Review keys learned and learn T 10 Facts about me assignment due tonight!

To start today we will review the O that we learned yesterday.  After reviewing that key we will be learning the T (L1).  Remember, after today you will have already learned 50% of the letters on the keyboard!

Once we get done with the above we are going to take the short time we have left and review.  We are going to use a couple of different websites to break up the monotony and get out of using the book.  Heres the first website:

Lesson 1

Once you get done with Lesson 1 go on to Lessons 2 and 3.

If you complete the above you need to go this next website to practice:

Sense-Lang.org

On that website you can complete any of the lessons from Lessons 1 - 5.  If you complete all of these lessons you need to continue on to the following website:

Free Typing Games

You can work on Lessons 1 - 4, 10, and 15 on this website.

REMINDER: 10 FACTS ABOUT ME ASSIGNMENT DUE TONIGHT!

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Vocab Quiz 10 the last one! Pizza menu design work

Today is the last of the vocab quizzes!  As usual you will be given time at the beginning of class to study - do not go to Classmarker until I tell you to do so.

As soon as you complete the quiz you may continue your work on the pizza menu.

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Top 10 Computer Science Tweets for APCS Principles

APCS Principles has a lot of great places to include articles and news about computer science for student readings. Here is a summary of some of the more interesting ones I have posted on Twitter recently:

• Computer chemists win Nobel Prize - great read for #APCSP, and every guidance department in us high schools
• Breaking Brick Stereotypes: LEGO Unveils a Female Scientist
• Data Unit - Ten Simple Rules for Reproducible Computational Research 
• Data  - Future of Statistics  
• Rage Against the Algorithms 
• Potential for #apcsp? Open auto essay scoring engine from CMU looking for pilot schools 
• First 2 3D printers in Haiti - printing umbilical cord clamps & other medical devices. 
• Simple testing can boost CS education 29% overnight!
• Whats the coders responsibility? Facebook-alpha testing program not for the faint of heart
• Advertisers could track your smartphone through accelerometer, researchers find 
• Every Second on the Internet 
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Vocab week 10 Java video Practice and timed writing

This is the last week of vocab (try to contain your excitement), so for anyone who is responsible for this weeks vocab definitions they need to be completed by tomorrow night. Well begin today with the following video on Java:

After watching the video we are going to go to one of the practice websites and practice.  Then, well take another speed test today to see how you are doing speed-wise.  At this point many of you will notice that you are reaching the apex of your ability - in other words youll probably recognize that it is getting more difficult to improve your speed.  Thats normal.  In fact, at this point, any improvement will likely be small (in other words if your speed does improve it may only be by one or two words per minute).  Complete 3 of the timed writings and write your best one on the sheet on the wall.

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Vocab Quiz 10 Pizza menu

As is the normal procedure on vocab quiz day you will be given several minutes to review for the vocab quiz.  You will not go to Classmarker until told to do so.

Once you complete the quiz you will have the rest of the hour to work on the pizza menu.  A couple of things to keep in mind:

1. The set of sheets you were given yesterday is the same set you should be using today (you were told that yesterday).  Use it to keep notes, write on, mark off steps youve completed, etc.  Bring it to class and take it with you when you leave.
2. Go through the instructions in order.  You will be much better off if you do!  Step #6 on page 2 is where you will start entering your information (the pizza menu item and prices).
3. Save to your Google Drive or to a flash drive frequently!  
4. Read all of the instruction before you work on doing what it tells you.  Many of you read the first sentence, or just the first part of a sentence, and then start doing something.  This causes you to leave something out at the end of an instruction or sentence that may be important for a future step.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

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HOWTO Streaming music from Ubuntu 10 04 to Android smartphone

Streaming mp3 or ogg audio files from Ubuntu desktop or server to Android is very easy. It just requires several steps to make it work.



You can share your music to other computers or Android devices via intranet or internet no matter the musics are sharing from Desktop or Server.



(I) Prerequisite



(a) Hardware

(1) One computer or server which is installed Ubuntu Desktop or Server 10.04

(2) One Google Nexus One or any Android smartphone 1.5 or higher

(3) Internet connection equipments (if any), such as router



(b) Software

(1) Install DAAP Media Player from the Android Market on your Android smartphone



(II) Server Side



Step 1 :



Install the Firefly on your Desktop or Server.



sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get install mt-daapd



Step 2 :



Follows the instructions below and then copy or upload the audio files to the below mentioned directory.



sudo mkdir /home/media

sudo mkdir /home/media/music



Step 2a :



After copied or uploaded the songs to the directory, execute the following commands.



sudo chmod -R 755 /home/media/music



*Whenever you copied or uploaded new songs to the directory, make sure you carry out Step 2a. Meanwhile, to conduct "Start Full Scan" at Firefly web page to read the new songs into the database/playlist.



Step 3 :



Open a browser (such as Firefox) and point to the address of the server that installed mt-daapd :



Desktop -

http://localhost:3689



or



Server -

http://server_ip:3689



e.g. http://192.168.1.100:3689



Login with the username "admin" and password "mt-daapd".



Go to "configuration" and click "show advanced config".



Go to "Transcoding" section. Add the media extension to "Never Transcode" at the bottom of the page and then save.



For example, .ogg, .mp3



Step 4 (Optional) :



Go to "Server" section. Change the password of "Admin password" or add "Music password" if you want to have to enter password before listening to the music.



Changes "Compress" to "Yes".



Then save it.



Step 5 :



Go to "Server status" and click "Start Full Scan" button and you will see the figure of "Songs" is updated. Make sure you have uploaded or copied the mp3 or ogg files to the directory that mentioned above.



(III) Client Side



If you installed mt-daapd on the desktop computer, open Rhythmbox (or Banshee) and you will see the Firefly at the "Share" section. You can play the music now. You can also play the music within the same network on other computers.



If you installed mt-daapd on the server computer, open Rhythmbox (or Banshee) on the any desktop computers within the same network and play the music as mentioned above.



For Android, make sure you have installed DAAP Media Player from the Market. Open the application, you will connect to the mt-daapd server if you are connected via wifi.



Press "Menu" and select "Preference" to enable "SD Card as Cache" and "Streaming music".



You can select any music to play and press "Menu" to choose from "Stop", "Repeat" and "Shuffle".



(IV) Router



You may required to forword the port 3689 on your router if you want to stream your music via internet.



Enjoy your music on the road!



Thats all! See you.

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