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LCSI
Microworld is the world as it exists at a microscopic scale. Besides, it may also refer to: * Microworld (video game), a 1981 text adventure game * MicroWorlds, a computer program using the Logo programming language ** MicroWorlds JR * ''Microworlds: Writings on Science Fiction and Fantasy'', a 1984 book by Stanisław Lem * ''Nature's Microworlds'', a 2012 British nature documentary series * Applied Technology, a company also known as Microworld {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MicroWorlds JR
MicroWorlds JR is a computer program using a simplified version of the Logo programming language to teach non-readers or early readers to program in Logo. It was first launched in 2004 by Logo Computer Systems, Inc. (LCSI), and as in their original line of MicroWorlds programs, the object on the screen begins as a turtle and can be controlled with basic commands to make it move. Differing from the Logo syntax developed by Seymour Papert and teams at MIT, MicroWorlds JR uses images to replace the command names, which are selected by the child to create turtle graphics. The turtle object can be given a variety of shapes that act as a costume for the turtle, and therefore lends itself to a variety of animations and creative stories and projects for younger students. Constructionism and the Spirit of Logo Seymour Papert and Idit Harel have developed Constructionist learning theory, based upon the premise that children learn best by making things, not just by doing. Being involved in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |