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CS Discoveries, 11-21-2025, Lesson 7: Intellectual Property

THIS VIDEO REVIEWS THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTENT COVERED IN CLASS TODAY!

  1. Objective:
    • Students will be able to:
      • Explain the purpose of copyright.
      • Identify the rights and restrictions granted by various Creative Commons licenses.
  2. Warm-Up:
    1. In your Google Doc from Week 1, paste the following vocabulary under the heading of "Vocabulary."
      • Copyright - the exclusive legal right to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same
  3. Warm-Ups are usually a 5 point Independent Work grade if a written response is expected, or a 5 point Assessment grade if the Warm-Up is a quiz. They are due at the start of class and not eligible for late submission or re-submission.
  4. Computer Setup
    1. There is a lot of useful software on the lab computers, but today we will only be covering the most relevant ones for this class.
      1. Firefox
      2. VS Codium
      3. Code.org
  5. Deadlines: (Content is subject to change due to various factors including All-Major days and inclement weather days.)
    1. Warm-Ups: Due daily
    2. Week 3 Assignments Due 11-21 (3 days)
      1. Lesson 6: Styling Text with CSS
      2. Lesson 5: Mini-Project: HTML Web Page
      3. Lesson 7: Intellectual Property
        1. You'll need a copy of this Activity Guide.
        2. Use this link to hand it in.
        3. Grading Rubric
          • 3 pts: Creative Commons
            Reasons given for why each portion of the license might be used.
          • 1 pt: Other Options
            Reasons given for why each alternate license might be used.
          • 2 pts: Scenario 1
            Reasoning provided for why a specific license was chosen.
          • 2 pts: Scenario 2
            Reasoning provided for why a specific license was chosen.
          • 2 pts: Image Hunt
            Two images found, links provided, license type listed, and rules for usage explained
      4. Week 3 Exit Ticket
    3. Week 4 Assignments Due 11-25 (1 day)
      1. Lesson 8: Using Images
      2. Week 4 Exit Ticket
    4. Week 5 Assignments 12-04 (2 days)
      1. Lesson 9: Styling Elements with CSS
      2. Lesson 10: Mini-Project: Adding Style to a Web Page
      3. Week 5 Exit Ticket
    5. Week 6 Assignments Due 12-12 (2 days)
      1. Lesson 11: CSS Classes
      2. Lesson 10: Mini-Project: Adding Style to a Web Page
      3. Week 6 Exit Ticket
    6. Week 7 Assignments Due 12-18 (2 days)
      1. 12-08 is an All Major Day
      2. Lesson 12: Organizing Content with Flexbox
      3. Lesson 13: Flexbox Children for More Control
      4. Week 7 Exit Ticket
    7. Week 8 Assignments Due 01-09 (3 days)
      1. Lesson 16: Sources and Research
      2. Lesson 17: Linking Pages
      3. Lesson 18: CSS Pseudo-classes
      4. Week 8 Exit Ticket
    8. Week 9 Assignments Due 01-15 (2 days)
      1. Lesson 19: Planning a Multi-Page Site
      2. Lesson 20: Project - Website for a Purpose (begin)
      3. Week 9 Exit Ticket
    9. Week 10 Assignments Due 01-23 (2 days)
      1. Lesson 20: Project - Website for a Purpose (finish)
      2. Lesson 21: Peer Review
      3. Week 9 Exit Ticket
    10. Week 11 Assignments Due 01-26 (1 day)
      1. End of Course Survey
  • Exit Tickets
    1. Exit Tickets "go live" during the last 10 minutes of our last class of the week, except when we only meet once during that week, it's the last week of the Quarter, or Mr. Smith screwed up.
    2. Scroll up for the information for this week to see the link to the Exit Ticket.
    3. 4 pts Proofread your work.
      3 pts What did you accomplish in CS Discoveries this week?
      3 pts What did you learn in CS Discoveries this week?
    4. NOTE: If you do not describe WHAT you did, saying you worked on it is not enough information to earn credit.
      1. Bad Example: "I completed Unit 2 Lesson 1" says nothing about what you did or learned. Describe what you did and what you learned as if to someone who does not have access to the course materials.
    5. Exit Tickets are always 10 point Classwork grades and not eligible for late submission or re-submission. They are due during the last 10 minutes of the last class of the week.

Previous Lessons: 11/04, 11/06, 11/10, 11/13, 11/17, 11/19