Re: [IAEP] [squeakland] finalizing Tidepool alpha list
Pato, Tidepool will be free to play, though at this time the source code is not open. This has more to do with personal bandwidth than philosophy. My announcements to these lists is motivated by shared educational philosophy (based upon the works of Papert Kay) and shared community (I've worked with many in the Etoys, OLPC, and Sugar world.) Money raised from Tidepool will primarily go to non-profit educational groups, including the upcoming Kickstarter which will be used to pay courseware authors. Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 Skype: teefal Twitter: http://twitter.com/teefal LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/teefal On Aug 28, 2015, at 11:29 PM, Pato Acevedo patitoacev...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi: I have a big question. I see being advertised simultaneously (crossposting) ondifferent lists related to free software about this announce. I need to ask: Is there a repository from where to download the source code of this application that allow review, copy, reproduction or translation? Thanks in advance Pato From: tee...@waveplace.org Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:18:11 -0400 To: olpc-o...@lists.laptop.org; iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org;squeakl...@squeakland.org; etoys-...@squeakland.org; olpc...@lists.laptop.org Subject: [squeakland] finalizing Tidepool alpha list Hi all, The next version of Tidepool, our multiplayer programmable game world for kids, is releasing next week. We're finalizing our alpha invite list. If you want to try Tidepool for free, signup before September 1st to reserve your spot and become a trailblazer. You'll earn a badge that's visible in game, and you'll get special perks when the game releases. You can also reserve your username. http://playtidepool.com/signup Starting Tuesday, you'll need to contribute to October's Kickstarter to get early access, so signup now. Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer http://playTidepool.com + 1 610 797 3100 x33 Skype: teefal Twitter: http://twitter.com/teefal LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/teefal ___ squeakland mailing listsqueakland@squeakland.orghttp://lists.squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] thanks for everything
Hi all, After some thought, I've decided it's time to unsubscribe from these lists. Thank you to the many I've met over the last eight years. My time with Waveplace, Squeakland, and Haiti will forever be tied to the support and encouragement I received from these communities. If you're at all interested in my attempt to stand on the shoulders of giants and make a wholly new way for children to learn coding, follow me at TIGsource, where it's a bit friendlier these days. http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=45992.80 Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer http://playtidepool.com + 1 610 797 3100 x33 Skype: teefal Twitter: http://twitter.com/teefal LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/teefal On Aug 29, 2015, at 10:36 AM, Timothy Falconer tee...@waveplace.org wrote: Pato, Tidepool will be free to play, though at this time the source code is not open. This has more to do with personal bandwidth than philosophy. My announcements to these lists is motivated by shared educational philosophy (based upon the works of Papert Kay) and shared community (I've worked with many in the Etoys, OLPC, and Sugar world.) Money raised from Tidepool will primarily go to non-profit educational groups, including the upcoming Kickstarter which will be used to pay courseware authors. Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 Skype: teefal Twitter: http://twitter.com/teefal LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/teefal On Aug 28, 2015, at 11:29 PM, Pato Acevedo patitoacev...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi: I have a big question. I see being advertised simultaneously (crossposting) ondifferent lists related to free software about this announce. I need to ask: Is there a repository from where to download the source code of this application that allow review, copy, reproduction or translation? Thanks in advance Pato From: tee...@waveplace.org Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:18:11 -0400 To: olpc-o...@lists.laptop.org; iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org;squeakl...@squeakland.org; etoys-...@squeakland.org; olpc...