alice-teacher Alice Course Materials

[Don Slater]

Margaret, 
You may reply to me off-line if you prefer. I am curious about the comment that Alice 3 “… can confuse students if they plan to take the Computer Science AP exam in High School.” I am a consultant for the AP Computer Science Exam, and Alice 3 was specifically designed to be used by students who would be learning Java in future programming classes, including the AP Computer Science course.

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 10:00 AM, Tamara Mazza via alice-teachers <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
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> I am a Middle School Teacher who only uses Alice 2.  I was instructed that using Alice 3, although more fun, can confuse students if they plan to take the Computer Science AP exam in High School.  
> 
> So with that information I only teach Alice 2.   Have Fun!
> 
> 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.  
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> So not for any sound educational reasons at all, just what I started with, so have stayed with!
> 
> Cheers
> Margaret
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> 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
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> 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/>
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> 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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