Re: [IAEP] !! Let Squeakland know you like Etoys

2009-10-09 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On Fri, Oct 09, 2009 at 01:52:26PM -0400, Timothy Falconer wrote: Hello, If you're reading this message, and you like Etoys, please take a minute and let us know: http://squeakland.org/squeakers/ We're trying to get a better idea of the size of the Etoys community. Also, please forward the

[IAEP] !! Let Squeakland know you like Etoys

2009-10-09 Thread Timothy Falconer
Hello, If you're reading this message, and you like Etoys, please take a minute and let us know: http://squeakland.org/squeakers/ We're trying to get a better idea of the size of the Etoys community. Also, please forward the link to other Squeakers that you know. Thank you, Timothy -- Ti

Re: [IAEP] Pedagogical Vision for the Journal was GPA Report - Feedback on using the Journal

2009-10-09 Thread Caroline Meeks
Yama, I agree with you 100% about the need to prepare kids for the standardized tests. A world where the powers that be judge people on Portfolios rather then high stakes standardized tests is a Utopia that is yet to exist. We must prepare todays youth for today's world. Teachers must assess stude

Re: [IAEP] Pedagogical Vision for the Journal was GPA Report - Feedback on using the Journal

2009-10-09 Thread Yamandu Ploskonka
I like the change of subject line, elegant, thanks > > We are getting very enthusiastic responses to Sugar as an ePortfolio > creation tool. No one likes standardized tests. Portfolios represent > a far better alternative for assessing student progress. If we can > create a good system for cr

[IAEP] Pedagogical Vision for the Journal was GPA Report - Feedback on using the Journal

2009-10-09 Thread Caroline Meeks
> > > > • The word "Description" is not very friendly. I like "What did you >> > do?" Walter wants to expand it even further, I'm not sure about >> > that, its pretty challenging for the students to type so I'm not >> > sure we want more boxes. >> >> No comment, I don't like this whole dialog

Re: [IAEP] GPA Report - Feedback on using the Journal - Stopping and Start New issues

2009-10-09 Thread Caroline Meeks
hi Gary, Start New is not working in the field. I can be standing behind a child coaching them on every move of the mouse and I still can't get them to use it. The impulse to click on what the icon for what they want to do is too strong. It takes too long to get to the drop down. The drop down i

Re: [IAEP] GPA Report - Feedback on using the Journal

2009-10-09 Thread Wade Brainerd
Hi Gary, I for one agree with everything you say here!! On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Gary C Martin wrote: > The "Keep" button, as currently implemented, will come back to haunt > you when you return to work on those activities later (I've tried to > explain this in all its gory detail in pre

Re: [IAEP] GPA Report - Feedback on using the Journal

2009-10-09 Thread Gary C Martin
Hi Caroline, On 9 Oct 2009, at 02:42, Caroline Meeks wrote: > Today we worked with two groups on multiplication. They made squares > with each side being a different multiplication problem that had the > same answer. > > http://screencast.com/t/sUbiof2H > > We also had them reflect in their J

Re: [IAEP] Sugar .84 on the XO

2009-10-09 Thread Martin Dengler
Hi Gerald, On Fri, Oct 09, 2009 at 08:59:20AM -0400, Gerald Ardito wrote: > I could use some help. > I am trying to install Sugar 84 on my XOs, and have followed the copy-nand > instructions on the olpc wiki. > But then, when I reboot the machine, I get an error message saying the > machine will p

[IAEP] Sugar .84 on the XO

2009-10-09 Thread Gerald Ardito
I could use some help. I am trying to install Sugar 84 on my XOs, and have followed the copy-nand instructions on the olpc wiki. But then, when I reboot the machine, I get an error message saying the machine will power off in 30 seconds. What can I do? Thanks. Gerald _

Re: [IAEP] [Marketing] Forrester: e-reader sales exploding (1m units for holiday season, 6m units projected for 2010)

2009-10-09 Thread Sayamindu Dasgupta
Hi, On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Sean DALY wrote: > http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,53825,00.html > > This report is being widely reported in the tech and mainstream press, e.g.: > > http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jSEAAZS_Y9QD8xiVACWhSDFzHXQQ > htt

[IAEP] Forrester: e-reader sales exploding (1m units for holiday season, 6m units projected for 2010)

2009-10-09 Thread Sean DALY
http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,53825,00.html This report is being widely reported in the tech and mainstream press, e.g.: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jSEAAZS_Y9QD8xiVACWhSDFzHXQQ http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idCNN0853892120091008?rpc