesday, Feb 5, during 2nd block

Black History Program - Friday, Feb 7, during 2nd block


MIG is starting unit 3. it is a short unit. the assessment will be Tuesday, Feb 11.

Please see the notes above if you are absent.

All unit 2 Excels are due by Friday, Feb 7.

All Unit 3 Excels are due by Tuesday, Feb 11.

Friday, Feb 7 will be a lab day. no new problems or notes.


APCSP is starting unit 3 this week.
Monday we will finish up our artifacts from our Rapid Research and review for our Unit 2 Assessment
Tuesday will be unit 2 assessment

Welcome Back

Welcome back to a New Year and a New Decade!

Please notice the page tabs at the top of the Blog.  This is where you will find information about your classes including notes, helps, reviews, syllabus, remind codes, etc.

The syllabus contains all of my contact information. please message me with any comments or concerns.

This blog offers the ability to get email updates whenever things are posted. Please sign up for email updates in the top right corner.

Please follow the link for the remind code and sign up for appropriate remind.

I am looking forward to an awesome semester!