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Hello everyone March Assignments are listed below.  Remember to read each assignment carefully before starting to work on any project.  Remember to always do your best.  Good Luck! 

March 2014- April 2014
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App Inventor
Everyone should have completed the first app "Hello Purr" if not see below for the steps to build hello purr.
1.  Watch the video tutorial  below on Hello Purr
2. Create a G mail Account to start building your app
3. Sign in and create a new project called 'hello purr"

Click on this link to sign into app inventor using your Gmail account
http://beta.appinventor.mit.edu/

You need two files to create your hello purr app. 
 1. click to download image  /uploads/7/8/5/3/7853240/kitty.png
2 click to download the sound file./uploads/7/8/5/3/7853240/meow.mp3

Click to watch the video--------Hello Purr

The second app that you will be doing is 
Paintpot 1 and Paintpot 2. 
Click to download the tutorial for paintpot part 1 and 2.

Paintpot 1 Tutorial
File Size: 1253 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Paintpot 2 tutorial
 Click here to watch the video on paintpot 2 tutorial
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The third app that you will be creating is the molemash app.  
1.  Watch the video to start creating your app or read the tutorial below
Molemash Tutorial

YOU SHOULD CREATE A TOTAL OF 3 APPS.  THEY ARE ALL GRADED OUT OF A 100.
1.  HELLO PURR
2. PAINTPOT PART 1 and 2
3. MOLEMASH



Challenge yourself and try to create this advance app on your own.  Extra credit will be given.
Click on the link below to start this app.
Mini Golf: Fling, TouchUp, TouchDown Gestures

This will be your final app that you will creating.  
Review the PowerPoint presentation on Designing good games below then complete the worksheet.
Click here to review PowerPoint Tutorial
download the worksheet here
WELCOME TO GAME:IT
Watch the video on Gaming can make a better world by Jane McGonigal.
After watching the video, download and complete the worksheet below.  Total 20 marks.

03_-_gaming_can_make_a_better_world_-_worksheet-fillable.pdf
File Size: 283 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

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Welcome to the Stock Market Game
The game begins March 17, 2014 and ends on May 23, 2014

May - June 2014
1. Designing web pages.  This project will focus on designing your own websites.  You will create a website of your own which is class appropriate.  The fliers created using a business of your choice can now be used when designing your webpage.
2.  All the information for designing webpages can be found in your folder on the Z drive. You can use education.weebly.com to design your website.

Creating Blogs:  After designing your website you will now create a blog on a interest of your choice e.g travel, sports, entertainment etc.  Submit topic to your teacher for approval.  Click on the link below to learn how to create blogs.  All the instrcutions for creating blogs are in your folder on the Z drive.
http://gcflearnfree.org 

We will also discuss "all about blogging" in class.

Creating Wikis
After designing your blog you will now learn how to create wikis.  after class discussion and reviewing all the information on wikis, you can create your wiki on a topic of your choice but must be approve by the teacher.  You can use wikispaces to create your wiki.  
The following link will provide you with more information about wikis and how they work.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/wiki.htm
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/08/how-to-week-day-1-using-wikispaces.html

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