alice-teacher Graphic Computer Programming Additional Curriculum

[Edward Bujak]

I have taught a high school Intro CS semester course with Processing http://processing.org/Processing is Java, but with less "overhead." Also Processing (like Alice) does not require an install.  It is a simple executable with support directories and files. Simply drag the files onto the hard drive, USB flash drive, even network drive.
Processing does have it's own IDE to facilitate easier development, but it does involve an edit, compile, test development model.
For a live dynamically interactive Processing development, check out the Khan Academy's CS track.https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/cswhich is Processing brought to your browser (no installs).  This is done with Processing.js a JavaScript Library to bring Processing into the browser.Here you can control variables by simply hovering over them and sliding.
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From: jeannette_anderson at hermitage.k12.pa.us
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 08:51:11 -0400
To: alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
Subject: Re: alice-teacher Graphic Computer Programming Additional Curriculum

I started using Processing this year and really like it.  It students have to write code (rather than drag and drop) but the outputs are visual. There is a lot of info online try Processing.org.


On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 8:03 AM, Emily Higgins <erphiggins at gmail.com> wrote:


Dear All - I have taught Alice in my programming class for the past three years.  I need to add more to the course - I have become more efficient in my teaching.  Does anyone have particular recommendations of what languages or projects I could add for the portion of the year after I've used Alice?  I would like it to be something different from Alice.



Thank you all -Emily HigginsBoothbay Region High SchoolBoothbay Harbor, Maine
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