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-====== Info ======
-  * [[https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs106a/karelReader/en/intro.html|Interactive Overview]]
-  *
+====== Karel J. Robot ======
-  * [[Slides]]
+This unit will pose and answer such questions as, "What is the art of computer science/programming? What is it about computer programming that makes it both pure logic and mathematics based and yet highly creative and dynamic at the same time? Can I meld my creative side with my enthusiasm for science and engineering?
-  * {{ ::kareljrobot.jar | Download kareljrobot.jar}}
-  * [[https://mathorama.com/karel/|Download world files]]
+Learn to program in a fun, visual manner using Karel the Robot. Students will learn the Java programming language, the most widely used language for introductory computer science among colleges and universities - not to mention industry and the AP program.
-  * [[http://csis.pace.edu/~bergin/KarelJava2ed/SimulatorUserGuide.pdf|Karel User Guide]]
+  * [[http://csis.pace.edu/%7Ebergin/KarelJava2ed/Karel++JavaEdition.html| Original Online Version ]] at Pace University
-  * Adding the kareljrobot.jar library to BlueJ
+  * [[http://csis.pace.edu/%7Ebergin/KarelJava2ed/KJRdocs/index.html|API]]
-  * Making a kareljrobot project in Eclipse
+  * [[https://mathorama.com/karel/|Downloadable world files]] for each of the figures in the book
+  * [[https://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Bergin/e/B00GYX945O/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0|Prof Bergin @ Amazon]]
+====== Getting Started ======
+  * [[https://stanford.edu/~cpiech/karel/ide.html|Introduction to Karel]] from Stanford University
+  * [[https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs106a/karelReader/en/chapter1.html|Try this]]  (Use the buttons on a web page version to get an idea of the World of Karel)
+  * [[https://mathorama.com/karel/|Slides and other files]]
+====== Installation ======
+  * {{ ::kareljrobot.jar | Download kareljrobot.jar}} (Remember where you save this Library file)
+  * [[How to install the Library in BlueJ]]
+  * [[How to Install the Library in Eclipse]]
+  * [[http://csis.pace.edu/~bergin/KarelJava2ed/SimulatorUserGuide.pdf|Karel User Guide]] (detailed reference)
+====== Examples ======
+  - {{ ::rcrunner.java |RCRunner.java}} Remote Control Application (it has a static main method)
+  - {{ ::first.java |First.java}} An "all in one" Runner that sends karel on a task
+  - [[A Task for Two Robots]]
+  - [[MileWalker]] extending the Robot class
+  - [[StairSweeper]]
+  - [[BiggerBrains]]
+  - [[SteepleChaser]]
+====== Exercises ======
+  - [[Find the Errors]]
+  - [[Make a Maze]]
+  - [[Your Initials in Beepers]]
+  - [[Newspaper Retrieval]]
+  - [[Robot Olympics]] (figure 8 Shuttle Race)
+  - [[Harvester]]
+  - [[MazeWalker]]
+[[http://csis.pace.edu/%7Ebergin/KarelJava2ed/KJRdocs/index.html|API]]
+====== Projects ======
+  * [[http://danshuster.com/apcs/karel_main.htm| Dan Shuster's Projects]]
+  * [[http://www.apcomputerscience.com/karel/index.htm|Dave Wittry's Projects]]
   * [[http://csis.pace.edu/~bergin/KarelJava2ed/ch1/index.html|Chapter 1]]
   * [[http://csis.pace.edu/~bergin/KarelJava2ed/ch2/index.html|Chapter 2]]
   * [[http://csis.pace.edu/~bergin/KarelJava2ed/ch9/index.html|Chapter 9]]
   * [[https://www.granburyisd.org/cms/lib/TX01000552/Centricity/ModuleInstance/3617/Karel_J_Robot(original).pdf|Karel J Robot.pdf]]
-====== Examples ======
 ====== Flash Cards ======
   * [[https://quizlet.com/2618741/karel-j-robot-chapter-2-prep-flash-cards/|2. Primative Instructions]]
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   * [[https://quizlet.com/2863720/karel-j-robot-chapter-5-flash-cards/|5. Conditionally Executing Instructions]]
   * [[https://quizlet.com/3013991/karel-j-robot-chapter-6-flash-cards/|6. Instructions that Repeat]]
-====== Exercises ======