Friday, August 16th

Next week will be a normal block schedule and Monday will be a collaboration day so class will start at 7:40 Monday.

Complete Why Java? - Submit to Canvas. Ask for assistance if you need help with this.

Introduction to Alice - scene template, scenery, actors
Edit Code or Setup Scene
Save - file naming convention - S2-1 Activity Name Your Last Name
Example S2-1 Alien Dodge
Save Frequently! Do NOT lose all of your hard work Ctrl S

Creating a Vocabulary Spreadsheet

Login to Oracle iLearning and complete the following sections.

Complete Section 1 - Introduction slides. Once you have completed the slides show the blue dot to your instructor for teacher check.

Complete the Section 2-1 Getting Started With Alice - be sure to interact with Alice while you work through the section.

Complete Section 2-1 Getting Started With Alice vocabulary: - Create a google sheet titled Java Vocabulary and copy the following definitions to the spreadsheet:
- The place where you add the programming instructions to program your animation.
- When something is broken or does not work as intended in a software program.
- The first scene of an animation where you select the background template and position the objects.
- The process of finding bugs in a software program.
- Contains the instructions that define the appearance and movement of an object.
- A collection of three-dimensional objects that you can insert into the scene.
- A value that is used by the method to perform an action.
- What an object is called after it is added to the scene.
- The place where you can select objects from the gallery to add to the scene, position objects, and edit an object’s properties.
- The background of the scene that provides the sky, ground and light.
- A piece of program code that defines how the object should execute a task.

Complete Section 2-1 Getting Started With Alice Practice. For the exercises 1-6 save it as WhiteRabbitProject, Optional Exercise 1 save as Alien, and optional exercise 2 save as MadHatter. Demonstrate all three programs to your instructor for teacher check. Complete the project for this section and demonstrate the Fish_1.a3p program for teacher check.

- create a google document and paste the questions to this document. Use the article to answer the questions.

Homework

Be sure you have read through all of Section 2-1 and completed the vocabulary for that unit.

Here is the link to Alice if you want to install it on your home computer.

What: Learn how to navigate and use the Alice IDE

Why: This is where you will create your own scenes and animations

How: Through demonstration, reading and practice with the Alice IDE.