tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618066295420401291.post5670400072489211397..comments2024-02-12T11:02:41.752+00:00Comments on An Independent Head: Computer Programming - getting young people startedMark S. Steedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14553896714267081021noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-618066295420401291.post-64534957163278054822009-11-23T18:56:15.748+00:002009-11-23T18:56:15.748+00:00Hi Mark,
We do use Alice at Berkhamsted, but you...Hi Mark, <br /><br />We do use Alice at Berkhamsted, but you might also want to look at some of the other options. We also use Scratch, which comes from MIT, and shares broadly the same educational aims as Alice; but it's a little easier to use.<br /><br />Have a look at Scratch: http://scratch.mit.edu/<br /><br />There's a great piece of gaming software called Mission Maker, which I like the look of, although its cost price is still too high for my liking. Its called Mission Maker. http://www.kar2ouche.com/missionmaker/<br /><br />What we're seeing now, on the media front, is the arrival of Web 2.0 tools that allow creativity to flourish with animation and moving image, but requiring little prior skill. One tool I'm just starting to explore is called Xtranormal http://www.xtranormal.com/ - "if you can type, you can make movies." There's a good example of a teacher using this to make an engaging film about his school's new VLE available here:<br />http://costello-frog.blogspot.com/search/label/XTRANORMAL<br /><br />With kind regards, <br /><br />SachaSacha van Stratenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041060468903643437noreply@blogger.com