alice-teacher Alice Course Materials

[Donald Slater]

We recommend Java 8… We are not aware of significant differences between the Mac and Windows versions, but we have not extensively tested the software on a system such as you describe…

We will be curious to hear the thoughts of the rest of the community…

Thank you.

Don Slater

Alice Team
Carnegie Mellon University
Entertainment Technology Center
700 Technology Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Email: dslater at cmu.edu

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> On Jan 19, 2016, at 10:05 AM, Pappafotopoulos, Dianne via alice-teachers <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> 
> 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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <tel: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 <mailto:k12.wv.us at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>> on behalf of Margaret Meijers via alice-teachers <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu <mailto: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 <http://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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