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Tuesday Mar 31, 2009
BlueJ and Greenfoot Open Source News Continues to Spread
Discussions and blog posts about the BlueJ and Greenfoot open source announcements continue to pop up!
Good news!
Posted at 01:56PM Mar 31, 2009 by Jessica in BlueJ / Greenfoot | Comments[0]
Tuesday Mar 17, 2009
BlueJ & Greenfoot Featured on Java Mobility Podcast
Roger Brinkley interviewed Ian Utting from the University of Kent and BlueJ / Greenfoot development team at SIG/CSE as part of the Java Mobility Podcast series. Roger talks to Ian about both BlueJ and Greenfoot.
Check it out!
Posted at 11:20AM Mar 17, 2009 by Jessica in BlueJ / Greenfoot | Comments[0]
Monday Mar 16, 2009
At SIGCSE with Alice and BlueJ / Greenfoot
SIGCSE 09 was a great experience! The Alice team from Carnegie Mellon University and the BlueJ / Greenfoot team from the University of Kent and Deakin University joined us at the Sun booth.
The Greenfoot team's The Greeps Return competition brought a great deal of energy to the booth. It was fun to see contest participants come by the booth and run their Greep class against the House Greeps in an attempt to get the highest score.
There was a great deal of excitement around Alice 3.0 Beta! The Alice team demoed this software to a packed crowd at The Alice Tea Party on Friday. The reception from educators was great -- everyone was excited to see the SIMs in Alice!
Lastly, on Friday night Sun hosted a fun reception at the Chattanoogan. The evening was an open format and it was great to hear the different people share their experiences.
Posted at 11:33AM Mar 16, 2009 by Jessica in Sun | Comments[0]
Wednesday Mar 04, 2009
BlueJ and Greenfoot are now Open Source!
The BlueJ / Greenfoot development team announced the release of the source code for both systems under an open source license!
- Click here to read the announcement posted on the BlueJ website
- Greenfoot License
- BlueJ License
- Download the Greenfoot source code
- Download the BlueJ source code
Posted at 03:33PM Mar 04, 2009 by Jessica in BlueJ / Greenfoot | Comments[0]
Tuesday Mar 03, 2009
7th Annual Duke's Choice Awards
Submissions are now being accepted for the 7th Annual Duke's Choice Award Program! This award celebrates extreme innovation in the world of Java technology. They are granted to the best and most innovative projects using the Java platform.
>> Click here for more information or to submit a nomination!
>> Click here to check out last year's winners!
The deadline to submit entries is March 27.
Posted at 09:27PM Mar 03, 2009 by Jessica in Alice | Comments[0]
Monday Mar 02, 2009
Heading to Chattanooga!
Tomorrow I am traveling to Chattanooga to attend SIGCSE with the Alice and BlueJ / Greenfoot teams. Please stop by the Sun Microsystems booth to talk to the teams, see a demo of Alice 3 Beta, or enter the Return of the Greeps Greenfoot contest!
If you are not able to attend SIGCSE, check out the new Engage with Java site, Alice.org, BlueJ.org, and Greenfoot.org.
Posted at 10:11PM Mar 02, 2009 by Jessica in Alice | Comments[0]
Wednesday Feb 25, 2009
Return of the Greeps!
At SIGCSE 2007, Greeps invaded for the first time, looking for tomatoes. Now they're back at SIGCSE 2009!
To learn more about this year's contest (and prizes!) check out the contest website:
Posted at 02:02PM Feb 25, 2009 by Jessica in Alice | Comments[0]
Tuesday Feb 24, 2009
New! Engage with Java Screencast!
Hot off the presses - our new Engage with Java screencast! Check it out - Engage with Java!
Posted at 03:52PM Feb 24, 2009 by Jessica in Alice | Comments[0]
SIGCSE! Next Week!
This week I've been making final preparations for the SIGCSE conference in Chattanooga, TN.
The Alice Development Team and the BlueJ / Greenfoot Development Team will be at the Sun booth -- so stop by!
- Birds-of-a-Feather: Teaching with Alice
Thursday, 6:10 pm to 6:55 pm
Location: Marriott Plaza AB - Alice Tea Party!
