Alice
This website provides tools and materials for teaching and learning computational thinking, problem solving, and computer programming across secondary year levels. Students drag and drop graphic tiles to create a program, where the instructions correspond to standard statements in a production oriented programming language, such as Java, C++, and C#.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Tools for learning |
| Format | Apps |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI2P02
Follow and describe algorithms involving a sequence of steps, branching (decisions) and iteration (repetition)
AC9TDI4P04
Implement simple algorithms as visual programs involving control structures and input
AC9TDI6P05
Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input
AC9TDI8P09
Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language
AC9TDI10P09
Implement, modify and debug modular programs, applying selected algorithms and data structures, including in an object-oriented programming language |
| Keywords | Computational thinking, Problem solving, Computer programming, Iteration, Branching;; , Programming languages, Interfaces (ICT) |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | The Arts |
| Organisation | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Copyright | Carnegie Mellon University. Free-for-education material. |
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