<s>
Jeroo	B-Application
is	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
educational	O
tool	O
for	O
learning	O
object	B-Language
oriented	I-Language
programming	I-Language
concepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
helps	O
learning	O
concepts	O
such	O
as	O
objects	O
,	O
methods	B-Language
and	O
basic	O
control	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeroo	B-Application
supports	O
three	O
syntactic	O
styles	O
:	O
Java/C	O
#	O
/Javascript	O
,	O
Python	O
,	O
and	O
Visual	O
Basic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
features	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
split	O
in	O
two	O
sub-windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
sub-window	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
type	O
code	B-General_Concept
to	O
be	O
executed	O
in	O
the	O
Jeroo	B-Application
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
sub-window	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
see	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
their	O
code	B-General_Concept
in	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
environment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
sub-window	O
shows	O
an	O
island	O
populated	O
by	O
Jeroos	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
can	O
instruct	O
the	O
Jeroos	B-Application
,	O
via	O
programming	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
first	O
sub-window	O
,	O
to	O
accomplish	O
various	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
moving	O
,	O
eating	O
or	O
picking	O
up	O
flowers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeroo	B-Application
uses	O
many	O
different	O
methods	B-Language
to	O
engage	O
its	O
students	O
such	O
as	O
storytelling	O
and	O
animating	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
has	O
been	O
looked	O
at	O
as	O
a	O
very	O
useful	O
and	O
efficient	O
tool	O
to	O
develop	O
experience	O
and	O
knowledge	O
in	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Programming	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
many	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
competitions	O
involving	O
the	O
Jeroo	B-Application
program	O
and	O
its	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Jeroo	B-Application
can	O
do	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
things	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Action	O
Code	B-General_Concept
Extra	O
info	O
hop	O
hop(n )	O
;	O
When	O
n	O
is	O
an	O
integer	O
greater	O
than	O
0	O
,	O
this	O
moves	O
the	O
Jeroo	B-Application
n	O
spaces	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
pick	O
pick( )	O
;	O
Picks	O
a	O
flower	O
from	O
the	O
Jeroo	B-Application
's	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
plant	O
plant( )	O
;	O
Plants	O
a	O
flower	O
at	O
the	O
Jeroo	B-Application
's	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
turn	O
turn( )	O
;	O
This	O
can	O
turn	O
the	O
Jeroo	B-Application
left	O
or	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
turn(LEFT )	O
;	O
or	O
turn(RIGHT )	O
;	O
toss	O
toss( )	O
;	O
This	O
makes	O
the	O
Jeroo	B-Application
toss	O
a	O
flower	O
to	O
the	O
space	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
disabling	O
a	O
net	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
give	O
give( )	O
;	O
This	O
makes	O
a	O
Jeroo	B-Application
hand	O
off	O
a	O
flower	O
to	O
another	O
Jeroo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
