Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-06-11 Thread Caroline Meeks
Here is a draft of a 3 hour Sugar Workshop description. Writiing Credits to Walter and Caryl. any thoughts or comments? thanks, Caroline On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Karlie Robinson < karlie_robin...@webpath.net> wrote: > Good afternoon everyone. > Charles Profitt has me thinking a lot abo

Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-06-03 Thread Stephen Jacobs
last time I talked to the NYSCATE folks I had a booth for the RIT game dept again this year. Last year and this year I will be showcasing our OLPC efforts in that booth and am happy to use it to support the efforts in any way I can. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 1, 2009, at 7:50 AM, "Karlie Ro

Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-06-01 Thread Karlie Robinson
I can do the Sugar for Math if you like. Unless there's a heavier hitter. I don't mind talking in front of a group. In fact I was an instructor with the American Red Cross for a number of years so I don't have much stage fright I could modify my EdTech day talk fairly easily. Notes and PDF

Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-06-01 Thread Caroline Meeks
Ok so we have 3 Presentations and 3 Slots for each to fill in. http://www.nyscate.org/conference_rfp.cfm?confid=27 1. General Hands-on Sugar for Learning - Presenter 1: Caroline Meeks - Presenter 2: - Presider: 2. Sugar for Math Hands On - Presenter 1: - Presenter 2: Caroline

Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-06-01 Thread Karlie Robinson
Kevin Cole wrote: > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 21:50, Caroline Meeks wrote: > > >> Its looking like Rochester is going to be a hotbed of Sugar development. We >> are hoping to co-locate a Sugar conference with NYSCATE. >> > > Using "hotbed" and Rochester (especially when November is part of

Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-06-01 Thread Karlie Robinson
Caroline Meeks wrote: > Hi Karlie, > > Its looking like Rochester is going to be a hotbed of Sugar > development. We are hoping to co-locate a Sugar conference with NYSCATE. > > Given that I think we should really go for it on in terms of > presentations. My thought is lets propose two hands on

Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-05-31 Thread Kevin Cole
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 21:50, Caroline Meeks wrote: > Its looking like Rochester is going to be a hotbed of Sugar development.  We > are hoping to co-locate a Sugar conference with NYSCATE. Using "hotbed" and Rochester (especially when November is part of the context) is a high crime. ;-) Just

Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-05-31 Thread David Farning
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Caroline Meeks wrote: > Hi Karlie, > Its looking like Rochester is going to be a hotbed of Sugar development.  We > are hoping to co-locate a Sugar conference with NYSCATE. I talked to the NYSCATE organizers late last week. Once they get over the shock of a bu

Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-05-31 Thread Caroline Meeks
Hi Karlie, Its looking like Rochester is going to be a hotbed of Sugar development. We are hoping to co-locate a Sugar conference with NYSCATE. Given that I think we should really go for it on in terms of presentations. My thought is lets propose two hands on 3 hour workshops. Using Sugar in th

Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-05-05 Thread Karlie Robinson
Kevin Cole wrote: > On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:38, Karlie Robinson > mailto:karlie_robin...@webpath.net>> wrote: > > So would anyone like to come to Rochester with your XOs and help > lead a > 3 or 6 hour hands on session? If so, what should we present for 3 > hours? > > No promise

Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-05-05 Thread Kevin Cole
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:38, Karlie Robinson wrote: > Good afternoon everyone. > Charles Profitt has me thinking a lot about he New York State > Association for Computers and Technologies in Education Trade show in > Rochester NY, November 22-24, 2009. As Chas explains, if technology > isn't pit

Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-05-05 Thread Karlie Robinson
We have a meeting tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of May 18. When we firm things up, I'll post a note at http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Math4Team/Meetings At that point we'll have final projects from the RIT students and I should have more info on what's been made and/or what point thing

Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-05-05 Thread Caroline Meeks
Hi Karlie, Walter and I are doing a talk at a similar show MassCUE (computer using educators) Oct 28-29th. I think we are just signed up for a 1 hour talk. We will be doing 9 hours over 3 days of professional development using an existing computer lab and SoaS in August in Worchester, MA. If you

[IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-05-05 Thread Karlie Robinson
Good afternoon everyone. Charles Profitt has me thinking a lot about he New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education Trade show in Rochester NY, November 22-24, 2009. As Chas explains, if technology isn't pitched at NYSCATE, it won't even be on the radar for districts