Media Computation Teachers Website

www.mediacomputation.org!

Yes, we'll work on updating this space soon...

Useful Links	Important Information
-Example CS1 Projects	Mailing list: There is now a mailing list for ALL media computation teachers (Python or Java). Please visit https://mailman.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/mediacomp-teach for more information and to subscribe (or unsubscribe). (You can find archives of the older mediacomp-py mailing list at https://mailman.cc.gatech.edu/mailman/listinfo/mediacomp-py
-Java MediaComp Resources	General page for Media Computation project is at http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/mediaComp-plan (Papers, talks, etc. there)
-Latest JES: -Stable (v3.1) and Beta (3.2/4.2) Latest MediaSources: MediaSources.zip	Schools Using MediaComp-Check how similar schools to their own have structured their media computation using MediaComp or add your school into the list.
-Example CS2 Projects	Reports on Using Media Computation–how other schools report progress on Media Computation. Also available are Assessment Tools on how to measure progress.
-Data Structures Book Materials	If you would like to try the Development Versions of JES, that's here. For the list of changes in latest version, look here. To report a bug with the 3.1 version, go here.

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Information on Books and Course Materials

Introduction to Media Computation in Java

For slides, instructor manual, Java classes, and more book materials see http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/mediaComp-plan/101.
Introduction to computing and programming with Java: A Multimedia Approach was published in April 2006. It looks like this.

Now in Chinese!

Introduction to Media Computation in Python

Link to MediaComp Python resources see http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/mediaComp-teach/20.
Introduction to computing and programming with Python: A Multimedia Approach (ISBN 0-13-117655-2) was published December 2004. Amazon Page for Book Here
Python Book Bugs List

Media Computation Data Structure

The Media computation data structure Book goes to the Publisher. It should be out from Prentice-Hall soon. You can see the course notes version at http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/cs1316/2.

Alice and Media Computation (in Java)

The new book by Barbara Ericson, Wanda Dann, and Steve Cooper should be coming out Summer 2008. More information can be found at http://home.cc.gatech.edu/teaparty
Mark is developing some Alice and Media Computation in Python materials at Alice and Media Computation in Python for Glitch-ers

NSF-sponsored Media Computation Workshops 2008!

Please do come join us!

Workshop Swiki

See artifacts teachers produced during wokshops at http://home.cc.gatech.edu/gacomputes.

Media Computation Art Gallery BOF at SIGCSE'07

Resources

The National Center for Women in IT (NCWIT) has highlighted Media Computation as a curricular approach for attracting women to IT. See the great program that they created for their Inaugural Practices Workshop at http://www.ncwit.org/pdf/Practices_Program.pdf

Java - Media Computation Java FAQ

JES Downloads
High School Resources:
- The new computing curriculum for the state of Georgia is at http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_cta.aspx?PageReq=CICTACRComp
- Georgia Tech's Institute for Computing Education
JES Bugs List (Old Bugs List)
All PowerPoints used at Georgia Tech MediaComp (Python) in Spring 2004 all-ppts.zip
- PowerPoint slides used in Spring 2006: http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/cs1315/3547
Additional Media Tools
Media Computation Project Ideas
- New Way of Rotating in MediaComp Python
- Movie Effect: Sprint Ahead
Release Versions of MediaComp Software New candidate release 2.16 available here! (CPython version also available here.)
- Development Site for JES (Old Development Versions of JES – source available here)
- Speeding up Media Computation
- How do I change JES for my institution?
More Java MediaComp Resources
- Lab Materials for Java Media Computation
Information on Media Computation Data Structures Class including a video of a sample lecture.
Demonstrations of the use of the Java MediaComputation materials (needs QuickTime (free)):
- About 40Mb (320x240 screen): JavaBookWalkthrough-Big.mov
- About 172Mb (640x480 screen): JavaBookWalkthrough-Huge.mov (Has a slightly different and extended introduction, but the demo is the same.)
- http://www.sampleswap.org/ Free sounds