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 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 in
 NY State.
 While I could complete the RFP for a 1 hour talk, I'd like to do
 something spectacular if we could.
 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?
 I need ideas!

 Thanks in advance for your help,
 Karlie



 links

 Past presentations:
 http://nyscate.wikispaces.com/1-Hour+Sessions+2008

 Submit a presentation (RFP)
 http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=361

 General Information:
 http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=321


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Sugar Teacher Workshop Description.rtf
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Re: [IAEP] NYSCATE - Nov 2009 in Rochester NY

2009-06-04 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 Robinson karlie_robin...@webpath.net 
  wrote:

 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 3 hour  
 workshops.  Using Sugar in the Elementary School Classroom and  
 another specializing in Using Sugar in Math Instruction. Lets also  
 sign up for a 1 hour lecture format session on Sugar.

 Who else is going to be there? Is there someone from Math4 group  
 who can be Presentor 1 for the Math Class?

 Of course I'll be in town and I've done a 50 minute presentation on  
 Math4 at Ithaca EdTech day and Bar Camp Rochester[1].  I was the one  
 who got everyone going on Math4 in Rochester (Fedora XO donation to  
 RIT and liaison work).
 We also have Steve Jacobs the RIT professor who ran with my  
 suggestion to teach Open Source development.
 And last but not least, Fred Grose who'll be overseeing the RIT Co- 
 ops this summer, Wiki Magician, and the guy who's been beyond  
 helpful filling in our knowledge gaps concerning OLPC and Sugar Labs.
 Steve and Fred were also the driving force behind an OLPC Grass  
 Roots group in Rochester.  I just happened to come to the first  
 meeting as a Fedora-OLPC SIG rep.  The rest is kismet.  (Rochester  
 NY is a hot bed for FOSS to begin with LUG of Rochester is one of  
 the oldest Linux User Groups in the world running continuously for  
 15 years)
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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 3 hour 
 workshops.  Using Sugar in the Elementary School Classroom and another 
 specializing in Using Sugar in Math Instruction. Lets also sign up for 
 a 1 hour lecture format session on Sugar.

 Who else is going to be there? Is there someone from Math4 group who 
 can be Presentor 1 for the Math Class?

Of course I'll be in town and I've done a 50 minute presentation on 
Math4 at Ithaca EdTech day and Bar Camp Rochester[1].  I was the one who 
got everyone going on Math4 in Rochester (Fedora XO donation to RIT and 
liaison work). 

We also have Steve Jacobs the RIT professor who ran with my suggestion 
to teach Open Source development. 

And last but not least, Fred Grose who'll be overseeing the RIT Co-ops 
this summer, Wiki Magician, and the guy who's been beyond helpful 
filling in our knowledge gaps concerning OLPC and Sugar Labs. 

Steve and Fred were also the driving force behind an OLPC Grass Roots 
group in Rochester.  I just happened to come to the first meeting as a 
Fedora-OLPC SIG rep.  The rest is kismet.  (Rochester NY is a hot bed 
for FOSS to begin with LUG of Rochester is one of the oldest Linux User 
Groups in the world running continuously for 15 years)
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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 solutiongr...@gmail.com 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. ;-)
   

Oh Come on, it won't even be high season for snow yet.  We're still 
getting rain in November and if it does snow it won't be that much.  
Besides if any DPW can deal with a little snow it's ours. 

If you need someone who's not going to freak out driving in snow, just 
give me a call and I'll make sure you all arrive safely. 

 Just an FYI for forgetful folks like me: Nov 22-24 would be
 Thanksgiving week, no?  Make travel arrangements EARLY!

   
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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
the Elementary School Classroom and another specializing in Using Sugar in
Math Instruction. Lets also sign up for a 1 hour lecture format session on
Sugar.

Who else is going to be there? Is there someone from Math4 group who can be
Presentor 1 for the Math Class?

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 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 in
 NY State.
 While I could complete the RFP for a 1 hour talk, I'd like to do
 something spectacular if we could.
 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?
 I need ideas!