@lists.laptop.org Subject: [squeakland] finalizing Tidepool alpha list Hi all, The next version of Tidepool, our multiplayer programmable game world for kids, is releasing next week. We're finalizing our alpha invite list. If you want to try Tidepool for free, signup before September 1st to reserve your spot and become a trailblazer. You'll earn a badge that's visible in game, and you'll get special perks when the game releases. You can also reserve your username. http://playtidepool.com/signup Starting Tuesday, you'll need to contribute to October's Kickstarter to get early access, so signup now. Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer http://playTidepool.com + 1 610 797 3100 x33 Skype: teefal Twitter: http://twitter.com/teefal LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/teefal ___ squeakland mailing listsqueakland@squeakland.orghttp://lists.squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland ___ squeakland mailing list squeakl...@squeakland.org http://lists.squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] finalizing Tidepool alpha list
Hi all, The next version of Tidepool, our multiplayer programmable game world for kids, is releasing next week. We're finalizing our alpha invite list. If you want to try Tidepool for free, signup before September 1st to reserve your spot and become a trailblazer. You'll earn a badge that's visible in game, and you'll get special perks when the game releases. You can also reserve your username. http://playtidepool.com/signup Starting Tuesday, you'll need to contribute to October's Kickstarter to get early access, so signup now. Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer http://playTidepool.com + 1 610 797 3100 x33 Skype: teefal Twitter: http://twitter.com/teefal LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/teefal ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] Tidepool news
Hi everyone, I’ve been making great progress on Tidepool, our programmable game world for kids, though haven’t talked much about it this summer. Yesterday I resumed my development log, with daily details and screenshots for those interested. The programming interface is really coming along. blog: http://playtidepool.com/news/ rss: http://playtidepool.com/news/feed/ We’ve also picked some solid release dates. For too long, I’ve treated Tidepool as a pet project with “when it’s done” aspirations. From here on, I’ll timebox each release as I would with a client. So, mark your calendar … beta release on December 1st … official “gold” release on March 20th. These dates will not change. We’re planning a release party on March 20th with an equinox bonfire in our backyard, so if you’re able to make it out for the weekend, we’ll make room for you. One way or another, my twenty-one months of work will be done, so come celebrate or commiserate. Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 Skype: teefal Twitter: http://twitter.com/teefal LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/teefal___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] [ANN] make 4th grade courseware this summer
For years, I've endeavored to create a courseware library that showcases the deep-learning possibilities of tools such as Squeak Etoys and Scratch. We made progress using Etoys as the platform, but never quite finished. Now I’d like to try again with Tidepool http://playtidepool.com/. I’m hoping to find educators who can help us create 8 to 24 units this summer. We have a fund for stipends, which will be shared by the authors. All courseware will be Creative Commons. Tidepool itself is free. Contact me here if interested: http://PlayTidepool.com/contact/ More details here: http://playtidepool.com/news/2015/06/27/ann-make-4th-grade-courseware-this-summer/ Take care, Tim ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] Tidepool, a place to play and learn
Hi everyone, Today, Waveplace is very excited to announce a new software project … Tidepool .. a place to play and learn. Taking the experience we’ve gained over the last five years teaching Sugar, Etoys, and Scratch in places like Haiti and Nicaragua, we’ve decided to create a brand-new learning system, one that furthers the cause of constructionist learning through a multi-touch interface, open API, and new programming paradigm. When will it be available? When it’s ready. We’re currently in the alpha stage with our core group of twelve collaborators. We’ll start an open beta sometime in 2013. To see our “big bullets”, visit http://waveplace.org/tidepool. Follow our blog at http://waveplace.org/news/blog. We’ve thought about what kind of software we’d create for years, now’s our chance to make it real. We hope you like it! Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 Skype: teefal Twitter: http://twitter.com/teefal LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/teefal ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] Waveplace Video Blog
