Project Rise Up 4 CS - 2013
The webinars for Project Rise Up 4 CS will be on Wednesdays at 7:00pm and Saturdays at 11:00am. You only need a computer with a browser and an internet connection to join the webinar. Go to https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.C16C1BB42593A3C64408FFCF0E8D1E&sid=2009238 to join the webinar. If you have any trouble joining the webinar see http://support.blackboardcollaborate.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8336&task=knowledge&questionID=1279
Upcoming Events:
Webinar - Wednesday April 17th, 2013 at 7:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar
Webinar - Saturday April 20th, 2013 at 11:00am. Led by Akbar and Ramya
Webinar - Wednesday April 24th 2013 at 7:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar
Webinar - Saturday April 27th 2013 at 11:00am. Led by Akbar and Ramya
Webinar - Wednesday May 1st 2013 at 7:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar
Webinar - Saturday May 4th 2013 at 11:00am - Led by Barb
AP CS Exam - May 7th 2013
Past Events:
Meeting at Georgia Tech on Sunday May 5th from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan in room 345
Meeting at Georgia Tech on Saturday April 13th from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar in CoC Room 345
Webinar - Wednesday April 10th, 2013 at 7:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar
Webinar - Saturday April 6th, 2013 at 11:00 am. Led by Akbar and Ramya
Webinar - Wednesday April 3rd, 2013 at 7:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar
Webinar - Saturday March 30th, 2013 at 11:00am. Led by Akbar and Ramya
Webinar - Wednesday March 27th, 2013 at 7:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar
Meeting at Georgia Tech on Sunday March 24th, 2013 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar in CoC Room 340
Webinar - Saturday March 23rd, 2013 at 11:00am. Led by Akbar and Ramya(CANCELLED)
Webinar - Saturday March 16th, 2013 at 11:00am. Led by Akbar and Ramya
Webinar - Wednesday March 20th, 2013 at 7:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar
Webinar - Wednesday March 13th, 2013 at 7:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar(CANCELLED)
Webinar - Saturday March 9th, 2013 at 11:00am. Led by Akbar and Ramya
Webinar - Wednesday March 6th, 2013 at 7:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar
Webinar - Saturday March 2nd, 2013 at 11:00am. Led by Akbar and Ramya
Webinar - Wednesday Feb 27th, 2013 at 7:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar
Webinar - Saturday Feb 23, 2013at 11:00am. Led by Akbar and Ramya
Webinar - Wednesday Feb 20, 2013, at 7:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar
Meeting at Georgia Tech on Sunday Feb 17th, 2013from 1pm - 4pm in Klaus 1447. Led by Ja’Quan and Akbar
Webinar - Saturday Feb 16, 2013at 11:00am. Led by Akbar and Ramya
Webinar - Wednesday Feb 13, 2013at 7:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar
Webinar - Saturday Feb 9, 2013at 11:00am. Led by Akbar and Ramya
Webinar - Wednesday Feb 6, 2013at 7:00pm. Led by Ja'Quan and Akbar
Webinar - Saturday Feb 2, 2013at 11:00am. Led by Chasity and Akbar.
Webinar - Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013at 7:00pm. Led by Barbara Ericson, Akbar, and Ja'Quan
Meeting at Georgia Tech on Sunday Jan 27th, 2013
The Institute for Computing Education (ICE) is conducting a research project, Rise Up 4 CS, to help broaden participation in computing. This program is for black students in Georgia who are taking an Advanced Placement Computer Science A course during the 2012-2013 school year. The program will pay $100 to up to 40 participants who meet all of the following requirements.
The requirements for the program are:
- Apply to be part of the program by filling out the survey athttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ResearchAP2013# The student must attend a required meeting Sunday Jan 27th, 2013 with at least one parent or guardian from 1pm - 4pm in rooms 1443 (Auditorium) and 1447 (Classroom) of the Klaus Advanced Computing Building. Directions to this building and parking information is here:Directions to the Klaus Advanced Computing Building.
- The student must attend at least 4 help sessions at Georgia Tech or via a webinar to help prepare the student to pass the AP CS A exam. A help session will be offered once a month at Georgia Tech on Sunday afternoons and webinars are being offered 2 times a week (Wednesdays at 7:00pm and Saturday at 11:00am). To participate in a webinar the student will need access to a computer with an internet connection and a browser.
- The student must pass the AP CS A exam and score at least a 3 and report his or her scores to the project staff. The AP CS A exam scores are usually reported to students in July.
In addition, the student will be asked to complete surveys about his or her attitudes towards computing, and take tests that measure the student's computer science knowledge. The student may also be asked to participate in interviews or focus groups as part of the evaluation of this project.
The Institute for Computing Education (ICE) will also offer additional prizes throughout the program for students who submit their work such as an animation in Alice, a game or simulation in Greenfoot, etc.
Questions and Answers
Do I have to pay to apply. No
Do I have to attend every session at Georgia Tech? No - just the initial session on Sunday Jan 27th, 2013 from 1pm - 4pm with a parent or guardian. After that you can participate via webinar which only requires internet access and a browser.
What will we be doing in the sessions? The sessions at Georgia Tech will be helping you with some of the more complex concepts on the AP CS A exam such as inheritance, polymorphism, interfaces, class design, searching, sorting, recursion and GirdWorld. We will introduce these concepts by creating games in Greenfoot, controlling a robot, and other engaging activities. We will also tour some of the research labs at Georgia Tech. The webinars will help you with questions, homework, and concepts.
Resources for AP CS A students:
Greenfoot - free software that makes it easy to create 2D games and simulations in Java -http://www.greenfoot.org/door
Tutorials for Greenfoot and Reference -http://www.greenfoot.org/docRecorded webinars on Greenfoot -http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/ice-gt/1883
Georgia Tech's database of AP A type multiple choice questionshttp://ice.cc.gatech.edu/apexam_final/
Starter and testing code for past free response questions http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/ice-gt/1277
DrJava - free IDE with an interactions pane and the ability to debug:http://drjava.org
CodingBat - free small practice problems that you can code in the browser http://codingbat.com
Barbara Ericson's CodingBat page with some very simple problems:http://codingbat.com/home/ericson@cc.gatech.edu
Practice-It website - more of a range of problems than you find at CodingBat and more OO problemshttp://webster.cs.washington.edu/practiceit/
Jeliot - Visualize Java code and step through programs (especially good for recursion)http://cs.joensuu.fi/jeliot/
Free Java textbook used for competitions - good as a referencehttp://www.bluepelicanjava.com
National Video Game Challenge http://www.STEMchallenge.org
On-line demonstrations (animations) for loops, recursion, encapsulation, and more at http://www2.davidson.k12.nc.us/hartsook/
Links for learning PHP http://www.w3schools.comhttp://php.net, http://www.killerphp.com/tutorials/object-oriented-php/php-objects-page-1.php, http://www.massassi.com/php/article/classes/, http://www.webstepbook.com
Scholarships to study CS as an undergrad http://uncf.org/sections/ForStudents/SS_Scholarships/scholarDetailSGA.asp?id=886