On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 11:51, Tomeu Vizoso<[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > not sure why Caroline's email didn't reached IAEP, wrong email address? > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 02:17, Caryl Bigenho<[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Caroline, >> >> I agree that content is something we desperately need for Sugar and the XO. >> But, I don't quite understand your proposal. Is Innovations For Learning >> offering us their software for free to adapt? > > They have offered at least some of it. More may come but I don't know > about it yet. See: > > http://blog.tomeuvizoso.net/2009/05/progress-on-sugar-activities-with-swf.html > >> If so, what language is it >> in? > > Flash, developed specifically to run on Gnash. > >> Is the source code available? > > Yes, though in the .fla format that as far as I know can only be > edited with the proprietary tools from Adobe. > >> Or, is this something you think our volunteer programmers should try to >> reverse-engineer and create for Sugar and the XO? > > Well, what I would like to see (but may not be what Caroline had in > mind) is someone with access to the Adobe tools and some Flash > knowledge to debug the EatBoom swf file and see why the game is not > progressing to the next levels after the first three or so sums have > been completed.
Forgot to mention that the SWF file is here: http://git.sugarlabs.org/projects/eatboom/repos/mainline/blobs/master/EatBoom.swf And that in Adobe's Flash it's progressing to the next level, it's only with a recent version of Gnash that fails to do so. A Flash developer might be able to fix it in the .fla file, or might give an explanation of why it's failing in recent versions of Gnash. Regards, Tomeu > Once we can show to IFL that we are able to put their software to run > on real deployments, I'm confident they will release more code. > > The assessment framework is very interesting, but I think we should > move forward step by step. > > Regards, > > Tomeu > >> Caryl >> >> ________________________________ >> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:27:28 -0400 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected] >> Subject: [support-gang] An Opportunity to bring vital content to the >> Sugar/XO world - Needs technical help. >> >> We have an opportunity to bring a program of K-2 English Reading and Math >> content to our Sugar users for free. >> >> http://www.innovationsforlearning.org/software_demo.php >> >> Ignore the teachermate hardware and the $100 a machine price tag. The >> concept is we make this available for Sugar for free. So if you have XOs or >> a machines you can use with Sugar on a Stick, you can use it for free. >> >> If you watch the Classroom management video you'll see they have aligned it >> to major Basal Curriculum programs or it can be used without. It can >> differentiate instruction for groups and students. This is vital >> functionality. We need to port this to the Sugar world, probably by putting >> it on the XS, maybe as a module in Moodle. >> >> Tomeu has done some work on making the activities work in Sugar, but I don't >> think anyone has looked at how we enable classroom management. >> >> Why I think this is important: >> >> When I listen to feedback from the deployments, they all talk about the need >> for content. >> When I see for myself what its like to use Sugar in a school, I think we >> need an on-ramp for teachers. This program would be an easy way to get the >> teachers to start using Sugar and computers without going very far outside >> of what they already know. Its aligned with the major curriculum programs >> they are already using. My belief is if they take the first step, and use >> Sugar, they and their students will explore further. Too much technology >> sits in the classroom closet. This seems like it would be used by lots of >> teachers, not just the most technological ones. >> This could be a model for other nonprofits for how to use Sugar to >> distribute content they have created for our age level. >> It would be an excellent selling point for teachers trying to bring Sugar >> into their schools. >> >> Please help us find someone (or a team) who has time and skills to tackle >> the technical challenge of porting/recreating the classroom management >> component. >> >> Thanks! >> Caroline >> >> >> -- >> Caroline Meeks >> Solution Grove >> [email protected] >> >> 617-500-3488 - Office >> 505-213-3268 - Fax >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> > _______________________________________________ Server-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
