Adventures in Computational Thinking

By Lupe Rangel

CSE 3Fluency with Information Technology

Presentation of Information with

PowerPoint

Making Information Available to the World

with HTML and Web Pages-Save in designated file-Link to your CSE3 page-upload to the web using Secure File Transfer Client -Click on the links to make sure upload was successful

Data Analysis and Visualization with Excel

-One of the most common uses of a spreadsheet is to chart financial information-annual budgets-Also used for converting complex raw data into easily understandable charts and graphs

Alice Programming

This Java script program allows us to manipulate different objects in animation in order to create a “movie” like presentation-There are many functions and operations one can perform

OverviewInformation Technology (IT) fluency including proficiency with certain computer applications (traditional computer literacy), principles on which you can build new understanding as IT evolves, high-level reasoning and IT problem solving, and basic web programming (HTML & Java Script), Computation thinking and Data analysis/presentation

Microsoft Word and Web Displays

-We can also use Microsoft Word to input information which can be displayed on webpages -After entering the desired information as a word document, save the file under the appropriate file format, link it to your webpage, upload it to the Secure File Transfer Client, and click on the link to verify successful upload

JavaScript

JavaScript is a computer language which allows you to create interactive websites. For example, the java Juice Menu allows you to select the size and type of drink(s) and displays your selected drink(s), size(s), and total(s) for each drink, as well as your final Total of your purchase.