Alejandro: Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I vaguely recall having read/studied something re "Turtle-Graphics" many years ago, so maybe it is time for refresher - even for us old students. (Smile)
Though I've not commented on any of your many contributions to the list, rest assured that I am as beholden to you as those who have. My needs are just more modest. Enjoy your fine weather this time of the year. Joe Wilkins Architect On Oct 17, 2011, at 7:02 AM, Alejandro Tejada wrote: > Great work, Jim! :-D > > After running these demos, finally I understand how > useful could be for young minds, to use and learn > Turtle Graphics. > > I downloaded your book from: > www.jamesphurley.com/jhurleyFolder/TurtlePhysics%20Text.doc > and noticed that when I open the file > in Open Office or WordPad, some characters are > replaced by the question mark: > > 3. Functions: direction(?,?) and distance(?,?). > > By any chance, Did you write this document in > a Macintosh and character conversion is changing > the original text? > > If possible, I would like that you point me to some > studies that details the learning experience (for teachers > and students) of using Turtle Graphics in the classroom. > > Thanks again for sharing your groundbreaking work! > > Al _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
