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Canvas Rider – National Bicycle Month

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First play and finish the example level I created. 

http://canvasrider.com/tracks/1210708

Next CREATE YOUR OWN!!!
http://canvasrider.com/draw

To save your level click SAVE, then copy the code and either post it as a comment on this blog, then I can play it, or then login as this account on canvas rider and click upload then anyone in the world can play it.

login:  lanems
password: purple

To edit the track I made paste this text and then click load:

8c 2b -9k 2e,17s 8h -9l 8c,8a 2c 8c -3a,8m 8d 8s 8a,8r 8d a3 79 j6 7a,9b 88 ju 88,8a -3d lb -3d lb 20 17u 24,ad 6 ad 6t,ca 6 c7 6t,cf 8 bv -6 bc -e ao -6 ae d ag d,ag 27 b4 27 bq 27 c4 27,ai 32 bb 32 bv 32 c5 32,be 1q be 2e bb 37 b9 3u b7 4i b6 56 b6 5q b2 6e b2 6g,ae 4l b6 4i br 4f c0 4d,an 5j bc 5n c0 5j ch 5i,jg 7u a3 7p,d8 b d5 6t,fd 6 fd 6q,f9 3 ep -9 e5 -c di -1 d7 g d3 j,d7 27 dr 27 ek 27 f8 27 fb 27,ea 1g ea 2a ea 2u ea 3k ea 4a ea 4v ea 5j ea 69 ea 6q,d5 3f dr 3f eg 3d f4 3c f8 3a,df 4l e8 4l es 4k fg 4i fe 4i,dk 5q e8 5q f1 5q fn 5o,ge 3 ge 7a,i2 d i3 7f,i2 d ht -7 hc -j go -b ge 4,h9 q h9 1g h9 27 h9 2r h9 3h h9 45 h9 4p h9 5d h9 62 h5 6m h5 6t,gm 2a h9 22 hk 22,gj 4n ha 4l ht 4i,gl 3d ha 3c hu 38 i2 38,j6 77 k9 8f,pp 1v r7 12 r6 23,s6 1v s6 1n,s9 1c u1 1b u0 1v,s5 1b s5 1v,sa 1g to 1r,tr 1b se 1r,17u 27 17s 8h,17d 8j 3f4 8j,1hr 7p 1b9 5o 1bb 67 1hi 82,1ba 6m 1ae 6o 1ad 7p,1ae 7p 1bt 7s,1bc 6o 1bc 7o,1be 7o 1gm 7u,1b7 7o 1as 8a 1bf 83 1as 7s 1aj 88,1al 88 1an 8a,1aq 8g 1as 8g,1b5 8g 1b7 8f,1bc 88 1b9 8b,1ar 8f 1ar 87,1ar 86 1ar 83,1al 74 1av 75,1b1 6r 1av 75,1ce 6k 1c9 7k,1cm 6m 1cc 7s,1ev 7u 1eq 85,1eq 87 1eq 8a,1eq 8f 1es 8g,1hp 7p 1hk 83,1fo 83 1fl 8f,1eu 8g 1f1 8g 1f4 8g,1f6 8g 1f9 8g,1fg 8d 1fi 8b,1fq 83 1fj 83,1fj 82 1fd 7s,1fb 7s 1f4 7s,2qq 8r 2us 61,2qq 8r 2uq 8r,2v0 60 2v0 8r,3g3 6j 3gd -12v,3g3 6i 3g3 8k 3f0 8l,-9j 2h -9k 89##G 5o 1d -b0,G 73 1i -av,G 7d -7r -5k,G 8p -7q -5k,G 80 -8l -5k,G a8 -7t -5k,G 9i -8o -5k,C et -51,G e1 -15q -9r,T 3f5 7r#BMX

After Supper:
http://www.cyclingthealps.com/

Computer Programming

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Today we are going to learn a little about programming, not everyone is a natural computer programmer and I don’t expect you all to pick up on this easily, but this is designed to show you what it’s like, what computer programming is about and if you are good you can make a lot of money as a computer programmer.

Basically computer programming is learning a new language and then typing in that language to create things like computer programs, mobile apps and websites.

COMPLETE AT LEAST LEVEL ONE lessons 1-5 – AIM TO COMPLETE LEVEL TWO 1-5 ALSO http://tryruby.org

Popular websites written using the Ruby language.

Twitter.com
urbandictionary.com
Hulu.com
Groupon.com
funnyordie.com
Kongregate

NASA also uses Ruby to write programs to understand some of their projects.

