Logo+Programming+Materials+for+Kids

Logo and "Logo-like" Programming Environments for Learners [|Old-fashioned Quilt Making in an Online Collaborative Setting] - Use MicroWorlds EX in this simple open-ended creativity project. (2007) Making Aboriginal Dreamtime Designs with MicroWorlds - An interdisciplinary project (2000) [|MicroWorlds Claymation] - Create your own Wallace and Gromit with one line of code! (2000) 21st Century Logo Quilts - A Twist on a Classic Geometry/Art Activity (1999) Build Your Own Virtual Pet with MicroWorlds®(1998) Make Your Own Tamagotchi ©1998-99 Adam Smith with a bit of help from Gary Stager [|Turning Math Manipulatives Inside Out] (1998) Putting MicroWorlds Projects on the Web (1998) For beginners... MicroWorlds for Munchkins (1997) (all versions of MicroWorlds) A brief guide to using MicroWorlds with primary-age students. [|Tips for Creating Multimedia Projects with MicroWorlds 2.0] (Mac/Win 95) Find out what MicroWorlds 2.0 can do to create multimedia projects and get busy! [|MicroWorlds Probability] (all versions of MicroWorlds) Simple data collection, collection and graphing. **Editorials from //Logo Exchange// by Gary Stager** [|Books Reviewed by Logo Exchange] including reviews by Carolyn Dowling. [|The Other Side of Logo Math] (all versions of MicroWorlds) Gain a working understanding of MicroWorlds' mathematical capabilities in a user-friendly article. [|What can you do with MicroWorlds?]
 * [|MicroWorlds EX Robotics] (commercial - Mac & Windows) **//Preferred//**
 * [|MicroWorlds Jr.](commercial - Mac & Windows)
 * Scratch (free - Mac & Windows)
 * Berkeley (UCB) Logo (free - Mac, PC & Linux)
 * NetLogo (free - Mac & Widows)
 * StarLogo TNG (free - Mac & Windows)
 * Elica 3D Object-oriented Logo (free - Windows)
 * Squeak (open source - Mac, Windows and Linux)
 * Agentsheets (commercial - Mac & Windows)
 * Toontalk (commercial - Windows only)
 * Game Maker (open source - Windows only)
 * Stagecast Creator (commercial PC/Linux)
 * Never Satisfied, Only Gratified - Perspectives on Papert
 * Walking Among Giants - A Tribute to Great Teachers
 * Looking for Logo in All the Wrong Places
 * Logo and Jazz

[|A Personal Response to the Classic Logo Argument] This article contains Gary's response to educators who wish to return to the days of less powerful versions of Logo. A review of MicroWorlds 2.0 is included. This article was written for The Logo Update and may appear there in the future. The article that inspired my response is available [|here].

[|MicroWorlds 2.0 Quick Reference Guide] by Gary S. Stager Everything you need to know to get started creating exciting multimedia projects with MicroWorlds 2.0 for the Macintosh. Feel free to print it out!

[|MicroWorlds 1.x Quick Reference Sheets] You will need to print this document since some of the "text" is a graphic.

[|MicroWorlds 1.x Turtle Graphics Primitive List] You will need to print this document since some of the "text" is a graphic.

Build Your Own Geometry Toolkit Materials Now your students can use MicroWorlds to collaboratively design their own powerful Eudlidian geometry tools! [|MicroWorlds Board Game Project]This describes a simple open-ended project your students can use to explore randomness, probability and logic.

[|MicroWorlds Data Graphing Project] This describes a simple open-ended project your students create their own simple mathematical graphing tools.

[|25 Things to Do with LEGO TC logo or Control Lab] Use these simple ideas to inspire magnificent problem solving. [|Logo-Using Educator Resource List] This document contains a list of books every constructivist teacher should read, where to buy Logo, organizations worth joining and online resources. Links to important resources are included! What is Logo? And Who Needs it? A 1999 essay by Seymour Papert from LCSI's book, //Logo Philosophy and Implementation.// Video Game Workshop Play the games designed by students of Hope Chafiian of Spence School and Michael Tempel of the Logo Foundation.