:08 PM, Tomeu Vizoso to...@sugarlabs.org wrote:
On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 21:31, Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hello.
I am working with 140 5th grade students who are using XOs (mostly) and
netbooks with SOAS.
About 50 of them are using Etoys to create projects.
I am trying
Tomeu,
One more thing.
If I download Etoys projects from another site, like squeakland.org or
etoysillinois.org, the Etoys icon is associated with the file in the
Journal, and clicking on the file opens EToys properly.
Thanks again.
Gerald
On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 7:22 PM, Gerald Ardito gerald.ard
Walter,
Does this mean there will be an update to Sugar for the XOs?
Thanks.
Gerald
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.comwrote:
OLPC has offered to include a Sugar logo in the splash screen, much
the way the Fedora Remix graphic is included. Problem is, we
to be finding the resources
to make the necessary patches to support the graphics systems on the
XO-1.0 in Fedora 11. (This work has been done for the XO-1.5, but
since it uses a different graphics subsystem, it is not applicable to
the XO-1.0.)
-walter
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Gerald Ardito
Chris,
I would suggest at least one of the Activities to get books, like Get IA
Books.
Otherwise, this list looks good.
Thanks.
Gerald
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Chris Ball c...@laptop.org wrote:
Hi folks,
We'd like your help in coming up with a list of default-installed
Sugar
Caroline,
As I work more and more with EToys with the kids making interactive books, I
agree with you more and more about book creation being important.
Just thought I'd add my 2 cents.
Gerald
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Caroline Meeks solutiongr...@gmail.comwrote:
Hi Jim,
How low is
Tomeu,
Thanks for responding.
I haven't heard back from anyone. I will try to reach out to olpc-sur and
the OLPC learning team.
If you have any ideas, I'm interested.
Thanks.
Gerald
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Tomeu Vizoso to...@sugarlabs.org wrote:
2009/11/13 Gerald Ardito gerald.ard
Caryl,
I agree with you on this.
I think, with Sugar (both with and without the XOs) we have a powerful set
of tools for both independent learning and cooperative learning.
Every day, I found myself challenged to help our 5th grade teachers made
their curricula come alive in brand new ways with
Hello.
I am interested in hearing how teachers have been collecting work from
students using either the XOs and/or SOAS.
I have been playing with the Journal sharing in Strawberry and Moodle as
possible vehicles.
Thanks.
Gerald
___
IAEP -- It's An
I have a question about sharing between XO/Sugar users.
I know that people can share activities and how to do that.
But I am wanting to share products/files, a painting for example.
I know that if you share the activity in which the product is made, others
will end up with the product. But I was
Now, it's just a matter of getting the XOs to run .84 instead of .82.
Thanks.
Gerald
On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.comwrote:
Yes (at least on 0.84+) you can share journal objects.
-walter
On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Gerald Ardito gerald.ard
Caryl,
I will leave it to the developers to answer some of the technical questions.
I just wanted to let you know that I have done this presentation with our
teachers and would love to be of help to you if that would forward what you
are up to.
Good luck!
Gerald
On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 2:30 PM,
Deb,
I have been using Sugar on a Stick with Dell Latitude netbooks. So, you can
absolutely use it.
If I can help, just give a shout.
Best,
Gerald
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Deborah Boatwright
boatwrig...@newmarket.k12.nh.us wrote:
Hello,
I am intrigued by many aspects of Sugar on a
Caryl,
Thanks for sharing these pictures.
Can you share more details about this project, like:
How many XOs are there?
How many students?
Which grades/age groups?
How were the teachers/students trained?
We should probably talk.
Gerald
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 4:57 AM, Caryl Bigenho
Caroline,
Edward's suggestions seem good.
Having done this type of sequence with other activities, I can recommend a
flow:
- Brief overview of what might be possible with each Activity
- Introduction of one or two key functions
- Exploration time -- encourage sharing between participants,
Claudia,
I have been thinking about trying to write a grant to host a conference for
teachers. The goals would be similar to the programming blitzes earlier on,
where the teachers come together and create best practices, lesson plans,
tips and techniques, etc.
I think the social piece is
Edward,
I would be very interested in working with you on this.
I am in New York, if that helps at all in arranging the time.
Gerald
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 4:26 AM, Edward Cherlin echer...@gmail.com wrote:
I would like to get together with others at some prearranged time to
work on
I wanted to add something to this conversation.
I am a public middle school science teacher, and, as some of you know, the
technology facilitator in my building working with our 5th grade students
and teachers with a set of 150 XOs.
I am sympathetic to the thread of this conversation about
Caryl,
This is so great. Have fun and I look forward to seeing your PPT at some
point.
