TurtleCoder

TurtleCoder is the coding app of the Code your Life initiative. Kids tell a turtle where to go – and wherever the turtle walks, it draws a line. A few commands turn into squares, stars, flowers, spirals and whole trees. Coding is creative, colourful and fun: every line shows right away what it does. Coding like with Logo Like Seymour Papert's language Logo, TurtleCoder is built around turtle graphics. Kids try things out, change a number, start again – and find out for themselves how it works. They learn loops, variables and their own words exactly when they need them. Blocks and real code • Drag blocks like "forward 100" or "turn right 90°" from the palette and snap them together • The text view shows the same program as real code – and kids can type there too • Programs written for the earlier Code your Life turtle can simply be pasted in • Slow, fast or one step at a time: always see which command is running What kids learn • Loops with "repeat", with counters to calculate with • Conditions with "if" and "else" • Variables, calculations, decimals and random numbers • Own words and functions – even recursive ones, for trees and fractals • Drawing in 3D: the turtle tilts and rolls in space, and the stage can be turned around For school and home • Lots of examples to try and build on • One profile per child, no password – great when several kids share a tablet • Save drawings as pictures and share them • In German and English • Fits the Code your Life lessons, such as "The Turtle" and "Of Blossoms and Spirals" About Code your Life Code your Life introduces children aged ten and up to coding – whatever their background, gender or education. The initiative comes from the 21st Century Competence Center of the Förderverein für Jugend und Sozialarbeit e. V. and is run by Helliwood media & education. No ads, no in-app purchases, no account. Projects stay on the device.