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Have students keep a “bug collection” in a journal so they can more easily recognize and eliminate bugs in the future.

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  • This can also help students determine what bugs they tend to make so they can avoid making the same bugs in the future.

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  • CS 1
  • Intro Programming
  • Development Methods
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Teaching with Logo: Building Blocks for Learning by Molly Watt & Daniel Watt

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