StoryTelling Alice

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StoryTelling Alice

• By Toby Klameth
• Hutchinson Middle School
• www.lubbockisd.org/hutchinson/klameth/tcea09.htm

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What is Alice?

• Alice is a freeware software that teaches the
  basics in animation and programming.
• In Alice, students create stories/ movies using a
  drag and drop programming interface.
• Alice is easy to use for ALL learners.

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Can I figure this out?

• Alice is equipped with 3 tutorials that do an
  excellent job teaching the students and YOU the
  basics.

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Lets Get Started with Alice

• Tutorials

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Alice

• Once students have become familiar with Alice
  through the tutorials begin to point out the
  programming aspects of Alice in the Methods Tabs.

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Alice

• Allow for exploration!
• Alice has a lot to offer, but students need time
  to explore the gallery of characters to determine
  what each character is pre-programmed to do!!!

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Alice

• Developing stories
• Students will turn from the programming side for
  a while to concentrate on story lines.
• Begin with back of the DVD box synopsis
• Go on to storyboards

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Alice

• Begin creating stories with Alice!
• At this point some students
• will soar while others might have difficulty.
• For those that might have difficulty, I suggest
  that they redo the tutorials.

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Alice

• It doesnt take long for some students to figure
  out that their characters are limited.
• Students learn that programming comes out of
  need!
• Creating new methods for a character
• is where the programming skills
• come in.

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Creating a new method

• Creating methods is very tricky.
• Students realize the importance of being EXACT
  and literal. (Syntax)
• Students may need to run the 3rd tutorial again
  for help with creating methods.

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Alice and Audacity

• Adding sound in Alice is very easy. It can be
  done in the Alice program itself or it can be
  done in Audacity.
• This is an example
• of recording sound
• in the program.

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Things to watch out for!

• Alice is free however there are BUGS! Make sure
  students save and save often.
• Characters are created from an open source, be
  sure to go through the characters first and make
  an approved list.

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Q and A