Daniel C. wrote:
I started programming in 4th grade using Logo Writer. The Logo Wiki that was linked to runs what appears at first glance to be the same language. I recommend using it as a first step in teaching programming. The language is simple, powerful, and interactive.
I remember using Logo Writer in grade school in Texas on what I believe were Apple II computers. We had so few of them that we were assigned 2 kids to a computer. My partner, Michael Blackwell (How did I just remember that?!), and I decided to see what would happen if we wrote a loop that would run 1,000 times. After about 3 minutes, the turtle had drawn a bean-shaped solid blob. That's when the teacher saw what we had done and told us both to go sit in the hall, since we had "abused our computer lab privileges". What a way to encourage young minds!
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