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Subprocedure Anti-Appendectomies, Judi Harris
Subprocedure Anti-Appendectomies, Judi Harris
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Logo novices may be hesitant to write procedures that should be stored in memory and invoked with a single command. The leap from immediate mode doodling to preplanned, hierarchically structured procedure writing can be a large one. It is possible to bridge those two experiences with a simple Logo tool called APPEND.
A Warped Idea, Judi Harris
A Warped Idea, Judi Harris
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Logo LinX articles are about weaving Logo into traditional subject curricula; using Logo to teach, rather than teaching Logo. This article is about how Logo can be woven into social studies.
The Stranger, The Better, Judi Harris
The Stranger, The Better, Judi Harris
School of Education Articles
In 1968, Synectics, Inc, an independent educational research group, published an excellent set of classroom materials that encouraged the conscious use of metaphor to stimulate creative thinking and, subsequently, original writing. With a few simple Logo procedures, your students can generate individualized metaphors to inspire their creative writing. And unlike consumable instructional supplies, this type of Logo output is rarely repetitive and never exhausted.
Secular Conversions, Judi Harris
Secular Conversions, Judi Harris
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Your students, no doubt, have long since realized that Logo is not the first-string choice for effecting graphic realism. But, now and again, identifiable pictures are needed for Logo programs. Somehow, stick figures can bely the sophistication of the code by which they appear, not to mention that a turtled drawing of even moderate detail can take eons to manifest in full geometric splendor. This article discusses "Logo LinX".
Sunny Side Up And To The Left, Judi Harris
Sunny Side Up And To The Left, Judi Harris
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This article describes playful or "foolish", classroom activities that use Logo. It focuses mostly on the construction of faces.
After Before Comes...?, Judi Harris
After Before Comes...?, Judi Harris
School of Education Articles
What came after HAL, the computer from Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey'? IBM. (I comes after H, B comes after A, M comes after L.) Clever nomenclature, isn't it? It's also an interesting Logo exploration that can help to reinforce notions of alphabetic sequence and phonetic analysis.
'Sno Mystery, Judi Harris
'Sno Mystery, Judi Harris
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For some, the inexplicable peace and beauty of snow outweigh the inconvenience it can cause. But did you ever suspect that a snowflake could both postpone AND inspire math lessons using Logo?