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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve drafted a JDK String activity. It’s longer and more involved than the Math activity,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>but it could be a good way to help students get familiar with the String class, and gain experience reading FOSS.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Next I’d like to do Arrays (including searching & sorting) and ArrayList. Requests welcome!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The list software didn’t like the big PDF attachment, so I’ve put the PDFs in a Google Drive folder:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oEQ8lDPMZOPCxcrg8lV4pfTooGm-outJ?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oEQ8lDPMZOPCxcrg8lV4pfTooGm-outJ?usp=sharing</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Feedback welcome, especially if you have time to read through an activity or try it with students.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Clif<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>---<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We’ve talked a lot about ways to do more with FOSS in courses that aren’t project-based or software engineering,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and particularly about doing this in CS1/CS2.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here’s a first draft of an activity for CS1/CS2 that explores the JDK Math library.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I can imagine doing similar activities for other parts of the JDK (e.g. ArrayList), other standard libraries (C, Python, etc),<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and activities that explore key algorithms & data structures for operating systems, languages, AI, etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Does this seem like a good direction to explore? Anyone interested in piloting activities, or helping to write more?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Clif<br>---<br>Clif Kussmaul <a href="mailto:clif@kussmaul.org"><span style='color:blue'>clif@kussmaul.org</span></a> <a href="http://kussmaul.org/"><span style='color:blue'>http://kussmaul.org</span></a> +1-484-893-0255 EDT=GMT-5 (he/him)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>