Essential Question: How does the team launch a successful computer literacy week-long event?

Objective: My peers and I will plan, design, implement, and launch a successful campus-wide code.org Hour of Code and CS Education Week event.

Word Wall:
computer science
inspiration
code
algorithm
computational thinking
engage
programming literacy

Hour of Code Facilitation Guide from learn.code.org

Images:
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Task:

Today we are putting the final touches to all of our work for the Hour of Code event here at MTEC to inspire students to learn how to CODE during the week of Computer Science Education Week, December 7-13, 2015.
CHECK YOUR EMAILS FOR AN EMAIL FROM ROLONDA WHICH SHE SENT YOU LAST WEEK!!!!
Today the committees will:
2015 Website - Devin & Ogemdi - The website needs a lot more STUFF! I want resources (all links to CS with technology and non-technology on a separate content page. You should have the FOLLOWING MODULES: Information for event, Lessons (Technology and Non-technology), Computer Science Lessons (all the links from 2015, 2014, and 2014), Resources (VIDEOS), promotional videos from code.org. We also need a special link for the Google Form. Must GET all of this on it for tomorrow!!! We are unveiling the site to the administration and teachers at MTEC, BIG titles at Central Office (CTE, STEM Education, and Chancellor Henderson and the Chief of Technology). I am also sending it to my friend Pat Youngpradit who is the Chief of Education at code.org and Hadi Partovi, Co-founder and CEO, code.org. We are also including the link to the Presidential Candidates and the White House.

2015 - the lesson that has the lesson plan links on it.
2014 - Sean's site - http://scpine8.wix.com/mthshourofcode
2013 - My site - https://wiscountmths.wikispaces.com/Hour+of+Code+2013+at+McKinley

Resources: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bw-KvCJrbrzMaUF5M3hnSm1peGs&usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_r05qqP50NgWVNpalhKZERvZ3c&usp=sharing&tid=0Bw-KvCJrbrzMaUF5M3hnSm1peGs

Submit the Hour of Code Website link to today's assignment in the Module.

Lesson Plans - Non-technology - Dionna, Tatyanna - You will be proofreading all the lesson plans and making sure they have all the parts in the lesson plan completed. Also make sure all the resources are added, the links all work, and that if there are worksheets needed, there is a link for the worksheet. All lesson plans need an inspirational video at the beginning of the lesson. Make sure all lesson plans are labeled correctly - Title of lesson, type of lesson (Technology or Non-technology), and Discipline (Science, Math, etc.)

2015 Lesson Plans: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-QOYqnqNz8ibUxrdjdKX3B0cnM&usp=sharing

2015 Non-Technology Lesson Plans: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-QOYqnqNz8iMC0tM1VsNmdIT1U&usp=sharing&tid=0B-QOYqnqNz8ibUxrdjdKX3B0cnM

2014 Lesson Plans:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-QOYqnqNz8iZ2R6bHVHbjZ6WTg&usp=sharing

2014 Non-Technology Plans: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-QOYqnqNz8iNXQwOWRHWW43LTQ&usp=sharing&tid=0B-QOYqnqNz8iZ2R6bHVHbjZ6WT

Submit the google doc link to each lesson plan in today's assignment link in the Module that you proofread.

Hour of Code Lesson-1.docx

Lesson Plans - Technology - Weldon, Porter, & Ben - You will be proofreading all the lesson plans and making sure they have all the parts in the lesson plan completed. Also make sure all the resources are added, the links all work, and that if there are worksheets needed, there is a link for the worksheet. All lesson plans need an inspirational video at the beginning of the lesson. Make sure all lesson plans are labeled correctly - Title of lesson, type of lesson (Technology or Non-technology), and Discipline (Science, Math, etc.)

