10/11/10 Meeting Minutes

This meeting we went over topics for the lessons.
We've decided that our lessons will go as follows

1. Variable assignment and arithmetic operations
2. Control - repetition and selection
3. Data Structures - arrays and matrices
4. OOP - classes, objects, and methods
5. Challenge/Creative day

We also need to mention API and we could possibly do inheritance.

These lessons will add value to Greenfoot material since out materials will be topic based as opposed to tool based (like their book)

10-4 Meeting Minutes

Poster for ACET -

-flip logo

-add conference name, date and location

-handouts are not needed

-break up abstract

-post a pdf on the blog

FIE -

-survey, different title

-abstract

-intro - why gaming

-related - outreach - video game is one type

what other types are there.. ie. robotics

-contribution - survey of these 6

comparison, insights, conclusions

-Contact - Kevin Curry

1(785)864-7861

date - 12-15 Oct, 2011

ACET Conference is Thursday through Saturday, (Oct 7-9)

Next week:

FIE - title and outline

Check CSUnplugged for concepts

Special Reports

Meeting Minutes 09/27/10

Met with Dr. Doerschuk today

ACET
Complete poster by Friday to send to the print shop

FIE
A Literature Review was suggested
Need confirmation that our project meets FIE criteria

Tapia
Waiting for submission date

SIGSIC
November 1st due date for poster submission

Lesson Plan Focus
CS Concepts
* Sequence, Selection, Repetition, Objects
Peer programming
* Studies show that more students are retained if they work cooperatively
Co-operative play
* How can we implement this?

Theme - Cleaning up the Environment
Why?
* People want to feel as though they are doing something good.
* Satisfaction from putting family first or participating in disaster relief efforts
* Being able to do good is rewarding and self-motivating .

Update on some ideas

Poster
finish filling in bullet point by Wed.
Do we add references to poster?

Ideas about contacting schools:
For spring:
Mr. Herman - Hardin Jefferson
Ask if we can come in for his webmastering class

Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan Focus

9-20 Meeting Minutes

Met with Dr. Liu today.

ACET

1. Development Tools for Poster -

• Include when they were created

FIE

1. Continue work started with ACET poster, turn into (2-4 page?) Technical paper

• Survey for Game Deisgn - comprehensive, use previous ACET work
  

• Literature Review - How these were used in game developement

CS Concept Isolation-

1. Focus on CS concepts - match to Greenfoot programming techniques
2. Create chart - Column: Sessions, Rows: Objectives, Features, Questions.. Etc.
3. Find/create story or theme for game

Seminars (High School) - Dec

• West Brook, Hardin Jefferson, Etc..
  
• Ask about programming, web design, etc. classes, so students who might not have considered programming are introduced to it as well

Minicast (teacher resource workshop) -

• Perhaps provide a seminar for the teachers
• Including a questionaire of what they have problems with, questions about, would like to see

SIGCSE -

• Poster - Lesson plan design

Games -

1. Levels corresponding to the different concepts
2. Each level a different type of game

1. Need to look up the different types of games preferred by minorities and under represented
   

09-15 Meeting Minutes

Note: At every meeting, bring the time line and post meeting minutes to blog

Need to find: Any reporting to CREU?
For ACET Poster:
Kasey - Greenfoot, Scratch
Valerie - Game Maker, Alice
Daniel - XNA
Independent frameworks are ok, too.

For Environments in poster -
What is the environment?
Who developed it?
What level did they have in mind?
Also, pros, cons, and resources (forums, blogs, etc.)

Don't forget to use CREU & Lamar logo in poster


For Lessons:
Find topics to design lessons around
Check Greenfoot book for ideas
Start with objects (each lesson?)
Maybe about 10 topics about 1 hour each