alice-teacher Alice Course Materials

[Margaret Meijers]

Hi Don

Just clarifying, it is Tamara who believes Alice 3 can be confusing for
middle school students.

Cheers
Margaret

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 2:56 AM, Don Slater via alice-teachers <
alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:

> 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
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> 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:
>
> 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> 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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