alice-teacher Alice Course Materials

[Pappafotopoulos, Dianne]

Hi All,
I am currently teaching a programming class in lab that has MAC desktops
with the option to switch between the MAC operating system to the Windows
side. My students had issues with the animations working correctly and some
had the scenes actually freeze after they put in "do together" commands on
the MAC side. It seemed to work better on the Windows side, but overall,
Alice 3 feels a little buggy to me. Is there something that I should know
as far as the version of Java to use or certain requirements that would
make this program run smoothly? Should we only be using it on a Windows
platform? I am now hesitant to use it for my next semester since we had so
many issues.

Thanks!
Dianne

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 9:23 PM, Margaret Meijers via alice-teachers <
alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:

> Hi Carolyn
>
> Really the only reason we use Alice 3 instead of 2 is that I first started
> using Alice around the time Alice 3 appeared with the Sims characters.  My
> students at the time looked at both Alice 2 and 3, and really wanted to go
> with Alice 3 because they had a lot more scope for making better looking
> animations.   I think at the time I also thought that Alice 3 was an
> upgrade for Alice 2, so that was what we used.
>
> So not for any sound educational reasons at all, just what I started with,
> so have stayed with!
>
> Cheers
> Margaret
>
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 9:13 AM, Carolyn Thomas via alice-teachers <
> alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>
>> Margaret - thanks! I just started an all girls class. Curious why you use
>> Alice 3 instead of Alice 2.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Carolyn Thomas, NBCT 7th/8th Grade Science Teacher Wildwood Middle
>> School 1209 Shenandoah Junction Road Shenandoah Junction, WV 25442
>> 304-728-4518 <304-728-4518> Classroom
>> Website: http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/thomas
>> <http://boe.jeff.k12.wv.us/thomas> *
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* alice-teachers <alice-teachers-bounces+c.r.thomas=
>> k12.wv.us at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> on behalf of Margaret Meijers via
>> alice-teachers <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>
>> *Sent:* Monday, January 18, 2016 3:40 PM
>> *To:* Alice educators
>> *Subject:* alice-teacher Alice Course Materials
>>
>> I run online and face to face courses in Alice 3 for girls aged 10-14
>> years, and over time have developed a bank of materials that I use in my
>> courses.  I have placed them on a website and thought that they may be of
>> use to other teachers or students.  They can be accessed from
>> alice.mmls.com.au
>>
>> As the site is only new, there may be errors/problems that I have
>> missed.  Please feel free to contact me off list if you notice any bugs or
>> things that need to be improved or made more clear on the site.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Margaret
>>
>>
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Dianne M. Pappafotopoulos
K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist/Teacher
Dover Sherborn Public Schools
157 Farm Street, Dover, MA 02030
phone: 508.785.1730 x7217
website: www.doversherborn.org
email: pappafotopoulosd at doversherborn.org

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