On the Home Stretch of Chapter 2

Today we are having the chapter 2 test. After that you will have plenty of time to work on completing the following exercises of chapter 2

• 3: Snow People,
• 4: Circling Fish and
• 6: Magnet Fun (this is really fun!).

no homework today !

Practice Makes Perfect

Today is the day to finish up all the practices you have been working on and to do some of the exercises in chapter 2 to reinforce the concepts you have learned.

Homework

• Read the summary of chapter 2 on pages 57-59 and make notes.

Movement and Orientation

Today we are having a quiz on the new terms we have learned in chapter 2.
In the lab we will be practicing how to make objects move and how to change their orientation as presented in our textbook in the tips and techniques part 2. The practice worksheet will walk you through the necessary steps.

Homework

• Answer the review questions for the Tips and Techniques 2 part.

Improve Your Animation

Today we are digging a bit deeper into programming as presented in Section 2-2 of our textbook.
After the lab practice last time it will be easy for you today to understand the concepts and to complete the vocabulary.
In the lab everybody will finish the section 2-2 practice and start with exercise 2b of chapter 2 to improve the animation of the "Robot's first encounter".

Homework

• Complete the vocabulary of chapter 2 (handwritten).
  Use the vocabulary key or the presentations posted to the right, if necessary.
• Study for the vocabulary quiz coming next Monday.
  

The Robot's First Encounter

Today we are having our test and all vocabulary sheets of "Introduction to Programming" and of Chapter 1 are due for marking.
We will be continuing with chapter 2. You will create some storyboards of scenarios given in exercise 1 on page 59 of our textbook and there will be new vocabulary to learn.
In the lab you can continue to practice programming in Alice following the "Robot's first encounter" example given in section 2-2.


Homework

• Reading p. 29-43, Section 2-2: A First Program
• Review Questions 2-2.

First Steps in Programming

Good News

There will be no test today but next Monday. It will cover the "Introduction to Programming" and Chapter 1: "Getting started with Alice" of our textbook. Today we will be preparing for this test by revising all we have learned so far in Chapter 1.

As almost everybody was working extremely hard yesterday to finish three or even more exercises of chapter 1 we are ready to start chapter 2 today.

Chapter 2 is about planning (=designing) and writing (=implementing) a program.
You will learn how visual and textual storyboards can help to design programs, and you will be able to answer the review questions of section 2-1. In the lab you will be using the program code editor in Alice to walk your first steps in programming.


Homework

• Complete all vocabulary (will be marked)
  from "Introduction to Programming" and from Chapter 1: "Getting started with Alice" handwritten.
  
• Prepare for the test.

Practice with Alice

Today we are going to revise all that we have learned so far in Chapter 1.

You will have plenty of time to practice with Alice and to get going with the exercises of Chapter 1. I want everybody to finish at least three of them.

There will be a test on "Introduction to Programming" and on Chapter 1: "Getting started with Alice" tomorrow.


Homework

• Complete all vocabulary (will be marked)
  from "Introduction to Programming" and from Chapter 1: "Getting started with Alice" handwritten.
  
• Prepare for the test.

Going on with Alice

Today we are digging a bit deeper to understand the concepts of Alice as presented in section 1-2 of our textbook.
In the lab we will be following the Tips and Techniques part of chapter 1 to practice using text and 2D graphic images, called billboards and we will be starting with the exercises of chapter 1.

Presentation
Getting Started with Alice


Homework

• Read pages 18-19:
  Summary, Important Concepts and Terms and be prepared for a quiz.
  
• Complete all vocabulary (will be marked)
  

Getting Started with Alice

Today we will learn about the basics of computer programming from section 1-1 of our textbook.
In the lab you will practice to start Alice and to open, play and stop a saved world in Alice. You'll get to set up an initial scene as shown in Appendix A of our textbook.
This will help you to understand the basic concepts of the Alice environment.

Handouts
Presentation Introduction to Alice,
Vocab Chapter 1/ Appendix A: Getting Started with Alice


Homework

• Read pages 8-15
  
• Review questions Section 1-2
  

Introduction to Programming

How has the computer changed our lives? Where do we find computers and computer programs in the world around us? That's what we want to find out today.


We are also having a closer look at the Alice programming environment from Carnegie Mellon University that we will be using in this class.



Handouts: Control panel of a micro wave oven, Pages 9


Reminder

• Bring all the items from the "Items to bring" list.
• Have your AUP signed.