Welcome to CIS 109!

CIS 109 will explore a variety of topics in Computer Science, develop student's logical and reasoning skills, and provide a introductory experience in programming and web development. 
 
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  • Scratch [unit]

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    Introduction to Scratch
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  • HTML & CSS [unit]

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    HTML Basics PowerPoint
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  • Ungrouped

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    CIS 109 Chapter PowerPoints
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  • Hardware & Software [unit]

    Hardware & Software
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    Data Files for Hardware/Software Unit
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    Digital Literacy Assessment
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    Algorithm Khanacademy
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    See How Computers Add Numbers In One Lesson

    this video talks about motherboards, transistors, microprocessors, binary

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    Awesome old school video - ROM vs. RAM
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    Hexadecimal System
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    Data Measurement Chart
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    Video on Algorithms
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  • Scratch

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    Scratch Tutorial 1: Make Your First Program
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    Scratch Tutorial 2: Make a Basic Game
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    Pair-programming Required www.realsearchgroup.org Edit Pair-programming Delete Pair-programming
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  • HTML/CSS

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    HTML tutorials
    HTML tutorials from the W3C schools.
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    CSS tutorials
    CSS tutorials from the W3C schools.
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    Web Development Tutorial for Beginners (#1) HTML
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    Web Development Tutorial for Beginners (#2) - Basic CSS
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  • App Inventor

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    AppInventor textbook
    Link to the online AppInventor textbook. Readings and tutorials for this unit can be found in this book.
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    Intro to App Inventor
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    Hello Purr
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    Paint Pot (part 1)
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    Paint Pot (part 2)
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    Mole Mash
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    QuizMe
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  • Computing Careers

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    ACM Computing careers
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    Computing carreer site
    Sloan Career Corner Stone Center, another site to get information about computing careers
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