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Bits and Bytes Cleborne D. Maddux Dee LaMont Johnson LOGO: Putting the Child in Charge An article in the September 1983 issue of Academic Therapy presented our conviction that microcomputers in learning disabilities could prove to be either a boon or a boondoggle, depending on how they are used. In that article, we suggested that if we use computers merely to help us continue doing the same things w e have always done (Type I uses), computers may prove to be labor-savers, but their use wil l never justify the time and expense needed to implement them in the classroom. If, on the other hand, we use computers to provide new and bet- ter ways of working with learning disabled students (Type II uses), educational microcomputing may turn out to be one of the most important special education innovations of our time. Examples of Type I uses are drill and practice assessment and administrative uses. Some Type II uses include teaching the child to program, teaching the child word processing, and the use of computer simulations. This article will focus on teaching the child to program in a unique, new computer language called Logo. What is Logo? Logo is a computer language http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Academic Therapy SAGE

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Maddux, Cleborne D.; Johnson, Dee LaMont
Academic Therapy , Volume 20 (1): 7 – Sep 1, 1984
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Cleborne D. Maddux Dee LaMont Johnson LOGO: Putting the Child in Charge An article in the September 1983 issue of Academic Therapy presented our conviction that microcomputers in learning disabilities could prove to be either a boon or a boondoggle, depending on how they are used. In that article, we suggested that if we use computers merely to help us continue doing the same things w e have always done (Type I uses), computers may prove to be labor-savers, but their use wil l never justify the time and expense needed to implement them in the classroom. If, on the other hand, we use computers to provide new and bet- ter ways of working with learning disabled students (Type II uses), educational microcomputing may turn out to be one of the most important special education innovations of our time. Examples of Type I uses are drill and practice assessment and administrative uses. Some Type II uses include teaching the child to program, teaching the child word processing, and the use of computer simulations. This article will focus on teaching the child to program in a unique, new computer language called Logo. What is Logo? Logo is a computer language

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Academic Therapy – SAGE

Published: Sep 1, 1984

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