Flowol

This week we created a flow chart for a scenario using Flowol. I did the traffic lights in which two sets of traffic lights either side of a bridge had to be set up so that they came on at the right times. At first I found it not to hard to set up the first set but didnt know how to link the second set to it. Once it had been brought to my attention that two flow charts could run side by side I set about synching the second sets with the first. This I found hard! The times had to be right and although it worked on the first loop it may not on the second which would result in a big car crash!!

I think this would be interesting to take into school but any activity using Flowol would need to be carefully structured and support available as it can be quite fustrating! The nice think about the scenarios were there were different levels of difficulties, the easiy scenario with the zebra lights flashing would be a good start for children and this could then be built up and extra inputs and outputs added in.

Overall very fustrating but satisfying once you have figured it out!

Rachel