LOGO SOFTWARE ICSE Board - Std Four?

Question

My son is studing in std IV under ICSE Board. A software called "LOGO" is being taught to them under computer cource. What is this software ? From where it can be downloaded / obtained ?

Answer 1

Logo is a wonderful programme for kids and i take the pride to tell that i had it in my matriculation school and won prizes working in this programme. Logo is a graphical programme which uses a small cursor of triangle shape which is called a Turtle (a tortoise to bring fun to  kids). The turtle could be directed forward, backward, right, left, turn an angle and so on..for eg. To draw a square, the follwing has to be done :

FD 50 (FD means forward and 50 is the no.of steps the turtle has to move forward)

RT 90 (RT means right and we make the turtle turn 90 degrees in the right)

FD 50 (again move it forward 50 steps)

and in this way we complete the programme and the turtle draws a square side by side after each command.

I am really surprised to know that LOGO exists and you could have a word with his teachers and get a copy from them to install in ur home desktop or ur laptop....they should be ready to do it....

happy teaching...

Answer 2

Logo is a programing language developed by M.I.T. It's best known feature allows the programer to direct a turtle around the screen. I think it's best feature is to teach the user that there is more than one way to solve a problem.