Just tried contributing to Mu, and was ridiculed by Nicholas Tollervey, so wont be bothering with it now.
It would have been an interesting project. I've taught Python professionally, and developed very similar tools before, so it's exactly the type of thing I normally enjoy working on. The frosty welcome from Tollervey was a bit too much though. Best, -- Carl Smith carl.in...@gmail.com On 13 July 2016 at 18:40, Carl Smith <carl.in...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Carrie Anne, > > Adding some screenshots of Mu to its website would be helpful. It's just > nice to be able to see what it looks like before you install it. > > Thanks, > > -- Carl Smith > carl.in...@gmail.com > > On 13 July 2016 at 17:00, <edu-sig-requ...@python.org> wrote: > >> Send Edu-sig mailing list submissions to >> edu-sig@python.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> edu-sig-requ...@python.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> edu-sig-ow...@python.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Edu-sig digest..." >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Fwd: [Py-wg] How can you help Python in education today? >> (Jurgis Pralgauskis) >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Jurgis Pralgauskis <jurgis.pralgaus...@gmail.com> >> To: "edu-sig@python.org" <edu-sig@python.org> >> Cc: >> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 06:58:10 +0300 >> Subject: [Edu-sig] Fwd: [Py-wg] How can you help Python in education >> today? >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Carrie Anne Philbin" <carriea...@raspberrypi.org> >> Date: Jul 12, 2016 8:52 PM >> Subject: [Pythonedu-wg] How can you help Python in education today? >> To: <pythonedu...@python.org> >> >> I've been distracted lately by all of the work that the micro-python >> group have been doing to support the BBC micro:bit. Work that continues and >> needs your support. >> >> 1. Work is continuing on Mu the learner focused Python IDE. The team >> would really appreciate your thoughts and feedback, especially if you work >> with young people or those new to Python. You can do so here, on another >> thread or on the Microbit-Python mailing list. >> >> 2. Support for teachers/learners. If you need support learning python or >> teaching with python then why not start a thread here? A wonderful Python >> community person will help you out. This is a really quick and simply way >> that members can get involved. They want to help you! >> >> 3. Lesson plans, tutorials/resources. Have you written any that you want >> to share with others? Then share them here with a new thread. Spread the >> love! >> >> 4. Documentation. Recently CodeBoom wrote a really good blog post about >> the lack of good documentation for python modules that are used in >> education. Could educators on this list, collate their most used modules >> that need documenting for those wanting to get started with them. Could >> others help with this? >> >> 5. Education bundle. Dan Pope started a thread sharing his progress on >> this. Can you provide feedback, ideas, suggestions, a pat on the back, >> testing opportunities in the future? >> >> The moral here is do not let this WG die! Everyone always asks me "how >> can I get involved?" Educators share your success, failures and >> frustrations. Community members share your ideas, solutions and good-will. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Carrie Anne. >> >> -- >> Director of Education >> Raspberry Pi Foundation >> UK Charity No. 1129409 >> >> www.raspberrypi.org | www.codeclub.org.uk >> @ <http://twitter.com/missphilbin> | in >> <https://uk.linkedin.com/in/carrie-anne-philbin-a20649b7> | *▷* >> <https://www.youtube.com/user/GeekGurlDiaries> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pythonedu-wg mailing list >> pythonedu...@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonedu-wg >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Edu-sig mailing list >> Edu-sig@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig >> >> >
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