Jarren Watts

Inspired by the grid method created by Chad Ostrowski, this mastery grid will open the door for students with diverse skill levels and educational backgrounds to learn how to use Microsoft Excel. This project is not about the "what", but more so about the "how". Students will have to research how to perform the requested skills and apply them in an excel spreadsheet. The only thing I had to teach the class was how to save a spreadsheet (If you don't operate in a computer lab where their files ca

A project for codehs.com users! Great resource to use for your beginner level coders! This project is connected to the material from the "INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING WITH TURTLE GRAPHICS" course in codehs.com. Student's must create an algorithm using python programming language in codehs and a natural language algorithm in google docs or Microsoft word. Once your students complete the "TURNING TRACY USING ANGLES" you can use this project as a formative assessment as opposed to a standard "old-sc

Project to accompany the Introduction to Virtual Reality codehs.com course. Students loved learning in the "Introduction to Virtual Reality" course in codehs, I saw the highest engagement from any class when I worked through that course. Students will be directed to recreate their school using the A-Frame coding language. Love teaching the students how to create VR worlds after a long school year filled with teaching them about hardware and software concepts.

A project I created to supplement the programming/coding curriculum in the "Introduction to Programming with Turtle Graphics" unit in the "Programming Creative Coding" course in codehs.com Project can be used an end of course assessment, a mid-year assessment, or a potential project for long-term substitute teachers! Students use the information they learned between sections 3.1 - 3.12 in the "Introduction to Programming with Turtle Graphics" unit in the "Programming Creative Coding" course to r

A nice research activity, especially if you need a quick assignment for a substitute teacher. The basis of this assignment is to help "grandma" with her technology-based questions. Questions must be answered in 4-5 sentences (subject to instructors discretion). Example questions: "Now you know your grandma'ma loves to recycle, but why is there a recycle bin on my computer? What is it used for and who empties the recycle bin?""I was at my book club last week and I heard some of the ladies talk a

A project I created to supplement the curriculum from the "Creative Computing (HS)" course in codehs.com Students use the information they learned between sections 1.1 - 1.8 in the web design module of the "Creative Computing (HS)" course to create a website displaying the topic of their choice. Point values for this project are subject to the instructor Codehs.com is a free coding website, instructors can import their class roster from Google Classroom and I've seen significant engagement from

For Digital Technology / IT / Coding classes: For the teacher who needs a light-hearted, yet educational activity for their students. The objectives for this activity include: Define an Interactive Algorithm and Variables in regards to coding Define Input Devices and Output Devices in regards to Hardware & SoftwareIdentify & apply variables and inputs statements in a program

Great resource to use as an end of grading period/semester assessment. When I have my students learn the python coding language on codehs.com I like to enroll them into the "INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING WITH TURTLE GRAPHICS" course. Once they complete the exercises up to the "USER INPUT" section I use this project as a summative assessment. The goal is to create a program that obtains two colors from the user and creates a drawing of an ipod with the specific color given by the user. Great for py

Formatted to be printed Give the students a break from the computer screen and let them put pen to paper on this wonderful worksheet I created to bring my binary code lecture full circle. Answers are not provided, answers to definitions and fill in the blank sentences could be found on section 2.3 of testout.com in the "TestOut IT Fundamentals Pro English 2.1" Course or you can use definitions from the source of your choosing.

Create a Google Slides presentation showcasing a story of how you had to troubleshoot a problem you had in real life (IRL). To add some differentiation, I included a second option to create a video of the steps instead of a slideshow.Rubric included in the documentI created this assignment as a way to reinforce the troubleshooting steps used in engineering/technology problem resolution. The steps listed in the assignment may vary based on the resource you derive your materials from (I used the s

Fill in the blank assignment Students must be enrolled in the "TestOut IT Fundamentals ProEnglish 2.1" Course in testout.com for this activity to be applicable "Use the fact sheet on section 3.6.2 in testout to name the troubleshooting steps and/or their descriptions in the table & fill in the blanks below:" Comes with Fact Sheet Activity and Answer Key

This assignment can be used for many occasions including information technology / cybersecurity racial representation, an introduction assignment for Black History Month or a great bell work assignment for an African American Studies class. Students will read an article form "Black Programmers and Technologists Who Inspire Us" on codeacademy.com, then they will identify a male & female programmer who has a story that inspires them. Students will answer questions in short answer form (2-3 Sente

Quick "Brain Break", "Bell Work", "Sub Activity" Assignment to help students learn about the relationship between the amount of money they can make with new-age careers and how that money can be managed to live a happy life. 2-part activity for the price of one. There are 2 questions that follow behind the video, this is not meant to last the entire class but it can be a great tool for career tech classes. Watch the video: “Living on $100K a Year in Fairfax, VA | Millennial Money” Video on Youtu

Nice activity for your students if you have a sub or it could be used as a nice "ice-breaker" activity. Grading for this activity would be based around participation, but the answers from the students could be used as a discussion piece into a larger lesson activity.

A nice, light-hearted survey to assess student opinions towards your class and gather information on student interest/engagement for future classes. Just replace my name (Coach Watts) with yours.