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<div>Thanks for that feedback James. Yes I have found out about the Arduino connection.</div>
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<div>I will be using Processing this year as I think it has the ability to cater for a wide variety of entry points for students. It would seem to allow students with hardly any knowledge of programming to ease into this world in a way that will build their
foundational knowledge of programming concepts in a universally shared manner, allowing them to progress and adapt to other languages if they so desire. Those with experience can take it on and run with it. And of course, the support is quite extensive. Being
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<div>Thanks for the information regarding Small Basic I will look into it.</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>"Lawson, James (Teacher)" <<a href="mailto:LawsonJ@trinity.vic.edu.au">LawsonJ@trinity.vic.edu.au</a>><br>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:43:48 +1000<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:yr11it@edulists.com.au">yr11it@edulists.com.au</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] Processing for U202<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Hi George,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">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
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">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 initself. 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: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">You could also experiment with Android app programming for something different.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">At the moment we use PHP for U2O2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">James<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ciotti, George W<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 3 August 2012 9:09 AM<br>
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<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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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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