<div dir="ltr">Hi Don<div><br></div><div>Just clarifying, it is Tamara who believes Alice 3 can be confusing for middle school students. </div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>Margaret</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 2:56 AM, Don Slater via alice-teachers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Margaret, <div>You may reply to me off-line if you prefer. I am curious about the comment that Alice 3 “… can confuse students if they plan to take the Computer Science AP exam in High School.” I am a consultant for the AP Computer Science Exam, and Alice 3 was specifically designed to be used by students who would be learning Java in future programming classes, including the AP Computer Science course.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br><div>
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<br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jan 19, 2016, at 10:00 AM, Tamara Mazza via alice-teachers <<a href="mailto:alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="ltr">I am a Middle School Teacher who only uses Alice 2. I was instructed that using Alice 3, although more fun, can confuse students if they plan to take the Computer Science AP exam in High School. <div><br></div><div>So with that information I only teach Alice 2. Have Fun!</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 9:23 PM, Margaret Meijers via alice-teachers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Carolyn<div><br></div><div>Really the only reason we use Alice 3 instead of 2 is that I first started using Alice around the time Alice 3 appeared with the Sims characters. My students at the time looked at both Alice 2 and 3, and really wanted to go with Alice 3 because they had a lot more scope for making better looking animations. I think at the time I also thought that Alice 3 was an upgrade for Alice 2, so that was what we used. </div><div><br></div><div>So not for any sound educational reasons at all, just what I started with, so have stayed with!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>Margaret</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 9:13 AM, Carolyn Thomas via alice-teachers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">alice-teachers@lists.andrew.cmu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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7th/8th Grade Science Teacher<br>
Wildwood Middle School<br>
1209 Shenandoah Junction Road<br>
Shenandoah Junction, WV 25442<br>
<a href="tel:304-728-4518" value="+13047284518" target="_blank">304-728-4518</a><br>
Classroom Website: <a href="http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/thomas" title="http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/thomas Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link" style="font-family:'Times New Roman'" target="_blank">http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/thomas</a><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></i></div>
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<div dir="ltr">I run online and face to face courses in Alice 3 for girls aged 10-14 years, and over time have developed a bank of materials that I use in my courses. I have placed them on a website and thought that they may be of use to other teachers or
students. They can be accessed from <a href="http://alice.mmls.com.au/" target="_blank">alice.mmls.com.au</a>
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