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The Oracle Academy

Introduction to Computer

Science

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The Oracle Academy

Welcome!

Caron Newman

Senior Curriculum Manager

The Oracle Academy

www.sitwithme.org

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The Oracle Academy

Supports 1.5 million students in 95 countries

• Provide software, curriculum,

training, support and certification

resources to non-profit academic

institutions

• Curriculum helps to prepare students

for Oracle industry certification

• Introduction to Computer Science

Curriculum topics include Database

Design, SQL, PL/SQL, and Java

Supports secondary and post-secondary

schools to integrate Oracle technology

and curriculum into computer science,

engineering and business curricula.

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Oracle’s Unique Position

Oracle technologies are in more than 50 product

categories/industries.

Oracle is the steward of Java.

We are uniquely positioned to help educators

awaken and deepen students’ interest in

CS/engineering

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Java is Everywhere Java - The Most Popular Language in the World

Java - Deep Community Support Java - WebLogic Server: The World’s #1 App Server

Java - Deep Coverage

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FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COURSEWARE ORACLE PRESS BOOKS GUEST LECTURES TECHNICAL ARTICLES ONLINE LEARNING LIBRARY

CERTIFICATION PREPARATION & EXAMS

COMUPTER SCIENCE CLUBS FACULTY LOUNGE & STUDENT CENTER ORACLE OPEN WORLD & JAVA ONE

ORACLE SOFTWARE HOSTED LAB ENVIRONMENTS JAVA DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS OPEN SOURCE

SOFTWARE

50% OFF Preparation

25% OFF Exams

CAREERS &

INTERNSHIPS

CLASSROOM

TRAINING

LIVE VIRTUAL

TRAINING

TRAINING ON

DEMAND

SELF-STUDY

COURSES

PRIVATE

EVENTS

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FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COURSEWARE ORACLE PRESS BOOKS GUEST LECTURES TECHNICAL ARTICLES ONLINE LEARNING LIBRARY

CERTIFICATION PREPARATION & EXAMS

COMUPTER SCIENCE CLUBS FACULTY LOUNGE & STUDENT CENTER ORACLE OPEN WORLD & JAVA ONE

ORACLE SOFTWARE HOSTED LAB ENVIRONMENTS JAVA DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS OPEN SOURCE

SOFTWARE

50% OFF Preparation

25% OFF Exams

CAREERS &

INTERNSHIPS

CLASSROOM

TRAINING

LIVE VIRTUAL

TRAINING

TRAINING ON

DEMAND

SELF-STUDY

COURSES

PRIVATE

EVENTS

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Introduction to Computer Science: Java Curriculum

• For secondary schools, technical schools, and early university

years.

Getting Started with Java Using Alice

Oracle Academy

Java Programming

Oracle Academy

Java Fundamentals

Getting Started with Java Using

Greenfoot

Also available as 1-day training

events for primary, lower secondary,

and secondary teachers

Professional Development and Student Curriculum

Courses Prepare Students for Java Certification

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Benefits

• Curriculum includes:

• Lessons

• Practices activities

• Projects

• Assessments

• Self-paced workforce development

• Courses support preparation for:

• AP Computer Science A exam

• Java SE7 Programmer I certification exam

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Curriculum

Access

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Getting Started with Java Using Alice 3

• Delivery modalities:

– One-day in-class workshop

– 3 Virtual Classroom sessions

– Single module in Java Fundamentals course

• Uses Alice 3.1

• Curriculum Goal:

– Broaden teachers’ programming

knowledge

– Incorporate programming and animation

creation into any academic subject

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Why Alice?

• Exceptional tool developed at Carnegie Mellon University and

the University of Virginia in 1999

• Full class implementation in the Alice 3.1 version

• Resources readily available

• Engaging tool that is successfully exposing computer science

to girls

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Alice Website Resources

• Free software

downloads

• Teaching resources

• Community forums

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Alice Software Downloads & Community Forum

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Alice 3

Example

• Do in order

• Do together

• Stepping

through a

program

• Procedural

abstraction

chairPersonSitting.a3p

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Alice 3

Example

• Variable

• Debugging

statements

• Math

• Do together

BunnyKeyboard.a3p

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Alice 3

Example

• Storytelling

• Scene Setup

• Procedures

• Comments

• Do together

• Nesting

phonePersonSceneDirt.a3p

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Alice 3

Example

• Comments

• Opacity

• Do Together

• Created

Procedure

• Used Variables

• Used loop

structure

aliceTutorialWorkshop.a3p

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Alice 3

Example

• Procedures

• Repetitious

behavior

• Adding audio

• Using

Parameters

Dare2BDigital_Int.a3p

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Alice 3

Example

• Event listeners

• Conditional

behavior

• Multiple

procedures

• Game action

Dare2BDigitalWitchScene

Solution.a3p

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The Oracle Academy

Questions?

Supports secondary and post-secondary

schools to integrate Oracle technology

and curriculum into computer science,

engineering and business curricula.

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