alice-teacher Alice & Math?

[Lance Allen]

Ella,
I have no problems running Alice 2.2 (release 8-5-2011) on Windows 7, 64-bit
systems. Can  you provide additional information about the problem?




On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Ella Glazer <ella.glazer at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have  used a cow walking toward (and through) a bush.  Then we discuss
> how to compute the distance and using variables.  of course, in Alice the
> cow then walks to the center of the bush so we talk about subtracting width
> and measuring from the absolute center.
>
> On another note, we are now running a 64 bit system and Alice will not load
> at all.  I may have to switch to another language.  Any suggestions?
>
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Tony Bowes <tony-bowes at stlukes.qld.edu.au
> > wrote:
>
>> I'm using Alice for my Year 8's, an also teach some of them for year 8
>> Maths. I have found a good deal of crossover when discussing variables in
>> Alice and comparing them to unknowns in early Algebra. Maybe only 1/2 a
>> lesson discussion per student though, followed by a lesson or two of
>> designing worlds utilising variables. Most of the lessons are self-paced.
>>
>> Tony Bowes
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 5:51 AM, Shannon Campe <shannonc at etr.org> wrote:
>>
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