Seymour Papert By: Melissa Inforna Joel Helm Amy Scott

Table of Contents  Who is Papert? Who is Papert? Who is Papert?  Logo Logo  Constructivist Theory Constructivist Theory Constructivist Theory  Papert’s Observation Papert’s Observation Papert’s Observation  Conclusion Conclusion  Papert’s Video Papert’s Video Papert’s Video  Bibliography Bibliography

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 Back to Contents Back to Contents

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

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 Back to Contents Back to Contents

Constructivist Theory  Learners construct knowledge for themselves. Learning is an active process Learning is an active process Focus on the learner actually thinking about learning. Focus on the learner actually thinking about learning. A learner must be fully engaged with a hands on approach to learning. A learner must be fully engaged with a hands on approach to learning. Focuses on realist approaches to solving real world problems. Focuses on realist approaches to solving real world problems. learning.html learning.html Back to Contents Back to Contents

Papert’s 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. Back to Contents Back to Contents

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. Back to Contents Back to Contents

Papert Video  371XdE 371XdE 371XdE Back to Contents Back to Contents

Bibliography  Papert, S. (2000). Seymour Papert. Retrieved June 4, 2008, from  MIT Media Lab and MamaMedia.(2003). Logo Foundation. Retrieved June 4, 2008, from  Exploratorium. (1996). Constructivist Learning Theory. Retrieved June 4, 2008, from earning.html earning.html earning.html Back to Contents Back to Contents