using Scratch. If students want to take programming as an elective in 7th =
and 8th grade, we use GameMaker. Both are excellent introductions to =
programming -- they're both visual and (on a level they don't yet get) =
object-oriented. GameMaker, however, is only available for PC.
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Bob Irving
Middle School Technology Facilitator
Lancaster Country Day School
Lancaster, PA
Blog: http://cougar.e-lcds.org/wordpress/=20
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themselves equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists."
Eric Hoffer
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