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Online Courses for Kids
ONLINE Video Game Design
(ages 10+)
Instructor: Robert Mayo, B.S. in Arts & Sciences and serves as All About Learning’s lead instructor and curriculum developer.
Many people play video games, but here is your chance to design and modify your own exciting arcade style video games. This online class is appropriate for ages 10 and older and is instructor facilitated. During the seven week class you’ll learn how to:
- Control characters, objects and outcomes in your game
- Increase the difficulty level and add more features
- Design your own version of PacMan and several other video games
- Explore Graphics Design and Graphics Animation topics
Requirements: Fast internet connection, such as DSL or Cable modem. Your computer must meet the minimum system requirements as detailed at http://www.michiganlearning.com
Mondays: May 5, June 2
Each new session starts the first Monday of the month and continues for seven weeks. Your seven weeks begins when you register or call (920) 929-3622. Fee: $105

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ONLINE Elementary Engineering using LEGO®s
(ages 8-12)
All About Learning
LEGO®s are popular with everyone. Now take them to a new level and go beyond just playing with them. Build with them we mean really BUILD with them. Using basic principles of Engineering, with this on-line course, you’ll think of LEGO®s in a whole new light. Once registered for this course, you will be sent a LEGO® kit with over 1,000 very advanced technic LEGO® pieces. This class is for the serious builder!
When you receive the kit in the mail, then you are ready to take the class, and yes, you keep the kit when the class is over! In this class you will:
- Learn about gears, levers, wheels, axles, and structures
- Discover the principles behind simple machines
- Explore various engineering theories
- Experiment with six very complex building exercises
- Discover how to use advanced technic LEGO®s to build unbelievable things!
Requirements: Fast internet connection, such as DSL or Cable modem. Your computer must meet the minimum system requirements as detailed at http://www.michiganlearning.com
Mondays: May 5, June 2
Each new session starts the first Monday of the month and continues for seven weeks. Your seven weeks will begin when you register or call (920) 929-3622.
Fee: $139 includes all instruction and LEGO kit

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Introduction to Alice 2.0 Programming - ONLINE
Learn how to write three-dimensional animation and game programs while learning objectoriented programming principles at the same time. If you’re a novice programmer who wants to master programming concepts like decisions, loops, methods, and arrays, this course is for you! While building fun interactive worlds (including a flight simulator), you’ll also learn more advanced programming concepts like arrays and event-driven programming. When you’re finished, you’ll be able to apply these concepts to other programming languages, like Java, C++, C#, or Visual Basic.
- Learn about the 3-D Alice world, and practice placing objects in it.
- Learn how to move, turn, and rotate objects in three-dimensional space
- Learn about quad view windows, how to move multiple objects, and how to animate parts of objects to create more-realistic object movements
- Change the look of your objects, and add sound to give your Alice worlds multimedia appeal
- Explore interesting object properties that can make programming much easier
- Organize program codes making them easier to write
Instructors: Mike Orsega, M.A., has more than five years of online teaching ranging from basic computer literacy to advanced programming languages, including online courses in Alice and C# programming.
Prerequisite: Appropriate for individuals twelve and older. Requirements: Alice v2.0 is a free download at www.alice.org. You will need Internet access and an email account. Dates: Classes start the second or third Wednesday of each month. To register go to www.ed2go.com/uwfdl Select one of the following six week class dates to begin: 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20 (third Weds. of each month) Fee: $89
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