Hi Leonel --
We have done little in this age group with Etoys.
The UI should be changed for this age children in a number of important ways (some of this was in the original Etoys design but didn't get implemented).
You are probably aware of Radia Perlman's work in the 70s at MIT with a "button box LOGO"? This was pretty interesting, and we duplicated her equipment and did many parallel experiments. I have heard recently about very young children and Etoys (some of them will be at SqueakFest next week) but I don't know the details. Kim Rose might. We also have a grad student working with us who is interested in this age group.
Cheers,
Alan
At 09:31 AM 8/3/2005, Leonel Morgado wrote:
Hi,
I'm interested on computer programming experiences with childrenaged 3, 4 and 5. I was unable to find documented cases of Etoys use in this age group, but expect that there should be at least a few user stories.
If anyone has reports, photos, or even just recollections ofsuch cases, I would love to hear about them!
Inté,
Leonel Morgado
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