warming up to netlogo
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Warming Up to NetLogo. How to think like a programmer. John Balwit, SFI and Portland State University -- January 3, 2014. A program is a list of instructions that tells a computer exactly what to do. We need to be precise. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
John Balwit, SFI and Portland State University -- January 3, 2014
Warming Up to NetLogoHow to think like a programmer
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Computers are Dumb, People are Smart
A program is a list of instructions that tells a computer exactly what to do.
We need to be precise.
The computer will be unhappy when we type the wrong commands (but who cares, it’s only a computer!)
John Balwit, SFI and Portland State University -- January 3, 2014
Mistakes are our FriendsMistakes are our friends Be patient Remember the value of experimenting Read the Error messages
John Balwit, SFI and Portland State University -- January 3, 2014
Be curious Play Explore Experiment
John Balwit, SFI and Portland State University -- January 3, 2014
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Know your resourcesDictionary Models library Facilitators Other programmers Fellow teachers - Ask 3 Your students
John Balwit, SFI and Portland State University -- January 3, 2014
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Take time with itTrust that the time you spend programming will be rewarded (eventually) ...but don’t spend too much time. Go outside and play.
John Balwit, SFI and Portland State University -- January 3, 2014
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Take pride in your models Share your models Learn from your colleagues’ models
John Balwit, SFI and Portland State University -- January 3, 2014