[MWForum]New user. Hello!, and a couple of questions.

[Daniel Ajoy]

On 22 Jul 2004 at 9:19, Sergio Reuben Matamoros wrote:

> Hello to everyone, and greetings from Costa Rica.

Hi Sergio!

> Reviewing the most recent messages posted on the list I 
> realize I might be a little out of place, 

Not at all, what makes you think that?

> if so, please 
> excuse me. It's just a couple of questions.
> 
> I'm interested in learning more about MicroWorlds and its 
> effects on children's problem solving abilities or skills. 
> I know that's very wide but I have searched the net for 
> documents and/or resources about it and I can't seem to 
> find anything. 

I like this one:

Research on Logo: Effects and Efficacy
by Douglas H. Clements and Julie S. Meredith
http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/pubs/papers/research_logo.html

Also this one:

This Much We Know: Mathematics por DOUBLAS H. CLEMENTS y JULIE SARAMA
http://moon.pepperdine.edu/~gstager/logoexchange/Clements.html

You can find translations to Spanish of both papers here:

http://www.angeltowns.com/members/mondragon/paradiso/EstoSiSabemos.html
http://www.angeltowns.com/members/mondragon/paradiso/EstudioLogo.html

> I did found a few articles about Logo and 
> how its immediate feedback provides the students an 
> opportunity to review their steps or process taken; however 
> MicroWorlds is more than Logo and I would like to read 
> about it.

Probably here:

http://www.papert.org/articles/Thewonderfuldiscovery.html

Something about MicroWorlds ability to make games:
http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/jan98/feat_1/kiddesigner.html
http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/pubs/logoupdate/v7n2/games.html
http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/pubs/logoupdate/v7n3/games.html

> The other thing that interests me is the inclusion of 
> curricular thematics in the kids programming or in the 
> computer lab activities. By curricular thematics I mean all 
> the content covered in the different subjects that can be 
> applied or enhanced by the use of MicroWorlds. The thing is 
> that there are many ways to integrate content from say math 
> or biology with the programming, but which way is more 
> successful in taking advantage of MicroWorlds' potential 
> while helping the students to really comprehend the 
> content. Ok, I guess that's a tough question, so basically 
> what I need is resources about that, successful experiences 
> or methodologies about that integration. 

I only have this book reference:

"La integracion de la informatica en el aula" 
de Bruno Vitale, Editorial Visor. 
Se refiere al Logo y tiene fundamentos y aplicaciones.

But I haven't read it.

Daniel
OpenWorld Learning (OWL)
http://mia.openworldlearning.org