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*Finish building MUzECS IDE
 
*Finish building MUzECS IDE
 
*Work on presentation outline
 
*Work on presentation outline
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*Prepare slideshow presentation
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*Give 8 minute presentation on research so far
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===Week 6 (7/2)===
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*Build MUzECS IDE on desktop (without David)
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*Set milestones for now until due dates
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*Explore johnny-five API for Circuit Playground
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*Order Circuit Playground Express
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*Attend working lunch
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*Explore site and submissions for Blocks and Beyond Workshop, 2015 IEEE
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*Read "Design of a blocks-based environment for introductory programming in Python"
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===Week 7 (7/9)===
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*Continue reading "Design of a blocks-based environment for introductory programming in Python"

Revision as of 20:01, 10 July 2017

Week 1 (5/30/2017)

  • Init new wiki page for Sam Olson
  • Set up Arduino hardware and software, and familiarize with interface
  • Set up Adafruit Circuit Playground hardware and software, and familiarize with interface
  • Continue to work with Arduino and MUzECS shield
  • Read "A Browser-based IDE for the MUzECS Platform"
  • Research CS Discovery, Code.org curriculum for Circuit Playground and IDE AppLab
  • Help finish project overview paragraph
  • Read "A Browser-based IDE for the MUzECS Platform"

Week 2 (6/4)

  • Read "MUzECS: Embedded Blocks for Exploring Computer Science"
  • Brainstorm methods to survey local schools utilizing the MUzECS platform
  • Responsible Conduct of Research training
  • Develop research question first draft
  • Attend working lunch
  • Investigate MUzECS IDE platform version 3, get working on Linux, Windows, and MacOS
  • Why won't the IDE work on Chromebook?
  • Read "To Block or not to Block, That is the Question: Students' Perceptions of Blocks-based Programming"

Week 3 (6/11)

  • Research other applications built with Blockly
  • Continue reading "To Block or not to Block, That is the Question: Students' Perceptions of Blocks-based Programming"
  • Complete CITI RCR Session 1
  • Attend working lunch
  • Why can't MUzECS board be detected by MUzECS IDE or Codebender or AppLab on Chromebook?
  • Not enough data for current research question -- rethink research question

Week 4 (6/18)

  • Try programming Circuit Playground with MUzECS IDE
  • Research parameters to support Circuit Playground on avrgirl
  • Research Circuit Playground-specific code blocks from AppLab
  • Attend working lunch
  • Scan code.org for Johnny-Five usage
  • Investigate error with installing Firmata on Circuit Playground via MUzECS: "could not reconnect after resetting board."
  • Setup Bash on Ubuntu on Windows
  • Attempt building MUzECS IDE
  • Research Circuit Playground Express
  • Create rough outline for presentation

Week 5 (6/25)

  • Attend talk on research presentations
  • Finish building MUzECS IDE
  • Work on presentation outline
  • Prepare slideshow presentation
  • Give 8 minute presentation on research so far

Week 6 (7/2)

  • Build MUzECS IDE on desktop (without David)
  • Set milestones for now until due dates
  • Explore johnny-five API for Circuit Playground
  • Order Circuit Playground Express
  • Attend working lunch
  • Explore site and submissions for Blocks and Beyond Workshop, 2015 IEEE
  • Read "Design of a blocks-based environment for introductory programming in Python"

Week 7 (7/9)

  • Continue reading "Design of a blocks-based environment for introductory programming in Python"