I really like that phrase, "Sugar sweet-spot." I completely agree.
Gerald On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Walter Bender <walter.ben...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Gerald Ardito <gerald.ard...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Walter, > > > > It just happens that in my district the 5th graders are in the middle > > school. > > I consider them elementary students and they are still taught in an > > elementary school fashion. > > > > Does that make sense? > > Sure. 5th graders are a Sugar sweet-spot :) > > -walter > > > Gerald > > > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Walter Bender <walter.ben...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> Gerald, > >> > >> I am curious about your choice to evaluate a middleschool as opposed > >> to an elementary school. Sugar and the OLPC XO were designed for > >> elementary-school-aged children. > >> > >> regards. > >> > >> -walter > >> > >> On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Gerald Ardito <gerald.ard...@gmail.com > > > >> wrote: > >> > Ian, > >> > > >> > I am just starting, and will be collecting baseline data. > >> > And my principal and superintendent and the teachers are on board for > >> > the > >> > kind of disruption, which is great. > >> > > >> > More as it happens. > >> > Gerald > >> > > >> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Ian Thomson <i...@spc.int> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Hi Gerald, > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Very interested in your project and research. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Did you manage to gather any baseline data on the students as > >> >> independent > >> >> learners before the project started? > >> >> > >> >> Also interested to know if the school authorities and the teachers > >> >> understood the disruptive nature of the project and their commitment > to > >> >> including the whole school if the results are positive. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Ian Thomson > >> >> > >> >> RICS and OLPC Coordinator > >> >> > >> >> Noumea > >> >> > >> >> SPC > >> >> > >> >> Phone +687 26 01 44 > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> From: iaep-boun...@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> >> [mailto:iaep-boun...@lists.sugarlabs.org] On Behalf Of Gerald Ardito > >> >> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 10:39 AM > >> >> To: Edward Cherlin > >> >> Cc: iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> >> Subject: Re: [IAEP] Sugar evaluation and impact > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> I have set up a week site that has some preliminary research > findings. > >> >> You can visit it here: > >> >> http://web.me.com/geraldar/The_Shape_of_Disruption/Welcome.html > >> >> > >> >> I would appreciate any questions or feedback. > >> >> > >> >> Gerald > >> >> > >> >> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:13 AM, Edward Cherlin <echer...@gmail.com > > > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Gerald Ardito > >> >> <gerald.ard...@gmail.com> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > This literature review is fantastic. > >> >> > > >> >> > I am a middle school science teacher in Northern Westchester > County, > >> >> > NY, > >> >> > and > >> >> > am also a doctoral student at Pace University. My research project > is > >> >> > investigating the impact of our 5th graders using the XOs (and > Sugar > >> >> > of > >> >> > course) on their independence. > >> >> > > >> >> > We began this project last year, and I would be happy to share the > >> >> > results > >> >> > if anyone is interested. > >> >> > >> >> We on this list are interested, and there is constant demand from > >> >> governments, NGOs, and other for data on OLPC deployments, ranging > >> >> from costs to educational outcomes. > >> >> > >> >> > Best, > >> >> > Gerald Ardito > >> >> > > >> >> > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 5:06 PM, <fors...@ozonline.com.au> wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> see > http://wiki.laptop.org/images/f/fb/Literature_Review_040309.pdf > >> >> >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > >> >> >> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> >> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > _______________________________________________ > >> >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > >> >> > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> >> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> > >> >> Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin > >> >> Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. > >> >> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. > >> >> http://earthtreasury.org/ > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > >> > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Walter Bender > >> Sugar Labs > >> http://www.sugarlabs.org > > > > > > > > -- > Walter Bender > Sugar Labs > http://www.sugarlabs.org >
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