Curriculum

Here's where the fun begins! Go ahead and try out our sample lessons. To download all lessons for free, click here.

Scratch Lessons

  • Lesson 1: Starting Scratch and Animating your Sprite [pdf]
  • Lesson 2: Creating your Sprite [pdf]
  • Lesson 3: Playing with Scratch Projects [pdf]

Additional Resources

  • Projects [www]
  • Forums [www]
  • Resources [www]

Text Books

  • Scratch Programming for Teens by Jr. Jerry Lee Fordi [amazon]
  • Scratch 1.4: Beginner's Guide by Michael Badger [amazon]

 

Storytelling Alice Lessons

You may download Storytelling Alice from here. Please note that this distribution is based on the original Storytelling Alice but augmented with additional Storytelling Alice elements, such as characters, scenes, and sound. These additional elements are needed in support of the Storytelling Alice lessons provided below.

  • Getting Ready for Storytelling [pdf]
  • Lesson 1: Playing with Storytelling Alice [pdf]
  • Lesson 2: The Big Race [pdf]
  • Lesson 3: Running Around In Loops [pdf]

To download all 7 lessons for free click here.

In addition to delivering the benefits of lower cost and simplified management, which in turn, lower the "barrier to entry" for computing, our novel mapping of virtualization for K-12 pedagogy seeks to deliver a comparable level of computing services to rural and under-privileged areas that affluent areas already enjoy via their expansive physical resources. All of the above is captured in this project that we dub MyVICE, which is short for My Virtual Instances of Computing Environments.

For additional information or to provide feedback, please contact us.

Events

  • 02/25/12

    MyVICE at Kids Tech University

    The MyVICE team, consisting of Feng, Gardner, and Mohamed, deployed three lessons of their Scratch curriculum at Kids Tech University on February 25, 2009.

  • 04/15/11

    Women in Computing Day

    Women in Computing Day was arranged by the Computer Science Department and the Virginia Tech Association for Women in Computing. The activities focused on women and computing.

  • 05/01/10

    MyVICE at Three Local Elementary Schools

    The MyVICE team, consisting of Feng, Gardner, Datoc, Fernandez, Gomez, Martinez, and Talwar, deployed their seven-lesson Storytelling Alice curriculum at three local elementary schools -- Blacksburg New School, Beeks Elementary, and Harding Ave. Elementary -- during the month of April 2010.

  • 02/27/10

    MyVICE at Kids Tech University

    The MyVICE team, consisting of Feng, Gardner, Datoc, Fernandez, Gomez, Martinez, and Talwar , deployed their Storytelling Alice curriculum (via virtual machines and LiveCD/USB) at Kids Tech University on February 27, 2010.

  • 05/01/09

    MyVICE at Three Local Elementary Schools

    The MyVICE team, consisting of Feng, Gardner, Gomez, and Martinez, deployed four lessons of their Storytelling Alice curriculum a t three local elementary schools -- Blacksburg New School, Beeks Elementary, and Harding Ave. Elementary -- during the month of April 2009.

  • 02/28/09

    MyVICE at Kids Tech University

    The MyVICE team, consisting of Feng, Gardner, Gomez, and Martinez, deployed two lessons of their Storytelling Alice curriculum at Kids Tech University on February 28, 2009.

 
 
 
 
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