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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'>For the younger grades, elementary and middle school, you should consider using Alice 2.x<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'>For resources for Alice 2.x, start with the Alice.org website, and look under “Teaching” there are some very good resources there, especially check out the Duke University materials, and there are lots of others. <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'>There are plenty of tutorials available on youtube.<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'>Alice 3.x would be better for experienced users, and/or a course where you are going to go beyond introductory topics and begin writing code in a language. <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'>There are resources for Alice 3 on the alice.org website (look under teaching) –<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The Alice 3 materials page: <a href="http://www.alice.org/3.1/index.html">http://www.alice.org/3.1/index.html</a><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'>And the getting started with Java using Alice: <a href="http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Coll_TheOracleAcademy/GettingStartedWithJavaUsingAlice">http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Coll_TheOracleAcademy/GettingStartedWithJavaUsingAlice</a><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'>Also, the folks at Oracle have a course in Alice 3 mapped out – Click on the Alice 3 Self Study Guide under teaching on the alice.org site or go here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://academy.oracle.com/self-study/alice/index.html">https://academy.oracle.com/self-study/alice/index.html</a><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'>Lots of resources available in other locations as well – there are many video guides on youtube for example.<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'>Additionally, for either program, monitor this email list serve. Lots of folks are sharing resources and ideas, as well as posting questions, regularly. The Alice team, and especially Don Slater, are very good at responding quickly to all questions.<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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Keith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Mr. Golebie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>kgolebie@ellwood.k12.pa.us<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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"'> alice-teachers-bounces+kgolebie=ellwood.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu [mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+kgolebie=ellwood.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Zapphire Informatics<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 23, 2014 10:29 AM<br><b>To:</b> alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> alice-teacher Teaching class in 4-5 weeks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>HI all,<br>I have friend who is trying to teach an intro class to elementary and middle school students on Introduction to Alice for the first time. <br>1. How would you go about doing this?<br>2. what are some of the topics to cover in that short period of time?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>3. how much would you charge?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>4. where can I get a sample syllabus and notes?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I need this information as soon as possible since my friend wants it as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thanks for any help.<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>