Re: view MW@ project in the WEB

[Patrick Edmondson <mystere2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey,
I found some students can't put into words what they can do.
Maybe the procedure with a necessary line missing. Ask what is  
missing and why it is important.
I also had success by describing a finished product, with some hints  
or procedures supplied, then leave it open ended for how they acheive  
the goal and have them describe why they did what they did. I use to  
let other students videotape the explanations for grading later,  
reinforcing both groups, and a library of examples.
Patrick Edmondson
mystere2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Jan 9, 2008, at 4:20 PM, Russell, Ken wrote:

> Hello, Logo people!
>
> I'm teaching 6th and 7th graders Logo programming. I only have  
> these students a few hours a month, so it is a little slow going,  
> but fun!
> It's not realistic to teach these students programming using a  
> lecture style, so I have been trying to think of other ways to do  
> so. One way I came up with is to give them a programming project  
> where the instructions and programming are provided, have them  
> follow the recipe, then ask them to investigate and explain how the  
> programming works by writing a description
> For example, I had my students do the "Grow A Garden" activity:
>
> http://www.openworldlearning.org/mia/resources/grow_a_garden.pdf
>
> Now I plan to ask them to complete a worksheet where they explain  
> how the programming works. Here is a link to the worksheet along  
> with my answers:
> http://www.bham.wednet.edu/studentgal/HCLP/random-garden- 
> explanation.pdf
> ***First and most important question:***
>
> I'm pretty new to logo, are my explanations of the programming code  
> correct???
> Second question:
>
> What do people think of this method? Has anyone tried something  
> similar? Do you have suggestions on how to build programming skills  
> in logo and still keep it fun?
> Thanks for your input!
>
> Ken Russell
> Bellingham Schools