Hi everyone, Quite a lot has happened at Waveplace over the last year or two, though you might not know it, given how little we blog or post videos these days. In summary, we've brought laptops to 33 schools, most of them in Haiti. We've trained 165 adults to become mentors. We've created 16 weeks worth of courseware using Etoys and Sugar. All of that is prequel, though, to what we comes next. I often joke that Waveplace's mission is Nice laptop, now what? (training) Well, now it's become, Nice training, now what? The answer is ... Assessment, Courseware, Outreach, Reflection, Network ... aka, Project Acorn. As Project Acorn unfolds, I'll make video logs instead of written blogs, posting them in rough form to keep folks informed. You can follow along here: http://waveplace.org/news/ or here: http://youtube.com/waveplace or here: http://www.facebook.com/waveplace (please like us) or here: http://twitter.com//waveplace (please follow) I'll be posting a new video every weekday, always at noon, New York time. My hope is to use the videos as a vehicle for recording some of the experience we've accumulated in the last 4+ years, so that others may benefit. And no, I don't like seeing myself on video or hearing myself talk. Quite the contrary. But it's the simplest fastest way to do this. Take care, Tim ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] [ANN] Waveplace starting another five laptop projects in Haiti
Hello everyone, Waveplace will be traveling back to Haiti in ten days to start enough five laptop projects, bringing our total there to 19 schools. I'll be blogging daily starting today, focusing this time on the people and emotions involved, so please tune in: http://waveplace.org/news/blog/ You can also follow my Twitter feed to get more regular updates: http://twitter.com/teefal Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] [ANN] Waveplace starting another five laptop projects in Haiti
Ah, sorry about that. Start *another* five laptop projects, not enough. There are never enough :) Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 On Jun 7, 2011, at 8:57 AM, Timothy Falconer wrote: Hello everyone, Waveplace will be traveling back to Haiti in ten days to start enough five laptop projects, bringing our total there to 19 schools. I'll be blogging daily starting today, focusing this time on the people and emotions involved, so please tune in: http://waveplace.org/news/blog/ You can also follow my Twitter feed to get more regular updates: http://twitter.com/teefal Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] Problem with Etoys Showcase
I'm able to access it. It's possible that it's intermittent. If you see the problem again, try again in a few minutes and see if it's there again. The server restarts itself automatically when there's a problem . . . if there's a persistent problem (likely due to memory settings that need tweaking) it may appear as if it's often down. Same goes for WebDAV, which was also working fine. FYI, sending to the Squeakland list should be sufficient. Rita and the rest can send a priority support notification (I got a text down in Haiti, FYI). Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 On Jan 29, 2011, at 10:31 PM, Caryl Bigenho wrote: Hi All... There is a broken page at the Squeakland site: http://www.squeakland.org/showcase/ Currently it is not possible to access the Showcase. It all comes up as an html script. Is there a back door? Any idea on when this will be fixed? Caryl ___ 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
[IAEP] !! in 10.1.3, setting languages property clears all activities
Hi folks, I'm done in Haiti, about to prep 120 laptops. Normally we use our handy-dandy prep script. One line is now giving grief in 10.1.3: sugar-control-panel -s language Kreyol/Haiti Seems there is no longer a language property. So I look and find a languages property. I do a get on it, and yes, it's English/USA. Seems the right thing. So I: sugar-control-panel -s languages Kreyol/Haiti And after restarting, ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES ARE GONE. Can anyone confirm this or give me guidance. How can I set the language in a bash script in 10.1.3? We're doing this work today, so please respond ASAP. Thanks, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] Waveplace back to Haiti in 2 weeks, 2 days
