Category: Professional Learning

This post extends the Teaching Foundations of Computer Science with Python on TI-Nspire™ Technology workshop to study additional topics from Computer Science with the support of TI-Nspire II Python coding technology. In this post, we will operate on lists (also known as arrays) and their elements, then use these operations to analyze lists and their elements. In this blog post, we will: Perform operations on lists and their elements; and, Use operations to analyze lists and their elements. Materials for Learning Work along with this blog post by downloading the following materials: Unit 5 Activity 3: Operating on Lists Working with 1D Arrays Notes Page Also, you’ll want to have the following handy: TI-Nspire CX II (with updated OS) Getting Started with List Operations In the last blog post in…

This post extends the Teaching Foundations of Computer Science with Python on TI-Nspire™ Technology workshop to study additional topics from Computer Science with the support of TI-Nspire II Python coding technology. In this post, we will explore the basics of programming with lists (also known as arrays), including creating and editing lists. In this blog post, we will: Describe the basics of lists in programs; and, Write programs that use and edit lists. Materials for Learning Work along with this blog post by downloading the following materials: Unit 5 Activity 2: Programming with Lists 1D Arrays Notes Page Also, you’ll want to have the following handy: TI-Nspire CX II (with updated OS) Unit 5 Activity 2: Programming with Lists A great introduction to working with lists can be found in…

This post extends the Teaching Foundations of Computer Science with Python on TI-Nspire™ Technology workshop to study additional topics from Computer Science with the support of TI-Nspire II Python coding technology. In this post, we will explore recursion, a form of iteration that includes repeated, nested calls of a function. In this blog post, we will: Define a function using explicit notation; Define a function using recursive notation; and, Use return to send values to another function. Materials for Learning Work along with this blog post by downloading the following materials: Unit 5 Activity 1: Recursion Recursion Notes Page Also, you’ll want to have the following handy: TI-Nspire CX II (with updated OS) Unit 5 Activity 1: Recursion A great introduction to recursion can be found in Unit 5 Activity…

This post extends the Teaching Foundations of Computer Science with Python on TI-Nspire™ Technology workshop to study additional topics from Computer Science with the support of TI-Nspire II Python coding technology. In this post, we will compare and contrast the three types of loops explored in this workshop (for, while, and do while), then we will explore counters and accumulators and apply our learning about loops. In this blog post, we will: Compare and contrast pre-test (for, while) and post-test (do while) loops; Use counter and accumulator statements; and, Use loop control structures and conditional statements in a program to get an undetermined amount of data. Materials for Learning Work along with this blog post by downloading the following materials: Loops Notes Page Incrementing Variables Notes Page Unit 4 Application:…

This post extends the Teaching Foundations of Computer Science with Python on TI-Nspire™ Technology workshop to study additional topics from Computer Science with the support of TI-Nspire II Python coding technology. In this post, we will explore Do While Loops, a form of post-test loop that always runs at least one time. In this blog post, we will: Model the do while loop structure; Use the break statement to exit out of a loop; and, Construct and use iterative control structures, including a while loop written to behave like a post-test do while loop.   Materials for Learning Work along with this blog post by downloading the following materials: Unit 4 Activity 3: Do While Loops Do While Loops Notes Page Also, you’ll want to have the following handy: TI-Nspire…