On Walkabout with Greenfoot » Microworlds

I've begun to examine Greenfoot as an environment to introduce my 9th grade computer programming students to Java. After running through the first tutorial, I have found it to be a great way to visually organize my presentation of OOP (object oriented programming) and also provide my students with a creative way to begin exploring basic game design with Java.

I've offered an incentive for the class to vote through the poll module in our moodle install for the best implementation of the WombatWorld scenario; I'll display the winner along side our iboerne.com presentation at the 2007 TCEA Convention Student Showcase.

Specifically, we will be using the WombatWorld scenario, but Ill also be interested in exploring the MBCS ('Marine Biology Case Study'). More on our progress later.

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