This week we worked with terrapin logo in class. I was dreading it for I just didn't want to learn yet another program that I probably was going to be unable to use in most classrooms, due to funding. After I was finished, I thought it was great! The things it can accomplish are awesome. The quilt I made was pretty cool, if I must say so myself, for it had a Sun and a basic triangular pattern that I created. Though the abilities on this were cool, the one thing I didn't like about this program was the fact that it took way to much time to accomplish such a fete(sp?). I feel like working with this in the classroom in a middle or high school setting would take too much time to truly master.
Well that is what I thought before Mr. Bill Reed came in to our virtual classroom on Thursday. It was amazing the info he had to inform us about. At first, his power point presentations were a little amateur at best, but then when he stated that he put in technologies every 3 weeks at the least, it astounded me. I never really got to use technology in high school, so when he said how often he implemented new technologies to give students a broad overview, I was listening intently. Some of the ideas he gave for implementing this technology was interesting too.
I would put this to detail more if the week 4 class meeting with Bill Reed were available to me to listen to again. I would really like to hear what he had to say for it was stellar advice.
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I appreciate your feedback on Logo and would say that if you spiral it over the year, the students would be pretty comfortable with the commands. You had a crash course (and you did nicely with your quilt)! The online session was recorded and the link was posted on the course website (google), so please revisit this when you have time. Also, note that Mr. R did not make either of those powerpoints. The proof one was created by his students.
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