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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Definitely! I have them write directions for making a paper airplane and the fun one: making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich! Really helps to make the point.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#1F497D'>Miss Wendy Sue Evans<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Conestoga Valley High School<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Math and Computer Science Teacher<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu [mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>A. Jeff Goldstein<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 01, 2012 4:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> Alice educators<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: alice-teacher Beginner Assignment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I completely agree. Also, the pseudo coding relates well to the “storyboarding” techniques in our Alice textbook.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jeff Goldstein<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Computer Science Teacher<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cox High School, Va Beach<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+a.goldstein=vbschools.com@lists.andrew.cmu.edu">alice-teachers-bounces+a.goldstein=vbschools.com@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+a.goldstein=vbschools.com@lists.andrew.cmu.edu">mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+a.goldstein=vbschools.com@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Prem Pathuri<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu">alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> alice-teacher Beginner Assignment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>To allow students to actually visualize what a computer does, on the first day, I like to teach them what psuedocode is. I allow them to write down directions to do a particular task, and I pretend as though I am a robot and do EXACTLY what they tell me to do. This allows them to see the importance of being very detailed in their programs. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>