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| ID | 297 |
|---|---|
| First Name | Daniel |
| Last Name | Willis |
| Institution | Loras College |
| Speaker Category | faculty |
| Title of Talk | An Introduction to Logo |
| Abstract | An introduction to Logo (Turtle Geometry) using MSWLogo, a freeware version of Logo for 32-bit Windows. The talk will introduce basic commands, loops, procedures, and the use of variables, with applications to regular polygons, stars, tessellations, rotations, translations, reflections, and symmetry. The speaker has used Logo with teachers (and pre-service teachers) of elementary school, middle school, and high school mathematics. |
| Subject area(s) | K-12 Teaching; Geometry |
| Suitable for undergraduates? | Yes |
| Day Preference | |
| Computer Needed? | |
| Bringing a laptop? | Y |
| Overhead Needed? | N |
| Software requests | None |
| Special Needs | None |
| Date Submitted | 10/15/2010 |
| Year | 2010 |