Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-13 Thread Alejandro Tejada
03/30/strengthen-your-sequential-thinking-skills-for-life-success/ Think about it as a "Portafolio Project" for your students, instead of a written assignment of 2 pages... Could you, at least, give it a try to this idea with your current English students??? :-) Al -- View this

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-13 Thread Richmond
with RevMedia for Linux included. The only problem is that nobody will be able to obtain a RevMedia start code. Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/English-language-learners-and-LiveCode-tp4650501p4650567.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-13 Thread Alejandro Tejada
cluded. Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/English-language-learners-and-LiveCode-tp4650501p4650567.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ use-livecode maili

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-13 Thread Richard Gaskin
Richmond wrote: One thing that was mentioned once, and died a death, was to issue a Linux distro based on one of the majors (Ubuntu, Redhat, Debian and so on) with a working, functioning Livecode pre-installed. I believe that link is still available, but since I need to test against a stock d

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-13 Thread Richard Gaskin
Richmond wrote: Indeed. However, my eariler message (posted about 15 minutes ago) addresses something different: Not using Livecode to teach computer programming, but as a development platform to be used by teachers do develop their own software. That's a very good idea. What would be needed t

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-13 Thread Richmond
On 06/13/2012 12:25 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: Richmond wrote: I don't suppose any business is going to feel good about the free-as-in-beer idea. But what RunRev have not done to my knowledge is some sort of outreach to try to reel teachers in. I have demonstrated RR/LC to a fairly large number

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-13 Thread Richmond
On 06/12/2012 11:36 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: Richmond wrote: Actually, RunRev should specifiy which Linux versions they support. It's impossible to support every Linux distribution available... [Where is LiveCode for Puppy Linux?] ;-) Al If RunRev do not support Ubuntu they are probably ex

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-13 Thread Richmond
andro; perhaps not what you wanted; but what I care passionately about. Richmond Mathewson. BA, MA, MSc. Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/English-language-learners-and-LiveCode-tp4650501p4650538.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-12 Thread Richard Gaskin
Richmond wrote: I don't suppose any business is going to feel good about the free-as-in-beer idea. But what RunRev have not done to my knowledge is some sort of outreach to try to reel teachers in. I have demonstrated RR/LC to a fairly large number of programming teachers and heads-of-staff at s

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-12 Thread Richard Gaskin
Richmond wrote: Actually, RunRev should specifiy which Linux versions they support. It's impossible to support every Linux distribution available... [Where is LiveCode for Puppy Linux?] ;-) Al If RunRev do not support Ubuntu they are probably excluding a very large number of current and pote

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-12 Thread Alejandro Tejada
? :-) Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/English-language-learners-and-LiveCode-tp4650501p4650538.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ use-livecode mailing list use

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-12 Thread Richmond
Actually, RunRev should specifiy which Linux versions they support. It's impossible to support every Linux distribution available... [Where is LiveCode for Puppy Linux?] ;-) Al If RunRev do not support Ubuntu they are probably excluding a very large number of current and potential clients

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-12 Thread Alejandro Tejada
rk beyond > a "setting defaults" page. > > I had to 'kill' the IDE twice using the 'Task Manager'. > Actually, RunRev should specifiy which Linux versions they support. It's impossible to support every Linux distribution available... [Where is LiveC

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-12 Thread Richmond
On 06/12/2012 10:06 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: Hello Richard (sorry, couldn't resist). :) Richmond wrote: I have repeatedly raised the possibility of either a feature-reduced version of Livecode or a re-release of an earlier version of Livecode (say 2.0) at an extremely cheap rate if not free.

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-12 Thread Richard Gaskin
Hello Richard (sorry, couldn't resist). :) Richmond wrote: I have repeatedly raised the possibility of either a feature-reduced version of Livecode or a re-release of an earlier version of Livecode (say 2.0) at an extremely cheap rate if not free. This has been ignored. "Ignored"? On the co

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-12 Thread Bob Sneidar
I think large companies like MS or Apple can have educational programs that they can write off as charity, but it becomes a much more difficult thing to do with small to mid sized companies. It's tempting to think that exposing students to something like Livecode would enhance learning in gene

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-12 Thread Richmond
ts" page. I had to 'kill' the IDE twice using the 'Task Manager'. Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/English-language-learners-and-LiveCode-tp4650501p4650508.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-12 Thread Alejandro Tejada
t developments on this specific area. So, Richmond, please, explain what is RunRev attitude about this topic. Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/English-language-learners-and-LiveCode-tp4650501p4650508.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailin

Re: English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-11 Thread Richmond
ated their attitude towards this quite adequately already. I am sure that exposing english learners to this platform would be really beneficial for them and LiveCode. Al -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/English-language-learners-and-LiveCode-tp46

English language learners and LiveCode

2012-06-11 Thread Alejandro Tejada
-- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/English-language-learners-and-LiveCode-tp4650501.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.ru