Hi everyone, Waveplace is headed back to Haiti to start 5 new XO pilots. Follow my daily blogging for the next month here: http://waveplace.org/news/ Subscribe to my twitter feed here: http://twitter.com/teefal/ Like us on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/waveplace Here's the first blog post: With flights just bought, we're off to Haiti once again. In two weeks, two days, we'll spend two weeks, two days, starting new pilots: two in Cite Soleil, two in tent camps, one with a youth choir, all of them exciting. As usual, there's a half dozen snags. We don't yet have the laptops out of customs, which makes me nervous as hell, though our chief partner said, It'll be fine, book your flights, so we did. Even if we get the laptops out of customs, we won't know how many of them work until just before the pilots. Even if all are working, we still won't have enough, which means we'll bring twenty ourselves. Our chief contact at JP/HRO resigned over the holiday break. We'll be talking with her replacement on Thursday, who seems equally enthusiastic, though major changes so close to a pilot start are always fun. Yesterday an impartial commission announced that Celestin (the unpopular candidate) was actually behind Martelly (the popular one). Preval and Celestin will react to the news after tomorrow's anniversary, which could spark a new round of rioting. We're also hoping the runoff election will be scheduled after our trip. Pretty much the only certain thing is that we're on a very, very tight budget. We can't rent a car, we can't travel to Léogâne, we can't do much more than walk back and forth to the school. Every dollar counts. But we're going. Our work paid off. How to pay the bills in March is another question. In February, we'll make a difference. -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] [ht2011-winter] Re: a school is not a building
Hi folks, Response #2, with some school cost numbers. This post was partly in response to Kim's question and Mike Dawson's insightful response: http://bit.ly/eg1aJu Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Immuexa Corporation http://immuexa.com + 1 610 797 3100 x33 On Dec 7, 2010, at 11:46 AM, Timothy Falconer wrote: Hi everyone, Thanks for the terrific responses. Started some great conversations at Waveplace. Here's a follow-up post with more details: http://bit.ly/hQhHtS Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 On Dec 5, 2010, at 3:18 PM, Timothy Falconer wrote: Hi all, A favor: help me make this case (or refute it) as we prepare once more for Haiti ... spend money on training laptops instead of bricks and mortar. http://waveplace.com/news/blog/archive/001035.jsp Thanks, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] a school is not a building
Hi everyone, Thanks for the terrific responses. Started some great conversations at Waveplace. Here's a follow-up post with more details: http://bit.ly/hQhHtS Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 On Dec 5, 2010, at 3:18 PM, Timothy Falconer wrote: Hi all, A favor: help me make this case (or refute it) as we prepare once more for Haiti ... spend money on training laptops instead of bricks and mortar. http://waveplace.com/news/blog/archive/001035.jsp Thanks, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] a school is not a building
Hi all, A favor: help me make this case (or refute it) as we prepare once more for Haiti ... spend money on training laptops instead bricks and mortar. http://waveplace.com/news/blog/archive/001035.jsp Thanks, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] blog posts photos from Haiti
Hi everyone, I'm down in Haiti with Adam Holt, visiting schools and organizations for OLPC laptop pilots. You can follow my daily blog posts here (with photos): http://waveplace.org/news/blog It's been quite a wonderful trip so far, with much more to come. Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] to haiti once again (waveplace daily blog)
Hi folks, I'm two weeks out from another Waveplace trip to Haiti, this time to visit ten schools and meet with ten organizations, along with handing out 50+ laptops and prepping many more. As such, it's blogging time again. I've just written my first post, and will be blogging daily for the next month. http://waveplace.com/news/blog/ Please spread the word. We've got a limited time to publicize the success of the seven Spring pilots and develop interest in the upcoming four Fall pilots. Ultimately our goal is to raise funds for as many as 32 more pilots in the first half of 2011, so we need all of your help, however minimal. Please tweet, blog, facebook, and talk to anyone you might think would be interested in helping Haitian children. Thanks in advance, Timothy -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] [realness] everybody's asking me about SF Summit's agenda (4 wks from today!!)
