ICA-CP 10/2/06: Listen to ParrotDone

Good morning!

Here's what we're doing today. First of all, take out the copy of the ParrotDone program which I gave each of you. Then, listen to the podcast which explains the program line-by-line. It's about 15 minutes long. If you understand the podcast, then you understand quite a bit about Java.

After listening to the podcast, do this:
1) Write a comment line for each line of Java code for a demo while loop program. You may chose any of the three while loops (while as a counter, while using a trigger, and do while) from the demo Java code programs. This is worth 10 points and is due by the end of class today. If it's late, you lose credit.
2) Write a script for a podcast which explains each line of the demo while loop program. Please remember to add the comments at the beginning which list the author (which will be you), date, version, classname, and description of the program. It can be fun. You can do it in rap, iambic pentameter, write a song, or whatever. But, your script must explain each line and the concept of how the while loop executes. The ParrotDone podcast gives you an example of explaining how a while loop works. This is worth 10 points and is due by the end of class today. If it's late, you lose credit.
3) Create a podcast from your script. Your podcast should be at least 3 minutes long. You may have to modify your script as you record. If you do, please turn-in a new script. We will have a tutorial on some fancier effects you may do with Audacity when I can check-out a projector this week. Your podcast will be due by end of class on Friday and is worth 20 points. (We also will have quiz on Friday, for sure.)
4) On Friday, if you finish your podcast and didn't get the ParrotDone program to run in JCreator or BlueJ, please do finish getting ParrotDone to run.


Podcast for the ParrotDone Program


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