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color:#1F497D'>Hi George,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Processing is ‘C’ based and is used as the basis for the Arduino
microcontroller IDE, which leads into the world of physical computing (in which
we have classes).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Another good, simple and free alternative with heaps of
resources is Microsoft Small Basic. It has the added advantage of being able to
export to Visual Studio, but is excellent as a programming teaching tool in
itself. We use it at Yrs 9 and 10.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>You could also experiment with Android app programming for
something different.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>At the moment we use PHP for U2O2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> yr11it-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:yr11it-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ciotti, George W<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 3 August 2012 9:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Yr11 Information Technology] Processing for U202<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Speaking of which is anyone doing anything exciting with U202? I
have discovered a program called Processing. <a href="http://www.processing.org">http://www.processing.org</a>/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Some of the blurb from the site…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Processing is an open source programming language and environment
for people who want to create images, animations, and interactions. Initially
developed to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of
computer programming within a visual context, Processing also has evolved into
a tool for generating finished professional work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>The good thing about this program is that it is pretty much all
self contained. Download the software from the site (suitable for a variety of
platforms) and run it on the desktop. It is open source and has quite a
few tutorials and lots of support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>The most interesting aspect of this program would seem to be that
it encourages students to utilise resources found on the web rather than from a
textbook. What they are used to in most cases. They could follow the tutorials,
document their travels, think about the relevance of the Open Source community
especially in terms of Pathways to careers and show progression in a
programming application. As far as solving information problems Processing is
used in a variety of disciplines including Data Visualisation:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/your-random-numbers-getting-started-with-processing-and-data-visualization#idc-cover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Anyone here know of it or used it in the class? It would be great
to hear from you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>Thanks in advance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>George<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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