Stacia Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I see that the HS Buyers Co-op currently has it for sale. Terrapin Logo at HS Buyers Co-op Terrapin Logo homepage My ds has already been using Scratch (free download from MIT). It's great & he enjoys it. But, it's a drag & drop interface for giving commands, while Terrapin looks like a more 'standard' programming language. Info? Likes? Dislikes? It looks interesting, but I don't want us to end up in over our heads either, kwim? Are Scratch & Terrapin complementary programs to learn together or are they just variations of the same thing? Help! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbielong Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 ...when I bought it a year ago, for my then 10-year-old son. It is sitting on our shelves. I also thought it was a little too hard for me:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamato3 all-boy boys Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I see that the HS Buyers Co-op currently has it for sale.Terrapin Logo at HS Buyers Co-op Terrapin Logo homepage My ds has already been using Scratch (free download from MIT). It's great & he enjoys it. But, it's a drag & drop interface for giving commands, while Terrapin looks like a more 'standard' programming language. Info? Likes? Dislikes? It looks interesting, but I don't want us to end up in over our heads either, kwim? Are Scratch & Terrapin complementary programs to learn together or are they just variations of the same thing? Help! Thanks! Hi, Yes, my 9 yo got it for his birthday in June. He finished it over the summer. It is sort of drag-and-drop, too. You create commands (by clicking on buttons) to move icons through mazes and then to draw a jewel. After you create your command (walk 15, turn right, turn right, etc.), then you click on a "run" button to see if your command was successful. Typing skills were not required. DS played it more like a computer game, and now that he's achieved the end, he will probably not pick it up unless I assign it for work. I was just reminded of SCRATCH this week, and had planned to investigate it to see if this would be a helpful extension on what ds learned in LOGO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 Thanks for the info, Alane & Debbie! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice in NJ Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Ds is taking an online course with The Potter's School. It uses the LEGO Robot and the Logo software. He LOVES the class. LEGO, Logo, violin, and the piano - those are this year's loves! Hmmm.... those are all things that I've outsourced to other teachers. Maybe he's trying to tell me something! :001_smile: Course Description is Here: http://www.pottersschool.org/tps/coursedocs/L2LDescrandCost.pdf Their classes aren't cheap. By any means. But I thought I would offer it up as a option. Peace, Janice Enjoy your little people Enjoy your journey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 Awesome. Thanks, Janice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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