Hello,<div>I am new to Alice, and have an extremely bright 5th grade student that might do well with this project. Wendy, would you be able to resend your files so that I could try it out with him? I will share anything we come up with as well. Thanks!<br clear="all">
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 1:56 AM, Dennis Cebuliak <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cebuliak@shaw.ca" target="_blank">cebuliak@shaw.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Wendy,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<font size="4" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Thank you again for the rest of the project. I will respond more fully in several days – after my students have had the opportunity to rush to the finish, and I can give a fuller report then. For the moment this gives a framework for my students to transition from Alice to the NXT robotics which they will be starting next week.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<font size="4" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Dennis<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> alice-teachers-bounces+cebuliak=<a href="mailto:shaw.ca@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">shaw.ca@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:alice-teachers-bounces%2Bcebuliak" target="_blank">alice-teachers-bounces+cebuliak</a>=<a href="mailto:shaw.ca@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">shaw.ca@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Wendy Evans<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> November-05-12 7:08 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> 'Alice educators'<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: alice-teacher Interactive zoo<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
</div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Dennis,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I attached the “rest” of the phases to the zoo Project. Please give me any feedback on anything I could improve. Thanks! <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<b><font color="#1f497d" face="Lucida Handwriting"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#1f497d;font-weight:bold">Miss Wendy Sue Evans<u></u><u></u></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1f497d">Conestoga Valley High School<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<font color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1f497d">Math and Computer Science Teacher<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Dennis Cebuliak<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, November 04, 2012 11:48 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> 'Alice educators'<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: alice-teacher Interactive zoo<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
</div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hello Wendy, I really like your detailed approach, and it is much more specific than giving students a generic project of a game design. This very specific projects is exactly what some students need – those who have trouble finding their “feet” in game design. Is there any chance that you could kindly post the remaining assignments to this project? Thank you so much.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<font size="4" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Dennis Cebuliak<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Leduc Composite High School<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<font size="4" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Canada<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
<div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+cebuliak=shaw.ca@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">alice-teachers-bounces+cebuliak=shaw.ca@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+cebuliak=shaw.ca@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+cebuliak=shaw.ca@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Wendy Evans<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> November-01-12 2:10 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> 'Alice educators'<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: alice-teacher Interactive zoo<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
</div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">The interactive Zoo is a semester long project. Students begin by researching two zoos from somewhere in the U.S. and writing a paper comparing them. Then using these zoos as a model, I assign students into groups of 3-4. Together, they design a zoo and draw a map. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Each student is responsible for a habitat. In that habitat their animals must perform at the push a button/lever, whatever they decide. They set up an interactive panel in front of the habitat and when the user pushes the button the animals inside perform.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">They also must include amenities such as bathrooms, water fountains, petting zoo, and landscaping, whatever they can think of to make their Zoo the best. The students get quite creative with this.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">The advanced students sometimes have a person that is the user and he/she walks around the zoo. They can enter a letter on the keyboard and the person walks to that particular habitat. Right now my students are in Phase 2: The Map, due tomorrow. Phase Three will be to start building the Zoo World entrance on their jump drives and building each habitat. Those not working on the jump drive are busy “training” their animals to perform. That way they will be ready to add them to the jump drive when the habitat is created and ready to populate (just like a real zoo). <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I’ve attached the first three phases for you to look at. I hope you find them helpful.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="#1f497d" face="Lucida Handwriting"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#1f497d;font-weight:bold">Miss Wendy Sue Evans<u></u><u></u></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1f497d">Conestoga Valley High School<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Terrie Meyer<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:45 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> alice-teacher Interactive zoo<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Wendy,<br>What does the interactive zoo do?<br>
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Terrie Meyer<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">> From: <a href="mailto:wendy_evans@cvsd.k12.pa.us" target="_blank">wendy_evans@cvsd.k12.pa.us</a><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a><br>> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:40:50 -0400<br>> Subject: Re: alice-teacher (no subject)<br>> <br>
> I usually supply the my teams with a jump drive to house their program. We build an interactive zoo as a final project for the year. That way they can share and each can add their work as they get it done.<br>> <br>
> Wendy Sue Evans<br>> Conestoga Valley High School<br>> Computer Science and math Teacher<br> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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