Friday, 11:45 am to 1:30 pm
Location: Marriott Plaza AB - Paper session: Engaging Middle School Teachers and Students with Alice in a Diverse Set of Subjects
Friday, 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm
Location: Ballroom F - Workshop: Alice 3 & Java for CS1 & AP CS
Friday, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: Ballroom H - Workshop: Exploring Wonderland: Teaching with Alice and Media Computation
Saturday, 2:15pm-5:15pm
Location: Ballroom I
- The Third BlueJ / Greenfoot Day
Wednesday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: Marriott, room Plaza A - Workshop 1: Greenfoot - Introducing Java With Games & Simulations
Wednesday, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: Meeting Room 2
Posted at 03:49PM Feb 24, 2009 by Jessica in Sun | Comments[0]
Tuesday Feb 17, 2009
Mary Blogs About Alice
Mary (a Sun employee and blogger) recently started volunteering at her local high school using Alice. It's great to see people excited about Alice!
Check it out!
I look forward to following the story about High School Girls + Alice + Mary as their journey unfolds!
Posted at 04:33PM Feb 17, 2009 by Jessica in Alice | Comments[0]
Wednesday Feb 11, 2009
The Alice Tea Party at SIGCSE
Alice team will be in Chattanooga for SIGCSE 2009!
On Friday the Alice team will be hosting The Alice Tea Party. This event will include a demo of Alice 3 Beta, with 3D characters from The Sims 2. In addition, the first 250 attendees will get a free lunch and a free USB drive containing the latest beta version of Alice 3. Hope to see you at The Alice Tea Party!
And here's a list of more Alice events scheduled for SIGCSE this year:
- Workshop: Alice 3 and Java for CS1 & AP CS
Friday, 7:00pm-10:00pm
Ballroom H - Workshop: Exploring Wonderland: Teaching with Alice and Media Computation
Saturday, 2:15pm-5:15pm
Ballroom I - Paper session: Engaging Middle School Teachers and Students with Alice in a Diverse Set of Subjects
Friday, 1:30pm-2:45pm
Ballroom F - Birds-of-a-Feather: Teaching with Alice
Thursday, 6:10pm-6:55pm
Marriott Plaza AB
In addition, please stop by the Sun Microsystems booth for see demonstrations of Alice and to talk to members of the Alice team!
Posted at 02:45PM Feb 11, 2009 by Jessica in Alice | Comments[0]
Monday Feb 09, 2009
Retrofuture Tech - A Video Blog Review of Alice
I came across this cool video blog review of Alice:
Check it out!
Posted at 08:30AM Feb 09, 2009 by Jessica in Alice | Comments[0]
Friday Feb 06, 2009
BlueJ on java.net
BlueJ fans check this out!
A Discussion of the BlueJ IDE with Two of Its Developers: Michael Kölling and Ian Utting – In this interview, Gary Thompson talks with two of BlueJ's developers, Michael Kölling and Ian Utting.
Posted at 10:25AM Feb 06, 2009 by Jessica in BlueJ / Greenfoot | Comments[0]
Tuesday Feb 03, 2009
More Blog Links About Alice
One of the really cool things about Alice is that people are really engaged and interested in this technology. And as a result, people are talking about it. Here are some blog posts about Alice to check out:
- TIPS: Technology Internet Programming Science - Teaching Programming to the Masses
- Shaping Youth >> WISE Women & Alice 3.0: Geek Chic For Girls (Part 1)
- brookED3250 TECHNOLOGY REFLECTION
- Mon., Jan. 12, 2009 - Alice Computer Programming Software (FREE)
- Schools Without Walls: New Courses (Alice!)
- NFL Films Presents - Carnegie Mellon University
Enjoy!
Posted at 02:53PM Feb 03, 2009 by Jessica in Alice | Comments[0]
Monday Feb 02, 2009
Greenfoot at SIGCSE
We are planning and getting ready for SIGCSE 2009! This year's symposium theme is "Engaging Computer Science Education" and the conference will be in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sun Microsystems will be attending and we are very excited to have the BlueJ / Greenfoot team joining us! On Wednesday, the day before the conference officially begins, will be BlueJ / Greenfoot Day! Here's come information about this event and the SIGCSE Conference in general:
Posted at 02:05PM Feb 02, 2009 by Jessica in BlueJ / Greenfoot | Comments[0]