Intro and question

Hello, everyone!

I'm excited to be using Logo (MicroWorlds EX) again! A little bit about me and 
a question I have...

I am a teacher in Bellingham, WA. I used to teach middle school, but now I 
work at the district office supporting teachers who use technology (I have an 
M.Ed. in Instructional Tech). Currently, I do a little bit of everything 
including teaching professional development courses, maintain the district 
webs, support the library software system, etc.

I have just been given the wonderful opportunity to teach logo to 6th and 7th 
grade HCL students ("Highly Capable Learners"). I taught logo about 10 years 
ago when I was teaching 6th and 7th graders. I loved teaching it and they 
really enjoyed the program. I think logo is an excellent educational tool. The 
HCL teachers came to me and asked what would be appropriate for that level and 
age group and I suggested MicroWorlds, so I will be teaching the students and 
the teachers at the same time. I remember many of the basic turtle graphics 
commands, but the current version of MicroWorlds is new for me and I am 
working through the tutorials. 

Now my question--what I need to develop is a series of at least 5 sequential 
projects. Because these students meet for only 2 hours at a time with a month 
or more between each meeting, these projects need to be able to be completed 
in 2 hours and they need to build in complexity and skill. 

Does anyone have suggestions for projects that are available online that I can 
use or modify to meet my classes needs? Is the Projects Folder for the MWForum 
the best place to find good projects, or are there other web sites that might 
have appropriate projects? Do you have any suggestions on what you would do 
with MicroWorlds for a two hour class with very smart students?

I look forward to learning from all of you and sharing some of the things that 
I and my students come up with!

Ken Russell
Bellingham Schools