[IAEP] Textbooks

[Caroline Meeks]

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Pia Waugh <greebo at pipka.org> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > <quote who="Edward Cherlin">
> >
> >> The basic idea is to integrate Sugar software into lessons wherever
> >> appropriate, and then integrate the textbooks into a new curriculum,
> >> based on the much younger ages at which we will be able to teach
> >> powerful ideas. This is not the programmed learning approach of much
> >> Computer-Aided Instruction.
> >
> > Could I suggest that it might be worthwhile as part of this project to
> > consider eLearning systems like Moodle, where you could create lesson
> plans
> > that teachers could use, share, localise and create. It is easier to
> deploy
> > new lessons and also track the children's progress with a centralised
> > eLearning system like Moodle. Just a thought. It also helps them
> integrate
> > into the classroom.
>
> Yes, Moodle will be part of the OLPC School Server, so we will
> naturally make full use of it.


you are welcome to use schools.sugarlabs.org, SugarLab's Moodle install.

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> > Cheers,
> > Pia
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