FourOaks Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 My dd downloaded Alice and has been having a great time with it. However, she says there are only 3 very simple tutorials and she wants to do so much more with Alice. Is there somewhere to get information that could help her do more programming within Alice, or is it just meant to be a fun little introduction? DD has big ideas of making characters do more, etc, but has no idea where to look for information on Alice. The programmer's blog is of no help and there seems to be nothing to give any additional information. Help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kareng Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I went to hear someone at a home school convention talk about Alice. The husband teaches it at a university. I loved the presentation. I was a computer programmer in my former life and thought my dd would like it. It hasn't happened yet. But, he did recommend a book called Learning to Program with Alice. It's quite pricey but he said it was good. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RoadrunnerNM Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Sorry, haven't heard of Alice. I have just started my 9th grader with Python, which I know is in wide use, with a free online book for kids. http://inventwithpython.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbollin Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 We did this online non credit course from http://www.ed2go.com/hardingu/online_course/ial/detail/Introduction_to_Alice_2_0_Programming.html My 9th grader thought it was fun. She enjoyed it. I don't know how it compares to the tutorial -crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 My son likes to program games. He prefers Alice because it's compatible with Win XP, Vista, and 7. This has been his favorite book: Virtual World Design and Creation for Teens Sorry, haven't heard of Alice. I have just started my 9th grader with Python, which I know is in wide use, with a free online book for kids. http://inventwithpython.com/ My son says that Python does not work well with Windows 7 and it's pretty flaky with Vista too. If you have XP, then Python is decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RoadrunnerNM Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Actually, not so true anymore. I was sceptical to Python in the beginning for that very reason too, but read up on the latest development there (in my day it was C++ and Java only...) and it is a lot more cross-platform these days. Plus along with Ruby it is the programming language with the most job offers in for 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) NM Edited August 21, 2011 by TechWife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Actually, not so true anymore. I was sceptical to Python in the beginning for that very reason too, but read up on the latest development there (in my day it was C++ and Java only...) and it is a lot more cross-platform these days. Plus along with Ruby it is the programming language with the most job offers in for 2011. Maybe so. I was just writing about my son's person experience as an amateur. He's only 14 and I'm not a programmer. I'm sure a professional would know more and could fix the issues he's had with it. Instead of fighting with Phyton, he prefers Alice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 This has been his favorite book: Virtual World Design and Creation for Teens This book really looks great! Dh (a programmer) used the Learning to Program with Alice book with ds last year. I think I'll get him this one for a follow up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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