<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424365525422_20686" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424365525422_21363">I agree with Leonel, The children in 8th grade approach it differently in my 2 classes. Some want to work alone while others enjoy creating an animation with friends. Students, also , like to help others with their animations. The tutorials that Don Slater has for Alice 3 are great jump starters for classes. Since we used version 2 in the past, I do have a learning curve to master.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424365525422_20686" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424365525422_27762">We have been working once a week since December with some vacation days in between. </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424365525422_20686" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424365525422_26229">Thank you to all contribute to these videos. A class with certification that was also virtual would be great.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424365525422_20686" dir="ltr"><span>Thank you,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424365525422_20686" dir="ltr"><span>Terry</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424365525422_20686" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424365525422_20693"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424365525422_28116"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1424365525422_28115">Terry Morley<br>Technology Teacher and Coordinator<br>Mater Dei Catholic School<br>493 E. Main Street<br>Lansdale, PA 19446<br>215-368-0995</div></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Thursday, February 19, 2015 12:04 PM, Tamara Mazza <tamara.mazza@ahschool.com> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv6681879013"><div><div dir="ltr">I just need a course with a certificate to prove to my school that I have taken some type of training in Alice. I am not in a position to attend a course once the summer starts as I have little ones at home. I would really love a virtual course that can be done over any period of time with a certificate at the end to prove that I did take a course. I have found two online courses but I have had no one state that they ever took them before or if they are good. I teach Middle School and believe over the next year I will be moved into the high school. I currently spend 2 weeks in Alice for 6-8 grade. <div><br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div><div class="yiv6681879013gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv6681879013yqt8933838117" id="yiv6681879013yqt02979"><div class="yiv6681879013gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 9:26 AM, Deane Fistick <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:deane.fistick@ecotoh.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:deane.fistick@ecotoh.org">deane.fistick@ecotoh.org</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv6681879013gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Thanks for the insight on the "categories" of student interest/approach Leonel. In my HS classes I also seem to have a "special" few (small percentage) that work very hard to achieve all 3 of those challenges in their programs.<br clear="none">
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From: alice-teachers-bounces+deane.fistick=<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ecotoh.org@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank" href="mailto:ecotoh.org@lists.andrew.cmu.edu">ecotoh.org@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a> [mailto:<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:alice-teachers-bounces%2Bdeane.fistick" target="_blank" href="mailto:alice-teachers-bounces%2Bdeane.fistick">alice-teachers-bounces+deane.fistick</a>=<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ecotoh.org@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank" href="mailto:ecotoh.org@lists.andrew.cmu.edu">ecotoh.org@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a>] On Behalf Of Leonel Morales<br clear="none">
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Today I went to a school to do a workshop with a group of 20 middle school students using Alice.<br clear="none">
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As usual at some point they lost attention in my explanations and started experimenting and creating on their own (I enjoy that part).<br clear="none">
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Afterwards I reflected on what I saw and found that kids liked to do one of the following:<br clear="none">
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-Design a scene: kids in this group liked to bring lots of characters and objects to the scene without worrying much about making them do something. The new starters available in v.3.2 are great for them.<br clear="none">
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-Dialogues: put a couple of characters in the scene with some objects and make them talk and perform some limited action. A couple of girls made this type of stories putting dolphins with a cake in the ocean and pretend they were celebrating a birthday party, and they laughed a lot watching the scene and making the dolphins say something.<br clear="none">
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-Complex movements: these kids used simple scenes with one or two characters and worked hard to make them perform complex movements even using the joints.<br clear="none">
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-Instruction follow: kids wanting to make an animation that looked exactly like the one being projected.<br clear="none">
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I will have a second session with them on Friday and plan to propose them challenges addressing each of these "modes".<br clear="none">
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Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.<br clear="none">
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Thanks!<br clear="none">
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