2014 Lesson Plans:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-QOYqnqNz8iZ2R6bHVHbjZ6WTg&usp=sharing

2014 Technology Lesson Plans: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-QOYqnqNz8ic283TWQxbXYwTlE&usp=sharing&tid=0B-QOYqnqNz8iZ2R6bHVHbjZ6WTg

2015 Lesson Plans: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-QOYqnqNz8ibUxrdjdKX3B0cnM&usp=sharing

2015 Technology Lesson Plans: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-QOYqnqNz8iMURfMEl1TEQ2UVk&usp=sharing&tid=0B-QOYqnqNz8ibUxrdjdKX3B0cnM

Submit the google doc link to each lesson plan in today's assignment link in the Module that you proofread.

Marketing - Kishawn & Ronald - Write email for the Wednesday, November 25th announcements, Hang posters, create a schedule between the two of you who will say the announcements over the intercom every day from Wed. 11/25 through Fri. 12/11. Share the calendar with Ms. Wiscount (google calendar). Create your poster using Canva.

Submit the google doc link to the calendar and a Word Document of all five of your commercials as well as the email in today's assignment link in the Module that you proofread. Also add links to posters. You need to share the Carnival Poster with Devin and Ogemdi so they can place it on the website.

Google Registration Form and Email - Diamond & Desiree - Proofread and test the teacher google form for registration, plan introduction talk when you visit, write the email which will be sent to all the teachers in the HS and MS TOMORROW FROM MS. WISCOUNT's COMPUTER before school starts!!!!!!! You need to include an introduction to the week-long event, the website, the google form, and the need for them to register for the times and lessons. What can you entice the teachers who are the early adopters???? They register on WEDNESDAY, 11/25?????

Submit the google doc link to your google doc and also the email that you will send out tomorrow morning to teachers in today's assignment link in the Module that you proofread.

CS Carnival - Terrell & Kai - Create a document that will be shared on the Website advertising the Computer Science Education Week Hour of Code Carnival. MAKE IT PRETTY and eye-catching. Check out Canva to create it. Meet with Mr. Holm to get the final list of vendors/demos during class today. and plan all vendors, tables, signs for event, map out event, what freebees will be here, write announcement for school for carnival. You need to share the Carnival Poster with Devin and Ogemdi so they can place it on the website.

Submit the google doc link to your google doc and also the email that you will send out tomorrow morning to teachers in today's assignment link in the Module that you proofread.

CELEBRITY REACH-OUT - Rolonda - Revise your letter to invite celebrities to come to MTHS to code with our students.

ON WED. 11/25 - Send out invitations to President Obama, US Secretary Arne Duncan, all the Democratic and Republican Presidential Candidates, Michelle Obama, VP Joe Binden, Dr. Jill Biden, White House Office of Science and Technology (Links to an external site.), National Science Foundation, and Jim Carrey on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 from Ms. Wiscount's computer during lunch.

Submit the email you will send (wait for my approval) to your google doc and also all the email addresses that you will send out tomorrow morning to teachers in today's assignment link in the Module that you proofread.

Wait for my approval to make any announcements, hang any posters, finalize the google doc registration form, send any emails!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEED ALL BY THE END OF CLASS TODAY!!!!
Lesson Plan Links:
Visit the Computer Science Education Week website (Links to an external site.) for information and files.
Visit How to Teach an Hour of Code webpage (Links to an external site.). See what is involved to inspire a non-computer science teacher to feel confident to teach an Hour of Code.
Visit the Hour of Code Resources webpage (Links to an external site.) to see what you can make available to teachers. Hour of Code (Links to an external site.) How to get involved! (Links to an external site.)
Watch these Inspire Students to Try Computer Science videos (Links to an external site.). Make sure these are placed (embedded and links) on the McKinley Hour of Code Wiki Page.
Check out the webpage I created last year for the Hour of Code 2013 (Links to an external site.).
Check out the webpage your class created last year for the Hour of Code 2014.
EVERYTHING IS DUE TODAY IN CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Exit Inquiry: What should our overall mission be at McKinley Technology Education Campus during the CS Education Week?