Axelrod, Eric
About Me
Email: eric.axelrod@dvusd.org
Phone: 602-467-6570
Qualifications: B.A Elementary Education, M.ED Educational Technolgy
Mr. Axelrod
I started teaching at Desert Sky Middle School in 2000. During this time I have taught Math and Computer Applications. I now teach a class called Career Action Lab and also Computer Science. I am a product of the Deer Valley Unified School District. I attended Mirage Elementary, Desert Sky Junior High, and Deer Valley High School. I received both my bachelors and masters degrees from Arizona State University.
I am also our schools webmaster and the DVUSD Middle School Athletic Director. I enjoy working with kids in an athletic forum, helping them to reach goals, while pursuing victory with honor.
When I am not at school, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two boys.
Classroom Expectations
Classroom Expectations
- You are in this class to learn, not visit. Remain in your seat unless you are performing a work task.
- Do not interrupt the teacher when he is talking to the class.
- Come to class on time and be ready to work.
- Treat all equipment with respect. Do not use any equipment, including classroom furniture, for anything other than its intended use.
- Treat all classmates with respect; just like you wish to be treated.
- Immediately report any equipment problems or injuries, even minor ones, to the instructor.
- When using consumable materials use only what you need and return them to their proper place.
- Before you leave your classroom and/or shop work area, “leave no evidence” of you being there.
- Your folder should be with you everyday.
- Work hard and enjoy the company of your classmates and instructor.
- Absolutely no horseplay in the lab.
Career Action Lab
Computer Science
- Syllabus
- Links
- Activities
- RVR Assessment
- Little Bits
- Little Bits Assessment
- Questions
- Code.org Project
- HTML
- Microbits
Syllabus
Links
1. Check out the list of the top 10 Programming Languages from 2024
https://www.crossover.com/blog/top-10-in-demand-programming-languages-for-2024
2. You are about to being your first project in Computer Science Class. The directions are below.
You and your partner will be creating a Google Slide Presentation based on one of the languages listed at the link above.
Your slide presentation should include the following items:
- Who created the language?
- When did the language start to be developed and when did it go "Live"?
- What can be created using the language?
- What popular things were created using this language?
- Is the Language easy to learn?
Include the following graphics
- Picture of the creator(s)
- Picture of the languages logo?
- Screenshot or picture of the language.
Be sure to:
- pretty up your slide show
- Do not include transitions.
I am not going to tell you how many slides you should have. Split up your information how you want to. Don't put too much information on one slide. Make is look like a good presentation.
Get a Job!
Activity 1
Today you will be going through a couple of coding tutorials. The link is below.
1. Make a Flappy Bird
2. Code with Anna and Elsa
When you finish the tutorial, click on I finished and take a screen shot of the certificate.
With any time left in class, go to a Typing site and practice.
https://csforall.org/en-US/activities/hour-of-code
Activity 2
1. Watch the 7 videos at the bottom of page in the link above.
(The only video you don't have to Watch is the Raspberry PI video
2. On a piece of paper, write.....
- The name of the video
- Two facts from the video
Activity 3
Make sure you are sitting in your assigned seat.
You will be given a worksheet that is one sided.
1. The worksheet has different years listed. You will watch the video looking for mention of those years.
2. When a year is mentioned on the video...
a. Write down the name of the computer language that was created during that year.
b. Write down one fact for the language that was created that year.
3. I did the first one as an example for you.
4. Pause the video frequently, so that you can write your information down.
You will turn in your worksheet to the teacher whether it is finished or not. If you do not turn it in, and you were in class that will be an automatic "not so good grade"
The video is here
Activity 4
1. The teacher will be giving you a double sided worksheet. For both sides you will be visiting a Prezi to answer the questions. There is a separate Prezi for each side of the paper.
A Prezi is a diagram with bubbles that you can Zoom in on, and them Zoom out to go to another bubble. You will also have the use of the left and right arrows at the bottom of the Prezi, to Zoom in and Zoom out.
2. Your task is to find the answers to all of the questions on both sides of your paper using the links below.
Women in Computer Science Prezi
3. When you complete both sides of the Worksheet, turn it in to the teacher.
4. Go to typing Website Typing Club, Nitro type until class is over.
Activity 5
Today's assignment is an individual assignment. Please challenge yourself to get it completed on your own.
1. Complete both sides of the worksheet given to you by the teacher. For the vocabulary side use https://techterms.com/ or do a Google search. The second side is self explanatory.
2. For complete (full credit) you must complete both sides of the worksheet. It will be collected at the end of class whether you are done or not.
3. If you complete both sides of the worksheet early, you can go to NitroType or Typing club.
Dance Party - It's going to get loud in here.
Activities
Artificial Intelligence
Step 1- What is AI?
Step 2- Different Types of AI Tools
Step 3- AI Pros and Cons
Step 4- The AI Ripple Effect
Step 5- AI Paragraph - Do not share this with your teacher.
In a new Google Doc, construct a paragraph that answers the question below. Your paragraph must contain at least 7 sentences. State your answer with supporting facts and examples.
Question: Do you think that will affect our society in a positive or negative manner in the future, as it becomes more widely used?
RVR Assessment
Little Bits
Little Bits Assessment
Questions
Code.org Project
Follow the steps that your teacher gives you and then......
Submit your project here
It is time to show me what you have learned.
Your project will be created at Code.org in Lesson 31 on page 2.
Explanation: You are going to create one of the following
- A story
- A mini game
Your topic can be what ever you want it to be.
You must include the following criteria
- A change in the background.
- At least 3 sprites.
- Movement in 1 of your sprites.
- A change in size for 1 sprite -or- a change in costume for 1 of your sprites.
- One green block from the events category.
- At least 2 behaviors
- At least 1 Loop in your coding.
Points:
1. Planning paper is worth 20 points Write out your plan on a sheet of paper. Include your theme, characters and the overall idea for your creation.
2. The project is worth 50 assessment points (minus 2 points for every item that is missing from the checklist above)
HTML
You are going to take what you have learned so far and create the start of a webpage.
Go to W3 Schools and select HTML
Select HTML Basics on the left hand side.
Find the first "try it yourself and click on it.
Get rid of the <H1> and <p> tags.
Now you are ready to start your coding.
Do the following tasks
- Put in an <H> tag with your first and last name
- Put in a <p> tag with what state you were born in
- Change the background color of your entire page.
- Change the color of your text in your <p>
- Put in a list with the names of everybody in your immediate family.
- Put in a <H> tag that is a different size then your name and put a background behind it.
- Put in an emoji(s) of thing that you like to do.
- Put in a hyperlink to your favorite website to visit (we will do this together
