Hey there-
I was at a school yesterday and it seemed like the three major
problems they faced were:
1) computer freezing constantly
2) computers were missing their journal or the journal disappeared
3) slowness
I have asked for more details for each problem and will get back to you.
At another
Thanks for all these suggestions. This is helpful. In many cases the
local team here came up with similar solutions to cope with the
existing tech problems. (like saving to a USB etc.)
Reuben and Tyler have been great at suggesting 'fixes' to those
problems. What I am trying to offer the
PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 7:18 PM, elana langer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
basically when teachers and students try to find their work (write,
record, etoys) in the journal it is hard for them to locate it -
especially if it is more than a few days old.
What I would love to read
pretty intuitively) it would help bridge the gap to traditional
expectations.
el.
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 5:16 AM, Tomeu Vizoso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Elana,
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:48 PM, elana langer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
d) Although I think building a tagging tool around kids
, Tomeu Vizoso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 5:20 PM, elana langer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
2) Can't save files - this should probably be the first item on my
list. It drives teachers and students crazy. They make something in an
application, take some pictures or write
at 5:07 AM, Tomeu Vizoso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 5:20 PM, elana langer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
3) Basically - The journal is really hard for people/ kids to use over
a longer period of time. Kids and teachers can't find things that they
did unless it was done
to this list. Let me try
to start the process of translating your experience to actionable
items.
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 5:20 PM, elana langer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
1) Computers are slow - So I was in a Ger in the west part of Mongolia
and I thought I would show the computer to the family
Hey Gang -
Please excuse my absence from this discussion - I think it's really
cool how passionate you all are about what you are building. It's
really obvious that you all care about what you are doing - I know
your work will inspire a generation of kids in developing countries to
be this
Hey Tech Community-
I just wanted to give y'all some feedback from my experience in
Mongolia. Feel free to contact me with any questions. Please excuse my
lay language - it's how i roll.
1) Computers are slow - So I was in a Ger in the west part of Mongolia
and I thought I would show the