I'd like to give this talk: Many Small Makes One Big: The wisdom necessity of scaling from small deployments Thoughts? Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 624 3760 On Sep 24, 2010, at 10:35 AM, Holt wrote: I don't have a clue what to tell them. To get Your Ideas flowing, I just wiki-posted these straw men :) Some Proposed Discussion Panels: Where do Kids' Stories, Photos, Maps End Up? (Mark Battley, George Hunt, Caryl Bigenho) Where There is No Doctor: Nursing OLPC Health (Beth Santos, Nick Doiron, Mark Battley, Asad Moten) Activating Student Service: Own Your Dream (Mark Battley, Christine Murakami, Remy DeCausemaker, Stephen Jacobs, Bernie Innocenti) Practical E-Books / Wikipedia in the Field (SJ Klein, Sayamindu Dasgupta, Andi Gros) School Server MAGIC: what do teachers want? (Xavier Carcelle, Sameer Verma, Gerald Ardito) Steve Jobs Sleeps: Sugar 2.0, Activity Central Android (Walter Bender, Daniel Drake, Bernie Innocenti, Steven Parrish) Simon Bolivar Wakes: How Latin America Will Rule the World! (Daniel Drake, Jennifer Martino, Pablo Flores) Haiti: Painful Wonderful Lessons Learned (Tim Falconer, Beth Santos, Adam Holt) Good Faith Community Relations = Scalability (Greg DeKoenigsberg, Adam Holt, Pablo Flores, Marife Mago) I Love Teachers - but do Teachers love Facebook? (SJ Klein, Pablo Flores, Ryan Letada, Christoph Derndorfer) Santa's Spare Parts: how Deployment Forecasting feeds iLoveMyXO.com Supply Chain Realities (Jennifer Pierschalski, Adam Holt, OLE Nepal) Metrics Evaluation: what's still missing from http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_research ? (Mike Dawson, SJ Klein, Claudia Urrea) Can everybody please help revise+suggest enhancements, clicking EDIT below? Thanks!! http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_SanFranciscoBayArea/OLPCSF_Community_Summit_2010#Possible_Topics ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] Waveplace Call For Mentors
WAVEPLACE CALL FOR MENTORS For three years, Waveplace mentors have taught children and adults throughout Haiti and the Caribbean. This summer, help us reach the world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cze4ha2ioN8 Space still available for the: Waveplace Mentor Workshop May 24th to June 2nd, 2010 St John, US Virgin Islands Airfare, food, and $500 gets you lodging and training for ten days. Just steps from the beach. (Roundtrip from Newark is still $360) You may also attend the concurrent four day OLPC Realness Summit (May 28-31), with speakers from five continents and the Caribbean with deep experience using OLPC XOs with children. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER AT: http://realness.org -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 624 3760 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] ANN: olpc realness summit end of may realness.org
Waveplace is pleased to announce the OLPC REALNESS SUMMIT. No hype, no bashing, no wireless, no room service. Just straight talk about what works, what doesn't, and why we do what we do. WHERE: Maho Bay Camps on the island of St John, US Virgin Islands (steps from the beach) WHEN: May 28, 29, 30, 31 HOW MUCH: $300 for four nights, including lodging Twelve invited talks and discussions, three a day, from five continents and the Caribbean: * WAVEPLACE: Tim Falconer * OLPC: Adam Holt * SUGAR LABS: Bernie Innocenti * ASIA: Mike Dawson from the OLPC Afghanistan * SOUTH AMERICA: Marta Voelcker from Brazil and Carlos Rabassa from Plan Ceibal, Uruguay * AFRICA: Beth Santos from the Step Up OLPC (São Tomé and Príncipe) * EUROPE: Christoph Derndorfer from OLPC Austria * CARIBBEAN: Lunise Cerin from Haiti, formerly of USAID and Save the Children, and John Engle of Haiti Partners * NORTH AMERICA: Christine Murakami from Columbus School for Girls, Ohio All of this will be happening at the same time as our St John mentor workshop and pilots, which take place over ten days (May 24 to June 2). We'll be training 40 new mentors, many for Haiti, and working with 60 elementary children from the islands three schools. So all summit attendees will get to see XOs in action, with mentors and children working together. You can also sign up to take the full ten day workshop, which would make you eligible to travel for Waveplace to one of our upcoming pilots. We're very excited about this event! I hope many who love XOs from around the world can attend so we can compare stories and solutions. Find out more and register at http://realness.org. Please help spread the word by forwarding this announcement to people, groups, and mailing lists you know. Thanks, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 624 3760 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] stepping down from squeakland
Hi everyone, After much soul searching, I've decided to step down as director of Squeakland Foundation. Since the earthquake in Haiti, my time has largely been spent on our Waveplace education pilots there, which have been very successful and are growing fast. Last night I decided that I need to stay focused on Haiti and our other Waveplace work, that I no longer have time for the additional responsibilities of Squeakland. I leave you in the very capable hands of Rita Freudenberg and whomever the new board decides. I still love Etoys, and will continue to teach it and promote it, though this will now be through Waveplace, not Squeakland. What has been called the Squeakland Courseware will now become the Waveplace Courseware. Same stuff, different website. I will continue to fundraise for courseware development, this will be through Waveplace now. All materials will remain freely distributable. Immuexa, my software company, will continue to host and support the Squeakland website and showcase for free. Squeakland will now be our client, as Viewpoints was before. My very best to the many people I have meet in the last fifteen months. Thank you for your passion, your time, your talent. What a gift to work with such incredible people! Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Squeakland Foundation http://squeakland.org 610-797-3100 -- Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do. ... piaget ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] Waveplace at the epicenter in Haiti
