OK, I'll send it to you separately. Anybody else is still welcome to join in.
On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 20:47, Steve Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Edward, > Thanks, please send me the outline and what you think needs to be more > "easily discoverable" and I will work on it. > Stephen > > On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Edward Cherlin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It is true that you can do all of these things in EToys, if you know >> where to start. It is also true that the start screen of EToys could >> be improved by providing a path to each of them, and to other >> education modules, and Etoys could be improved with a few more >> introductory modules. >> >> Since children and untrained teachers cannot be expected to discover >> these paths, and paths in other Activities, on their own, I am in the >> middle of writing a guide to Discovery on the XO. The starting point >> is my Wiki page, >> >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/The_Undiscoverable >> >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick >> The undiscoverable is an unofficial FAQ for tips, tricks, and >> solutions to common problems that may otherwise be tricky to find. >> These are being considered for inclusion in the official SoaS >> documentation. >> >> The Etoys section needs vast expansion. I have an outline in mind, >> which I can share with anybody who would like to work on it. >> >> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 15:59, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > The analogy doesn't quite fit, as it's possible to do complex things in >> > all >> > of those tools and it's easy to do simple things in EToys. Each Activity >> > can >> > be used in this learning model, e.g. training wheels to motorbike. >> > >> > Tim >> > >> > On 25 September 2010 05:48, Cherry Withers <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> And Scratch? ... don't remember where I read it, but it sounded >> >> logical >> >> to me. >> >> Use progressively difficult tools for progressively difficult tasks. >> >> To confirm this statement, I add the phrase: "Visible learning, >> >> invisible >> >> technology". >> >> Children would first learn TurtleArt. >> >> When they outgrow it switch to Scratch. >> >> When all its possibilities are exhausted, continue with eToys. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin >> Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. >> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. >> http://www.earthtreasury.org/ >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. http://www.earthtreasury.org/ _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
