SEYMOUR PAPERTBy: Tyler Wade

&Troy Parrish

Overview

Prezi

Constructionism

individual learners construct mental models to understand the world around them

LOGO

connected with experimental learning

Builds on Jean Piagets epistemological theory of constructivism

LOGO

“Turtle”

The theory that children can use technology

Designed to help children be creative and self-motivated

First time children were able to teach themselves

Could Write and make Graphics

LOGO Foundations

Used to inform about LOGO

Encouraged people to use LOGO

Lead to the writing of Paperts book Mindstorms: Children, Computers and Powerful Ideas.

Mindstorms: Children, Computers and Powerful Ideas).

Computer-based learning environment called the Microworld.

learning will profoundly affect the quality of knowledge gained

natural knowledge building mechanisms of children

first large-scale attempts to mediate educational computer-based technology

Future Trends LOGO has paved the way for many user

friendly programming languages i.e. Syntax language, Loops, I/O

Is used a lot in math classes plotting points and graphing lines drawing and measuring lines and angles Allows children to explore math visually

Resources

http://www.associatedcontent.com

http://www.terrapinlogo.com/why-use-logo.php

http://books.google.com/books