(from a recent Waveplace blog post by Beth Santos ... Joseph is one of our Haitian mentors) Yesterday I sat down with Joseph's brother, Abela, who works with Haiti Partners. We were sitting under his little tin roof lean-to, looking at the remains of his home- a beautiful two-story building that is now a couple of tiles and lots of space. He praised the [Waveplace] program and seemed so pleased that it was going well here in Leogane. I told him that there are a number of people in the USA that believe that laptops are not the answer right now, especially in areas like Leogane that are most affected by the earthquake. He and Joseph looked at me like I was crazy. “Are you kidding??” he asked. “Food, water, sure, we need that. But EDUCATION- that's what we really need right now! Without it, how will we be able to build our own?” Joseph added the fact that the kids in Leogane need something to focus on, more than anything. So many children have PTSD and they just need to look forward. They feel helpless and they need to make use of themselves, and take their minds off of what happened to them and their families. Abela sat for a moment. We told him how grateful we were for his hospitality and he fell silent. When he spoke, he told us about how, after the earthquake, everyone went to stay in camps but he couldn't do it. He would come home everyday, early in the morning, and sit outside his house and just be quiet. He says his post-traumatic stress is terrible. We think of the children who are still staying in tents, and we think about how our education program is helping their minds to not only escape, but to grow. These children finally feel that they are worth something. And in Leogane, the program is more valuable than anything. (for more, read here: http://waveplace.org/news/blog ... photos and more video coming soon) -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 624 3760 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] Two Waveplace pilots start today in Cambridge
Hi everyone, Our two Cambridge pilots start today, which are preparation for our Haitian pilots next month. More at http://waveplace.com/news/blog/archive/000850.jsp In the next few weeks, we'll be making the Basic Etoys and Storytelling units, which will become part of the Squeakland Courseware. Also, Squeakland is starting its second Etoys book sprint. We hope to finish the manual and translate to Kreyol by the end of the month. Please help! http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Etoys/WebHome Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.com 610-797-3100 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] Waveplace Plans to Help Haiti
Hi everyone, After talking non-stop with dozens of people and groups over the last two weeks, Waveplace has settled on a plan to help Haiti in the coming four months. Tonight I've uploaded three videos describing this plan. Please forgive the roughness of my presentation (and my tired haggard look). This was simply the quickest way for me to put the details of the plan online for all to see. I will be transcribing the videos tomorrow for those that would rather read text. Here are the videos: 1. PRINCIPLES ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzXtQgfZi3I 2. PLAN ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgEl1v14NOY 3. NEEDS ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JmMhRPzLys The transcription will be here: http://haiti.waveplace.com We welcome the ideas and labor of all who care to help. To keep up to date with Waveplace's work in Haiti . . . 1. follow us on twitter ... http://twitter.com/waveplace 2. join our facebook group ... http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=450936535242 3. read our blog ... http://waveplace.com/news/blog/ We'll be posting several times a day for the foreseeable future. Please spread the word. For bigger news, you can also subscribe to our newsletter: http://waveplace.com/subscribe/ If you'd like to help, then please contact us: http://waveplace.com/contact/ Take care, Timothy -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.com 610-797-3100 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] please help us prioritize work for the next Etoys release
Hi everyone, With Etoys 4 done (we're getting lots of downloads), it's time to start planning the next release, due mid-June. The first step is to get a sense for what the community wants most. Our current development task list has 180 tickets. I'd like to move at least 100 of those into someday status, which means we have to choose the top 80. Please scan the list and pick your top 10 issues that you'd like to see. You can either vote within JIRA or respond to this email with your picks. Here's the list: http://tracker.squeakland.org/dev Once we get the picks, we'll assign priorities to the top 80 and move the rest into someday status. Thanks, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Squeakland Foundation http://squeakland.org 610-797-3100 -- Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do. ... piaget ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] ANN: Etoys 4 has been released!
