5th - 8th graders - Alice - FREE Coding Sessions

FREE Coding Sessions for 5th - 8th graders - Alice
MS Teams webinar room: https://utd.link/alice
You can access the recordings @ https://utd.link/winter-2022

UTDCS is thrilled to offer FREE virtual coding sessions during the first 3 days of Thanksgiving break. These sessions are made possible by a grant from State Farm. Please consider contributing any amount to support our programs and enable us to offer more programs in the future ( http://bit.ly/payutd, email csk12@utdallas.edu for tax-exempt gifts)

While MS Teams web version should work, MS Teams app gives a better experience - you can download it from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app. If you have 2 computers (OR connect the computer to TV), it will make the sessions more enjoyable!

While such open sessions are a great way to get introduced to coding, it cannot be tailored to individual needs & pace may be bit slow or fast. While we don't expect to hit MS team virtual room capacity (250 or so), it can happen if too many students show up.

If you would like to learn at your own pace & schedule, you can consider private tutoring at $20 per hour - details @ https://k12.utdallas.edu/custom

Enjoyable Coding with Alice This camp is perfect for middle school students who have not done any programming so far. It uses drag and drop programming, which means no syntax errors! You can convert your idea to code quickly and see it in action! You can code 3D animations or games with ease. Alice comes with a powerful graphics library that minimizes coding effort. Visit [utdallas.edu/~jeyv/alice](http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utdallas.edu%2F~jeyv%2Falice&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHYQPdRu8cE7qbz9RT9jKEXyWIAlQ) to preview the content.

Alice camp requires Windows PC/laptop or MacBook. Chromebook will NOT work. Alice tool can be downloaded from [alice.org/get-alice/alice-2](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alice.org%2Fget-alice%2Falice-2&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH6PSUiYxB2-54PB2fvne-iQAHcAw) (English Gallery Complete is preferred). See the detailed instructions here.

By joining/viewing these online coding sessions, participants agree to the following terms:

The University of Texas at Dallas Computer Science department will not take custodial responsibility of minors while participating in such FREE CS Outreach events. Custodial responsibility will remain with teachers K-12, parents, legal guardians, and chaperones.

The University of Texas at Dallas bears no liability for participants attending these webinars & reviewing the recordings later. All participants are responsible for the content of their verbal and written interactions or any physical exercise they engage in during the webinar. We request all participants to keep all the chat messages related to the session topic. Participants will be removed from the meeting rooms if they post inappropriate chat messages.