#RoyalBaby

William and Kate's Baby is on its way...

What are your predictions:

Five Boys Names?

Five Girls Names?

Weight?

Date and Time?

#Royalbaby

Gold eref for each one you get correct

10 curious things about the royal birth

Review of the Year 2012-13

What went well?  What were the best things you have learnt in ICT?

Even Better if?  What do you still need to work on to improve for Year 10?

What have you learnt in ICT that you have used in other subjects?

Top tips you remember from the eSaftery Lessons?

What has been in the news this year that we have discussed?

Wildern Oscars 2013

Just in case you missed it, here is the link for the ITV Meridian broadcast...

http://vimeo.com/70421647

Unit 3 - Take It Away Review

REVIEW

You must carry out a review of the whole project.

 Ask your teacher and other end-of-project reviewers to evaluate your finished products.

 Produce a review that includes a realistic evaluation of:

• each of your final products, including the end-of-project feedback and specific suggestions for further improvement
• your own performance during the project
• the overall project process

 Save your review in your PROJECT MANAGEMENT folder.

YouTube Copyright Basics

CS-Online Learning trial

Please click here and work your way through these videos and exercises.

Sportsday Work

Hello, I'm on the field doing High Jump for Sportsday.  Here is some work for you to do if you are not with me!

9P6

Please continue your Trophies research you should have an idea of the top ten you researched from last lesson.  Next do four sketches of ideas you have in colour on A4 paper and then collect votes on these designs from the rest of the class.  The winning design then needs to be developed on its own page of A4 in detail.  Photograph or use the Blogger App to upload these images to your Blog.

Trophies will be awarded at an awards ceremony.

• You must design the trophy, which will be produced in three different colours or metals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.

9M5  
You should be finishing your storyboards by now in colour with all sections complete.  One for the open screen four levels and an end screen.  maybe also a highscore screen and a bonus level.  Once complete photograph them and upload onto your blogs and get other to comment on them.  This can also be done using by downloading the Blogger App on your phones or other devices.

You should have covered all these points

Your storyboards designs should include:

• all general rules for the game
• specific rules for each level or scene
• a storyboard for each level or scene
• methods of navigation and control
• anything else you think is important.

Ask game testers for feedback on your designs and make changes if necessary.

10M5

You should have finished your Design Log for the Flyer by the end of this lesson.

The flyer should show

You must design a flyer to advertise the new takeaway shop. It will be delivered to homes in the area.

It must be A5 size, printed on both sides and include:

• the logo
• the shop name
• information about the new shop
• information about the healthy meals for sale
• an image of the complete shop front
• images of food items and the packaging
  
  
  The Design Log for the Flyer and all the other products you have made must cover all of these points
  
  
  • key stages in the design and development of your products
  • annotated images of your designs and finished products
  • explanations of your design decisions
  • changes made in response to feedback and testing
  • details of the software you use to create each product

TROPHIES

Trophies will be awarded at an awards ceremony.

You must design the trophy, which will be produced in three different colours or metals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.

 Produce a design for a 3D trophy. It must:

• be created using only vector tools
• include embossed elements
• represent the chosen competition in some way
• show how it will be made freestanding
• show the dimensions and scale.

 Produce representations of the trophy for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, in three different colours or metals.

 Produce a representation of one of the trophies in use at the awards ceremony.You MUST create this representation using graphics tools to edit and combine elements.

DIGITAL ADVERT

You must produce a digital advert for the healthy meals on sale. It will be shown on a large screen in the shop window.

The advert must scroll continuously and include:

• a title screen
• a screen encouraging healthy eating
• a screen showing the packaging in use
• a final promotional screen with a special offer
• appropriate text
• suitable images

 Produce the digital advert.

 Get feedback from test users and make changes if necessary.

 Save your digital advert in your PRODUCTS folder.

 Update your elements table and design log.

 Update your ongoing plan.

Transformational power of coding

Graphics Tablets

What are they?
Who invented them?
Who uses them?
Do they have a future?

