EasyLogo

Free download for non commercial and educational purposes, only:

Brazilian (Portuguese) version

Czech version (used in schools and textbooks)

Czech version (new version with animations)

English version

Greek version

Slovak version

EasyLogo

EasyLogo was designed for people with basic computer skills to make programming and problem solving as easy as possible for them.

Key features:

EasyLogo works with grids in which the painting process occurs
The turtle rotates by 45°
The program is constructed from simple cards, which the user then arranges with their mouse
The program is executed automatically meaning that the painting process updates whilst the user is making changes
The Logo language has been radically simplified – offering drawing commands, loops and procedures only.

Different activities have various educational goals:

To control the motion of a character (like a car, bee or girl) directly – by clicking on buttons.
To control a character using a program – by constructing a sequence of commands.
To construct a sequence of commands, which solve a simple problem.
To recognize repeating patterns and design a loop.
To construct procedures and use them to build a shape.
To fix or to improve a program.

The user may arbitrarily browse, solve or skip activities. EasyLogo does not check a user’s solution. A user may also switch environments from the Activity mode to the Programming mode where they can freely create any drawings that they like.

Salanci, Ľubomír: EasyLogo-discovering basic programming concepts in a constructive manner. In: Constructionist approaches to creative learning, thinking and education: Lessons for the 21st century. Bratislava : FMFI UK, 2010. ISBN 978-80-89186-66-2, ISBN 978-80-89186-65-5.