[MWForum]New to List and MicroWorlds

[Susan Weiss]

You can transfer all your files from Pro to Ex but not the other 
direction.   I do it all the time.
Susan


>Hi,
>
>I've joined this list hoping to learn more about Microworlds.  In a previous
>life I was a software engineer programming in C/C++ but now am home with my
>2 daughters. (ages 5 and 10)  I also recently completed a Master's Program
>in Child Development.   I initially learned about logo a few years ago in
>one of my graduate school classes and played around with it a little bit.
>Last summer I purchased MicroWorlds EX to learn and work on with my 10 year
>old.  We have gone through the tutorials and examples and we have both been
>having a great time with it.  She is pretty busy with school this year and
>has not had as much  time to devote to it as she would like. (She would
>rather do MicroWorlds than her homework!)  Unfortunately logo is not taught
>in her school.   We are in Massachusetts... just curious if anyone is
>teaching MicroWorlds in Mass.  or knows of any schools which use it in Mass.
>I am starting to learn more on my own and hoping to possibly get involved
>with teaching it to kids in the future.  Any  suggestions for getting
>started, learning resources, classes (online or other) would be greatly
>appreciated.  I have noticed that a lot out there on the web is indicated
>for MicroWorlds Pro... what exactly is the difference between MicroWorlds
>Pro and MicroWorlds EX (version we have) and how easily can I transfer the
>PRO examples to the EX version.
>
>thanks in advance,
>
>Nadia Bluhm
>
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