Robot Parade

Is it better to teach programming with a teacher showing how to write code or to have students create their own programs that control a bunch of robots? The latter is how Flowol 3 by Keep I.T. Easy works. The software shows students how to create useful and complicated applications by moving around flow chart items that connect to a variety of circuit boards and robots. The action is previewed on the interface’s main screen so the kids can see what will happen when they change a single item. The software works with PCs and Macs, costs $95 for a single use license and the hardware (which is sold by Kelvin) adds about $180.