MHVLUG is proud to announce our June 2008 meeting: CAL Computer Assisted
Learning.
How to apply CAL in K-12 and beyond using the OSS packages of Scratch,
Etoys (OLPC), and Alice Computers are now part of School from
Kindergarten though college. But how is the computer used? Is it
taught as a device or as a tool? Is the computer a tool to solve math
and science problems or just a host for the web browser and word
processor?
This talk will try and answer those questions by demonstrating OSS
tools that can be used in the classroom (on MS-Windows, Apple and
Linux based systems) to teach math science and programming. I will
discuss my experience teaching 60 kids from 3th grade to 5th math and
science ( all within 15 minutes per group ). The programs that we will
explore are:
* Scratch Scratch a wonderful introduction to programming a computer.
* Etoys which is part of the âOne Laptop Per Childâ project, and the
main focus of the talk
* Alice A visual programming language for High School and first
year Collage courses.
Before the main talk we will do a series of lightning talks, each 5
minutes or less, on something Open Source related. It could be a fun
new program, a book, a blog post, or really anything you think the
wider MHVLUG community would find some interest in. People that have
emailed me in advance, you're all on. Time permitting, we'll also
take impromptu lightning talks from the floor.
If you are planning on using the projector for your lightning talk,
please arrive at 5:30, to ensure we can work out any kinks with the
projector prior to the meeting.
I also have a Xen book to give away, courtesy of Prentice Hall.
The meeting will take place at the Mid Hudson Library System
Auditorium, in Poughkeepsie, NY, on Wednesday, June 4,
from 6pm - 8pm. A nice map to the Auditorium can be found here:
http://midhudson.org/help/mhls_building_map.htm.
All meetings are *free* and open to the public, and everyone from all
levels of expertise and interest in Linux and Open Source Software are
encouraged to attend (and bring a friend or two)! In addition, after
each meeting ends everyone is welcome to join in on an informal dinner
gathering at the Palace Diner (http://www.thepalacediner.com/) on
Washington St. This is a great opportunity to interact with members
of the local Linux community, and a forum where questions and comments
are strongly welcomed.
For more details, please see http://mhvlug.org.
Hope to see you all there!
-Sean
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SUMMARY:MHVLUG Meeting Wednesday, June 4 - 6pm - 8pm : CAL Computer As
sisted Learning
LOCATION:Mid Hudson Library System Auditorium, Poughkeepsie, NY
DESCRIPTION:How to apply CAL in K-12 and beyond using the OSS packages
of Scratch, Etoys (OLPC), and Alice Computers are now part of School
from Kindergarten though college. But how is the computer used? Is it
taught as a device or as a tool? Is the computer a tool to solve math
and science problems or just a host for the web browser and word proc
essor? This talk will try and answer those questions by demonstrating
OSS tools that can be used in the classroom (on MS-Windows, Apple and
Linux based systems) to teach math science and programming. I will di
scuss my experience teaching 60 kids from 3th grade to 5th math and sc
ience ( all within 15 minutes per group ). The programs that we will e
xplore are: * Scratch Scratch a wonderful introduction to programmin
g a computer. * Etoys which is part of the âOne Laptop Per Childâ
project, and the main focus of the talk * Alice A visual program
ming language for High School and first year Collage courses.
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Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium
Jun 4 - Sqeak! and eToys
Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative)
Aug 6 - Zenos
Sep 3 - TBD
