M AY 3 0 - 3 1 , 2 0 1 2

STUDENT ASSISTANT TRAINING – DAY 2

IMPORTANT

• Put in your cell phones now these important numbers• Dr. Napier 678-524-1511• Dr. Nagel 404-314-7971• GGC Security 678-407-5333• Rest of student assistants

THURSDAY, MAY 31

• From 2 – 3 pm• App Inventor, Rick Price, Victor & Haley, H1139• Rest of student assistants here

• From 3 – 4 pm• LEGO Mindstorms, 3 – 4 pm, Seung Yang, Victor &

Marcus, H1139• Scratch, Robert and Lori get together• Everyone else• Finish the assignment from the first day• If you’re done, document “back pocket activities” if you have

15 minutes of spare time (e.g., “Minute to Win it”, other games)

HIGH SCHOOL OVERVIEWD r. N a p i e r

• Game Salad, Dr. Xin Xu• Student Assistants• David Anderson• Lori Nageli

• App Inventor, Prof. Rick Price• Student Assistants• Victor Moy• Haley Roach

• Tech Enrichment, Mr. Terry Foster & Mr. Ron Friedman• Student Assistants• Robert Curtis• Angela Smith

23 CAMPERS FOR SESSION 1 – HS CO-ED

9 10 11 9 10 11Female Male

4

1

2

4

11

1

Grade Level

Number of Registered Campers

About 5 returning campers

MON - TUES – WED

• Morning• Drop-off, students start in H1139. Divide into groups• 9 – 10:15 am Tech Enrichment or Outdoor Activity• 10:30 – 11:45 am Groups switch

• Lunch – students bring (B-atrium, H lobby, or H lounge)• Afternoon• App Inventor or Game Salad• Camp-provided snack• Groups switch

• Pick-up

THURSDAY

• Morning• App Inventor or Game Salad• Groups switch

• Lunch in Dining Hall• Student Panel and Student Activities Tour• Closing ceremony for parents, 2 – 3 pm

MIDDLE SCHOOL OVERVIEW

Dr. Seung YangLego Mindstorms

• Marcus Michalske• Victor Moy

Dr. Robert LutzScratch

• Robert Curtis• Lori Nageli (Boys week)• Kim Heagy (Girls week)

Dr. Evelyn BrannockScratch

33 CAMPERS FOR SESSION 2 – MS BOYS

About 3 returning campers

beginner intermediate none (blank)

Total 5 3 13 12

1

3

5

7

9

11

13

Experience with LEGO Mindstorms

Number of Campers

SESSION 2 GENERAL PLAN

• Students will be divided into 3 groups • Morning: Groups will rotate between• LEGO Mindstorms• Scratch• Another activity outside of Building H like Campus tour

with Green Screen, Computing Centers, iMovie

• Lunch – students bring• Afternoon: Groups finish the rotation• One all-group activity • Pick-up

SESSION 3 – MS GIRLS

• Still enrolling• Currently 10 registered. Of these, 5 are returning

campers

HELPING STUDENTSDr. Nagel

Returning Student

Assistants?

HELPING STUDENTS

Do

• Encourage them if they are having trouble with a task

• Ask questions to help figure out where they are stuck• What have you tried?• What are you trying to do?

• Remind them of tutorials they have done that relate to their current problem

• Encourage teamwork• What did your partner think

about that?

Avoid

• Doing the task for them• Telling them “the

answer”• Letting one person

dominate the group

HELPING STUDENTS (From handbook)

• Keep students on task. • If students are struggling with a task, you may encourage them

and/or suggest new ways to think about the problem in order to help them solve the problem. However, do not tell students how to do a task or perform a task for students.

• Be aware of group dynamics, and help students learn how to work effectively in teams. Make sure that all students are participating in projects, and do not allow one student to dominate a group.

• Remember that you are an authority and a supervisor to the students. Your goal should not be to be the students’ friend. Maintain a professional distance from them.

• Stay calm with students at all times. Showing them that you are angry with them will only undermine your authority and encourage them to try to rattle you.

WEDNESDAY GROUPS

Lori & David – Game Salad• Meet with Dr. Xu in H-1139, Physics and Int. Sci

Lab, 1 – 2 pm

Marcus – App Inventor Accounts• Verify old Tech Camp accounts will work • http://www.appinventor.mit.edu/• List of accounts to check

TOUR GUIDES

Justin & Trent• Document route for Academic Campus Tour on

Monday. • Must go to green screen room, C-2150. • What stories or tips will you share along the way?

• Document route for Student Activities Tour on Friday.• Student Center touch screen, Game room viewing, Mail

room, Model dorm, Intramural fields• What stories or tips will you share along the way?

• Document rainy day backup plan• Account for student with broken leg in Session 2

(either wheelchair or crutches)

TECH ENRICHMENT

Robert & Angela• You will need to lead a small group of 2-4

students in a technology-related activity for 15 minutes• For ideas, check out www.csunplugged.org • We’ve done these two successfully.• Binary game• Magic trick

• You can pick one of those or a different one.• Once you’ve picked the activity, practice on the

other student assistants

SCAVENGER HUNT

Victor & Haley• Pick locations for students to go; make up

instructions to get to the next location (what question to ask at each location? Answer to this question)• Think about how a QR code could be used:

Examples: • Clue to the next location• Question to be answered at the current location• Video of some task to do at the current location (e.g.,

take a teamwork related picture, etc.)