Useful Program for Computer Science Teachers
Logo
I was trolling the web today looking for good science software resources, and I ran across the post shown below. Now, I’m not a computer science teacher, but the Logo language sure looks like it would be useful in high school computer labs.
Take a look and see what you think:
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Logo Rediscovered
How many of you remember Logo? As a kid, I spent hours writing little programs to draw neat patterns on the screen. I recently downloaded the Berkeley Logo implementation and started playing with my old friend, the turtle.
Logo’s a great toy language for drawing fun shapes… but it turns out that Logo is a programming language. In fact, it’s a Lisp derivative.
San Elijo Middle School Teacher, Allen Brooks, discusses the benefits of SMART Technologies software in his Computer Lab