http:www.transum.org/software/Logo

On Tuesday we were introduced to the early stages of coding/ programming using a website called Logo. This website allows you to create shapes by moving the turtle (arrow) using the commands listed at the left hand side of the screen as shown in the image above. I feel this would be a great way to introduce children in early level to directional language such as move forward, backward, left and right. It would also be a good resource when introducing angles to children who might be in the top end of first level or early second level. An example of a lesson for this would be to allow the children to create shapes using 90, 180, 270 or 360 degree turns. For example using the command [fd 12 rt 90 fd 12] this will show children what a 90 degree angle looks like. As well as this by using this website we would be encouraging cross curricular learning as we’re allowing the children to engage with technology as well as teaching them mathematics.