Greenfoot: introducing Java with games and simulations: pre-conference workshop/tutorial presentation
Adrienne Decker, Frances P. Trees · Journal of computing sciences in colleges · 2011
Greenfoot is an interactive Java development environment created by the developers of BlueJ for use in introductory programming classrooms. Greenfoot provides a graphical animated environment in which to develop programs while students only need to use basic Java syntax to control the actors in their scenarios. Neither students nor educators need to focus on the graphical elements of the programs. They simply focus on the behaviors of the actors and the system provides the graphics. This hands-on workshop is intended to give educators (middle school, high school, and college) an introduction to the Greenfoot environment, a demonstration of how it can be used to introduce object-oriented programming to students, and a guided approach to developing Greenfoot experiences that can be integrated into existing curricula. The resources that are available to instructors using the environment will also be discussed.