Mr. Minich's Classwork Calendar
May 2006
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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

May 1

VB -

Possible Fish quiz

Work on Game Program

Java  -

Review test-taking strategies & tips

Come to Room 202 tomorrow morning at 7:10 am for donuts & bagels

Data St -

Review test-taking strategies & tips

Come to Room 202 tomorrow morning at 7:10 am for donuts & bagels

2            AP EXAM

VB -

Possible Fish quiz

Work on Game Program

Java  -

AP Exam 7:45 - 11:15 am

Data St -

AP Exam 7:45 - 11:15 am

3

VB -

Possible Fish quiz

Work on Game Program

Java  -

AP Exam decompression

Introduce & handout old CML exams

Data St -

AP Exam decompression

Review for CML Exam

Handout old CML exam(s)"

4

VB -

Possible Fish quiz

Java  -

Review for Monday's Marine Bio Ch Test

Data St -

Review for CML Exam

5

VB -

Possible Fish quiz

Work on Game Program

Java  -

CML Exam

Data St -

CML Exam

8

VB -

Work on Game ProgramW

Java  -

Marine Bio Ch Test

Data St -

Time to review for AP Physics exam

9

VB -

Work on Game Program

Java  -

GUI Java applet lecture (previous game programs, intro do list of demo programs)

Introduce specs to Java game applet assignment

See example of applets in Handout folder. Copy and paste these folders into your My Documents folder and test them.

Data St -

SQL lecture (what are databases, where are they used, jobs available in database related work, college majors in database related fields, examples of database engines, what is SQL)

10

VB -

Work on Game Program

Java  -

GUI Java applet lecture (applets, HTML file that embeds an applet, how to create hello world applet, drawString, drawLine, setColor, drawRect)

Draw a house hacking contest

Data St -

SQL lecture (review of MS Access)

11

VB -

Work on Game Program

Java  -

GUI Java applet lecture (init, start, paint method and how it executes everytime browser window is moved, creating your own class with a draw method)

Data St -

SQL lecture (review of MS Access, how to design tables, data types, primary key)

Build a demo MS Access database with joined tables

12

No Classes
(Event Day)

15

VB -

Continue Ch 8 lecture (parent & child classes, inheritance, overriding a method)

Java  -

GUI Java applet lecture (using awt vs swing, JLabel, JTextField, JButton, layout managers, buttons and ActionListener, mouse clicks and MouseListener, key presses & KeyListener)

Data St -

Continue building a demo MS Access database with joined tables

Using MS Access to view & test SQL statements

16

VB -

Continue Ch 8 lecture (adding events to a class, ToString, CompareTo, & Equals methods, overloading a method, polymorphism)

Demo on using multiple forms that persist in the background (Sub Main & code module)

Demo on how to execute Application.Exit if user clicks x in upper-right corner of form

Work on Game Program

Java  -

GUI Java applet lecture (add graphics to an applet, add sound to an applet, animation, backbuffering)

Data St -

Using MS Access to view & test SQL statements

SQL lecture (SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY)

17

VB -

Work on Game Program

Java  -

Work on Java game applet assignment

Data St -

Introduce SQL term paper assignment

SQL lecture (SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, normalization, 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, join, inner join, left join)

Using online SQL Interpreters (see links)

 

18

VB -

Fish quiz

Work on Game Program

Java  -

Submit GUI Java vocab

Work on Java game applet assignment

Data St -

Read as much of the interactive tutorial at www.sqlcourse.com & sqlcourse2.com as you can. Follow the instructions on using the SQL Interpreter at the bottom of those pages. Do the additional exercises as well WITHOUT looking at the answers first.

Review the SQL tutorials that I've listed

Using online SQL Interpreters (see links)

 

19

VB -

Discuss summer camp opportunities & Java/Flash at PSU Berks

Work on Game Program

Java  -

Work on Java game applet assignment

Data St -

Some students will be absent due to Academic Awards Prep assembly

Read as much of the interactive tutorial at www.sqlcourse.com & sqlcourse2.com as you can. Follow the instructions on using the SQL Interpreter at the bottom of those pages. Do the additional exercises as well WITHOUT looking at the answers first.

22 Substitute Teacher

VB -

Work on Game Program

Java  -

Work on Java game applet assignment

Data St -

Watch computer movie

23

VB -

Submit Ch. 8 vocab

Work on Game Program

Java  -

Work on Java game applet assignment

Data St -

Submit SQL vocab & SQL worksheets

Watch computer movie

24

VB -

Per 8 Awards Assembly - some students may not be in class

Work on Game Program

Java  -

Work on Java game applet assignment

Data St -

SQL quiz

Watch computer movie

25   Activity Day

VB -

No class due to Pool/Activity Day

Java  -

No Per 5 due to Pool/Activity Day

Work on Java game applet assignment

Data St -

No class due to Pool/Activity Day

26

VB -

Work on Game Program

Java  -

Work on Java game applet assignment

Data St -

Finish computer movie

Work on SQL project

29

No School

30

VB -

Turn in Game Program

Java  -

Work on Java game applet assignment

Data St -

Work on SQL project

31

VB -

Review for tomorrow's Ch. 8 Test

Java  -

Finish & turn in game applet

Data St -

Turn in SQL project (paper)

HTML lecture (or C++ or JavaScript)

June 1   End of 4th Q

VB -

Ch. 8 Test

Java  -

GUI Java Test

Data St -

Senior Exams - Computers 7:34 - 9 am in auditorium

HTML lecture (or C++ or JavaScript)

2   Exam Review Day

VB -

Make sure that game is saved to the correct folder with the correct name

Review for final exam

Collect textbooks for exempt students

Java  -

Make sure that the applet is saved to the correct folder with the correct name

Review for final exam

Collect textbooks from exempt students

Data St -

Review for final exam

Collect textbooks from exempt students

5 Exam Day

Social Studies
7:34 - 9:00 am

Math
9:30 - 11:00 am

6 Exam Day

World Language
7:34 - 9:00 am

English
9:30 - 11:00 am

7 Exam Day

Computer Exams
7:34 - 9:00 am

Science
9:30 - 11:00 am

VB -

Room 204 w/ Ms. Vargo

Java  -

Room 230 w/ Mr. Ferrarello

Data St -

Room 201 w/ Mr. Minear

8 Student Half Day
   
    dismissed around     11:30 am

Have a great summer