Re: [IAEP] [etoys-dev] TED - Alan Kay - Example(8:44)

2010-02-22 Thread forster
Implementation in Game Maker at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM5wi4bSzEw ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep

Re: [IAEP] [etoys-dev] TED - Alan Kay - Example(8:44)

2010-02-22 Thread K. K. Subramaniam
On Monday 22 February 2010 09:54:47 pm Edward Cherlin wrote: > Your version requires the preliminary step of proving (a+b)^2 = a^2 + > 2ab +b^2 geometrically, This "equation" is a symbolic way of showing "growth". Spatial concepts are introduced before the concept of relation between two spaces. P

Re: [IAEP] TED - Alan Kay - Example(8:44)

2010-02-22 Thread Alan Kay
Yes, this is what I did. I just used the ability to turn and move objects (and to move their centers of rotation -- as you saw). If you look under "scripting" you will see script tiles for starting and stopping looping scripts I used the B square as a button for starting each motion

Re: [IAEP] JTLA Special Edition: ''Educational Outcomes and Research from 1:1 Computing Setting''

2010-02-22 Thread forster
> Thanks Tony I had missed that when I skimmed it. There is lots of evidence, > including common sense, for the importance of increased learning time. > > Sugar on a Stick people, this is important to us too, we need sticks that > work outside the school. :) > > Caroline just found another st

Re: [IAEP] JTLA Special Edition: ''Educational Outcomes and Research from 1:1 Computing Setting''

2010-02-22 Thread Caroline Meeks
Thanks Tony I had missed that when I skimmed it. There is lots of evidence, including common sense, for the importance of increased learning time. Sugar on a Stick people, this is important to us too, we need sticks that work outside the school. :) Caroline On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 9:58 PM, w

Re: [IAEP] Parichay Parivesh Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

2010-02-22 Thread Caroline Meeks
Hi Parichay Have you looked into using the Karma framework. They are developing it in Nepal for a fairly similar use case. On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 10:42 AM, James Simmons wrote: > Parichay, > > Flash is not the best option to develop games for the XO. The XO does > include something call Gnas

[IAEP] TED - Alan Kay - Example(8:44)

2010-02-22 Thread Pato Acevedo
Hi: This my response for original question, how to make a animation like Alan Kay showed in TED? http://patricioacevedo.blogspot.com/2010/02/help-for-etoys.html Pato Acevedo _ Toda la

Re: [IAEP] [etoys-dev] TED - Alan Kay - Example(8:44)

2010-02-22 Thread Edward Cherlin
The book Pythagorean Proposition, by Elisha Scott Loomis, contains 367 proofs. Whatever floats your boat, say I. "You don't understand anything until you learn it more than one way," says Marvin Minsky. On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 05:21, Bert Freudenberg wrote: > On 22.02.2010, at 08:50, fors...@ozon

Re: [IAEP] Parichay Parivesh Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

2010-02-22 Thread James Simmons
Parichay, Flash is not the best option to develop games for the XO. The XO does include something call Gnash, which supports some of what Flash can do but not everything. Another thing to consider is that an Activity on the XO (or running under Sugar) is more than the kind of self contained prog

Re: [IAEP] [etoys-dev] TED - Alan Kay - Example(8:44)

2010-02-22 Thread forster
> That layout doesn't really convey the idea of the proof to me. This does: > (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_beauty) > - Bert - Thanks good suggestion, have added to the blog post and left it as an openended challenge along the lines of Barry Newell's challenges http://billkerr2

Re: [IAEP] [etoys-dev] TED - Alan Kay - Example(8:44)

2010-02-22 Thread Bert Freudenberg
On 22.02.2010, at 08:50, fors...@ozonline.com.au wrote: > >> Here is an SVG of the simplest proof of the Pythagorean theorem I >> know, by dissection of a large square into five pieces that fit >> together into two smaller squares side by side. > > Thanks Edward > > I did not notice that no rota