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Papert invented Logo which turned millions of kids onto programming. The Logo programming language is a functional programming language. He was one of the proponents of Constructionist learning, which has a powerful influence on SLA and all of the project-based learning folks. He was hit by a motorbike and suffered a severe head injury, and lately, he's been a consultant on the One Laptop Per Child project. This project funds the $100 is a proposed inexpensive laptop computer intended to be distributed to children around the world, especially to those in developing countries, to provide them with access to knowledge and modern forms of education. To learn more about Papert, Click Here
iPods are being used by many educators. They can have a great effect in the classroom. iPods allows educators to more easily engage and match the individual needs of diverse learners. It can be an essential tool in helping students acquire new skills and improve their academic achievement. With iPod, educational institutions can deliver better on the promise of preparing all learners for life in the 21st century. In all, it’s a great way for educators to create, organize, and distribute content. If you would like to know just how educators are using iPods,
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Mathematics is an obvious choice when it comes to choosing a subject to tie spreadsheets to. Students can use spreadsheets to track the number of books they read, the amount of food and the times they feed the class pet, or to follow stock prices! They could also use spreadsheets to see which of their classmates have dogs or cats, or who rides a bus to school or who walks. Teachers should get students to see data represented in graphs often.
Present survey information in various graph forms and DISCUSS what it shows. The concepts of rows and columns may be difficult for you children to understand. A good beginner activity would be to
have students line up in rows, put rows together to identify columns.
Use manipulatives to reinforce this concept.
Give students a blank grid with rows numbered, columns lettered. Have them color identified rows and columns. (Color column B green, color row 3 blue, etc.). To view more tips on integrating spreadsheets into the classroom, CLICK HERE
Papert invented Logo which turned millions of kids onto programming. The Logo programming language is a functional programming language. He was one of the proponents of Constructionist learning, which has a powerful influence on SLA and all of the project-based learning folks. He was hit by a motorbike and suffered a severe head injury, and lately, he's been a consultant on the One Laptop Per Child project. This project funds the $100 is a proposed inexpensive laptop computer intended to be distributed to children around the world, especially to those in developing countries, to provide them with access to knowledge and modern forms of education. To learn more about Papert, 
