Hi, I saw some emails go by regarding inclusion of Activities and since I don't have access to a reliable internet connection these days, I am going to share some thoughts. My apologies if they are out of sync with the sequence of discussions on the topic.
I would like to propose Measure Activity to be included in the build. This is becuse The Measure Activity, : (1) Allows kids to connect with their physical world. And, do this with a minimal cost and with low cost sensors. (2) Allows one to do a host of learning-by-doing experiments that allow for learning by exploration and by 'actively constructing situations and their environment' (3) Provides instant feedback (eg. make sound and see waveform) and is also a deeper exploratory and reflective tool (record sensor values over an interval and use them in a project. After recording sensor values they appear in the journal as a csv file) (4) Exposes the low-cost sensor and Analog-input functionality of the laptop, that otherwise is not exposed by any other software/activity (5) Allows for a host of self-monitoring health related -peripherals. A number of such low cost ECG/EKG peripherals have been designed and implemented around the Activity. In order to allow such peripherals, presence of such an Activity becomes imperative. (6) Has an active community following. Please see the Measure wiki page, the pages linked off the main page and the Talk page to see the huge number of projects documented, contributions and feedback from the community. The latest release (candidate) that I made two weeks back is 19 and its link is http://dev.laptop.org/~arjs/Measure-19.xo I have tested it in 8.2-759 and found it to be working fine Although feature additions have been slow (and thoughtful) to the Activity, I commit to continue to maintaining the Activity and follow the release, translation schedules etc. Suggestions/Criticism/Feedback welcome! Thanks and best, Arjun _______________________________________________ Sugar mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar
