Scholars Online Programming Sequence

Scholars Online Programming Courses

We are still working out our software programming sequence. Our current offering is limited to a basic HTML course intended to help students develop skills for better presentation of their academic work

Individual courses

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Introduction to Programming with Scratch • Offering for 2013 • Grade 7 or above • [Summer course]

Primary Instructor

Christe McMenomy

Sections
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Section 1 Instructor: Christe McMenomy

Classes meet from June 10, 2013 to August 5, 2013

Monday 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM ET

Tuition: $200.00

Website

Please review more extensive materials at the teacher's Introduction to Programming with Scratch website.

Description

This course introduces the elements of basic programming using the innovative SCRATCH programming language developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab. SCRATCH allows student developers to assemble code blocks rather than typing code text, forcing them to focus on developing conceptual programming skills that can be applied to any advanced programming language. Course materials are based on "Starting from Scratch", a textbook developed in Scotland to introduce programming concepts to high school students.

Meetings

This course meets once a week for discussion and review of assigned homework.

Homework

Weekly programming projects and workbook assignments.

Prerequisites

None.

Recommended background

Students should be familiar with their computer, able to use a mouse to move and drag objects, and able to execute programs.

Instructor's Notes

There is no meeting 1 July 2013.

Textbooks and Materials

Starting From Scratch (Edition: 1)
Jeremy Scott

This text is required.
ISBN:
Publisher's website: Starting From Scratch
Best sources: Download free text PDF from the publisher's website.

HTML Basics • Offering for 2013 • Grade 7 or above • [Summer course]

Primary Instructor

Christe McMenomy

Section 1 Instructor: Christe McMenomy

Classes meet from June 12, 2013 to August 7, 2013

Wednesday 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM ET

Tuition: $200.00

Website

Please review more extensive materials at the teacher's HTML Basics website.

Description

This course introduces the elements of HTML (hypertext markup language) used in webpage production, with an emphasis on the fundamentals of web page mechanics and design. Students will learn how HTML tags control page layout, fonts, links, lists, tables; they will create simple forms to collect information, and use cascading style sheets to change the look and feel of their website. We will also discuss site design and readability, and explore internet resources to continue development of basic skills.

Meetings

This course meets once a week for discussion and review of assigned homework.

Homework

Students will select a topic or theme for their website, create the basic page in "hands on" exercises during chat, and complete assignments each week to add new features to their sites. Students will upload their pages to the Moodle for hosting and for peer review.

Prerequisites

No previous programming experience or webpage design experience is required.

Recommended background

Students should be comfortable with using a word editor like MS Notepad or Mac TextEdit to create ASCII text files. Since this is a course in fundamentals, no WYSIWYG website editors will be used to generate content.

Instructor's Notes

Class will not meet on July 3 to observe the 4th of July Holiday.

Textbooks and Materials

There are no textbook or materials currently required for this course.

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