Heat and Electronics

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BUT FIRST:   We need to fill out this survey about SUN school programs
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/suncs
Then, read and learn about Heat and Electronics and do the quiz at the bottom.

A computer and it’s processor takes electricity and moves it quickly through transistors and circuits in order to do things the faster it works the warmer it will get.

This heat needs to be cooled down otherwise it will slow down the computers ability to move the electricity and thus slow down your computer experience.

Computers use Heat Sinks which are usually made of aluminum to move the heat away from the processor and then fans to blow the hot air away.

Typical desktop computers should be around 100-125 degrees at their processor.

The max heat a desktop should ever be is 180 to 190 degrees, this heat is located at the processor and will overheat if any higher.

Once a computer overheats it will shut down automatically in order to save it from harming any of it’s parts.

Dust is bad for computers and other electronics because it slows down the cooling fans that are trying to move the hot air out. Also it makes it so air can not flow away from the hot areas as well causing overheating a lot easier.

Some Computers use other methods that wouldn’t be affected by dust like water to cool down the processor. Water and electricity are usually not good things to combine but in these specific uses with controlled flow it is an effective way to cool down super computers and gaming computers that use a lot more electricity and work faster than normal computers.

Most electronics follow this same idea, some however are not as powerful or do not move as much electricity so they do not get as hot, and do not need as much to cool them off.
Sometimes electronics can malfunction causing a massive overheating, this is uncommon but possible.
 Again typically they have built into them ways that they automatically turn off and don’t let you use it until it is  cooled down again.

What you can do about it..

If it’s overheating, turn it off and let it chill out.
Make sure to ask permission before working on any electronics but making sure they are cleaned with compressed air or some vacuum cleaners that can also clean electronics, sometimes simply blowing the dust out with your own breath is helpful.
Turn on a fan, open a window, make sure nothing is covering the vents or fans of electronics and so they have room to get the heat out.
Limit the use of electronics in extremely hot conditions.
Take this quiz.

Burn something (simulated)!!!

Tee Worlds Map Editor

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Today we are going to explore video game creation using a map editor for the game Teeworlds.

Teeworlds is a free multiplayer online game I have put on our schools shared X drive for all to play.

The goal today is to learn how to use the map editor to understand how video games are created.

Step 1. Launch the game Teeworlds so that you know what the game is like, lets all join in on the map that Mr. Hurst created. 
Launch the game here: My Computer > Lane on ‘ppsfils.ad.ppsnet….’ > Media > Games > Teeworlds
Mr. Hurst will give you a server IP address to connect to.

Step 2. Once we have an understanding of how the gameplay and maps relate lets create our own.

Disconnect and in the game menu press the key combination CTRL + SHIFT + E.

This loads the editor which looks like this.

Mr. Hurst will show you the basics of how to use this editor on the projector. The main thing to know is the game layer, and the skin layers. *skin in the sense means the visuals you see in the game.

You can either file > load an existing map and make significant changes (RECOMMENDED), or if you feel daring build your own level from scratch (HARD).

Step 3. Once you have finished with your level you need to save it as and call it your name. THEN locate the map file and upload it to me.  – Mr Hurst can put your map on the server and we can all play it, if you want.

Locate the file and copy it to your Y drive or Desktop (place easy to get to).
The original file will be here:
My computer > Local Disk (C) > Documents and Settings >  YOUR LOGIN > Application Data > Tee Worlds > Maps
*Application data is a hidden folder, once you get to the folder of your login, in the address bar type the folder \application data            

password: lane

http://dropitto.me/lane <– click this to upload completed file.

Earth Day – Electricity Conservation

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Why do we still have CRT (old and ugly) monitors?

290 Watts Average Usage for CRT and desktop
Cost in electricity per school year $42
235 Watts Average Usage for LCD and desktop
Cost in electricity per school year $34
Cost for a new LCD monitor $140
$8 Dollar difference would take 17 years in electric savings to make up the price for buying a new LCD monitor.
*PGE
Today’s Assignment
Download this spreadsheet and change the hours column from 8 hours per day to 24 hours per day to see how much money it would cost to leave the computer on instead of turning it off.
Next change the 180 days which makes a school year to 365 days to see how much it would cost if you were to leave a computer on year around.
Spreadsheet to download: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-QS3id9tGdWc3VSb2JRTnpfZ2c/edit?usp=sharing