Papert, S. & Solomon, C. (1971). 20 Things to do with a computer.
“Some think of using the computer to program the kid; others think of using the kid to program the computer. But most of them have at least this in common: the transaction between the computer and the kid will be some kind of ‘conversation’ or ‘questions and answers’ in words or numbers.” (Papert, Solomon, 1971, p.1)
- Make a Turtle (LOGO)
- Program the Turtle to draw a man
- Turtle biology
- Make a display turtle
- Play spacebar
- Differential geometry
- Draw spirals
- Have a heart (and learn to debug)
- Grow flowers
- Make a movie
- Make a music box and program a tune
- Play with semi-random musical effects and then try serious composing
- Computerize an erector set crane and build a tower of blocks
- Make a super light show
- Write concrete poetry
- Try C.A.I. and psychology
- Physics in the finger-tips
- Explain yourself
- Puppets
- Recursion line (think of 20 more)