On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Edward Cherlin <echer...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Add the Bible and Qur'an reader programs? Those should at least be on the activity portal. Can you see if you can get in touch with the maintainers? Thanks, Caroline > > > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Caroline Meeks > <carol...@solutiongrove.com> 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 > > carol...@solutiongrove.com > > > > 617-500-3488 - Office > > 505-213-3268 - Fax > > > > _______________________________________________ > > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > > > > > > -- > 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://earthtreasury.org/worknet (Edward Mokurai Cherlin) > -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove carol...@solutiongrove.com 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax
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