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Attention area middle & high school students! Complete a fun coding lesson at #RVCHourofCode

4/1/2020

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Attention area middle & high school students! Complete a fun coding lesson at #RVCHourofCode and create some apps while at home! 
  • 47% of all jobs will be automated by 2034
  • Skilled Programmers will be in high demand!
  • #1 Job: For the second year in a row, software developer tops the list of  the U.S. News and World Report's annual best jobs rankings.
To find coding lessons visit https://www.rvchourofcode.com/coding.html

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CREATE ANIMATIONS THAT TALK!

3/2/2020

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Bring your characters to life in Scratch using new Text-to-Speech blocks powered by Amazon. Create a rapping robot or an interactive animation that talks. This project will show you how to create talking animations that spin, zoom and change colors. The possibilities are endless!

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Go to Code Lab
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First Residential Drone Prescription Delivery

11/6/2019

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UPS on Tuesday (Nov. 5) announced that its drone delivery subsidiary, UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), has completed the first residential drone deliveries to consumers of CVS prescription medications. 

The Friday (Nov. 1) drone deliveries were to a CVS customer’s home and to a different customer in a nearby retirement community. Both flights launched from a CVS store in Cary, N.C. and used the M2 drone system by UPS partner and drone systems developer Matternet.

The self-flying drones were supervised by a remote pilot with the ability to intervene if necessary. To make the deliveries, the drone hovered about 20 feet above the properties and then gradually grounded the packages using a cable.
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Kevin Hourican, president of CVS Pharmacy, said the successful drone delivery “demonstrates what’s possible for our customers who can’t easily make it into our stores,” and noted that CVS is looking into a variety of delivery options for urban, suburban and rural markets.

Watch Video of Drone Delivery

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November Hour of Code - Play Student Created Games!

11/6/2019

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Lesson: Click Game with Scratch

​To play games
  1. Phones: Turn to landscape mode
  2. Click/Tap green flag below to play game

Play Some Games Created by #JuniorCoders at #RVCHourofCode
Mile’s Click Game
Elyanna’s click game (she recorded her own sound effects)
Mese’s Click Game
Evan’s Click Game
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October 2019 RVC Hour of Code

10/2/2019

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This month junior coders created an app that moved dancing characters around the app using code.
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RVC Hour of Code: Past, Present, Future

9/27/2019

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The "Hour of Code" is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. One-hour tutorials are available in over 40 languages. No experience needed. Ages 4 to 104 are welcome. The ultimate national goal is to get 10 million people to try computer science for one hour. In addition, the "Hour of Code" demystifies computer science and coding.


The FIRST “Hour of Code” event at Rock Valley College was on December 12th, 2015. The event brought 126 people from the Rockford Region to learn more about Computer Science fundamentals and coding! To keep this momentum going Professor Chuck Konkol of Rock Valley College started hosting monthly “Hour of Code” Workshops!

The“Hour of Code” workshops are FREE and OPEN TO PUBLIC! The workshops are scheduled the 1st Tuesday of the month.

The "Hour of Code" Workshops
  • Fun, hands-on learning about coding
  • Unplugged and online learning
  • Perfect for ages 5 and up!
  • Raffle prizes
  • Information about CIS Computer Science and Coding Courses offered at Rock Valley College

​Agenda
  • Welcome & Introduction
  • Computer Science or Code Tutorial
  • Wrap it Up with Raffle Drawing for Door Prizes


2019 Workshops
Location: CherryVale Mall (2nd Floor by Maurices)
When: 6:30 pm - 7: 30 pm;


  • Tuesday, February 5th, 2019
  • Dance Party.
  • Code a Dance Party to share with your friends!
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  • Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
  • Create Animations That Talk.
  • Bring your characters to life in Scratch 3.0.
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  • Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
  • Create Games with Javascript.
  • Build a game in Kodable!
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  • Tuesday, May 7th, 2019
  • codeSpark Academy with The Foos.
  • Create a Mario-style video game using codeSpark

  • Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
  • Create a Fun Game About Pets.
  • Code using Tynker.com.

  • Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
  • Moana: Wayfinding with Code.
  • Disney created a coding world to animate Moana.
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  • Tuesday, August 6th, 2019
  • Spritebox Coding.
    Learn to sequence, debugging and loops, and code in Swift & Java.
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  • Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019
  • Robot Rattle.
  • Operate a simulated robot with dragging & dropping code blocks.
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  • Tuesday, October 1st, 2019
  • BRICK BREAKER.
    Recreate this classic arcade game using Tynker's physics engine.
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  • Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
  • Coding Galaxy - Adventure Planet.
  • Solve coding puzzles to save the beautiful planet.
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  • Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
  • Animated Holiday Card.
  • Create an animated Holiday Card with Scratch 3.0.

Get Inspired to Code!
  • Do you want SuperPowers? https://youtu.be/e3lOZUvskcg
  • Global hour of code: https://youtu.be/pNiECaVMStY
  • Change the World: https://youtu.be/BvRvluhfzf0
  • #RVCHourOfCode 2015: https://youtu.be/KLTkNnXexfw

​Questions?

If you have questions, please email Professor Chuck Konkol at c.konkol@rockvalleycollege.edu
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How to protect yourself against ransomware attack!