Squeakland is proud to announce the release of Etoys 4, which you can now download from our website. Special thanks to the Squeakland software team, particularly Bert Freudenberg, Yoshiki Ohshima, and Scott Wallace for their tremendous efforts in the last month. Your hard work really shows! http://squeakland.org/download/ In our Fall newsletter, you'll find some thoughts by Scott Wallace, along with the Etoys 4 release notes which detail the changes you'll find. Of special interest is the new Squeakland Showcase. Everyone can now share their projects directly from Etoys to our website, where the Etoys community can then benefit from the many surprising and useful Etoys examples that are available. Please explore the showcase and share your projects with us. We want to hear from you! http://squeakland.org/news/newsletter/web.jsp?id=112 Also, if you haven't signed our Squeakers list, consider adding your name. As I write this, more than 175 people from 35 countries have signed, which really shows the enthusiasm and reach of Etoys throughout the world. http://squeakland.org/squeakers/ Take care, Timothy -- Timothy Falconer Squeakland Foundation http://squeakland.org 610-797-3100 -- Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do. ... piaget ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] squeakland.org translation priorities
On Oct 13, 2009, at 10:07 AM, Timothy Falconer wrote: Hi everyone, We're translating most of the Squeakland (Etoys) website right now into Spanish and Portuguese, with French soon to come. You can help too . . . simply claim your language and reply to this message (to avoid duplication), then read the following: http://tracker.squeakland.org/browse/SQ-480 http://tracker.squeakland.org/browse/SQ-481 We're also writing some grants now, some of which are aimed at our translation efforts. Given this, I'm trying to determine a good translation priority list, which shows the order of languages we want to focus on most. Yes, we'll get translations first from people that volunteer, and that won't always correspond to the priority list. But our time (and future hopeful funds) are limited, so we'd like to concentrate on the languages that will reach the most new and existing Etoys users. To get the conversation started, here are the most popular languages in the world: 1. Chinese * 2. Spanish 3. English 4. Hindi * 5. Arabic * 6. Bengali * 7. Portuguese 8. Russian 9. Japanese 10. Korean 11. German 12. French (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers , and several other sources) Perhaps more telling is this list, which shows the number of wikipedia articles, which may be a better indicator of computer and web use: 1. English 2. French 3. German 4. Spanish 5. Portuguese 6. Italian 7. Japanese 8. Russian 9. Dutch 10. Polish 11. Chinese 12. Swedish (from http://s23.org/wikistats/wikipedias_html.php?sort=total_desc) More direct to Etoys is our new list of Squeakers, which has a graph at the bottom that shows number of users by country: 1. United States (english/spanish) 2. Germany (german) 3. Uruguay (spanish) 4. Brazil (portuguese) 5. Canada (english/french) 6. Argentina (spanish) 7. Austria (german) 8. Spain (spanish) 9. Colombia (spanish) 10. Bolivia (spanish) 11. Japan (japanese) 12. Netherlands (dutch) (from http://squeakland.org/squeakers/ ... add your name and country!) Clearly, these languages merit special effort: 1. English 2. Spanish 3. German 4. Portuguese 5. French And these represent known areas of Etoys use: 6. Japanese 7. Korean 8. Haitian Kreyol 9. Nepali Three more to make a list of twelve: 10. Russian 11. Italian 12. Dutch Do you agree with this list of twelve? What would you add? Where would you put it in the list, and why? We of course want to have all languages represented someday, particularly the starred items in the first list. We're simply trying to set our immediate goals, given limited time and resources. Ah yes, forgot another criteria ... existing Etoys