alice-teacher s Digest, Vol 46, Issue 5 (Susan Stein)

[Susan Stein]

Thank you for your feedback. That's what I am thinking for next year. 
Scratch for 6th, Alice 2.x for 7 and 8 (Advanced scratch for some 7th 
graders) and possibly Alice 3.x for some advanced 8th graders. I would 
need to learn both 2.x and 3.x before September.

Susan

> Elizabeth Mirecki <mailto:elizabeth.mirecki at gmail.com>
> May 13, 2014 at 2:22 PM
> I agree with Phil Funk's comment. I use Scratch with grades 4-6, Alice 
> 2x with grades 7-8, and Alice 3x with grade 9. It's a nice transition 
> up to Alice 3x and Java.
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> Funk, Philip <mailto:P.Funk at snhu.edu>
> May 7, 2014 at 5:10 PM
> Regarding question from Susan in Vol 46 Issue 5, I completely agree 
> with the response from Marilynn regarding using Alice 2.x vs. Alice 
> 3.x. Don't worry about students who have done some Java programming. 
> That probably means they are aware of the need for syntax 
> considerations such as semi-colons and braces. Alice eliminates those 
> needs.
> In terms of teaching principles and concepts, there is a lot more to 
> be learned from a semester with Alice than there would be from two 
> semesters with Java (obviously my opinion - based on some experience - 
> here).
> If you are beginning with sixth graders, you might consider starting 
> out with Scratch (http://scratch.mit.edu) and then transitioning to Alice.
> Phil Funk
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> From: Susan Stein <susan at susanstein.org>
> Subject: Re: alice-teacher Alice 2 or 3 for middle schoolRe: s Digest,
> Vol 46, Issue 5
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> I do have the occasional student who is already programming in Java.
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