Wiki Page, AP CSP: Week 3: Intro to Programming and ALICE

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2016-07-21T11:18:39-06:00

August 5 - 9

Week 3: Introduction to Computer Programming and Alice

For week 3, we will start the Computer Science Principles course with computer programming. You will also be learning to use a computer program called Alice. Alice is a computer program that is used for teaching students computer programming in a 3-D environment.

You will learn computer programming concepts and create instructions for the computer to create animated stories or video games.

Daily Learning Targets

For week 3, you should learn the following.

Review the assignments you have turned in so far.

Review the Internet browsers project.

Mozilla Firefox.

Internet Explorer.

Symbaloo.com: a visual bookmarking Web site.

Describe and/or explain the purpose of Symbaloo.com and how you can use it.

Delicious.com, a social bookmarking Web site.

Describe and/or explain the purpose of Delicious.com and how you can use it.

Gmail Email.

Describe and/or explain Email.

Describe and/or explain Email etiquette & Safety.

Google Drive and Docs.

Describe and/or explain Google Drive and Docs.

Creating and saving a Google Doc document.

Creating and saving a Google Presentation File.

Computer basics.

Describe and/or explain Computer basics.

Use the learnfree.org Web site.

Defining a computer.

Operating Systems.

Getting to know the Operating System.

Windows.

Mac OS-X.

File management.

The Basics of Computer Programming.pdf

Alice: A computer program used for teaching students computer programming in a 3-D environment.

Alice Appendix A: A tutorial on getting started with Alice

Essentials of ALICE Tutorial

We will be learning a lot of new things this week!