MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: Programming for a 9 year old, opinions please

I've been broadening my career options. Someone tapped me on the shoulder to become a teacher of a computer class. So I would up having to write about my technical background.

A part of that background is the LOGO programming language that I learned when I was a very young child. I've been rediscovering it and realized how much I enjoyed playing with that language as a kid. If anyone here remembers LOGOwriter then consider yourself blessed. :-)

If you want to play with it here are some free downloadable MSWLogo packages and some documentation:

http://www.softronix.com/logo.html

For an even more thorough distribution there's Berkeley Logo (UCBLogo):

http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/logo.html

For heavy-duty textbook tutorials I can't recommend this MIT Press link enough for use with UCBLogo. While the books are out of print the full text in HTML and PDF is available online for free:

http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=3987

Even the LSCI company is still around but doing business here with its LOGO-based products which include Lego robotics:

http://www.microworlds.com/

I hope this helps! :-)

--Bekki

Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!