alice-teacher Google Chrome Book

[Dean Cristol]

Keith:
Thanks for the suggestion, when you try this workaround, can you please
tell me if it works?
Dean

On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 2:10 PM, Keith Golebie <kgolebie at ellwood.k12.pa.us>
wrote:

> I am having the same issue - i agree that Alice is the best tool for this,
> and am trying a work-around for Chromebooks.
>
> You can run Linux on a Chromebbok with tools like Crouton -
>
> https://www.lifewire.com/install-linux-on-chromebook-4125253
>
> - and then should be able to run Alice 2 or 3 from there. My high school
> also just issued Chromebooks to every student. Fortunately, the computer
> labs are still PCs and MACs, so we are OK in school. To be honest, I
> haven't tried this yet, but have spoken to several who have, and plan to
> try this solution this week.
>
> Keith
>
>
> Mr. Golebie
>
> kgolebie at ellwood.k12.pa.us
>
> Computer Technology Teacher
>
> Rm 201 & 202
>
> Lincoln High School
>
> Ellwood City Area School District
>
> Ellwood City PA  16117
>
> 724-752-1591 x3202 <(724)%20752-1591>
>
>
>
> Mr. Golebie
>
> kgolebie at ellwood.k12.pa.us
>
> Computer Technology Teacher
>
> Rm 201 & 202
>
> Lincoln High School
>
> Ellwood City Area School District
>
> Ellwood City PA  16117
>
> 724-752-1591 x3202 <(724)%20752-1591>
>
> On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 10:59 AM, Dean Cristol <dcristol123 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi:
>>
>> Many of the schools I work with have or about to purchase Google Chrome
>> Books . For those of us who work in higher education and work with PK-12
>> schools, there has been a dramatic shift in hardware to Chrome Books.
>>
>> Does  anyone know a work around to get Alice downloaded on Chrome Books?
>> I spoke to a couple of my contacts at Google and they say I should use
>> their products found in Coding with Chrome
>> <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/coding-with-chrome/becloognjehhioodmnimnehjcibkloed?hl=en-US> which
>> is fine, but I think Alice is the best program to get teachers and students
>> interested in programming.
>>
>> Dean Cristol
>> Ohio State University
>>
>>
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