alice-teacher Getting started with Alice

Tue Mar 5 10:00:01 EST 2013

Hi Suzanne.
Im also starting studies with Alice, but Im not from educational areas. I 
was graduated in Computer Science.
So, the first thing I hardly look for is the way to install the software, so 
we feel secure about using it anyway, in any LAB with Linux, Windows, etc.
It's very easy to make Alice to run in any operating system cause it's built 
in Java. Thats why I prefer downloading always the Java version.
Then, I will write to you the only problems I faced with Alice version 3 
running on Linux (Ubuntu 10.04 and 11.20):

1. after clicking the alice3.sh shotcut, nothing happens
    >> inside the alice3.sh, if you want to access through a shortcut, you 
must say to the system to change its position the directory on which alice 
is installed.
    >> for example, I just wrote ' cd /home/usuario/alice ' in the first 
line of the alice3.sh script to solve the problem

2. java is not installed (but it was!)

      >> depending on the version of your Java and depending on the way it 
was installed, the first Java command in the alice3.sh script, must execute 
the 'java' program from the correct place. In my case, java wasn't 'in the 
path', as we use to say, then I just changed the 'java' command (java -ea 
......) inside alice3.sh to the path I knew was java, i.e. 
/home/andre/jre1.6.0_31/bin/java -ea ......
It worked!

3. the only one problem a faced running the windows version (of course, on 
Windows Operating System):

    >> with Alice 3.1, the scene screen wasn't being shown. Then, I found a 
link wrote by the Alice Team saying to update the graphics card driver.
    >> It worked! I was using an Intel Graphic Card on a Windows 8 with 
Intel i7 processor.

Anyway, always put the exactly error message and information about your 
system when asking for help on some subject about computers programs.
:)
Hope this help!

André Gustavo Schaeffer
andre_schaeffer at yahoo.com.br
https://sites.google.com/site/andregustavoschaeffer

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Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:49:44 +0000
From: "Arnott, Suzanne S" <arnott.suzanne.s at edumail.vic.gov.au>
Subject: Re: alice-teacher Getting started with Alice
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Yes, I would have thought the same thing? but my techs tell me it is not 
working?. Hmmm? will see if I can get details

Regards
Suzanne Arnott
Teacher of: ICT, Textiles and VET Fashion
Sandringham College
Blog: 
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On Behalf Of Rafael Serrano
Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013 9:33 AM
To: Alice educators
Cc: Alice educators
Subject: Re: alice-teacher Getting started with Alice

Hello. I am a little confused by your problem. When you say that you have a 
proxy I believe it means that a server goes to the Internet and caches pages 
and connections for all the other computers. I don't know how it can prevent 
the installation of programs.  I can see it preventing the download of the 
install package but that is easier to solve.

Maybe you have another form of control in your network for the programs you 
can install in each computer. You may need to ask your net admin.

Sorry for my English. I'm writing from El Salvador.

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El Feb 28, 2013, a las 4:17 PM, "Arnott, Suzanne S" 
<arnott.suzanne.s at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:arnott.suzanne.s at edumail.vic.gov.au>> 
escribi?:
Hi,
I am very new to Alice, but would love to run it with my classes?. The 
problem is our school runs through a proxy and we seem to have issues 
getting things like this installed?. Can?t install steam for schools or even 
the latest version of Gamemaker?
My school is in Melbourne Australia, so I can?t get to any of the f2f 
sessions sadly?.
Any ideas?
Many thanks

Regards
Suzanne Arnott
Teacher of: ICT, Textiles and VET Fashion
Sandringham College
Blog: 
http://c21teachingandlearning.global2.vic.edu.au<http://c21teachingandlearning.global2.vic.edu.au/>
Twitter: @suzi_q<http://twitter.com/#!/suzi_q>
Google + : gplus.to/starnott
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Subject: alice-teacher Promotional Programming Video

Hi folks.  I am new to the list and ALICE.

I found this today and thought I would share.  It may serve some well to 
help gain support, promote, or an intro to computer science courses.  It 
includes famous people/programmers, role models, et al

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKIu9yen5nc

Eric

Eric Hillstrom

Teacher
Dept. of Career and Technology
Durango High School
2390 Main Ave., Durango CO 81301
(970)259-1630 x 2202
The only easy day was yesterday.
In memory of  Navy Special Warfare Operator 3rd Class (SEAL) Denis C. 
Miranda 
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