On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Bill Kerr <billk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> supply a phone number to call if it is not working? We want them to wait till classes start in Sept. We expect, based on our experiences this summer, that a number of the sticks will become corrupt. Nothing we can do about it over the phone. :( I promised the kids they could take the sticks home and I think some of them will have success. > > won't the families have to go into CMOS (or whatever) to configure booting > off the USB stick? > BIOS. No, if we give them a CD and they put that in first most computers are set to boot from CD. > I have had students take sticks home (last year) and come back saying they > can't get it to work. To enter CMOS requires holding down either Delete or > F2 key depending on the PC and then figuring out settings. I would see this > as the main block point. ie. you could demo to a student at school but it > might be different at home. > Right and we have 2nd and 3rd graders. Bigger challenge then we can attack in one session this week. Big important challenge. > > I would replace "kids" with "students" throughout > Thanks > > yes, I would have put in less background information - as long as the > opportunity is there somehow for those who want more to obtain it > I'm hoping to learn more about what the right amount of detail is with experience. The parents have a variety of primary languages and I imagine a variety of literacy levels. The school will translate into spanish for us but some of the parents are not native Spanish speakers either. Perhaps I am worrying about this too much. Thanks for your input. Parent communication will be one of our big challenges this Sept. Cheers, Caroline > > cheers > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Caroline Meeks < > carol...@solutiongrove.com> wrote: > >> First draft - Comments? Suggestions? Do you think I put in too much >> background information? >> >> Dear Parent, >> >> >> Your child will take home from camp a USB stick and a CD that they used in >> school this summer. Their work this summer is the first part of a school >> wide program to use “Sugar on a Stick” at the GPA. The GPA will be the >> first school that uses a USB stick to bring Sugar home. >> >> >> Sugar is the name of the software and you can learn more at >> www.sugarlabs.org. Your kids are the first ones to use it on a USB stick >> but almost a million kids are using it on the “One Laptop per Child” >> computers in countries like Peru and Uruguay. >> >> >> If there is a computer at home the students can try to use Sugar. We will >> teach them how to do it in class. It may not work on your computer yet. >> The stick may also stop working at some point. That is fine, we are doing a >> pilot test and we know there are still problems. We will work all next year >> to make sure it works for all students. >> >> >> Please have your student bring the stick back to school on the first day >> of school regardless of whether or not it works. >> >> >> The kids all had a wonderful time working with Sugar this summer and >> produced some amazing things! Pictures of their work are up on the web: >> We may also be creating some videos that will include your children and >> their work, if you have signed a release form. >> >> >> If you would like to know more about Sugar and our plans for the Fall or >> if you’d like to volunteer to help in the fall please email >> carol...@sugarlabs.org >> >> >> Thank you and we look forward to meeting you all in September! >> >> >> Sincerely >> >> Caroline Meeks >> >> Sugar Labs >> >> >> >> >> >> Instructions for booting your computer with Sugar. >> >> >> Put in the CD >> >> Turn off the computer >> >> Plug in the USB >> >> Turn on the computer >> >> >> If you have a Mac, hold down the “c” key as it starts up and as you hear >> the chime. >> >> >> Please don’t be frustrated if it doesn’t work! We’ll figure out why and >> fix it this fall. >> >> -- >> Caroline Meeks >> Solution Grove >> carol...@solutiongrove.com >> >> 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 carol...@solutiongrove.com 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax
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