Written by John Moravec on Saturday, April 2, 2005 at 18:50
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Squeak is based on the Smalltalk object-oriented programming language developed by Xerox in the 1980s. Today, it is used as a “media authoring tool” to create virtual, educational toys in the classroom. Using a constructivist framework, “some students work with media created in Squeak by their teachers; others are creating their own simulations and models to test their theories and deepen their understanding of math and science.”
See Squeakland for more information.
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AMA citation:
Moravec J. Using Squeak as an etoy platform. Education Futures. 2005. Available at: http://www.educationfutures.com/2005/04/02/what-is-squeak/. Accessed May 12, 2008.
APA citation:
Moravec, John. (2005). Using Squeak as an etoy platform. Retrieved May 12, 2008, from Education Futures Web site: http://www.educationfutures.com/2005/04/02/what-is-squeak/
Chicago citation:
Moravec, John. 2005. Using Squeak as an etoy platform. Education Futures. http://www.educationfutures.com/2005/04/02/what-is-squeak/ (accessed May 12, 2008).
Harvard citation:
Moravec, J 2005, Using Squeak as an etoy platform, Education Futures. Retrieved May 12, 2008, from <http://www.educationfutures.com/2005/04/02/what-is-squeak/>
MLA citation:
Moravec, John. "Using Squeak as an etoy platform." 2 Apr. 2005. Education Futures. Accessed 12 May. 2008. <http://www.educationfutures.com/2005/04/02/what-is-squeak/>
