Add the Bible and Qur'an reader programs? On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Caroline Meeks <[email protected]> wrote: > For the next SoaS Beta I'd like to help users trying out Sugar, especially > educators, have an "ah ha" moment about how Sugar on a Stick can open a huge > world of books for their students. > > The US elementary schools I visit have a computer lab and they have books. > But they certainly don't have the budget to get as many copies of as many > different books as they would like. > > Maybe our new users will know that there are free books on the internet. > Good chance they have never actually tried it themselves. Plus, having a > book on the internet doesn't help their students if they get one hour of > computer time in the lab. > > But having a book on your Sugar Stick and being able to read it in multiple > locations is actually very useful! > > This is one of the many things I want educators to discover as they play > with their Sugar Sticks. > > I know we have wonderful library apps coming down the pike. What I'm > interested in right now is what is the art of the possible for the next Beta > in June? > > Suggestions so far: > > - Include the FLOSS Sugar manual in the SoaS Image > - Add a link to one or more free book sites in the startup page on Browse > - Include a kids book in the SoaS Image. > > Other ideas? > > Thanks, > Caroline > > -- > 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 >
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