Stephen, I am starting two weeks from tomorrow. I am still trying to wrap my head about the key goals and projects. It would be great to share ideas.
Gerald On Monday, January 14, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Steve Thomas wrote: > On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 9:58 PM, <[email protected] > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > Hi > > > > As a beginner, I found creating a Sugar Activity difficult. More difficult > > than creating a program to run from Terminal or Pippy. You might get better > > value using Pygame and writing something that can run from Pippy. The goal > > could be to create more Pippy built in samples. > > > > If you are going to write an Activity, you could give them a 'hello world' > > template and get them to build on that rather than starting from the > > beginning. Your 'hello world' template could have the basics:a text box for > > text entry/display, a canvas for graphical display and an example of > > keyboard and mouse capture. > Agreed. Having a template to build on for an Activity would make things much > simpler. > > > Good luck. Please ask if you need help. > Ditto. When will you start the class? I am also teaching Python to some > kids now, and interested sharing ideas. > > Stephen > > > > Tony > > > > > <[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > > > Hello. > > > > I have been asked by my school district to teach a one semester course > > > > on > > > > computer programming to some of our high school students. I was already > > > > settled on Python. In my planning, I thought it would be great if the > > > > students built an application for Sugar/XO Laptop. I have, as I think > > > > you > > > > know, been using them in our school for a few years, I think the > > > > transition > > > > from consumer to producer would be great. > > > > > > > > I am not a Python programmer, although I understand the basic concepts > > > > and > > > > can muddle my way through. So,here's my question -- what should the > > > > students > > > > know/be able to do in Python before they are able to write an Activity? > > > > > > Beyond the basics, understanding the concept of classes and > > > inheritance is pretty essential. Some GTK stuff, but that is pretty > > > straightforward. > > > > > > -walter > > > > > > > > > > > I hope this makes sense. And I appreciate your time. > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Gerald Ardito > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Sugar-devel mailing list > > > > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > > > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Walter Bender > > > Sugar Labs > > > http://www.sugarlabs.org > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sugar-devel mailing list > > > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel > > > > > > _____________________________________________________ > > > This mail has been virus scanned by Australia On Line > > > see http://www.australiaonline.net.au/mailscanning > > > > _______________________________________________ > > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >
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