alice-teacher Alice 2.3 Vs Alice 3.1

[Don Slater]

Depends on the purpose of your course… If you expect your students to be writing actual Java code at the end of the course, than Alice 3.1 is probably the better choice. You will be able to use the Learning to Program with Alice text, but you will need to create new versions of the example worlds and exercises that you want to use, as the gallery in Alice 3 is completely different than the gallery in Alice 2. You will also need to use the curricular resources that we will be making available to support the transition to writing Java code.

Alice 3.1 is NOT a replacement for Alice 2.x at this time. It is a tool designed for a different type of course than Alice 2.x. If your course is a general introduction to basic programming fundamentals and constructs, and the students will not be writing code in a "production" programming language such as Java, than Alice 2.x is probably the better choice at this time. It has many more curricular materials, including those available at http://www.aliceprogramming.net. (The materials at this site are designed for use with Alice 2.)

Let me know if you have any other questions.

All the best,
Don Slater

Alice Team
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On Jun 19, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Anjali Wahi <awahi at pcti.tec.nj.us> wrote:

> Hi,
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> I have Alice 2.3. Should I upgrade my Alice to 3.1? Is it stable? How much is it different from 2.3? Would I be able to use Alice 2.2 textbook with it? I have a classroom set of ‘Learn to Program with ALICE – 3rd Edition’
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> Thanks,
> Anjali Wahi
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