On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Caroline Meeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 4:38 AM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Caroline Meeks >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Hi Edward, >> > >> > Ah thank you for asking, I think a translation is in order. Lesson >> plans on >> > the web are just text documents. There are unknown gazzilions of Lesson >> > Plans on the web. Here are some examples of Service Learning Lesson >> Plans >> > thanks to Google. >> > >> > http://bostonteachnet.org/chang_feeney_wong/sigproj.htm >> > http://bostonteachnet.org/bwm/mccullough/sigproj.htm >> > http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit242/lesson1.html >> > http://www.fsu.edu/~flserve/sl/standards.html<http://www.fsu.edu/%7Eflserve/sl/standards.html> >> > - At the bottom of the page >> > you can download lesson plans. >> >> None of these lesson plans take advantage of our software. We know >> that what we can do now is radically different from what we could do >> before. > > > Right, these are examples of lesson plans. The goal is to write something > similar aimed at high school students who want to learn about OLPC and Sugar > and want to help test Sugar. > >> >> >> It's like the difference between filming a play with one unmoving >> camera, vs. the techniques of pan, zoom, dolly, cuts, wipes, fades, >> dissolves, special effects, and much more, except more so. >> >> > It still a lot to get done in time for G1G1 but it does not require any >> new >> > software to be written. >> >> I will be giving a talk on the possibilities for new textbooks at >> XOcamp in three weeks. I'll see about sharing a video. In the mean >> time, see Alan Kay's video from the Country Workshop at OLPC. >> >> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Presentations/May_2008_Country_Workshop >> >> 5:00 Beyond the Printing Press: Computers as Learning Environments >> for All Children > > > This is great! > > I think I am in total agreement with you. I'm in no way saying that these > old fashioned lesson plans are anything like the kind of experiences that we > want students to have on the XO. > > My posting on this thread is very tactical, about something which we could > do in the next month or so if we had the right volunteer, that would advance > Sugar and perhaps G1G1 sales this winter. > > Right now I don't have a volunteer to help write the lesson plans so I > don't know that its going to happen. If anyone knows a teacher who would > like to help please let me know. > > Thanks, > Caroline, how is the moddle server coming? We have an informal commitment from a consultancy to help develop a community of practice around 'teachers helping teach other teachers to teach with Sugar'. Edward, Schools are very conservative organizations. I visited my niece's elementary school a few weeks ago. Her teacher showed me a closet full of teaching revolutions that she had collected of the past several years:( I am starting to think that we should focus on the evolutionary rather then revolution nature of Sugar in developed nations. thanks david Edward, > > >> >> Alan Kay, President, Viewpoints Research Institute, Inc. >> >> >> http://download.laptop.org/content/conf/20080520-country-wkshp/Video/2008-05-20/13-Beyond-Printing%20(medium).ogg<http://download.laptop.org/content/conf/20080520-country-wkshp/Video/2008-05-20/13-Beyond-Printing%20%28medium%29.ogg> >> >> > On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> I'm not clear on what software we could have ready in time, beyond the >> >> last release. G1G1 starts in three weeks. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Marco Pesenti Gritti >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Caroline Meeks >> >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> >> >> I'm going to do a bit of preaching to the choir but I thought it was >> >> >> worth >> >> >> sharing my thoughts to see if everyone is on the same page and to >> see >> >> >> if >> >> >> anyone has anything to add. >> >> >> >> >> >> Why Now? >> >> >> >> >> >> If we can get some activities ready in time for G1G1 then we could >> end >> >> >> up >> >> >> with some synergy on the marketing. Teachers could use it as a way >> to >> >> >> encourage students to ask for it for Christmas, and our tester >> >> >> recruiting >> >> >> program could get a bunch of publicity. >> >> >> >> >> >> Why is it important? >> >> >> >> >> >> -For Sugar >> >> >> >> >> >> Growth in adoption will mean more activities which means we need >> more >> >> >> testing. >> >> >> Teachers are a key factor in getting adopted in the developed world, >> >> >> the >> >> >> success of Moodle shows us that, this is a way to reach teachers >> >> >> We can explicitly put in the curriculum a suggestion for students to >> >> >> show >> >> >> Sugar to one of their old elementary school teachers. >> >> >> Some high school kids are very good programmers, this could >> potentially >> >> >> be >> >> >> an avenue for programmer recruitment. >> >> >> Some geeky high school kids have parents who are very good >> programmers, >> >> >> this >> >> >> could be another avenue for programmer recruitment >> >> >> In developing the curriculum we will hopefully find other high >> quality >> >> >> curriculum that we can reuse. This is an opportunity to find >> partners >> >> >> that >> >> >> can help in marketing and future curriculum development. >> >> >> >> >> >> -For Students >> >> >> >> >> >> There is a tremendous amount that can be learned and an excellent >> >> >> opportunity for authentic, situated, project based learning. >> Hardware >> >> >> and >> >> >> Software, Education Theory, Understanding the differences in >> education >> >> >> world >> >> >> wide >> >> >> It is an opportunity to bridge the gender gap that currently exists >> in >> >> >> the >> >> >> US. More girls tend to be interested in Community Service and more >> boys >> >> >> in >> >> >> computers. >> >> >> >> >> >> Anything to add/subtract? >> >> > >> >> > I don't have much to add, but I think it's a fantastic idea. Sugar is >> >> > not getting enough testing, because, unlike other open source >> >> > projects, his developer and user base are different (and mostly >> >> > disconnected). Also testing is often a good way to make your first >> >> > steps inside a project and then contribute to the development. >> >> > >> >> > Marco >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> >> > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >> >> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Don't panic.--HHGTTG, Douglas Adams >> >> http://www.obamapedia.org/page/polls >> >> Moving into landslide territory! >> >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai For the children >> >> >> >> Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name >> >> And Children are my nation. >> >> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination. >> >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai >> >> >> >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai >> >> Give One, Get One, from Nov. 17 >> >> http://www.amazon.com/xo >> >> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Giving/International >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Caroline Meeks >> > Solution Grove >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > 617-500-3488 - Office >> > 505-213-3268 - Fax >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Don't panic.--HHGTTG, Douglas Adams >> http://www.obamapedia.org/page/polls >> Moving into landslide territory! >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai For the children >> >> Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name >> And Children are my nation. >> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination. >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai >> >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai >> Give One, Get One, from Nov. 17 >> http://www.amazon.com/xo >> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Giving/International >> > > > > -- > Caroline Meeks > Solution Grove > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 617-500-3488 - Office > 505-213-3268 - Fax > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >
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