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More on Squeak and REMOVEDce

Several people asked me for more information about Squeak and other things we talked about in class.

Squeak is free and can be downloaded from http://www.squeak.org.
REMOVEDce is built in to Squeak, and is also available as a separate (and more powerful) version, but for Windows-only at http://www.alice.org
You can learn more about Squeak for kids at http://www.squeakland.org
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There is a book on Squeak (with a chapter on REMOVEDce) available at http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/squeakbook
- whoa, that's your book Professor. pretty sweet I must say.

I looked over and have began the review. It is manageable...just as it is! Please do not add additional problems like you did last time. It would throw off my schedule!

All grading issues must be resolved by MONDAY DECEMBER 8 AT NOON. There's literally no time left after that to get the grading done and get all grades done. If you have concerns, talk to your TA or me before then. Mark Guzdial

i agree the final is manageable i just wish someone besides myself was working on it, finish the crossword for me!

Please, PLEASE, go do the CIOS survey at http://www.coursesurvey.gatech.edu/! We especially need feedback on new courses – to fix things going wrong, and to get data of what's going right. Let us know what you think of CS1315! Mark Guzdial

In response to the soapbox: Nope, lecture was in the normal places. I couldn't be at the 1 pm lecture (I was presenting to the Mandatory Student Fees Advisory Committee), but Adam REMOVED demoed Squeak and showed the video about kids using Squeak. I was at the 3 pm lecture. Where were YOU? :-)

It's one o'clock. Do you know where your professor is?

Again, in response to the Soapbox: Sorry that the presentation came off as "random." Part of the role of this class is to show you the scope of what computing is about – that presentation fits in with that role. Yes, the College of Computing is very interested in increasing the diversity of its majors–more women and more underrepresented minorities. Toward that goal, they're making this pitch in CS1371 and CS1321, too. You might have also noted that Kris mentioned, in passing, that some of you might be interested in a CS minor–there is some serious work going on right now to set up a CS minor. So part of the presentation was to interest folks in that, too. The last part of the 1 pm lecture was a video on how elementary school students are using Squeak, and a demo of that "tiling" programming in Squeak, to give (again) a broader view of what computing is about. Mark Guzdial

QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING!

I always start class like that, and I really am willing to take a wide range of questions. Since Friday's your last shot to take me up on that offer, here are some examples to give you the sense of the range you're welcome to ask:

Why was CS1315 created? And why is it the way that it is?
What's being learned from the evaluation studies of CS1315?
How does your wife feel about having her face plastered on so many slides of this class?
What do you do in your research, Guzdial?
Grad school–good idea or bad idea?
Where did the CoWeb come from? How can I get one of my own?
Why aren't we studying Scheme, Squeak, Java, or (insert your own favorite language) here in this class?
How is CS1315 going to be organized next semester with fewer TA's?
Can machines think?
What's the coolest computer on the planet?
What do computer theoreticians/HCI researchers/VR researchers/Augmented Reality researchers/Systems researchers/etc. actually do?

Just some thoughts...

I'll take you up on the third question! How does she feel about it?

:-) She's a good sport – she's okay with it. She understands that I want to have the same picture go through multiple transformations so that you can understand what's going on in each. Her concern is if SHE'S ever asked to teach the class (she taught CS1321 and CS1322 as a part-time instructor this year), it could be uncomfortable for her. (But since all part-time instructors are being laid off, that's less of an issue.) Mark Guzdial

Oh, that's too bad! I had no idea she taught other CS classes.

Please don't forget photo ID for your final exam!

Buzz card or drivers' license, just something to prove you are who you are. Thanks!

Is the final going to be a lot longer than the first two exams?

Yup. You have two hours and fifty minutes to finish it, rather than one hour. It's significantly longer. Mark Guzdial

BTW, Student904 – I think your grading program is very cool! Mark Guzdial

it would be REALLY NICE if we could know all of our grades before we take the final. also, how can we have all of our grade disputes completed if we don't have all of our grades yet?

We have one Quiz 3 with no name on it!