 Thanks in advance for your help,
 Karlie



 links

 Past presentations:
 http://nyscate.wikispaces.com/1-Hour+Sessions+2008

 Submit a presentation (RFP)
 http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=361

 General Information:
 http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=321


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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 solutiongr...@gmail.com 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 bunch of Sugar contributors wanting to come to the
_teachers_ to see what they want, and need, from a Learning Platform,
I think things will go really well!

david

 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
 the Elementary School Classroom and another specializing in Using Sugar in
 Math Instruction. Lets also sign up for a 1 hour lecture format session on
 Sugar.

 Who else is going to be there? Is there someone from Math4 group who can be
 Presentor 1 for the Math Class?

 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 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 in
 NY State.
 While I could complete the RFP for a 1 hour talk, I'd like to do
 something spectacular if we could.
 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?
 I need ideas!

 Thanks in advance for your help,
 Karlie



 links

 Past presentations:
 http://nyscate.wikispaces.com/1-Hour+Sessions+2008

 Submit a presentation (RFP)
 http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=361

 General Information:
 http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=321


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

2009-05-31 Thread Kevin Cole
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 21:50, Caroline Meeks solutiongr...@gmail.com 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 an FYI for forgetful folks like me: Nov 22-24 would be
Thanksgiving week, no?  Make travel arrangements EARLY!

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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 do a hands on session you could have people bring a laptop and use
SoaS.

We should work together to create a 3-hour curriculum on using Sugar in a
math curriculum highlighting some of the results of your 4th grade math
project.  It would be great to take teachers through examples of activities
already aligned with curriculum standards to making their own activities.

What is the time frame on the 4th grade project?  When would be a good time
to look at results?

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 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 in
 NY State.
 While I could complete the RFP for a 1 hour talk, I'd like to do
 something spectacular if we could.
 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?
 I need ideas!

 Thanks in advance for your help,
 Karlie



 links

 Past presentations:
 http://nyscate.wikispaces.com/1-Hour+Sessions+2008

 Submit a presentation (RFP)
 http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=361

 General Information:
 http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=321


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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 things are 
at.  If needed I'll assign work teams to pick up where the RIT kids left 
off so we'll have activities in various forms of completion to show case. 

Some that will be ready for early tests and feedback, others that will 
be very rough around the edges. 

~Karlie

Caroline Meeks wrote:
 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 do a hands on session you could have people bring a laptop and 
 use SoaS.

 We should work together to create a 3-hour curriculum on using Sugar 
 in a math curriculum highlighting some of the results of your 4th 
 grade math project.  It would be great to take teachers through 
 examples of activities already aligned with curriculum standards to 
 making their own activities.

 What is the time frame on the 4th grade project?  When would be a good 
 time to look at results?

 Thanks!
 Caroline

 On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Karlie Robinson 
 karlie_robin...@webpath.net mailto:karlie_robin...@webpath.net 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 pitched at NYSCATE, it won't even be on the radar for
 districts in
 NY State.
 While I could complete the RFP for a 1 hour talk, I'd like to do
 something spectacular if we could.
 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?
 I need ideas!

 Thanks in advance for your help,
 Karlie



 links

 Past presentations:
 http://nyscate.wikispaces.com/1-Hour+Sessions+2008

 Submit a presentation (RFP)
 http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=361

 General Information:
 http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=321


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

2009-05-05 Thread Kevin Cole
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:38, Karlie Robinson
karlie_robin...@webpath.netwrote:

 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 in
 NY State.
 While I could complete the RFP for a 1 hour talk, I'd like to do
 something spectacular if we could.
 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 promises, but I might be able to use the opportunity to see friends and
family -- though November was one of the reasons I left, the others being
December, January, February and often March. ;-)
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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 
 karlie_robin...@webpath.net 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 promises, but I might be able to use the opportunity to see friends 
 and family -- though November was one of the reasons I left, the 
 others being December, January, February and often March. ;-)

Thanks, Kevin. 

I hope to start getting our ducks in a row over the next couple of 
weeks.  We'll most likely lead the charge on the Fourth Grade Math 
mailing list [1] as that's what I'm most familiar with as far as SL.o 
goes. 

~Karlie
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