Week of Oct 13

This Week in DE
DE classes will continue studying AOI or combinational logic this week and will begin by building  simple circuits created using And, Or, and Inverter (AOI) gates on the breadboards.  This will introduce some analysis tools (Logic Probe and Chip Tester) to help make sure that your circuits are functioning properly.

We will also have a binary numbers, logic expression, & truth tables quiz in class on Tuesday.

I also may have a replacement for EdPuzzle.  Some have reported issues accessing the videos through EdPuzzle, and it has been frequently difficult at school.  I will introduce you to Blendspace on Tuesday. It works very similar but seems to be more reliable, at least by comparison at school, than was EdPuzzle.  To sign up, go to Blendspace.com and sign up using the class code "lzwm" (without the quotes).

There is an opportunity for some lucky juniors to participate in the High School Aerospace Scholars  program through NASA.  I have more detailed information on this on the Internships page linked above, but applications are now open.  High school juniors can apply to participate in a number of online sessions throughout the school year and then attend a summer internship/camp at NASA in Houston this summer (2015).  The culmination will be to participate on a research project with NASA engineers and to present your project results in front of NASA staff and media.

Agendas This Week
Tuesday - AOI Logic Implementation - Video
Thursday - This is actually an A day since Wednesday is PSAT testing
Friday - Boolean Algebra Simplification - Video

This Week at RRHS
If you look at the calendar, you would think there is a mistake with both Wednesday and Thursday being listed as an A day.  That is, in fact, actually the case - sort of.  All sophomores and juniors will take the PSAT test Wednesday morning, and the seniors and freshmen will be involved in related activities as well. Therefore, the only "normal" A day schedule will be Thursday.  Tuesday and Friday will be regular B days, and the schedule will return to normal next week.

Other than that twist, the schedule is normal.  No late start or pep rally schedules to contend with.  The six weeks, however, is not normal.  We will have only 5 weeks in this six week grading period, so staying on top of grades is even more critical than it normally would be.  The progress reporting period will end next Friday, and you will have less than 2 weeks from the time they come home before the complete end of this six weeks.  The school year is flying by quickly!

College Rep Visits This Week
None.  The next scheduled visit by a college rep will be Concordia next Tuesday.