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Make-a-face

Make-a-face. Prof Paul Curzon Queen Mary, University of London. With support from Google, D of E and the Mayor of London Created by Paul Curzon and Steve Mesure, Quintin Cutts and Steve Brindley of the University of Glasgow. www.teachinglondoncomputing.org Twitter: @TeachingLDNComp.

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Make-a-face

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  1. Make-a-face Prof Paul Curzon Queen Mary, University of London With support from Google, D of E and the Mayor of London Created by Paul Curzon and Steve Mesure, Quintin Cutts and Steve Brindley of the University of Glasgow www.teachinglondoncomputing.org Twitter: @TeachingLDNComp

  2. Aims • Give you deeper understanding of core topics • Getting started programming • If-then-else and flow of control • Onject based programming • Artificial Intelligence: affective computing • Give you practical ways to teach computing in a fun, thought provoking way • away from computers, focus on concepts • Linked activity sheets and booklets can be downloaded from our website: www.teachinglondoncomputing.org

  3. Running programs physically • A really good way to build a deep understanding of programming constructs is to act out the program • Compile the program on to people! • They follow the instructions • Makes abstract ideas visible and tangible

  4. Let’s program an emotional robot Watch the video at: www.cs4fn.org/alife/robot/blade.phpLet’s not bother with Lego…

  5. Building a robot • We can build a robot out of people. • One person controls each eyebrow • One person controls each eye • One person controls each side of the mouth • But it needs a program if it is to do anything!

  6. Programming a robot • We can program each part of the face separately • Each eye, eyebrow and side of the mouth has its own program • They are treated as separate objects with their own programmed behaviour • That is the essence of object based programming

  7. Example:Programming an eyebrow If NICE SOUND then DOWN If NASTY SOUND then DOWN If SUDDEN SOUND then UP

  8. Executing a robot’s program • The program tells each object how to behave when different sounds are played. • HAPPY SOUND (sing Happy Birthday) • NASTY SOUND (make gruesome sounds) • SUDDEN SOUND (shout BOO!) • The rest of the class can make the sounds. • The robot’s eyes etc then just do what their program says to do.

  9. Summary Programming can be introduced in fun ways away from a computer • Students can act out the code • and write new code • Then act it out

  10. More support On our website to support this session: • Activity sheets • Story sheets • Slides Details of more worskshops/courses • free unplugged sessions • subsidised courses (e.g. GCSE programming) www.teachinglondoncomputing.org Twitter: @TeachingLDNComp

  11. Together we areTeaching London Computing Thank you! www.teachinglondoncomputing.org Twitter: @TeachingLDNComp

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