If you have a zero but you took Quiz 3, contact your TA to see if she or he has it, and/or contact me to claim the missing quiz.

I might have missed the announcement, but are we allowed to alter our lab 5 web pages? I assume we are since all the grades are up.

Will we be able to sell back our textbook for this class? I understand Prof. Guzdial has added new chapters. So, our book is probably out-dated.

I'm afraid so. The "beta" book (see the cover below) will be out in January, and has a lot more than your course notes. We'll use the "beta" through Summer, and hopefully will have the full book in the Fall of 2004. Mark Guzdial

YOU DIDN'T USE MY COLLAGE!

I'm sorry – I only had a few folks offer their collages, and after discussion with design folks, we decided on Rachel's. I do appreciate those that offered permission to use their collages! Mark Guzdial

The cover looks great! #12

I agree! Pearson's design folks did a great job! Mark Guzdial

Professor, you may or may not be aware of the up and coming George Mason University... Well, I plugged your book to one of their entrenched CS and CmpE double majors... The message. Haha, he'll prolly get mad he's not going to Georgia Tech. It feels good to spread the word nonetheless. Thomas Steiner

I do know GMU – I've visited there several times. Thanks for the plug! Mark Guzdial

No, I'm not leaving CS1315

I've been asked several times, "Aren't you going to teach CS1315 anymore?" I am, but I'm not doing the main lecturing next term. If the class is going to survive, it can't be a one person class – other people have to teach it, too. I'll be teaching the recitation/breakout sessions for sections A1, A2, and A6. I'll do something similar in the Fall, then plan to teach CS1316 (probably as a special topics CS1803 for the first time) in Spring 2005. Mark Guzdial

THANKS GUZDIAL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!

:-)

Also, don't forget – tell your friends who need CS1315 and want to see Europe to sign up for the Oxford program this summer! I'll be teaching CS1315 (and helping with CS1371) there this summer. It's going to be great – small class (20 students max), taking digital cameras around Oxford (and having a scanner to scan students' work), playing with audio like "Mind the Gap!" from the Tube... There are 140 students signed up right now, with a target of 150, so move quickly! Mark Guzdial

We are grading tomorrow (Wed.) all day. I'm out all day Thursday at a Faculty Retreat. I'll compute grades and get them into Oscar on Friday. If there's enough time, I'll get the finals into Webwork, too, but I can't promise that–it depends on time available. Oscar has to come first. Mark Guzdial

STILL HAVE UNCLAIMED QUIZ 3!

I still have a Quiz 3 that has no title and is unclaimed. Let me know if it's yours!
Mark Guzdial

(Ditto on the above - thanks for all you've done this semester!)

Question though: How long will be able to continue using space here on Coweb? Do you erase everything - and if so - when do we need to backup our sites by?

Nope – the CoWeb stays as it is. I'll change the front page, but the URLs of your pages will stay the same. Mark Guzdial

Peace out Dr. Guzdial...you did a good job with the class. I actually learned quite a bit and enjoyed parts of this class.

Thank you! BTW, let me update what I said before on the collages. I wasn't offered rights to use many of the collages, so if I didn't pick yours, it may be because you didn't offer it. But I didn't want the previous comment to sound like we "settled" for Rachel's. I think Rachel did a great job, and I was really pleased and appreciative that she offered it for use on the book. THANKS, RACHEL! Mark Guzdial

I would have offered my collage, but I didn't have the rights to the tiger picture I used, myself. I don't even know where I got it from. I think Rachel's looks great, though. Very eye-catching. Student639

FINAL EXAM GRADES ARE POSTED TO WEBWORK

Woo, thanks!

in the grading scale it says that 2 midterms and the final are worth 35%, does that mean all together or does it mean the 2 midterms are worth 20% and the final 15%??? ALso, is there any way to come and take a look at the final exam? I thought i did much better than my actual grade.

The midterms and the final together make up 35%.

i thought i did way better too....oooops

Seems like you guys graded the final somewhat harder than the midterms...maybe it's just my imagination. Can't complain though, school's over. Yay!!!

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