Fundamentals of Computing Daily Pacing Guide

Welcome! This pacing guide contains the due dates for each assignment.
Teacher Name: Cheryl A. Stout
Phone: 864-559-8108 (text is great!)
Email: castout@ed.sc.gov
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Zeros will be entered for work that is still missing after the full unit due date.
* PLEASE NOTE: For assignments that require multiple days to complete successfully, you are given the start
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Assignment/Task *Due Date

Are You Ready for Fundamentals of Computing? (Quiz) 9/8
Review all Course Resources in this Unit (Various)
All of Course Overview and Introduction Friday 9/8
1.1 Unit 1 Introduction and Notes Guide 9/8
1.2 Welcome to Fundamentals of Computing!
1.3 What is Cybersecurity? 9/11
1.4 The CIA Triad
1.5 Hacking Ethics 9/12
1.6 Creative Credit & Copyright
1.7.1 Free Response: Creative Credit and Copyright (Graded Submission)
1.8 Digital Footprint and Reputation 9/13
1.9 Cyberbullying
1.10 Internet Safety
1.11 Privacy & Security 9/14
1.12 Information Literacy
1.13 Project Part 1: Creating Your Public Service Announcement 9/15
1.14.1 Free Response: Finalize your PSA! (Graded Submission) 9/18
1.15.1 Unit Quiz: Digital Citizenship and Cybersecurity Quiz
All of Unit 1: Digital Citizenship and Cyber Hygiene Monday 9/18
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2.1 Unit 2 Introduction and Notes Guide
2.2 History of Computers 9/19
2.3.1 History of Computers Report (Graded Submission)
2.4 Computer Organization 9/20
2.5 Software
2.6 Hardware 9/21
2.7 Future of Computing
*2.8.1 Free Response: Computer Model Presentation (Graded Submission) *Start 2.8.1 on 9/22*
2.9.1 Unit Quiz: What is Computing? Quiz 9/25
All of Unit 2: What is Computing? Monday 9/25
3.1 Unit 3 Introduction and Notes Guide 9/26
3.2 Introduction to Programming With Karel
3.3 More Basic Karel
3.4 Karel Can’t Turn Right 9/27
3.5 Functions in Karel
3.6 The Start Function
3.7 Top-Down Design and Decomposition in Karel 9/28
3.8 Commenting Your Code
3.9 Abstraction 9/29
3.10.1 Free Response: Abstracting Your Day (Graded Submission)
3.11 Super Karel 10/2
3.12.1 Challenge: Fetch
3.13.1 Challenge: Agility 10/3
All of Unit 3: Programming With Karel Tuesday 10/3
4.1 Unit 4 Introduction and Notes Guide 10/4
4.2 For Loops
4.3 If Statements 10/5
4.4 If/Else Statements
4.5 While Loops in Karel 10/6
4.6 Control Structures Example
4.7 More Karel Examples and Testing 10/9
4.8 How to Indent Your Code
4.9 Debugging Strategies 10/10
4.10.1 Challenge: Double Tennis Balls 10/11
4.11.1 Challenge: Racing Karel 10/12
4.12.1 Unit Quiz: Programming with Karel Quiz
All of Unit 4: Continuing Programming With Karel Thursday 10/12
5.1 Unit 5 Introduction and Notes Guide 10/13
5.2 Intro to the Internet
5.3 Internet Hardware
5.4 Internet Addresses 10/16
5.5 DNS
5.6 Routing 10/17
5.7 Packets and Protocols
5.8 The Impact of the Internet
5.9.1 Free Response: Closing the Digital Divide (Graded Submission) 10/18
5.10.1 Quiz: Networks and the Internet Quiz
All of Unit 5: Networks and the Internet Wednesday 10/18
6.1 Unit 6 Introduction and Notes Guide 10/19
6.2 Computer Science Careers
*6.3.1 Free Response: CS Career Response (Graded Submission) *Start 6.3.2 on 10/19*
10/20
All of Unit 6: Computer Science Careers Friday 10/20
7.1 Unit 7 Introduction and Notes Guide 10/23
7.2 Hello World
7.3 Variables
7.4 User Input 10/24
7.5 Basic Math in JavaScript
7.6 Using Graphics in JavaScript 10/25
7.7 Using RGB to Create Colors
7.8.1 Challenge: Ghost 10/26
7.9.1 Challenge: Fried Egg 10/27
7.10.1 Challenge: Draw Something 10/30
7.11.1 Unit Quiz: JavaScript and Graphics Design
All of Unit 7: JavaScript and Graphics Thursday 10/30
8.1 Unit 8 Introduction and Notes Guide
8.2 Introduction to HTML 10/31
8.3 Structure of an HTML Page
8.4 Formatting Text 11/1
8.5 Links
8.6 Images 11/2
8.7 HTML Lists
8.8 HTML Tables 11/3
8.9 HTML Styling
8.10.1 Unit Quiz: HTML – Structuring Websites Quiz
8.11 Intro to Design Thinking
8.12 Prototype 11/6
8.13 Test
*8.14.1 Free Response: Design your first website (Graded Submission) *Start 8.14.1 on 11/7*
11/8
All of Unit 8: Web Design Wednesday 11/8
9.1 Unit 9 Introduction and Notes Guide
9.2 Introduction to CSS 11/9
9.3 CSS Select by Tag
9.4 CSS Select by Class 11/13
9.5 CSS Select by ID
9.6.1 Unit Quiz: CSS – Styling Websites Quiz 11/14
*9.7.1 Challenge: Your First Website *Start 9.7.1 on 11/14*
11/15
All of Unit 9: Web Design with CSS Wednesday 11/15
*10.1 Final Project Instructions *Start on 11/16*
*10.2.1 Free Response: Designing Your Final Project (Graded Submission) 11/17
*10.3.1 Free Response: Researching Your Client Information (Graded *Start on 11/20*
Submission) 11/27
*10.4.1 Challenge: Write the Code! (Graded Submission) *Start on 11/28*
11/29
All of Unit 10: Final Project Wednesday 11/29
FINAL EXAM PREP & FINAL COURSE SURVEY
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Final Exam 12/5 – 12/7

All of Final Exam Unit 12/5 – 12/7