Introduction to Computers and Applications

The choices for assignments are:

I. PROGRAMMING: Download Processing on your own computer. Processing is an open source programming language (Java based) and environment for people who want to create images, animations, and interactions. Read through the Processing Examples and create your own static or dynamic Processing Design. Save your program. Upload the .pdf file as an attachment to Sakai. Describe the upload in the inline box on Sakai.

II. PROGRAMMING: Program a robot through a series of grids using Light-bot. There are 12 levels. Succeed at as many levels as you can (at least 10 for full credit). Navigate to http://armorgames.com/play/2205/light-bot. Refer to the Light-bot hints in Sakai Resources →Software Extra Credit Resources. Directions for submission are in this document. Upload a Word document (with labeled screenshot solutions) as an attachment to Sakai. Be sure your name and section number are on the Word doc. Describe the upload and indicate number of levels completed in the inline box on Sakai.

III. PROGRAMMING: Introduction to JavaScript. Go to http://www.codecademy.com/courses/hour-of-code/0/1 . Choose Animate Your Name. This is a series of lessons that will probably take less than one hour to complete. You will follow the directions on the screen that will take you through several lessons. Code is on the left; resulting screen is on the right. You will eventually build a program following specific instructions. When you finally reach the end, you will be congratulated. Take a screenshot of your code and the resulting screen. Your result will show a unique representation of your first name. Copy your screenshot to a Word doc and upload the word doc to Sakai. Upload the Word doc as an attachment to Sakai. Describe the upload in the inline box on Sakai.

IV. FOR THE MUSICALLY or ARTISTICALLY INCLINED: PENCILCODE This is not drag and drop. You TYPE the code. Assignment:

o Create an original simple drawing using pencilcode. Use at least five different instructions to create your picture. Include for and a curve in your drawing.

o To submit:

- Choose Make Your Own (https://gym.pencilcode.net/ ) Choose Draw. Click on Go Draw Now. Type the pencil code code for your picture.
- Click on the cloud in the lower right corner to save to Gymstage.
- Submit as text in the textbox the URL for your drawing.
- Submit as a word document the code of your picture or a screen shot of the code for your picture.

Music: See http://gym.pencilcode.net/ for reference coding examples. Choose Jam and click on Go jam now. Scroll down to the Music list. You will be using MUSIC and ABC NOTATION.

o Create a melody. Include at least one chord. Your melody should include at least 20 notes and at least one for loop to repeat a portion of your melody. For example,

for[1..4]
play "CBA"

will play a short tune 4 times.

o To submit:

- Submit as text in the textbox the URL for your melody.
- Submit as a word document the code of your melody or a screen shot of the code for your melody.

V. Make a one page flyer or brochure using Adobe InDesign. Make sure it has multiple columns, pictures, and at least one infographic. The topic should be "CS 110: A Course for Everyone!" Imagine that we will be giving this brochure/newsletter to the Deans of the School of Arts and Sciences to distribute. The purpose is to inform the Deans and incoming students about the relevance and importance of the course. Include info or picture on Scratch programming and info or picture on computing innovations that have had a significant influence on society. Upload the one-page newsletter to Sakai. Describe the upload in the inline box on Sakai.

VI. Download Google SketchUp on your own computer and make a 3-D model something related to RECREATIONAL AREAS in NJ. Your 3D model should be composed of at least three shapes and should have at least three colors. You should demonstrate different effects such as push/pull in your 3D model. Save your model to your computer. Upload the .skp file as an attachment to Sakai. Describe the upload in the inline box on Sakai.

VII. Create a map using Google Maps (MyMaps) with at least 10 markers. Your submission is described in the GoogleMaps.pdf.