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CS@SEMS 7th Grade Course Syllabus

Computer Science at South Eastern Middle School will meet for one quarter of the school year. Serving as an introductory course to computer science, subjects studied include computer hardware, computer networks and coding with focuses on digital citizenship and careers. Students will be required to work both independently and collaboratively in order to be successful. The skills learned in this course will be transferable and relevant to every career path our students choose to take. Course curriculum comes from Code.org, CS First, CS Unplugged, FBI SOS, Ozobot, Scratch, and many more!

Suggested Video: Computer Science is for Everyone: Hadi Partovi, founder of Code.org

Course Expectations

BE PREPARED

Have your Chromebook with you everyday, charged and ready to go.

BE COMPLETE

Hand your work in on time and completed, do not settle for sloppy work.

BE RESPECTFUL

Wait for your turn to talk, be kind to others and yourself.

BE ENTHUSIASTIC

Come to class on time, awake and ready to learn.

Grading

7th graders will be graded two ways in Computer Science:

Participation/Completion Badges

(100 points- will appear in Sapphire as twenty seperate 5 point assignments) Badges are only earned for complete and well done work. Badges will be earned on quizzes and projects when a student earns a 75% or better. Students will have the opportunity to earn at least 25 badges throughout the quarter with opportunities to earn missed work badges as well. This system is in place to help students be successful in the course as well as get the most out of the assignments. Students and Parents can track the badges they have earned on Mrs. Coleman's 7th grade website.

End of Quarter Digital Portfolio

(100 points- will be graded the last week of the quarter) Students will create a Google Site that showcases the projects they created and what they learned throughout the quarter in Computer Science. They will be expected to compile this throughout the quarter and turn it in the Friday before the end of the quarter. Digital Portfolio Template. Grading Rubric.