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; [http://groups.google.com/group/kdeedu-kturtle The KTurtle GoogleGroup] | ; [http://groups.google.com/group/kdeedu-kturtle The KTurtle GoogleGroup] | ||
: ''Here google hosts our mailing list. It is public so you can browse the archives. It is low traffic, so please do not hesitate to subscribe.'' | : ''Here google hosts our mailing list. It is public so you can browse the archives. It is low traffic, so please do not hesitate to subscribe. You might find KTurtle developers on the [irc://irc.freenode.org#kdeedu #kdeedu] channel on [http://freenode.org freenode.org].'' | ||
; [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/kdeedu/kturtle The KTurtle Handbook] | ; [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/kdeedu/kturtle The KTurtle Handbook] | ||
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We have dedicated a page on this wiki to KTurtle example scripts. Please [[KTurtle/Examples|have a look]]! | We have dedicated a page on this wiki to KTurtle example scripts. Please [[KTurtle/Examples|have a look]]! | ||
== Obtaining KTurtle == | |||
KTurtle is part of the [http://kde.org KDE] project, therefor it is available to most linux distributions (try searching for KTurtle with your package manager). KDE is available (yet still considered unstable) for [http://windows.kde.org/ Windows] and [http://mac.kde.org/ Mac], user have reported good experiences with KTurtle on these platforms. If you are using Windows or Mac and give KTurtle a try, please report your experiences to our [http://groups.google.com/group/kdeedu-kturtle mailing list], or [http://bugs.kde.org file a bug]. Thanks! | |||
Revision as of 05:34, 30 May 2009
KTurtle is an educational programming environment that uses TurtleSpeak, a programming language loosely based on and inspired by LOGO. The goal of KTurtle is to make programming as easy and accessible as possible, which makes KTurtle suitable for teaching young students the basics of math, geometry and... programming.
Some of the main features of KTurtle include:
- the ability to translate the programming commands into the native language of the student using the KDE translation framework.
- all you need integrated in in one application.
- simplified programming terminology.
- intuitive syntax highlighting and error markers.
Links
The resources for KTurtle are spread over a few webpages:
- The KTurtle Homepage
- This page is KDE's the official page for KTurtle. Besides the news feed it is mainly a landing page with links to the other resources.
- KTurtle on UserBase
- The UserBase wiki page for KTurtle, this page. Here most resources can be found that interest the user: screenshots, example scripts, a feature list, frequently asked questions (FAQ), etc.
- KTurtle on TechBase
- The TechBase wiki page for KTurtle. This page is gear towards the contributers or KTurtle: the developers and the translators. Various bits of information on the translation and development process can be found here.
- The KTurtle GoogleGroup
- Here google hosts our mailing list. It is public so you can browse the archives. It is low traffic, so please do not hesitate to subscribe. You might find KTurtle developers on the #kdeedu channel on freenode.org.
- The KTurtle Handbook
- This is an online copy of the KTurtle Handbook as shipped with the KTurtle program.
- KTurtle on bugs.kde.org
- Bugs, wishes or other issues with KTurtle are tracked using bugs.kde.org. Please report any issues with KTurtle here so nothing will be lost.
- KTurtle on Wikipedia
- KTurtle's page on Wikipedia.
Screenshots
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More screenshots (of older versions as well).
More example scripts
We have dedicated a page on this wiki to KTurtle example scripts. Please have a look!
Obtaining KTurtle
KTurtle is part of the KDE project, therefor it is available to most linux distributions (try searching for KTurtle with your package manager). KDE is available (yet still considered unstable) for Windows and Mac, user have reported good experiences with KTurtle on these platforms. If you are using Windows or Mac and give KTurtle a try, please report your experiences to our mailing list, or file a bug. Thanks!