translations: 1. ENGLISH 2. Tamil 3. Sinhala 4. GERMAN 5. Pashto 6. Greek 7. Dari 8. SPANISH 9. Russian 10. Bengali 11. Mongolian 12. FRENCH 13. Turkish 14. Swedish 15. HAITIAN KREYOL 16. JAPANESE 17. Chinese 18. PORTUGUESE 19. Vietnamese 20. KOREAN 21. Urdu 22. ITALIAN 23. DUTCH 24. NEPALI 25. Slovak (from http://translate.sugarlabs.org/projects/etoys/) The capitalized ones are in my list of twelve. -- Timothy Falconer Squeakland Foundation http://squeakland.org 610-797-3100 -- Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do. ... piaget ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] Etoys software meet today at 3pm ET (19:00 GMT)
Hi everyone, Feel free to join us for our weekly Etoys software meet at 3pm ET (19:00 GMT). With an IRC client, connect to irc.freenode.net and channel #etoys. With a web browser, click chat at the top of squeakland.org. Today we'll be discussing the *last* release candidate before our October 1st final release. Find our agenda here: http://tracker.squeakland.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?mode=hiderequestId=10522 Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Squeakland Foundation http://squeakland.org 610-797-3100 -- Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do. ... piaget ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] !! Let Squeakland know you like Etoys
Hello, If you're reading this message, and you like Etoys, please take a minute and let us know: http://squeakland.org/squeakers/ We're trying to get a better idea of the size of the Etoys community. Also, please forward the link to other Squeakers that you know. Thank you, Timothy -- Timothy Falconer Squeakland Foundation http://squeakland.org 610-797-3100 -- Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do. ... piaget ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] ANN: Squeakfest call for presentations
Greetings! The official Squeakfest website is now live and ready for you to propose a presentation, workshop, or panel. http://squeakfest.org The dates for Squeakfest USA in Los Angeles CA are August 10, 11, 12. The dates for Squeakfest Brasil in Porto Alegre RS are July 23, 24, 25. Also keep in mind that many of us will be attending nearby WCCE the following week (July 27 to 31). The theme for this year's USA conference will be Etoys in the classroom. Our overall goal is to show how teachers are using Etoys to teach their full curriculum. Whether language arts, math, science, or more, we hope to showcase the many ways Etoys can help teachers demonstrate abstract ideas easily. If you've got experience teaching with Etoys, we'd love to hear about it, as would the attendees of the conference, many of whom will be elementary teachers. We're also very interested in non-classroom Etoys use, particularly as it relates to OLPC pilots or homeschooling. We'll be adding more information to the website as it becomes available, but for now, the important thing is to get your presentation information to us so we can begin to design the program for our three days together. Please complete and submit the online form no later than June 1st, 2009. Please share this information with anyone you think would be interested in either Squeakfest conference. We hope to see you there! Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Squeakland Foundation http://squeakland.org 610-797-3100 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] [Grassroots-l] Concise explanation of Constructionism from the Learning Team
On Aug 15, 2008, at 7:37 PM, Bastien wrote: You could hardly find any philosopher who would defend something like pouring information into heads, and I challenge anyone to point at teachers who do only that. Here's a great video from Haiti from one of the organizations we're in contact with ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5futZAcazw0 Skip ahead to 1:10 and watch the classroom. The whole thing is pretty good. ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
