On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Caroline Meeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> The Moodle site should be up tomorrow. What logo would you like? > Very nice! Our official logos are at http://www.sugarlabs.org/go/Logo > > Do you have a theme you like? > I don't believe anyone here knows enough about moodle to have a preference. If I am wrong please speak up:) What url do you want to use? Does xs.sugarlabs.org make sense? I was thinking teachers.sugarlabs.org to indicate that this site will be for and by teachers learning about Sugar. david > Caroline > > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 5:08 PM, David Farning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> >> >> 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 >>> >> >> > > > -- > Caroline Meeks > Solution Grove > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 617-500-3488 - Office > 505-213-3268 - Fax >
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