The Moodle site should be up tomorrow. What logo would you like? Do you have a theme you like?
What url do you want to use? Does xs.sugarlabs.org make sense? Caroline On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 5:08 PM, David Farning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Caroline Meeks < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 4:38 AM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >> >>> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Caroline Meeks >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > Hi Edward, >>> > >>> > Ah thank you for asking, I think a translation is in order. Lesson >>> plans on >>> > the web are just text documents. There are unknown gazzilions of >>> Lesson >>> > Plans on the web. Here are some examples of Service Learning Lesson >>> Plans >>> > thanks to Google. >>> > >>> > http://bostonteachnet.org/chang_feeney_wong/sigproj.htm >>> > http://bostonteachnet.org/bwm/mccullough/sigproj.htm >>> > http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit242/lesson1.html >>> > http://www.fsu.edu/~flserve/sl/standards.html<http://www.fsu.edu/%7Eflserve/sl/standards.html> >>> > - At the bottom of the page >>> > you can download lesson plans. >>> >>> None of these lesson plans take advantage of our software. We know >>> that what we can do now is radically different from what we could do >>> before. >> >> >> Right, these are examples of lesson plans. The goal is to write something >> similar aimed at high school students who want to learn about OLPC and Sugar >> and want to help test Sugar. >> >>> >>> >>> It's like the difference between filming a play with one unmoving >>> camera, vs. the techniques of pan, zoom, dolly, cuts, wipes, fades, >>> dissolves, special effects, and much more, except more so. >>> >>> > It still a lot to get done in time for G1G1 but it does not require >>> any new >>> > software to be written. >>> >>> I will be giving a talk on the possibilities for new textbooks at >>> XOcamp in three weeks. I'll see about sharing a video. In the mean >>> time, see Alan Kay's video from the Country Workshop at OLPC. >>> >>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Presentations/May_2008_Country_Workshop >>> >>> 5:00 Beyond the Printing Press: Computers as Learning Environments >>> for All Children >> >> >> This is great! >> >> I think I am in total agreement with you. I'm in no way saying that these >> old fashioned lesson plans are anything like the kind of experiences that we >> want students to have on the XO. >> >> My posting on this thread is very tactical, about something which we could >> do in the next month or so if we had the right volunteer, that would advance >> Sugar and perhaps G1G1 sales this winter. >> >> Right now I don't have a volunteer to help write the lesson plans so I >> don't know that its going to happen. If anyone knows a teacher who would >> like to help please let me know. >> >> Thanks, >> > > Caroline, how is the moddle server coming? We have an informal commitment > from a consultancy to help develop a community of practice around 'teachers > helping teach other teachers to teach with Sugar'. > > Edward, Schools are very conservative organizations. I visited my niece's > elementary school a few weeks ago. Her teacher showed me a closet full of > teaching revolutions that she had collected of the past several years:( I > am starting to think that we should focus on the evolutionary rather then > revolution nature of Sugar in developed nations. > > thanks > david > > Edward, > >> >> >>> >>> Alan Kay, President, Viewpoints Research Institute, Inc. >>> >>> >>> http://download.laptop.org/content/conf/20080520-country-wkshp/Video/2008-05-20/13-Beyond-Printing%20(medium).ogg<http://download.laptop.org/content/conf/20080520-country-wkshp/Video/2008-05-20/13-Beyond-Printing%20%28medium%29.ogg> >>> >>> > On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> I'm not clear on what software we could have ready in time, beyond the >>> >> last release. G1G1 starts in three weeks. >>> >> >>> >> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Marco Pesenti Gritti >>> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >> > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Caroline Meeks >>> >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >> >> Hi, >>> >> >> >>> >> >> I'm going to do a bit of preaching to the choir but I thought it >>> was >>> >> >> worth >>> >> >> sharing my thoughts to see if everyone is on the same page and to >>> see >>> >> >> if >>> >> >> anyone has anything to add. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Why Now? >>> >> >> >>> >> >> If we can get some activities ready in time for G1G1 then we could >>> end >>> >> >> up >>> >> >> with some synergy on the marketing. Teachers could use it as a way >>> to >>> >> >> encourage students to ask for it for Christmas, and our tester >>> >> >> recruiting >>> >> >> program could get a bunch of publicity. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Why is it important? >>> >> >> >>> >> >> -For Sugar >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Growth in adoption will mean more activities which means we need >>> more >>> >> >> testing. >>> >> >> Teachers are a key factor in getting adopted in the developed >>> world, >>> >> >> the >>> >> >> success of Moodle shows us that, this is a way to reach teachers >>> >> >> We can explicitly put in the curriculum a suggestion for students >>> to >>> >> >> show >>> >> >> Sugar to one of their old elementary school teachers. >>> >> >> Some high school kids are very good programmers, this could >>> potentially >>> >> >> be >>> >> >> an avenue for programmer recruitment. >>> >> >> Some geeky high school kids have parents who are very good >>> programmers, >>> >> >> this >>> >> >> could be another avenue for programmer recruitment >>> >> >> In developing the curriculum we will hopefully find other high >>> quality >>> >> >> curriculum that we can reuse. This is an opportunity to find >>> partners >>> >> >> that >>> >> >> can help in marketing and future curriculum development. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> -For Students >>> >> >> >>> >> >> There is a tremendous amount that can be learned and an excellent >>> >> >> opportunity for authentic, situated, project based learning. >>> Hardware >>> >> >> and >>> >> >> Software, Education Theory, Understanding the differences in >>> education >>> >> >> world >>> >> >> wide >>> >> >> It is an opportunity to bridge the gender gap that currently exists >>> in >>> >> >> the >>> >> >> US. More girls tend to be interested in Community Service and more >>> boys >>> >> >> in >>> >> >> computers. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Anything to add/subtract? >>> >> > >>> >> > I don't have much to add, but I think it's a fantastic idea. Sugar >>> is >>> >> > not getting enough testing, because, unlike other open source >>> >> > projects, his developer and user base are different (and mostly >>> >> > disconnected). Also testing is often a good way to make your first >>> >> > steps inside a project and then contribute to the development. >>> >> > >>> >> > Marco >>> >> > _______________________________________________ >>> >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>> >> > [email protected] >>> >> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>> >> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Don't panic.--HHGTTG, Douglas Adams >>> >> http://www.obamapedia.org/page/polls >>> >> Moving into landslide territory! >>> >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai For the children >>> >> >>> >> Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name >>> >> And Children are my nation. >>> >> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination. >>> >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai >>> >> >>> >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai >>> >> Give One, Get One, from Nov. 17 >>> >> http://www.amazon.com/xo >>> >> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Giving/International >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Caroline Meeks >>> > Solution Grove >>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > >>> > 617-500-3488 - Office >>> > 505-213-3268 - Fax >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Don't panic.--HHGTTG, Douglas Adams >>> http://www.obamapedia.org/page/polls >>> Moving into landslide territory! >>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai For the children >>> >>> Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name >>> And Children are my nation. >>> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination. >>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai >>> >>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai >>> Give One, Get One, from Nov. 17 >>> http://www.amazon.com/xo >>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Giving/International >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Caroline Meeks >> Solution Grove >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> 617-500-3488 - Office >> 505-213-3268 - Fax >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> > > -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax
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