alice-teacher Variable as counter in Alice 3

Wed Nov 6 13:18:25 EST 2013

The Hour of Code is a massive campaign to introduce more than 10 million students to computer science by having them do an hour-long online tutorial during Computer Science Week, December 9th to the 15th.  It is designed to show how any educator can bring introductory computer science to their classroom. All ages welcome. No experience required. Computers are optional.

Here is a video that briefly explains the program.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfZrX5YDltU

The hour of code project is a week-long celebration organized to introduce more people to the idea of programming.  The educational value in this is that research shows that students who study programming show improved math scores. The earlier a student starts the better. There are schools and programs world- wide that are introducing students at all ages, some as young as 6 years old, to programming.  The educational buzz word is "Computational Thinking."

Additionally, they are beginning to discover that using programs like Alice are helping students with English, reading and vocabular.

The Hour of Code initiative has organized self-directed tutorials and programming activities that are designed for anyone to be able to follow, regardless of experience or expertise.  They are designed to be easy enough for anyone to follow, an instructor would not have to be a tech teacher to implement this.  The Hour of Code is targeting schools, businesses and families.

A computer isn't necessary for this.  The activities are designed to be completed on computers, tablets, or any other device that can access online content. Additionally, off-line activities are also provided, so that if technology or the internet isn't available, students could still participate.

See the email below form the sponsoring organization.

Thanks,
Keith

Mr. Golebie
kgolebie at ellwood.k12.pa.us<mailto:kgolebie at ellwood.k12.pa.us>
Rm 219  x3219
Lincoln High School
Ellwood City Area School District

From: Hadi Partovi [mailto:hadi_partovi at code.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 5:52 PM
To: Keith Golebie
Subject: An Hour of Code for every student

Last week, we announced the Hour of Code to the world. Now backed by Microsoft, Google, Apple, Amazon, LinkedIn, Mark Zuckerberg, the College Board, Boys & Girls Clubs, and over 100 other partners<http://postoffice.code.org/l/WCetqyexp763gdY5iJlZphEg/KgU3RmuyTlHf5GCnaldZYQ/GkI0tLT892JBmQ7RIGczSOFA>, we're getting closer to 10 million students trying one Hour of Code during Dec. 9-15. We still need your help.

Every student should have the opportunity to learn computer science. Please join us at http://hourofcode.com<http://postoffice.code.org/l/WCetqyexp763gdY5iJlZphEg/NNwc55VKgGLw3mRMZ6YUBg/GkI0tLT892JBmQ7RIGczSOFA>.

Learn to code - from Mark Zuckerberg and Angry Birds
Code.org will provide tutorials for any browser, tablet, phone, even unplugged. Our own tutorial will feature Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Angry Birds, and Plants vs. Zombies. We'll share a preview for feedback in early-November.

1 in 4 chance of winning: laptops, or a video chat with Bill Gates
50 schools who organize an Hour of Code for the entire school will win a class-set of laptops. 50 more will win video chats with Bill Gates, Jack Dorsey, or other tech leaders. So far, we have 818 "entire school" submissions<http://postoffice.code.org/l/WCetqyexp763gdY5iJlZphEg/F0vf8u6JMTgATyDVYLgLTQ/GkI0tLT892JBmQ7RIGczSOFA>. In some states, your school will be the first to sign up, making your chances of winning exceptional. The deadline is Nov. 15, so register now. More info<http://postoffice.code.org/l/WCetqyexp763gdY5iJlZphEg/Mk9anfHXZD1UfhjXICSuzQ/GkI0tLT892JBmQ7RIGczSOFA>

How can you help?

  *   Ask your entire school to participate - share this handout and video<http://postoffice.code.org/l/WCetqyexp763gdY5iJlZphEg/RnU0GijIHps763ito2iviCAQ/GkI0tLT892JBmQ7RIGczSOFA> with your teacher or principal.
  *   Participate yourself (or with your child). Set aside one hour during Dec. 9-15.
  *   At work, schedule a 1-hour team event to learn together.
  *   In your community, recruit a local group. Or host an Hour of Code "block party."
  *   Share on your social networks why you're hosting an Hour of Code. Ask friends to join.

No experience needed
We owe it to today's students to start with one hour. CSEdWeek (Dec. 9-15) is in 7 weeks! Get started<http://postoffice.code.org/l/WCetqyexp763gdY5iJlZphEg/BMvXya9Ngtr3BmHaEwOyLQ/GkI0tLT892JBmQ7RIGczSOFA>.

P.S. Why are you receiving this? You watched our video and signed the petition at http://code.org, to bring more code and computer science to all our schools. (Don't worry, this isn't a monthly newsletter, we'll only send you rare, but important, updates. You'll hear from us more between now and December, and then we'll dial it down).

Our mailing address is:
Code.org
PO Box 34628 #80740
Seattle, WA 98124

Unsubscribe from this list<http://postoffice.code.org/unsubscribe/3RtSUJDz1XQDeS3KG2YBTxMxWBWPg7KjHVnT9763WFzvk/2vKhKWlBVYrWK7WV763PB2ng/GkI0tLT892JBmQ7RIGczSOFA>

From: alice-teachers-bounces+kgolebie=ellwood.k12.pa.us at lists.andrew.cmu.edu [mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+kgolebie=ellwood.k12.pa.us at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On Behalf Of Rex McKanry
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 7:55 AM
To: Alice educators
Subject: Re: alice-teacher Variable as counter in Alice 3

Okay, I'll ask. What is Code Week?

________________________________
From: alice-teachers-bounces+rmckanry=stchas.edu at lists.andrew.cmu.edu<mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+rmckanry=stchas.edu at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> <alice-teachers-bounces+rmckanry=stchas.edu at lists.andrew.cmu.edu<mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+rmckanry=stchas.edu at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>> on behalf of terry morley <terrymorley2002 at yahoo.com<mailto:terrymorley2002 at yahoo.com>>
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 6:24 PM
To: alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu<mailto:alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: alice-teacher Variable as counter in Alice 3

Is anyone participating in code week on Dec 9th through Dec 13?

________________________________
From: Rex McKanry <rmckanry at stchas.edu<mailto:rmckanry at stchas.edu>>;
To: Alice educators <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu<mailto:alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>>;
Subject: Re: alice-teacher Variable as counter in Alice 3
Sent: Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:34:56 PM

This is what would do but you don't need to use a counter. Note that the setValue for the text needs something in there and is appended to the counter variable. I just left this blank.

Rex

[cid:image002.png at 01CEDAF2.CB886EE0]

From: alice-teachers-bounces+rmckanry=stchas.edu at lists.andrew.cmu.edu<mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+rmckanry=stchas.edu at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> [mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+rmckanry=stchas.edu at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On Behalf Of Emily Higgins
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 1:11 PM
To: Alice educators
Subject: alice-teacher Variable as counter in Alice 3

Hi All-
I am trying to have a variable display on the screen.  I know how to do it in Alice 2.3 but not in Alice 3.1.  I can't figure out how to assign the value of the variable to screen text.

Thank you,
Emily Higgins
Boothbay Region High School

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/alice-teachers/attachments/20131106/3104dc0d/attachment-0001.html 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.png
Type: image/png
Size: 926 bytes
Desc: image001.png
Url : http://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/alice-teachers/attachments/20131106/3104dc0d/attachment-0002.png 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image002.png
Type: image/png
Size: 13496 bytes
Desc: image002.png
Url : http://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/alice-teachers/attachments/20131106/3104dc0d/attachment-0003.png 