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Using Alice

Using Alice. Summer 2011 Project Zimmerman. Project Introduction.

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Using Alice

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  1. Using Alice Summer 2011 Project Zimmerman

  2. Project Introduction • After discussion and initial introduction to Alice, students will receive another overview and use existing code to create a project. Then students will create their own project and investigate the software capabilities and record a tutorial over one aspect of their choice.

  3. Your First Project • Using templates • Adding objects • Object positioning • Changing object appearances • Backgrounds • Properties • Methods (Motion) • Functions

  4. Directions • File, New World • Examples • Select “lakeSkaterDemoSt”. • Don’t use worlds that have content. They may have code that won’t work with your assignment.

  5. Example Background

  6. Adding Objects • Select Add Object • Find the Ice Skater in the “People” Category • Either double click (add instance) the Ice Skater or drag it onto the stage. • Practice with the controls at the top right to locate and orient the objects as you like. (Use control + z or command + z to undo as needed.)

  7. Adding Objects

  8. Object Setup Controls • There are different options for moving objects around. Tumble is not recommended. • Try out the options. • Don’t forget about undo.

  9. Adding Methods (Motion)

  10. Making Objects Move • Make sure you have the object (iceSkater) you want to work with selected and click on the “Method” tab. • Drag the option you want to the “Methods Editor” box. • If you want more than one thing to happen together, you must first drag “Do together” out from the bottom of the screen.

  11. Timing and Movement Options • Drag out “move”, etc. and enter the amount you want. (You may use “Other” to enter a different amount.) • To change the speed or motion, you can play with the “Style=“ options.

  12. Note: • To ask the user questions, you have to select the “World” option in the Object Tree. (Top left.)

  13. Work/Play Time • Copy the code from the sample I gave you. • Add at least one other object and motion. • Investigate options and select one process or “code” to create a Jing tutorial video of and post it to your wiki. • Grading will be based on completion and the difficulty of what you chose to use for your tutorial.

  14. Alice is Available for Free Online • Alice for Windows or Mac - http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=downloads/download_alice2.2 • Storytelling Alice – http://www.alice.org/kelleher/storytelling/index.html

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