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CAMPING WITH ALICE

CAMPING WITH ALICE. IT PARTY!!!. Bonita Adams – Springfield High School sphs_ba@nwoca.org – Camp Questions Jane Nawrocki – Springfield High School jnawrocki@buckeye-express.com –Camp Sandra Doran – Jennings Co. Middle sadoran@gmail.com – Alice Apparel Alka Harriger – Purdue University

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CAMPING WITH ALICE

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  1. CAMPING WITH ALICE IT PARTY!!!

  2. Bonita Adams – Springfield High School sphs_ba@nwoca.org – Camp Questions Jane Nawrocki – Springfield High School jnawrocki@buckeye-express.com –Camp Sandra Doran – Jennings Co. Middle sadoran@gmail.com – Alice Apparel Alka Harriger – Purdue University harrigea@purdue.edu – Spirit Program CONTACTS

  3. SPIRIT PROGRAM • Camp idea inspired by our participation in a 2-week teacher institute called SPIRIT (Surprising Possibilities Imagined and Realized through Information Technology) at Purdue University • Alka Harriger,Professor & Asst. Dept. Head at Purdue is the Project Manager of the Program • WONDERFUL Program is open to teachers, counselors and students. (Daily Stipend, Lodging on Campus, Food & Materials Provided, Grad. Cr. • For more info, go to www.ITPossibilities.org and consider applying for Summer of 2010

  4. WHY A CAMP? • A way to attract students to the classes/programs you offer • A fun way to introduce students to computing and technology careers (especially girls) • Working parents looking for a place for their children to go after school or during the summer • Young people want somewhere to go • Many young people already spend hours on the computer (Shields & Behrman, 2000)

  5. THE ALICE FAMILYWritten By: Bonita Adams • Da da da dum (snap snap) • Da da da dum (snap snap) • Da da da dum • Da da da dum • Da da da dum (snap snap) • Da da da dum (snap snap) • Da da da dum (snap snap) • Da da da dum • Da da da dum • Da da da dum (snap snap)

  6. THE ALICE FAMILY CON’T. • It’s easy to create one • An Alice World can be done • By adding simple objects • The Alice Family • Create a simple story • Or make a game for glory • Just drag and drop the objects • The Alice Family

  7. THE ALICE FAMILY CON’T • Da da da dum (snap snap) • Da da da dum (snap snap) • Da da da dum • Da da da dum • Da da da dum (snap snap) • With 3D animation • Programming innovation (Pro-gram-ming In-o-va-tion) • IT collaboration (I-T col-lab-o-ration) • The Alice Family

  8. GETTING FUNDING & APPROVAL • $60.00 fee for the camp (Could apply for a grant or partner with a business) • Submitted a one-page proposal (with research articles attached) explaining the decline of females in technological careers to Administration. • Focus: Attract more students to our Business/Computer classes (especially girls) • Agreed to use any profit from the camp to buy something for our department • We used the funds to purchase flash drives for each student, notebooks, T-shirts, hats, daily snacks and food for a reception on our last day

  9. PROMOTION • Target: Middle School Students (Grs. 6-9) • We used flyers, e-mails, and announcements at the High School and Middle School • We contacted Girl & Boy Scout Councils and asked them to share info with Scouts • Camp was advertised in our school newspaper and local neighborhood newspaper • Our flyer was pink & black to attract girls & stated participation could help w/Scout Badge

  10. MARSHMALLOW TREATS • Participants sat in a circle in the dark around a “flashlight campfire” • Used this “camp-like” activity as a way to review lessons & share stories from the book, “Alice in Wonderland”

  11. DAY 1: ALICE STARTER WORLD • Used a starter world with Alice, Cheshire Cat & the White Rabbit • Assignment: Characters were to sing and dance to The Alice Family song. We recorded the students singing the song and added it to their world. • View Samples

  12. CAREER ACTIVITY • Introduce participants to careers in technology • Students anonymously chose a career in technology (selected from an index card) • They researched to find the salary, education requirements, and duties of their career. It was turned into a matching game • After playing the game, the students created an Alice World that talked about their career • New Alice Concepts were introduced • View sample world

  13. OTHER ACTIVITIES • Students were to insert themselves into a fairy tale and retell the story through an Alice World • Creating billboards using Adobe Photoshop was introduced • View Sample World • Students also created puzzles using 3D text and billboards.

  14. CAMP PARTICIPANTS:(6 Boys & 4 Girls)

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