alice-teacher Application not configured correctly

[Richard Guenther]

We have just switched over to a new Mac lab and it turns out to be super
easy to make screencasts.  I have found nothing as helpful as these have
been.  I tend to make several a day for all my classes (Python, Java, and
Processing being used in the other classes).  I used to show the class a
demo, showing them just enough to get them started, and then let them try to
figure out the rest using problem solving techniques and algorithms.  The
only problem was that this was too much like the old "shotgun" approach, and
most of the work and learning occurred afterward, as individual students
worked at their own individual paces.  Having screencasts available has
eliminated many of the questions like "how did you make the arrow key move
the camera?"  I just point them towards the screencast.  I'm also really
lucky to have a bilingual aide this semester, so now my screencasts are
available in both English and Spanish.  Having ELL newcomers in my class has
never been easier.

That said, screencasts are large files.  I'm lucky to have Remote Desktop so
I can just transfer them to each student or the entire class as necessary.
I wouldn't mind releasing all of these somewhere, but I spend more time
teaching and making them than I want to spend uploading them somewhere.
Still, if there's a good site for this (creative commons licensed) I'd be
willing to put all of them up there.  Heck the one on "How to Export a Video
in Alice 2.2" has alone saved me a ton of time this semester.  :-)

Richard



On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 6:50 AM, Ella Glazer <ella.glazer at gmail.com> wrote:

> I use handouts.  I have a classroom set of texts but have not used them.
>
> Ella Glazer
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Mary Barnes <1320barnes at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi:
>> I'm beginning to teach Alice 2.2 to juniors and seniors this week.  It's
>> loaded and working well except for on 2 computers.  I've reloaded 3 or 4
>> times a couple of different ways ( from our server and again from the
>> website download directly).  IT will launch if I go to the 'If Alice Fails
>> Try This' but can I use that as a long term solution for these 2 computers?
>>  We are running XP.  I've posted this to the forum and didn't get much
>> response other than making the desktop shortcut point to the 'If Alice
>> Fails" executable, which I guess I can do but I didn't think I should do
>> that regularly.
>>
>> Also, I have one textbook but couldn't afford to buy any for my students.
>>  Any of you teaching without the textbook?
>>
>
Richard Guenther
Computer Science
Skyline High School
600 E Mtn Ave.
Longmont CO 80501
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