[IAEP] Observations and feature requests based on watching a preK class use a computer lab

2009-02-27 Thread Caroline Meeks
Today I visited a computer lab at a school in Boston where 3-5 year olds (the PreK class) were using the computers in the computer lab. The teacher tried to get them to use Kidspirations to look at and stamp bugs but they rebelled. All they wanted to do was use KidPix. We need a paint program tha

[IAEP] Observations and feature requests based on watching a preK class use a computer lab

2009-02-28 Thread Tony Anderson
Hi, Check out http://voicethread.com. I think that is the next level you were refering to. Tony Caroline wrote: > Today I visited a computer lab at a school in Boston where 3-5 year olds > (the PreK class) were using the computers in the computer lab. > > The teacher tried to get them to use K

Re: [IAEP] Observations and feature requests based on watching a preK class use a computer lab

2009-02-27 Thread Carol Farlow Lerche
TuxPaint is very good and a good competitor to KidPix. PLEASE make it work well on the XO and on SOAS. Anecdote: When I spent a week in a Kindergarten with my XOs, only one of the machines had TuxPaint. (All the rest had been upgraded to the build turning Rainbow on, and at the time I didn't kn

Re: [IAEP] Observations and feature requests based on watching a preK class use a computer lab

2009-02-27 Thread Gary C Martin
On 27 Feb 2009, at 20:57, Caroline Meeks wrote: > Today I visited a computer lab at a school in Boston where 3-5 year > olds (the PreK class) were using the computers in the computer lab. Nice feedback. Just wanted to raise the 'know your audience' scope, isn't 3-5yrs out of previous Sugar de

Re: [IAEP] Observations and feature requests based on watching a preK class use a computer lab

2009-02-27 Thread Luke Faraone
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Gary C Martin wrote: > Saying that, I'd be very happy to be able to lower the > age barrier to entry, but it gets tough not to loose other features > We could have a setting in the control panel that sets a "young kid" mode, as well as the ability to filter activ

Re: [IAEP] Observations and feature requests based on watching a preK class use a computer lab

2009-02-27 Thread Caroline Meeks
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Gary C Martin wrote: > On 27 Feb 2009, at 20:57, Caroline Meeks wrote: > > Today I visited a computer lab at a school in Boston where 3-5 year olds >> (the PreK class) were using the computers in the computer lab. >> > > Nice feedback. Just wanted to raise the 'k

Re: [IAEP] Observations and feature requests based on watching a preK class use a computer lab

2009-02-27 Thread Caroline Meeks
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Luke Faraone wrote: > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Gary C Martin wrote: > >> Saying that, I'd be very happy to be able to lower the >> age barrier to entry, but it gets tough not to loose other features >> > > We could have a setting in the control panel that

Re: [IAEP] Observations and feature requests based on watching a preK class use a computer lab

2009-02-27 Thread Gary C Martin
Hi Luke, On 27 Feb 2009, at 22:31, Luke Faraone wrote: > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Gary C Martin > wrote: > Saying that, I'd be very happy to be able to lower the > age barrier to entry, but it gets tough not to loose other features > > We could have a setting in the control panel that

Re: [IAEP] Observations and feature requests based on watching a preK class use a computer lab

2009-02-28 Thread Caroline Meeks
Yes Voice thread is great and used extensively in education. We of course need a simpler system. On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Tony Anderson wrote: > Hi, > > Check out http://voicethread.com. I think that is the next level you were > refering to. > > Tony > > Caroline wrote: > >> Today I visi

Re: [IAEP] Observations and feature requests based on watching a preK class use a computer lab

2009-03-09 Thread Wade Brainerd
Hey Caroline, Just wondering if you have tried Colors!: http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4052 It's not quite the same as KidPix, i.e. no stamping, but it was designed to be a bit more "fun" than Paint. Best, Wade PS- The latest version works quite well on SoaS thanks to alsroot

Re: [IAEP] Observations and feature requests based on watching a preK class use a computer lab

2009-03-09 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Gary C Martin wrote: > On 27 Feb 2009, at 20:57, Caroline Meeks wrote: > >> Today I visited a computer lab at a school in Boston where 3-5 year >> olds (the PreK class) were using the computers in the computer lab. > > Nice feedback. Just wanted to raise the 'know

Re: [IAEP] Observations and feature requests based on watching a preK class use a computer lab

2009-03-09 Thread Gary C Martin
On 9 Mar 2009, at 18:50, Wade Brainerd wrote: > Hey Caroline, > > Just wondering if you have tried Colors!: > http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4052 > > It's not quite the same as KidPix, i.e. no stamping, but it was > designed to be a bit more "fun" than Paint. And supports co