The ALICE Coding Environment

    One of the technology standards of the Hoke County STEM Competition is coding in the ALICE coding environment.  It is an object oriented, block based programming environment that allows kids to build games and animations using the system.  In our competition, competitors build animations to tell a specific story that is judged against the other competition.  It is a live, elimination event. Here are some details about the ALICE environment:

• It is used by teachers at all levels from middle schools to universities.
• It has a broad scope of application within the educational environment.
• It was developed by Carnegie-Mellon University and is provided as freeware to introduce students to coding.
• There are two versions available, ALICE 2 and ALICE 3.
• CMU is very proactive in providing resources for education, practice, teachers, and students to enhance their ALICE experience.

Duke University has tutorials for learning to code in ALICE 2 & 3.  Here are the links to the YouTube videos:

Shark Attack! An Introduction to Programming in Alice (1 of 6)

Shark Attack! An Introduction to Programming in Alice (2 of 6)

Shark Attack! An Introduction to Programming in Alice (3 of 6)

Shark Attack! An Introduction to Programming in Alice (4 of 6)

Shark Attack! An Introduction to Programming in Alice (5 of 6)

Shark Attack! An Introduction to Programming in Alice (6 of 6)

Intro to Programming in Alice 3 (1 of 7): Adding Objects

Intro to Programming in Alice 3 (2 of 7): The Camera

Intro to Programming in Alice 3 (3 of 7): Properties andPositions

Intro to Programming in Alice 3 (4 of 7): Coding

Intro to Programming in Alice 3 (5 of 7): A New Procedure

Intro to Programming in Alice 3 (6 of 7): Events

Intro to Programming in Alice 3 (7 of 7): Vehicles

For additional videos go to https://www.youtube.com/user/AliceAtDuke/videos

Using the Arduino Board Tutorials

Notice!!!  This is not my work.  I found this great set of tutorials for beginning robotics enthusiasts and wanted to make the links available.  I will do the same for the other basics as necessary.

Quick Arduino Tutorials

• Arduino 5 Minute Tutorials: Lesson 1 - Software
• Arduino 5 Minute Tutorials: Lesson 2 - Basic Code & Blink LED
• Arduino 5 Minute Tutorials: Lesson 3 - Potentiometer
• Arduino 5 Minute Tutorials: Lesson 4 - IR Distance Sensor & Push Button
• Arduino 5 Minute Tutorials: Lesson 5 - Servo Motors
• Arduino 5 Minute Tutorials: Lesson 6 - Force, Bend, Stretch Sensors
• Arduino 5 Minute Tutorials: Lesson 7 - Accelerometers, Gyros, IMUs
• Arduino 5 Minute Tutorials: Lesson 8 - Wheatstone Shield & LCD
• Arduino 5 Minute Tutorials - Lesson 9 - Programming Arduino Platforms Using a Different IDE
• Arduino vs Raspberry Pi
• Arduino Robotics Projects

How to Make a Robot

How to Make a Robot

Notice!!!  This is not my work.  I found this great set of tutorials for beginning robotics enthusiasts and wanted to make the links available.  I will do the same for the other basics as necessary.

Lessons Menu: 

• Lesson 1 – Getting Started
• Lesson 2 - Choosing a Robotic Platform
• Lesson 3 - Making Sense of Actuators
• Lesson 4 - Understanding Microcontrollers
• Lesson 5 - Choosing a Motor Controller 
• Lesson 6 – Controlling your Robot 
• Lesson 7 - Using Sensors 
• Lesson 8 - Getting the Right Tools 
• Lesson 9 - Assembling a Robot 
• Lesson 10 - Programming a Robot