<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Carlin<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’m using a similar approach using C# in Visual Studio. Class has a very wide range of abilities so I’m starting with console applications and moving to GUIs and events over the next week.</div><div class="">I started with a number of algorithms to do with simple numeric problems that point toward the use of data structures and searching - the focus of their first SAC module next week.</div><div class="">Homework task was to generate a grade and comment based on a student mark; easy but focussed on use of selection. Next stage will extend it to use data structures and iteration.</div><div class="">I’m using algorithms sourced from paste exam papers. I’m hoping if they can read them they have a chance of coding them.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Brett</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 6 Feb 2016, at 1:33 PM, Grieve, Carlin C <<a href="mailto:grieve.carlin.c@edumail.vic.gov.au" class="">grieve.carlin.c@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hi All,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Earlier this week I gave the students a little programming task to complete. The function of the program doesn’t make sense in hindsight, but it was interesting to see where some students excelled, and others struggled with it. This was mainly to try and support the students who did not complete Units 1&2<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 18pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The program:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span class="">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>Generate Random Number (1-100)<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span class="">2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>Add to TextBox1<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span class="">3.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>Give number a Grade Letter<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;" class=""><span class="">4.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>Add to Textbox 2<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">This program, was to help students understand how to use variables efficiently and the difference in branching systems (Multiple If Statements vs. Switch Case)<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">After they submitted their attempts, I recorded this video with explanation on how to possibly go about creating the application (Pseudocode was discussed in class).<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chf8OMWlc3o" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chf8OMWlc3o</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">As a first time SofDev teacher, I am wondering if this is a beneficial/useful way of supporting students to practice their programming in U3O1. I know there are a lot of learning platforms that give tutorials, but looking to support the students for the specific case studies/programming tasks they are asked to complete during U3O1 to support them for the rest of the year. Is it a worthwhile investment of time to have the students be given these tasks?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">**Self-taught programmer, please let me know if I have stuffed up anywhere<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">Kind Regards,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><table class="MsoTableGrid" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="503" style="width: 377.35pt; margin-left: 5.4pt; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td width="135" style="width: 100.95pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 30pt;" class=""><span class=""><span id="cid:image003.png@01D160E2.FA9773C0"><image003.png></span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></td><td width="19" valign="top" style="width: 14.15pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-left-color: rgb(0, 32, 96); border-left-width: 3pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></b></div></td><td width="350" valign="top" style="width: 262.25pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">Carlin Grieve<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Learning Technologies Leading Teacher<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Epping Secondary College<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">T:</span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>+61 3 9401 2599<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class="">W:</span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);" class=""></span><a href="http://www.eppingsc.vic.edu.au/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">www.eppingsc.vic.edu.au</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""><b class="">Important -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. 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