I recently had to use Alice 2.3 for an assignment in my computer class. It was my first time using Alice 2.3. It took me a long time to be able to even move around effectively in Alice. It would take much more than a couple of hours to learn all the features in Alice.
My experiences with Alice were mixed. I did like being able to explore and learn by doing which is a strength of mine. I did not like how long it takes to get a very basic knowledge of how to interact with the software. It is very time consuming which can make it ineffective.
I would probably not use Alice in my classroom because of the time that it would take to make something in it. I'm sure that there are practical ways to incorporate Alice into a classroom but I probably wouldn't want to mess with it. I would though not hesitate using an Alice game if it was already made and developed.
All in all, my experiences with Alice were very mixed.
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