Re: Etoys for STEM Education

Steve Thomas <sthomas1-gQhbkF4bah9Wk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
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Thanks.  I posted a comment with links to Etoys Illinois and squeakland.org.

Hopefully participating in sites like this will help spread the word.

Stephen

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 12:50 AM, Bert Freudenberg <[email protected]>wrote:

> Full article at
>
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> http://www.enterpriseefficiency.com/author.asp?section_id=1151&doc_id=248027
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> "With Etoys, a K-8 student could do something like illustrate a story and
> then use scripts to move those illustrations. More sophisticated students
> could use it to demonstrate science concepts (imagine asking a kid to
> program an environment with real gravity) and complete virtual projects.
> All the while, the students are learning a sophisticated but approachable
> programming language and engaging their own creative minds."
>
> - Bert -
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