Hello all, I've been reading your posts, but haven't contributed yet so I'll
introduce myself.
My name is Eric M. Grace and I am co-instructing the RIT OLPC XO/Sugar
Development Honors Seminar with Stephen Jacobs. I have a background in
teaching and I have a Visual Arts K-12 NYS Certification. I
Hello all,
I'm gabe, a prospective GSoCer, and I just found/read through the last month
of this list. When I first read about Sugar, this was exactly the kind of
thing I had hoped was happening--in particular the API quiz/math problem
collection.
A bit about me:
I'm a graduating math major at the
Just a reminder that the RIT class will be in session tomorrow between
10am and Noon EDT [1].
I will be in class relaying notes via #Fedora-OLPC on Freenode. Please
join us if you can.
~Karlie
[1]
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=4&day=3&year=2009&hour=10&min=0&se
Inline
Eric Grace wrote:
> I will probably be a good resource for advocating and connecting our
> efforts to local school districts and have been developing some of my
> contacts in both RCSD, Sodus School District, and local non-profit
> organizations.
>
> We could strategically plan a regiona
gabriel wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm gabe, a prospective GSoCer, and I just found/read through the last
> month of this list.
Welcome Gabe.
> What do people think about including this kind of functionality
> [hints] in the API?
I do like that idea.
>
> While I know there are tons of math probl
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 3:22 PM, gabriel wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm gabe, a prospective GSoCer, and I just found/read through the last month
> of this list. When I first read about Sugar, this was exactly the kind of
> thing I had hoped was happening--in particular the API quiz/math problem
> coll
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27;s computer lab (the XO's could
> be
> housed in the same room or different), the school's technology teacher
> could
> facilitate XO classes for student access and feedback/testing ground and
> report back to to the OLPC/Sugar community. (Schools may seek funding
2009/4/2 Caroline Meeks :
> hi Eric,
>
> Nice to meet you. .
>
> The Sugar on a Stick project has advantages in places where there is already
> a computer lab/laptop cart but there isn't one dedicated computer per child.
It is also advantageous in countries where it can be used with donated
compu
2009/4/2 Eric Grace :
> Hello all, I've been reading your posts, but haven't contributed yet so I'll
> introduce myself.
Hi.
> My name is Eric M. Grace and I am co-instructing the RIT OLPC XO/Sugar
> Development Honors Seminar with Stephen Jacobs. I have a background in
> teaching and I have a V
I finally got sugar-jhbuild running on Ubuntu, which means that I can
run the latest versions of many Activities, including Turtle Art.
Walter Bender has changed from png to svg (vector) images, and has
added and changed tiles to provide much greater mathematical power,
and many other functions, su
Some good resources and references on the Concord page...
http://www.concord.org/publications/detail/
1. The article on the "Broken Calculator" on this page, with web links to a
flash version
2. The Third White paper "1:1 Computing In Support of Science and
Mathematics Education Recommendatio
(Something to move to the Rochester-OLPC list? Not sure where that is,
writing offline atm.)
> 1. "XO Lab on a Cart" (This XO cart could be a
> shared resource for the western NY region & signed out?)
Some precedent for XO lending libraries in Boston (operational, but not
solidly implemented -
There seem to be different philosophies behind educational software. There
are games where the educational content is tangentially related in an effort
to make the content itself more appealing, and there are quizes or programs
which try to explain and test understanding of material.
What I've fo
Hello Caroline,
Nice to meet you too..
Yes, Sugar on a Stick definitely has its advantages and should be deployed
for student access and testing grounds for new developments. Individual
student Sugar Sticks is a great option. I wouldn't argue one over the
other. Any use of either for access,
2009/4/2 gabriel :
> There seem to be different philosophies behind educational software. There
> are games where the educational content is tangentially related in an effort
> to make the content itself more appealing, and there are quizes or programs
> which try to explain and test understanding
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Mel Chua wrote:
>> 2. "XO Lab After School Program" - This is an easy format for a
>> Facilitator/Teacher/Trainer(s) to be housed in a specific school without
>> curriculum constraints of teaching to a standardized test. This is a
>> great environment for student
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