Comments on: Kids Have an Itch to Program? Scratch It! http://www.mombian.com/2009/12/15/kids-have-an-itch-to-program-scratch-it/ Sustenance for Lesbian Moms Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Theresa Swayne http://www.mombian.com/2009/12/15/kids-have-an-itch-to-program-scratch-it/comment-page-1/#comment-94479 Theresa Swayne Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:11:13 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/?p=6410#comment-94479 Thanks for this -- sounds cool. My son's not ready for it yet (he's only allowed to press the space bar and the mouse button), but I'll try it on my 5-yo niece when she visits. I remember messing around with LOGO (the little triangular turtle) back in my own school days. Programming is a great way to develop analytical problem-solving skills. I wonder if there is a free/open-source robotics platform that could interface with DIY robot parts from an electronics store, as an alternative to Lego Mindstorms. Thanks for this — sounds cool. My son’s not ready for it yet (he’s only allowed to press the space bar and the mouse button), but I’ll try it on my 5-yo niece when she visits.

I remember messing around with LOGO (the little triangular turtle) back in my own school days. Programming is a great way to develop analytical problem-solving skills.

I wonder if there is a free/open-source robotics platform that could interface with DIY robot parts from an electronics store, as an alternative to Lego Mindstorms.

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