CAMPING WITH ALICE IT PARTY!!!

Bonita Adams – Springfield High School – Camp Questions Jane Nawrocki – Springfield High School –Camp Sandra Doran – Jennings Co. Middle – Alice Apparel Alka Harriger – Purdue University – Spirit Program CONTACTS

SPIRIT PROGRAM Camp idea inspired by our participation in a 2- week teacher institute called SPIRIT (Surprising Possibilities Imagined and Realized through Information Technology) at Purdue University Alka Harriger,Professor & Asst. Dept. Head at Purdue is the Project Manager of the Program WONDERFUL Program is open to teachers, counselors and students. (Daily Stipend, Lodging on Campus, Food & Materials Provided, Grad. Cr. For more info, go to and consider applying for Summer of 2010www.ITPossibilities.org

WHY A CAMP? A way to attract students to the classes/programs you offer A fun way to introduce students to computing and technology careers (especially girls) Working parents looking for a place for their children to go after school or during the summer Young people want somewhere to go Many young people already spend hours on the computer (Shields & Behrman, 2000)

THE ALICE FAMILY Written By: Bonita Adams Da da da dum (snap snap) Da da da dum Da da da dum (snap snap) Da da da dum Da da da dum (snap snap)

THE ALICE FAMILY CON’T. It’s easy to create one An Alice World can be done By adding simple objects The Alice Family Create a simple story Or make a game for glory Just drag and drop the objects The Alice Family

THE ALICE FAMILY CON’T Da da da dum (snap snap) Da da da dum Da da da dum (snap snap) With 3D animation Programming innovation (Pro-gram-ming In-o-va-tion) IT collaboration (I-T col-lab-o-ration) The Alice Family

GETTING FUNDING & APPROVAL $60.00 fee for the camp (Could apply for a grant or partner with a business) Submitted a one-page proposal (with research articles attached) explaining the decline of females in technological careers to Administration. Focus: Attract more students to our Business/Computer classes (especially girls) Agreed to use any profit from the camp to buy something for our department We used the funds to purchase flash drives for each student, notebooks, T-shirts, hats, daily snacks and food for a reception on our last day

PROMOTION Target: Middle School Students (Grs. 6-9) We used flyers, s, and announcements at the High School and Middle School We contacted Girl & Boy Scout Councils and asked them to share info with Scouts Camp was advertised in our school newspaper and local neighborhood newspaper Our flyer was pink & black to attract girls & stated participation could help w/Scout Badge

MARSHMALLOW TREATS Participants sat in a circle in the dark around a “flashlight campfire” Used this “camp-like” activity as a way to review lessons & share stories from the book, “Alice in Wonderland”

DAY 1: ALICE STARTER WORLD Used a starter world with Alice, Cheshire Cat & the White Rabbit Assignment: Characters were to sing and dance to The Alice Family song. We recorded the students singing the song and added it to their world. View Samples

CAREER ACTIVITY Introduce participants to careers in technology Students anonymously chose a career in technology (selected from an index card) They researched to find the salary, education requirements, and duties of their career. It was turned into a matching game After playing the game, the students created an Alice World that talked about their career New Alice Concepts were introduced View sample world

OTHER ACTIVITIES Students were to insert themselves into a fairy tale and retell the story through an Alice World Creating billboards using Adobe Photoshop was introduced View Sample World Students also created puzzles using 3D text and billboards.

CAMP PARTICIPANTS: (6 Boys & 4 Girls)