9/10/2019

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by Chuck Konkol
Associate Professor, Rock Valley College
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The RPS205 school district network was recently hit by a ransomware attack which disabled network/internet/database access

“Public entities are being attacked with ransomware, malware and malicious computer viruses at a staggering rate" - RPS205 board minutes

Ransomware is devastating malware variant costing organizations $11.5 billion in 2019

What Is Ransomware?
Ransomware is defined as vicious malware that locks users out of their devices or blocks access to files until a sum of money or ransom is paid. Ransomware attacks cause downtime, data loss, possible intellectual property theft, and in certain industries an attack is considered a data breach.

Prevention
The best way to prevent an infection is to not rely on just one solution, but to use multiple, layered solutions for the best possible protection.

1. Security Awareness Training
It’s easier to prevent malware infections if you know what to look for. If you understand the latest techniques cybercriminals are using, the easier it will be to avoid. Know your enemy! Take an active approach to educating yourself by watching a security awareness training video.

2. Internet Security Products
There are many commercial products that will help you avoid all malware infections, but understand that none of them are 100% effective. The cyber criminals are always looking for weaknesses in security products and promptly take advantage of them.

3. Antivirus Software
While antivirus is highly recommended, you should have multiple layers of protection in place. It is not wise to solely rely on antivirus software to keep your PC secure, as it cannot prevent infections from zero-day or newly emerging threats.

The list of antivirus products below was proven the most effective at preventing malware from AV-Test.org 
  • Avira Antivirus Pro
  • Kaspersky Internet Security
  • Bitdefender Internet Security
  • Norton Security
  • Trend Micro Internet Security
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4. AntiMalware Software
Most anti-malware software like MalwareBytes is designed to run alongside Antivirus products, and it’s recommended you have both in place.

5. Whitelisting Software
Whitelisting offers the best protection against malware and virus attacks. Whitelisting software allows only known good software that you approve to run or execute on your system. All other applications are prevented from running or executing.
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6. Backup Solutions
In the event of a catastrophic attack or complete system failure, it’s essential to have your data backed up. Many have been able to quickly and fully recover from an attack because their data was backed up and safe. We recommend using one of the following online storage services and an external hard drive (that you disconnect after the backup) at the same time as the best possible backup solutions like:
  • Carbonite
  • Google Drive
  • iDrive
  • iCloud
  • Mozy
  • OneDrive​

Courses & Degrees 
If interested in becoming a cyber security specialists or just take a course to better educate yourself then look into the many pathways at Rock Valley College.

If you have questions, click here to connect to a CIS department advisor at Rock Valley College.
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  • Intro to Network Security (PCT-130)
   In this course (Intro to Network Security), students perform weekly labs focusing on white hat (ethical) hacking skills. Lab examples are password cracking, man-in-the-middle attacks, and malicious code. Learn about how hackers think and act in order to locate and exploit vulnerabilitiZes. This course is designed for students with no IT Security knowledge!
  • Data Assurance & IT Security Certificates

Watch Demo of Ransomware Attack

for more information visit below website:
https://www.knowbe4.com/ransomware 
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Hour of Code - September 2019

9/3/2019

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This month junior coders created a binary code bracelet of their initials. 
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Spritebox Coding with Javascript - August 6, 2019

8/6/2019

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SpriteBox Coding was designed with first-time coders in mind. It was developed by the same team that created LightBot, a learn to code app that's been played by over 20 million kids and has been used by tens of thousands of teachers worldwide.
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MAY 2019 - RVC HOUR OF CODE: codeSpark Academy with The Foos

5/7/2019

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THIS MONTH: codeSpark Academy with The Foos

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Create a Mario-style video game using codeSpark.
Hour of Code  |  Rock Valley College
6:30-7:30pm | 
Location: CherryVale Mall (2nd Floor by Maurices)
​The 1st Tuesday of the month
2019 Class Dates and Themes
  • May 7 - CodeSpark academy with the Foos
  • June 4 - Create a fun game about pets
  • July 2 - Wayfinding with code
  • August 6 - Spritebox coding
  • September 3 - Robot battle
  • October 1 - Brick breaker
  • November 5 - Coding galaxy - adventure planet
  • December 3 - Animated holiday card

RSVP
Reservations are free but space is limited in each workshop. Click here to RSVP now to reserve your space!

About
The first Hour of Code event at Rock Valley College was on December 12th, 2015. The event brought 126 people from the Rockford Region to learn more about Computer Science fundamentals and coding! To keep this momentum going Professor Chuck Konkol of Rock Valley College started hosting monthly Hour of Code Workshops! 

​Hour of Code workshops are FREE and OPEN TO PUBLIC! The workshops are scheduled the 1st Tuesday of the month at CherryVale Mall.

Workshops
What happens at the Hour of Code Workshops?
  • Fun, hands on learning about coding
  • Unplugged and online learning
  • Perfect for ages 5 and up!
  • Raffle prizes
  • Information about CIS Computer Science and Coding Courses offered at Rock Valley College

National Hour of Code Program
The ultimate national goal is to get 10 million students to try computer science for one hour. In addition, the Hour of Code demystifies computer science and coding. For more information about this nation-wide event visit hourofcode.com/us. 

Early College: Options for High School Students

Want to earn college credits while you’re still in high school? We offer many opportunities for you to do that and we provide services and support to enroll you in college credit courses for Dual Credit*, Dual Enrollment**, and/or Articulated Credit. We encourage you and your parents to explore the option that is best for you!

Follow link for more information!

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