Comments on: XLogo: Free Computer Programming Tool for Little Kids http://spottybanana.net/2008/05/31/xlogo-free-computer-programming-tool-for-little-kids/ Child Led, Project-Based Learning Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:15:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ginac http://spottybanana.net/2008/05/31/xlogo-free-computer-programming-tool-for-little-kids/#comment-45 ginac Fri, 29 May 2009 09:50:34 +0000 http://spottybanana.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-45 Sheryl. I e-mailed you off-line on some tips for fixing your problem. Please let me know if this information helps. If so, I will post the information for anyone else who may have had the same problem. Thanks Sheryl. I e-mailed you off-line on some tips for fixing your problem. Please let me know if this information helps. If so, I will post the information for anyone else who may have had the same problem. Thanks

]]> By: Sheryl http://spottybanana.net/2008/05/31/xlogo-free-computer-programming-tool-for-little-kids/#comment-44 Sheryl Thu, 28 May 2009 15:34:44 +0000 http://spottybanana.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-44 I downloaded the jre file. But then when I went online to use the program, I didn't choose a flag. I just said Ok. Now I have the program in French every time I try to open it. Please help! Sheryl I downloaded the jre file. But then when I went online to use the program, I didn’t choose a flag. I just said Ok. Now I have the program in French every time I try to open it.
Please help!
Sheryl

]]> By: ginac http://spottybanana.net/2008/05/31/xlogo-free-computer-programming-tool-for-little-kids/#comment-43 ginac Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:44:25 +0000 http://spottybanana.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-43 Aaron, Thanks for the Scratch website. It looks like fun! Aaron,

Thanks for the Scratch website. It looks like fun!

]]> By: Aaron Tyo-Dickerson http://spottybanana.net/2008/05/31/xlogo-free-computer-programming-tool-for-little-kids/#comment-42 Aaron Tyo-Dickerson Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:35:40 +0000 http://spottybanana.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-42 I use XLogo at my school and have found it to be a great introduction to simple programming. Another tool that you may want to consider is <a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/" rel="nofollow">Scratch</a> from the folks at MIT's Media Lab. It is free and runs on Windows and Apple computers...and there is a great support website for sharing your projects, too! I use XLogo at my school and have found it to be a great introduction to simple programming.

Another tool that you may want to consider is Scratch from the folks at MIT’s Media Lab. It is free and runs on Windows and Apple computers…and there is a great support website for sharing your projects, too!

]]> By: ginac http://spottybanana.net/2008/05/31/xlogo-free-computer-programming-tool-for-little-kids/#comment-41 ginac Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:11:32 +0000 http://spottybanana.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-41 Thanks, Al for sharing this book. Thanks, Al for sharing this book.

]]> By: Al Sweigart http://spottybanana.net/2008/05/31/xlogo-free-computer-programming-tool-for-little-kids/#comment-40 Al Sweigart Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:36:08 +0000 http://spottybanana.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-40 I would like to mention a free ebook called "Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python" The book teaches computer programming to kids in the Python language. Python has a gentle learning curve while still being sophisticated enough that it is used in professional software development. The book provides complete source code for games like Tic Tac Toe, Othello, and Encryption and then teaches programming concepts from the examples. The book is free under a Creative Commons license. The website is: http://pythonbook.coffeeghost.net I would like to mention a free ebook called “Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python” The book teaches computer programming to kids in the Python language. Python has a gentle learning curve while still being sophisticated enough that it is used in professional software development.

The book provides complete source code for games like Tic Tac Toe, Othello, and Encryption and then teaches programming concepts from the examples.

The book is free under a Creative Commons license. The website is:
http://pythonbook.coffeeghost.net

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