Apple Logo
© 1982 Apple
Originally promoted by Seymour Papert and his team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Children program rotating shapes and designs using commands like RT 90, FD 40 (Right 90 degrees, Forward 40 pixels) -- type the command, and the "turtle" (or graphic cursor) responds. While kids need a lot of patience as they progress through each step, the program offers an effective means of introducing children to programming concepts. The product comes with several manuals, including a "Getting Started" guide and a tutorial, which are definitely needed. Papert worked with the team from Bolt, Beranek and Newman, led by Wallace Feurzeig, that created the first version of Logo in 1967.
Apple II, IBM
Teaches: math, problems solving, spatial thinking, angles, computer programming