Rediscovering the Passion, Beauty, Joy, and Awe:

Making Computing Fun Again part 4

Eugene Lemonelemon@pacbell.net

Ralph J. Bunche High School

Ethnic & Racial Breakdown Of Oakland Unified School District Students

• African American 36.5%• Hispanic Or Latino 33.7%• Asian 15.3%• White 6.8%• Multiple Or No Response 5.4%• Pacific Islander 1.2%• Filipino 0.8%• American Indian Or Alaska Native 0.4%

Oakland Unified School District Annual Report 2008 http://publicportal.ousd.k12.ca.us/ousd/lib/ousd/_shared/Annual%20Reports/AnnualReport2008English.pdf

My Teaching Career

• Introduction to the profession

• They need someone to care

• Dana, Aya and my PBJA

• TSA work

• Working with At Risk youth

Innovative Programming Languages

• Karel J. Robot

• Alice

• Scratch

Exploring Computer Science

Modular1. Human Computer Interaction

2. Problem Solving

3. Web Design

4. Introduction to Programming

5. Robotics

6. Computer Interaction

Student Comments While Working With Scratch

• Wow!! How did you do that?• That’s cute, what is it?• Look at me; I can’t believe I’m doing my work• The only reason I’m coming to class is because I

like this kind of work.• I not only did it in English, I did it in Spanish and

Tongan.• Mr. Lemon did you see me helping?• I like this, it’s saucy!!

AP Computer Science Principles

•Now that I’ve got them motivated what next?

•CS10

•PIE