Seymour Papert

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Seymour Papert

• By
• Melissa Inforna
• Joel Helm
• Amy Scott

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Table of Contents

• Who is Papert?
• Logo
• Constructivist Theory
• Paperts Observation
• Conclusion
• Paperts Video
• Bibliography

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Seymore Papert

• Born Feb. 29, 1928
• Attended the University of Witwatersrand
• Received a BA in 1949 and a Ph.D in 1952
• Had the first lab for children to use technology
• Considered the worlds greatest expert on
  technology
• Principal for One Laptop Per Child
• http//www.papert.org/
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Logo

• "Logo is the name for a philosophy of education
  and a continually evolving family of programming
  languages that aid in its realization." (MIT
  Media Lab and MamaMedia, 1996)
• Way to teach young students programming language
• Allows student to discover knowledge
• http//el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/logo/index
  .html

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Logo Cont

• Logo is a computer program geared to elem. school
  students
• Students become the graphic designer
• Turtle draws objects
• Objects move by a command
• Geometric skills also integrated into program
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Constructivist Theory

• Learners construct knowledge for themselves.
• Learning is an active process
• Focus on the learner actually thinking about
  learning.
• A learner must be fully engaged with a hands on
  approach to learning.
• Focuses on realist approaches to solving real
  world problems.
• http//www.exploratorium.edu/ifi/resources/constru
  ctivistlearning.html
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Paperts Observations

• Observe the learning by giving subjects certain
  manipulatives to solve problems.
• He would see if they were able to get the problem
  right using the manipulatives they were provided
  with.
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Conclusion

• He was a very influential man.
• Has created many theories that are being put in
  place in many classrooms.
• He pushed to have one laptop per student for
  schools.
• His goal was to integrate technology into every
  school setting.
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Papert Video

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vIkhE-371XdE
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Bibliography

• Papert, S. (2000). Seymour Papert. Retrieved June
  4, 2008, from http//www.papert.org/
• MIT Media Lab and MamaMedia.(2003). Logo
  Foundation. Retrieved June 4, 2008, from
  http//el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/logo/index
  .html
• Exploratorium. (1996). Constructivist Learning
  Theory. Retrieved June 4, 2008, from
  http//www.exploratorium.edu/ifi/resources/constru
  ctivistlearning.html
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