<s>
MicroWorlds	B-Language
is	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
Logo	B-Device
programming	I-Device
language	I-Device
to	O
teach	O
language	O
,	O
mathematics	O
,	O
programming	O
,	O
and	O
robotics	O
concepts	O
in	O
primary	O
and	O
secondary	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
Logo	B-Device
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
set	O
of	O
dialects	O
and	O
implementations	O
created	O
by	O
Seymour	O
Papert	O
aimed	O
at	O
triggering	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
abstract	O
ideas	O
by	O
children	O
through	O
experimentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroWorlds	B-Language
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Logo	B-Language
Computer	I-Language
Systems	I-Language
Inc	I-Language
.	I-Language
(	O
LCSI	B-Language
)	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
precursors	O
to	O
MicroWorlds	B-Language
were	O
the	O
programs	O
Apple	O
Logo	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Application
Logo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
LogoWriter	B-Language
released	O
by	O
LCSI	B-Language
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
and	O
IBM	B-Device
Personal	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
to	O
bear	O
the	O
MicroWorlds	B-Language
name	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Mac	B-Application
called	O
MicroWorlds	B-Language
Project	I-Language
Builder	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroWorlds	B-Language
2.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	O
and	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modules	O
for	O
weather	O
and	O
plants	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
internet	O
browser	O
plugin	O
to	O
view	O
projects	O
in	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Navigator	I-Protocol
without	O
the	O
full	O
software	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroWorlds	B-Language
Pro	O
,	O
an	O
advanced	O
version	O
intended	O
for	O
high	O
school	O
students	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95/98/NT	O
and	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroWorlds	B-Language
EX	I-Language
,	O
the	O
current	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
98	O
and	O
up	O
(	O
currently	O
supported	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
7	O
and	O
up	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroWorlds	B-Language
EX	I-Language
will	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
macOS	B-Application
10.15	O
or	O
higher	O
due	O
to	O
requiring	O
32-bit	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroWorlds	B-Language
JR	I-Language
,	O
a	O
derivative	O
product	O
teaching	O
coding	O
to	O
young	O
children	O
who	O
cannot	O
read	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
and	O
2005	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroWorlds	B-Language
relies	O
on	O
Logo	B-Device
,	O
a	O
computer	O
programming	O
language	O
based	O
on	O
words	O
and	O
syntax	O
that	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
and	O
remember	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
write	O
code	O
in	O
a	O
dialect	O
of	O
the	O
Logo	B-Device
programming	I-Device
language	I-Device
to	O
move	O
a	O
customizable	O
cursor	O
(	O
initially	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
a	O
turtle	O
)	O
,	O
draw	O
shapes	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
make	O
dialog	O
boxes	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroWorlds	B-Language
is	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
curriculum	O
used	O
by	O
OpenWorld	O
Learning	O
,	O
an	O
educational	O
non-profit	O
based	O
in	O
Denver	O
,	O
Colorado	O
,	O
that	O
as	O
of	O
2016	O
operated	O
11	O
elementary	O
sites	O
and	O
three	O
middle	O
school	O
sites	O
in	O
the	O
Denver	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
