Wonderful Programming Logic App to use with students as young as first grade
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Community Review for Move the Turtle. Learn to code
My Take
I am trying to plan more lessons that introduce programming logic and higher order thinking in the technology classroom. Move the Turtle is one of my GO TO apps for this purpose. The kids seem to like it . From the the very young to the middle school students, when I use this app, there is a positive learning experience.
How I Use It
I use this app with a video adapter with my Smartboard. I use it to introduce the Java programming logic to students as young as first grade. I have used it all grades 1-6.
I use it in conjunction with the Board Game Robot Turtles. We learn as a group with the app then they move to small groups playing the programming board game Robot Turtles.
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Toni O.
Library Technology Educator
October 2, 2014
Simple Steps to Learn Complex Code
Having worked with other visual programming apps, this one was surprisingly easy for my advance users to jump in and use with little or no instruction. I liked how it added one new feature for each lesson. The visual programming really helps students learn how to code without concern for all of the syntax of coding. It would be nice to have audio help if the student continues to guess wrong steps.
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Mr.T
Teacher
St Mark's School of Texas
Dallas, TX
December 17, 2013
Great app for those new to coding
Overall, this is a good app for teaching lower and middle school kids to code, but there are free apps that do the same. I liked the option to create your own programs and share them, something the other apps and websites don't offer. While LOGO may not be the best language to begin with, it gets kids thinking about processes.
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