An Interactive Intro to Java for High School and Middle School Students

Do you want to become a developer? I introduce the basic concepts that will stay with you throughout school and your career. I make it easy by introducing fun concepts that will help you start coding immediately. We will start programs in class and homework will be given either to complete small pieces of code or to alter pieces of code. Progress is evaluated by providing simple quizzes that test the concepts as well as evaluating code and assessing the correctness of the code.  All code is not the same so creativity will also be assessed knowing that students think differently. 

Format/Modules:
1. Variables and data types: Start building student class by defining variables
2. Numbers and expressions:  Demonstrate forms of expressions and calculations
3. Loops and decisions: Determine and demonstrate some loops and decisions for the class
4. Methods: Define certain methods that relate to a student
5. Exceptions: How do we handle errors in our student class?
6. OOP: Delve more into classes and the student objects and how they relate
7. Classes: More in-depth student class information
8. Strings: Define some student-related strings and their string-specific methods. 

After each module, there will be a short assessment (e.g. puzzle) to test the concepts covered.
Homework will include extending the code or altering code. For example, for module 1, the student will need to define more variables as they may relate to a Student class. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT CHROMEBOOKS DO NOT WORK (SORRY).