alice-teacher Looking For a Volounteer

Tue Jul 21 12:47:54 EDT 2020

Don,

This was a few years ago and I haven't tried it in a while, though I
imagine it still works as described. The biggest challenge for this setup
is that it requires you to run your Chromebook in developer mode, which
/most district IT directors will not want you to do, and especially not for
the students.For that and a few other reasons, I don't recommend anyone
attempt this unless you have very strong tech skills and a cooperative tech
department.

Mr. Golebie

kgolebie at ellwood.k12.pa.us

On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 10:56 AM Donald Slater <dslater at andrew.cmu.edu>
wrote:

> Rhett,
> A member of the Alice community, Keith Golebie, has found that by
> installing a linux emulator on the Chromebook, he was able to run Alice
> (both versions), The setup is not trivial however. Here are their
> instructions:
>
> <begin instructions from Keith Golebie (kgolebie at ellwood.k12.pa.us)>
>
> For those of you who may be interested...
>
> After many attempts, I am happy to report that Alice 3 (the latest
> version) is running on the Chromebook! Linux is running in a window, so you
> can toggle between Linux and Chrome without rebooting.
>
> All credit and thanks to Steve Audia at CMU - Steve's patience through
> this process was amazing! Additionally, thanks and credit to Eric Brown for
> your input and for making the connections.
>
> The process does require Developer mode, and that may be sticky for IT
> Staff in school districts, but it does work.
>
> This is not as complicated as it may seem. There are 3 main steps - run
> the Ubuntu install, update Linux & install java, then install Alice. This
> is only one method of making this work, there are others. If you find other
> methods, please share them with the list.
>
> Installing the Linux version of Alice on a Chromebook
>
> 1. Follow the steps to install Linux Ubuntu using Crouton found here:
> https://www.lifewire.com/install-linux-on-chromebook-4125253
>
> Once Linux is up and running, you may have to reboot the system, so go
> ahead and do that.
> (Follow directions on Crouton install)
>
> 2. After rboot, in a terminal window on Linux, run:
>
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade
> sudo apt-get install software-properties-common python-software-properties
> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
> sudo apt-get update
> sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
>
> 3. Alice
> Download Alice 3 for Linux from Alice.org
>
> The remainder is from Alice.org:
>
> Linux:
> the Linux shell script does not start the installer right away. Follow
> these steps:
>
> Open the Terminal, and go to the directory where you have downloaded Alice.
> Type chmod +x Alice3_unix_Offline_3_2_5_0_0.sh
> Type ./Alice3_unix_Offline_3_2_5_0_0.sh
> Installation will start in a few seconds
>
> 4. Alice 2
> Click on Download Alice 2.x for Linux for the appropriate gallery version
> of Alice 2.x.
> After the download is complete, unzip the downloaded file.
> Place the complete uncompressed directory in the desired location on your
> machine.
> Open the Alice 2.x directory
> Find the Required directory in the Alice 2.x directory and open it
> Double-click the run-alice file in the Required directory (you may wish to
> create a short-cut for this file to place on your desktop).
> If Alice does not start, you may need to reset the classpath for the Java
> location on your machine.
>
> -Keith
>
> <end Keith Golebie instructions>
>
> Al the best,
> Don Slater
>
> Alice Project
>
> On Jul 21, 2020, at 12:39 AM, Rhett Nettles <rnettles at s2temsc.org> wrote:
>
> I am interested in learning about the emulator for chromebooks.
> Thanks,
> Rhett Nettles
> PS You guys are awesome!!! Loved your session at CSTA!
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* alice-teachers <
> alice-teachers-bounces+rnettles=s2temsc.org at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> on
> behalf of Don Slater <don at alice.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 20, 2020 3:40 PM
> *To:* Alice Teachers <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: alice-teacher Looking For a Volounteer
>
> Robert,
> Unfortunately at this time, Alice dees not run an any mobile devices. I am
> sorry.
>
> We have reports of some teachers being able to install a Linux emulator on
> their Chromebooks and run the Linux version of Alice. Please let m know if
> you are interested in hearing more about this.
>
> I hope school opens smoothly and without incident for you.
>
> Take care, and be safe.
>
> Don Slater
> Alice Project
>
> On Jul 20, 2020, at 1:15 PM, NIMMO, ROBERT <Robert.Nimmo at vernonct.org>
> wrote:
>
> Can Alice be downloaded to Chromebooks? In the event we go back to remote
> learning can we run Alice remotely?
>
> Bob Nimmo
> Business / Computer Science Teacher
> VRABE Teacher
> Robotics Club Mentor
> Rockville High School
> Vernon, Connecticut
>
> Let all our students become powerful thinkers, effective collaborators,
> and compassionate contributors in preparation for success in a dynamic,
> interdependent world.
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: alice-teachers <
> alice-teachers-bounces+robert.nimmo=vernonct.org at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> on
> behalf of Eric Brown <ewbrown at andrew.cmu.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 6:42 PM
> To: Alice educators
> Subject: alice-teacher Looking For a Volounteer
>
> Dear All,
>
> As some of you may know it is the 25th Anniversary of Java.  We are
> working on something to celebrate that milestone and have been asked to
> look for an educator and student who would be willing to record a short
> video (we will proved some direction).  We are hoping to find an educator
> that thinks fondly of Alice and how it helped them to teach Java/CS, excite
> new students to Java/CS and a student that was impacted by Alice and has
> gone on to further ed or career in CS even better if that path included
> using Java to be our representatives (super awesome if you have an Alice
> T-shirt or Alice themed props :) since I don’t think I can mail anything).
> If you are willing or interested please reach out to me directly and I can
> give you more information.  We are looking to find people quickly (need to
> do our part by the end of next week).  Sorry for the short notice.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Eric Brown
> ewbrown(at)cmu.edu
> Director of The Alice Project
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