[IAEP] [FIELDBACK] Etoys

[Simon Schampijer]

On 02/28/2010 07:58 PM, roberto wrote:
>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Simon Schampijer
>>>>>>> <simon at schampijer.de>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am teaching on a regular basis in the Planetarium pilot in Berlin,
>>>>>>>> Germany [1]. I have been using Etoys now for several weeks and here
>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>> some first feedback.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> First: The kids do like it a lot! I want to encourage everyone to
>>>>>>>> include it in his curriculum.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For example you can teach easily the concepts of the coordinate
>>>>>>>> system
>>>>>>>> with Etoys. You create an object and print out the X and Y values
>>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>>> moving it on the screen. Or you can use a joystick to alter the
>>>>>>>> position
>>>>>>>> of this object and use this method to deepen the coordinate system
>>>>>>>> concept.
>
> thank you for sharing you experience;
> i have to choose between EToys, Turtle Art and Scratch for next year
> math courses;

Maybe you don't have to choose ;) I use Etoys and TurtleArt during this 
year and I think it is interesting approach to see things being done in 
different environments.

> i like TA too much and i won't take it apart;
> but i need to understand well the differences between EToys and Scratch:
> their goals, their functionalities, pros/cons etc
>
> is there a comparative study available ?

Sorry, I don't know of such a study. And as I have not used scratch 
myself I can not say something about the difference to Etoys.

Regards,
    Simon