Teach Mobile CSP

Welcome to the Teaching Mobile CS Principles site.

This site is the teacher component that accompanies the Mobile CSP course for students. The units parallel the student course, but provide lesson plans, reflections, pedagogy and other content to help support the teaching of Mobile Computer Science Principles.

The material on this site is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. CNS-1240841, CNS-1440947, CNS-1637601, CNS-1836990, CNS-1836983, CNS-1837112, and CNS-1837723. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

License: Unless otherwise noted, the materials on this site are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

Table of Contents

• Assignments
• Resources

• 1. Getting Started: Preview & Setup
  • 1.1. Welcome to Mobile CSP
  • 1.2. Mazes Algorithms and Programs
  • 1.3. Google Account and Portfolio Setup
  • 1.4. App Inventor Setup
  • 1.5. Impacts of CS Blown to Bits BB
  • 1.6. Successful Learning in Mobile CSP
  • 1.7. PD Joining the Forum
  • 1.8. PD Online Meetings
  • 1.9. PD Advocacy Recruiting
  • 1.10. PD Becoming an AP CS Principles Instructor
  • 1.11. PD Overview of Curriculum Framework
  • 1.12. PD Course Logistics: Audit, Syllabus, Schedule, Pacing Guide, Equipment
  • 1.13. PD Curricular and Resource Requirements
  • 1.14. PD How to be Successful in Online Professional Development
  • 1.15. Professional Development Opportunities
  • 1.16. Wrap Up
• 2. Introduction to Mobile Apps & Pair Programming
  • 2.1. Unit Overview
  • 2.2. I Have a Dream Tutorial
  • 2.3. Algorithm Basics
  • 2.4. I Have a Dream Part 2 Explore Curricular Activity
  • 2.5. Mobile Devices and Apps Hardware and Software
  • 2.6. The Internet and the Cloud Explore Curricular Activity
  • 2.7. I Have a Dream Projects
  • 2.8. What is Abstraction
  • 2.9. Binary Numbers
  • 2.10. Hardware Abstractions Logic Gates
  • 2.11. Impacts of CS The Digital Explosion
  • 2.12. Wrap Up
• 3. Creating Graphics & Images Bit by Bit
  • 3.1. Unit Overview
  • 3.2. Paint Pot Tutorial
  • 3.3. Representing Images
  • 3.4. Paint Pot Projects
  • 3.5. Paint Pot Refactoring and Documentation
  • 3.6. Error Detection
  • 3.7. Parity Error Checking optional
  • 3.8. Map Tour Tutorial
  • 3.9. Map Tour with TinyDB
  • 3.10. Impacts of CS Electronic Documents
  • 3.11. Wrap Up
• 4. Animation, Simulation, & Modeling
  • 4.1. Unit Overview
  • 4.2. LightsOff Tutorial
  • 4.3. LightsOff Projects
  • 4.4. Logo Part 1
  • 4.5. Coin Flip Simulation Tutorial
  • 4.6. Coin Flip Experiment optional
  • 4.7. Pseudo Random Numbers
  • 4.8. Real World Models
  • 4.9. Abstraction Inside the CPU optional
  • 4.10. Impacts of CS Privacy Explore Curricular Activity
  • 4.11. Wrap Up
  • 4.12. ASSESSMENT: Create: Programming Performance Task #1 (INSTRUCTOR MATERIALS)
  • 4.13. ASSESSMENT: Exam 1 - Midterm
• 5. Algorithms & Procedural Abstraction
  • 5.1. Unit Overview
  • 5.2. Logo Part 2
  • 5.3. Search Algorithms
  • 5.4. Sorting Algorithms
  • 5.5. Quiz App
  • 5.6. Quiz App Projects Loops with Lists
  • 5.7. Quiz App Written Response Practice (NEW)
  • 5.8. Analyzing Algorithms
  • 5.9. Limits of Algorithms
  • 5.10. Parallel Computing
  • 5.11. Impacts of CS Web Searches
  • 5.12. Wrap Up
• 6. Communication Through The Internet
  • 6.1. Unit Overview
  • 6.2. Computer Networking
  • 6.3. Network Architecture
  • 6.4. IP Addresses and Domain Names
  • 6.5. Caesar Cipher App
  • 6.6. Cryptography Basics
  • 6.7. Cryptography Securing the Internet
  • 6.8. Debugging Caesar Cipher
  • 6.9. Cybersecurity
  • 6.10. Impacts of CS Crowdsourcing with Citizen Science Apps
  • 6.11. Wrap Up
  • 6.12. ASSESSMENT: Non-AP Explore Impact of Computing Innovations (INSTRUCTOR MATERIALS)
• 7. Using and Analyzing Data & Information
  • 7.1. Unit Overview
  • 7.2. Big Data
  • 7.3. Visualizing Data
  • 7.4. Data Visualization Project
  • 7.5. Data Map App
  • 7.6. Clicker App with CloudDB optional
  • 7.7. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • 7.8. Impacts of CS Who Owns the Bits
  • 7.9. Wrap Up
  • 7.10. ASSESSMENT: Create: Programming Performance Task #2 (INSTRUCTOR MATERIALS)
• 8. AP CS Principles Exam Prep
  • 8.1. Unit Overview
  • 8.2. AP CS Principles Exam Prep
  • 8.3. AP CSP Vocabulary Review
  • 8.4. AP CSP Pseudocode
  • 8.5. Tracing Pseudocode Exercises
  • 8.6. Sample Exam Questions
  • 8.7. The Mobile CS Principles Quiz App
  • 8.8. Additional Resources
  • 8.9. Explore Project Samples
  • 8.10. Create PT Prep & Samples
  • 8.11. Exam 2 - Final
• 9. Beyond the AP CSP Exam
  • 9.1. Unit Overview
  • 9.2. Careers in IT and CS
  • 9.3. Films in Computer Science
  • 9.4. Transitioning to Text-Based Languages and CS A
  • 9.5. Magic 8 Ball Tutorial and Projects (Optional)
  • 9.6. Persisting Photos Tutorial and Projects (Optional)
  • 9.7. Where is North: A Compass App (Optional)
  • 9.8. My Directions Tutorial (Optional)
  • 9.9. The Pong Game (Optional)
  • 9.10. Debugging Pong (Optional)
  • 9.11. Multiple Choice Quiz App: List of Lists (Optional)
  • 9.12. No Texting While Busy Tutorial (Optional)
  • 9.13. Socially Aware App: Broadcast Hub Tutorial
  • 9.14. Map Tour Tutorial with Activity Starter and Google Maps
• 10. Inclusive & Effective CS Teaching
  • 10.1. Inclusive CS Teaching
  • 10.2. Resources
• 11. Academic Year
  • 11.1. Academic Year Support
  • 11.2. Using the Instructor Dashboard
  • 11.3. Solutions
  • 11.4. Earning Graduate Credit
  • 11.5. Course Updates

Mobile CSP is a CSforALL partner and is aligned under the K12 CS Framework.

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