[MWForum]MW EX

[Karen Randall]

Could you help give me some perspective on using Microworlds Ex? I 
had enough trouble with it in my last elective session that I'm going 
back to using Pro with kids in the next one.  I'm wondering if the 
problems are typical or have a solution. My school's tech support 
person contacted LCSI and tells me they said wait for a new version.

The main problem is speed.  Transitions between menus or pages take 
longer than in Pro.  When kids click on a turtle backback there can 
be a good five-count of spinning before it opens.  Opening and 
closing the graphics tool is worse.  Having more than one turtle 
running with something in its backpack results in slow movements 
which frustrate kids used to Pro.

The other big one is that freeze-ups are frequent, almost daily 
problems.  I haven't seen any pattern to what causes the freezes.

We are using the Mac version on iMacs in our lab, but I tried it on 
an eMac and a Powerbook and had the same troubles.  I couldn't find a 
release version number  in the "info" screen.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Karen Randall