I work with about 150 fifth graders and their teachers with XOs and SOAS.
I think the think I would include is that the tools are almost completely
customizable to any learning situation, whether that be by
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
on yet other programming languages for the children.
Thanks for the video.
On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 12:15 AM, Rita Freudenberg
r...@isg.cs.uni-magdeburg.de wrote:
Gerald Ardito wrote:
As some of you know, I am a middle school teacher and doctoral student
working with 150 XO laptops in a set
As some of you know, I am a middle school teacher and doctoral student
working with 150 XO laptops in a set of 5th grade classrooms. My research
interest is to see how those devices and the Sugar software impact the
learning environment of the classroom.
We were fortunate enough to have Walter
Bert,
Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
I am working with 5th grade teachers and students and have been waiting for
something like this.
YIPEE!
Gerald
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Bert Freudenberg b...@freudenbergs.dewrote:
On 30.09.2009, at 17:10, Bill Kerr wrote:
from
with the problem hopefully corrected soon.
Thanks,
Hamilton
On Sun, 2009-09-27 at 23:22 -0400, Gerald Ardito wrote:
Caroline,
I tried to do just that. I cannot erase the version of Write that's
there, and I cannot install the new one. It downloads just fine and
appears in the Journal
will have a new spin out with the problem hopefully corrected soon.
Thanks,
Hamilton
On Sun, 2009-09-27 at 23:22 -0400, Gerald Ardito wrote:
Caroline,
I tried to do just that. I cannot erase the version of Write that's
there, and I cannot install the new one. It downloads just fine
Sep 2009, at 02:52, Gerald Ardito wrote:
Gary,
This image came from Caroline Meeks at Solution Grove. It came as part of
a version of SOAS that she put together for me.
Gerald
OK, looks like a SoaS build mistake.
Caroline, just a quick ping. Checking activities.sugarlabs.org, it tells
:07 PM, Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.comwrote:
Caroline,
No problem.
Just let me know when we have a working image. I am really close to
deploying SOAS on our Dells!
Gerald
On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Caroline Meeks
carol...@solutiongrove.com wrote:
Thank you all for your
is available through the Log activity.
regards.
-walter
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.com
wrote:
I am using this version of SOAS:
http://www.solutiongrove.com/soas-st-20090918-ss.iso
When I try to open Write, the icon flashes as though it will open
Gary,
This image came from Caroline Meeks at Solution Grove. It came as part of a
version of SOAS that she put together for me.
Gerald
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Gary C Martin g...@garycmartin.com wrote:
Hi Gerald,
On 27 Sep 2009, at 01:35, Gerald Ardito wrote:
Walter,
Thanks
Makes sense.
I'll follow up with Caroline.
Thanks so much.
Gerald
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Luke Faraone l...@faraone.cc wrote:
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 21:52, Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.comwrote:
This image came from Caroline Meeks at Solution Grove. It came as part
20, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.comwrote:
I have set up a week site that has some preliminary research findings.
You can visit it here:
http://web.me.com/geraldar/The_Shape_of_Disruption/Welcome.html
I would appreciate any questions or feedback.
Gerald
On Fri, Sep
, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.com
wrote:
This literature review is fantastic.
I am a middle school science teacher in Northern Westchester County, NY,
and
am also a doctoral student at Pace University. My research project is
investigating the impact of our
to
including the whole school if the results are positive.
Ian Thomson
RICS and OLPC Coordinator
Noumea
SPC
Phone +687 26 01 44
*From:* iaep-boun...@lists.sugarlabs.org [mailto:
iaep-boun...@lists.sugarlabs.org] *On Behalf Of *Gerald Ardito
*Sent:* Monday, September 21, 2009 10:39 AM
:
Gerald,
I am curious about your choice to evaluate a middleschool as opposed
to an elementary school. Sugar and the OLPC XO were designed for
elementary-school-aged children.
regards.
-walter
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.com
wrote:
Ian,
I am just
I really like that phrase, Sugar sweet-spot.
I completely agree.
Gerald
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Walter Bender walter.ben...@gmail.comwrote:
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.com
wrote:
Walter,
It just happens that in my district the 5th graders
this project last year, and I would be happy to share the results
if anyone is interested.
Best,
Gerald Ardito
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 5:06 PM, fors...@ozonline.com.au wrote:
see http://wiki.laptop.org/images/f/fb/Literature_Review_040309.pdf
Walter,
Your report from the meeting from Washington is inspiring. Particularly, the
what are we waiting for.
As you know, I am in the process of documenting similar outcomes as part of
a doctoral study for a deployment here in the US. It would be great, though,
to work with these folks to see
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