Planning the Tic Tac Toe Game

The Most important part of programming is the planning to program

Without a map you'll never get to where you want to go or it'll take longer...

Part 1 write the Pseudocode for Tic Tac Toe?

Part 2 Create a list of functions

Part 3 write the Pseudocode for the functions

Global Variables and Constants

The Global Reach program shows how you can read and even change global variables from inside functions.

# Global Reach
# Demonstrates global variables

def read_global():
    print("From inside the local scope of read_global(), value is:", value)

def shadow_global():
    value = -10
    print("From inside the local scope of shadow_global(), value is:", value)
  
def change_global():
    global value
    value = -10
    print("From inside the local scope of change_global(), value is:", value)

# main
# value is a global variable because we're in the global scope here
value = 10
print("In the global scope, value has been set to:", value, "\n")

read_global()
print("Back in the global scope, value is still:", value, "\n")

shadow_global()
print("Back in the global scope, value is still:", value, "\n")

change_global()
print("Back in the global scope, value has now changed to:", value)

input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")

What is Reading a Global Variable?

What is Shadowing a Global Variable?

How do we get complete access to a global variable in Python?

Using Keyword Arguments and Default Parameter Values

Passing Values through arguments to parameters allows you to give information to a function.

Python allows greater control and flexibility with the way you pass information, through default parameter values and keyword arguements.


# Birthday Wishes
# Demonstrates keyword arguments and default parameter values

# positional parameters
def birthday1(name, age):
    print("Happy birthday,", name, "!", " I hear you're", age, "today.\n")

# parameters with default values
def birthday2(name = "Jackson", age = 1):
    print("Happy birthday,", name, "!", " I hear you're", age, "today.\n")


birthday1("Jackson", 1)
birthday1(1, "Jackson")
birthday1(name = "Jackson", age = 1)
birthday1(age = 1, name = "Jackson")

birthday2()
birthday2(name = "Katherine")
birthday2(age = 12)
birthday2(name = "Katherine", age = 12)
birthday2("Katherine", 12)

input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")

Tech News July 2013

You will be using your Blog for revision purposes, make sure every post is detailed and includes a suitable title

Tech News

1. Describe what the greatest invention was?
2. How did this revolutionise computing? 
3. What would have happened if this had not been designed?
4. Traditionally, how does this product work?
5. What is the current standard for this product?
6. What is the future of this of this product?
7. What else did this person do? Helped make the internet

Use as many images as you can to highlight your findings....

CS Functions The Tic-Tac-Toe Game

Aims

• To Write Your own functions
• Adapt values into your functions through parameters
• Return information from your functions through return values
• Work with global variables and constants
• Create a computer opponent that plays a strategy game

The inventor of the computer mouse, Doug Engelbart, has died aged 88.

Engelbart developed the tool in the 1960s as a wooden shell covering two metal wheels, patenting it long before the mouse's widespread use. He also worked on early incarnations of email, word processing and video teleconferences at a California research institute.

read more here

WOW Of THE WEEK - TEENAGE CANCER TRUST.

Following on from last weeks assemblies and in preparation for NON UNIFORM DAY this coming Friday ( July 5th) please take a look at the following you tube videos and select whichever you believe to be appropriate for your tutor group. 

Please use these as a starting point for discussion about the value of a unit in a hospital specifically for teenagers.

Information about the progress of the Southampton Teenage Cancer Trust Unit can be found at: 

http://www.teenagecancertrust.org/get-involved/as-a-fundraiser/unit-appeals/southampton

The lad in the blue and white striped shirt is one of our ex pupils,Nick Illston, who is recovering from a brain tumour. Nick has been a tremendous ambassador for the Teenage Cancer Trust since his diagnosis. 

The community focus group will be selling TCT merchandise from the d.@rt at break and lunchtimes and on Friday 5th July the day has been designated as a non uniform day by SLT. 

There will be a concert in the outdoor performance space ( weather permitting) on Friday when we will be doing a bucket shake. Please bring in a few extra pennies for this amazing charity.