I just signed up for this list. First, I should mention the Earth
Treasury Digital Textbook project,
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Creating_textbooks
Second, I and others at Earth Treasury have begun work on software for
learning math at various grade levels, so we will have various
projects to sh
The usual approach to educational software is to code up a drill with
some eye candy for each topic in the curriculum, and just have the
students run the results. Another approach is to have the children
teach the computer how to do the math. Everybody agrees that the best
way to learn a subject is
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Brian Long wrote:
> all,
>
> Is there any means of running sugar or python via a JVM?
I think that would be Jython. I am reasonably certain that it cannot
handle all of Sugar without major surgery.
> -Brian Long
> bbl5...@rit.edu
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FYI.
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From: Edward Cherlin
Date: Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 3:09 PM
Subject: More grant sources
To: FM Discuss
http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZdPr
Use the links below to search for open grant competitions:
* Grants.gov - comprehensive
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
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
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 1:37 PM, John Posner wrote:
> Hi --
>
> I've just Sugarized my "BlockHead" application, which enables kids to
> add/subtract multiple-digit numbers by dragging Cuisenaire-like blocks.
+1
I've been wishing for that. Do you know how to do multiplication,
division, fractions,
Is this in the Sugar wiki?
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Wesley
Dillingham wrote:
> John,
>
> Have you made the project page on git.sugarlabs.org?
>
> Once, the project page is established.
>
> Navigate in terminal to your project directory and type "git init"
> then navigate to ./.git/config
I didn't see David's request to continue on the list before I replied
offline. Here you go.
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Edward Cherlin wrote:
> I am referring to the work of Caleb Gattegno, starting with the book
> that is included in every box of Cuisenaire rods. See also Ga
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 10:34 AM, John Posner wrote:
> Edward Cherlin wrote:
>>>
>>> I am referring to the work of Caleb Gattegno, starting with the book
>>> that is included in every box of Cuisenaire rods. See also Gattegno's
>>> books
>&g
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Stephen Jacobs wrote:
>
>> Do you know how to do multiplication,
>> division, fractions, and concepts of algebra such as commutativity in
>> Cuisenaire rods?
>
> If you've got a local Montessori elementary school, they'll likely have a
> teacher who does. Try the
On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 20:43, Julie Lein wrote:
> Dear Sugar Community,
>
> We are MBA candidates at MIT working with Sugar Labs to help generate
> awareness for the organization as an independent, open-source educational
> innovator for children. To do this, we would love your input!
Delighted
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 22:41, Zachary Charles Clifton
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am wanting a little bit of direction of areas/groups in need of help. I am
> looking for anywhere I can learn and be of use on Math4.
Have you looked at
http://en.flossmanuals.net/make-your-own-sugar-activities/
or
h
On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 12:22, Kalpa Welivitigoda wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am Kalpa Pathum Welivitigoda from Sri Lanka and I'm reading for my
> degree in Electrical Engineering. I love maths and maths is highly
> used in my studies and I though to join this project and share my
> knowledge.
Welcome.
>
On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 12:58, Kalpa Welivitigoda wrote:
> Hi Edward,
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Edward Cherlin wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 12:22, Kalpa Welivitigoda wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am Kalpa Pathum Welivitigoda from S
On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 16:20, Steve Richards wrote:
> Hello,
> I Recently joined the OLPC project to contribute in helping with support,
Welcome.
> I looked around and found the Math4 project very interesting. I'm a
> somewhat-proficient Python programmer and writer, I've contributed to many
>
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Jared wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm not sure if this is a duplicate, and if it is I apologize. My
> name is Jared Stroud and I am currently attending a Humanitarian Open Source
> Software course and I subscribed to this mailing list with the hopes I can
> contribute
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