On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 8:16 PM, David Farning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Caroline Meeks < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The Moodle site should be up tomorrow. What logo would you like? >> > > Very nice! Our official logos are at http://www.sugarlabs.org/go/Logo > >> >> Do you have a theme you like? >> > > I don't believe anyone here knows enough about moodle to have a > preference. If I am wrong please speak up:) > > What url do you want to use? Does xs.sugarlabs.org make sense? > > > I was thinking teachers.sugarlabs.org to indicate that this site will be > for and by teachers learning about Sugar. > We need places for high school students, who we hope will be helping us test Sugar, to collaborate also. "teachers" might be a bit limiting. > > > david > > >> 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 >> > > -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax
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