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Session A
Through the Looking Glass--Alice 2.0 (Empire B) Act 48 code AL 113255 http://www.mrmclaughlin.com mclaughlint@nhsd.org http://ning.peteandc.org/profile Thomas McLaughlin Alice??? modern programming environment student's first exposure to object-oriented programming (animated movies, video games, students control the behavior of 3D objects and characters in a virtual world

www.alice.org invented to get women involved with programming Alice as story telling--3D characters and scenery with custom animations available

Alice as a beginning programming course--variables, objects, methods, properties, array lists, loops, sorting--don't need to memorize commands/codes

Newest version is in JAVA code Research shows it is good for students (improves performance in CS1, retention within computer science, and attitudes toward computer science) Export with Alice: 1. Create project 2. File, Export, and choose settings 3. Upload folder to Web Server (optional) 4. Open html file that was created Note: to run Alice you need to have Java and a few extra Java components

Session B
Teach Smarter Not Harder (Crystal A) Building 21st Centruy citzens and Schools (Magnolia A/B) Enhancing Moodle to Engage Students (Emprie B)

Session C
Power of Creative Projects (Magnolia A/B) Using Tech to Create Independent Learners (Cocoa Suite 2/3) Using Activotes to Engage Students