Presents computer-oriented teaching suggestions suitable for early grades. They include creating houses and stained glass ornaments using Logo, recording class activities with a database management program, making mazes with graphics programs, making drawings with a KoalaPad, and using a program to introduce computers to non-English speaking…

Presents programming ideas using LOGO, activity for converting flowchart into a computer program, and a Pascal program for generating music using paddles. Includes the article "Helping Computers Adapt to Kids" by Philip Nothnagle; a program for estimating length of lines is included. (JN)

Points out that the secret of successful Logo teaching appears to lie in knowing when to intervene and when not to. Sample programs and instructional sessions are included to illustrate when to intervene without intercepting student discovery. (JN)

Describes the use of programs written in BASIC and graphics facilities of microcomputers to make students aware of the assumptions of statistical models in linear regression and the design of experiments. Two references are cited. (CHC)

Provides information on Logo, a powerful computer language that allows students to control their own learning. Includes list of available Logo and Turtle Graphics programs (publisher, manufacturer, hardware requirements, software/print materials, and price included). Cautions buyers to beware of imitations which may not support all Logo features…

A 10-week project conducted with 12 gifted 4th and 5th grade students (10 boys and 2 girls) examined the effectiveness of the Logo computer programming language as a tool for helping students understand some basic principles of physics. Three assumptions were tested: (1) motivated elementary school students can learn both turtle graphics and word…

Outlines a program for implementing the Logo computer language in the classroom. Presents five introductory lessons that can be used with upper elementary students and some introductory comments about planning. (SRT)

This document consists of nine issues of the National LOGO Exchange Newsletter (NLX). Each issue contains several articles as well as regular features and departments. The lead articles in this volume are entitled: (1) "Twenty Powerful Ideas" (Molly Watt); (2) "Multiple Turtles without Sprites" (James Hurley); (3)…

This collection of articles and features reprinted from "The Computing Teacher" begins with an outline (the table of contents) of a 20-session course, "Logo in the Classroom," by Shirley Torgerson, Mary Kay Kriley, and Janet Stone. The text of the first session and a student exercise sheet are also provided. Five articles…

This study investigated the effectiveness of LOGO's turtle graphics in both providing a model of systematic thought and in teaching simple geometry to young children in the second grade. The treatment given to 25 second grade students in the experimental group consisted of programming with LOGO's turtle graphics using four Apple II+…

This document consists of 27 issues of the National LOGO Exchange Newsletter (NLX) together with cumulative indexes which provide five access points to information in the newsletters: (1) an author index; (2) a book review index; (3) a product and information index; (4) a column index; and (5) a subject index. The alphabetical author index lists…

The developer of Logo describes several creative ways in which the Logo programing language is being used to capitalize on its full potential. He also discusses biases and problems relating to Logo use which limit student creativity and self-learning. (MBR)

This document contains 25 presentations on five broad topics: the interface of computers with instruction; computer applications; computer graphics; computer programming; and general interest sessions. A foreword by Dr. Valeria Amburgey of Sam Houston State University precedes the following papers: (1) "Fourth and Fifth Grade Computer Centers…

Developed to assist primary school teachers who wish to implement LOGO and One-Key LOGO (OKL) in their schools, this document consists of a LOGO resource manual and 92 color-coded activity cards designed to guide a pre-reader or primary child through a series of problem solving steps. After a brief introduction, which contains computer terminology…

Describes a series of programs written in Logo that have been used successfully to support young children's programing efforts. These programs remove the mechanical obstacles of typing, spelling, and estimating distances; remove the demands of abstract planning and ordering instruction; and provide a set of programing procedures. (MBR)