[IAEP] Request for help packaging activities for Sugar on a Stick

Martin Sevior msevior at gmail.com
Sat Dec 20 16:57:42 EST 2008


Hi Caroline,
                 I clicked on the various links to see the status of
Write but I couldn't see anything. Is it already on SoaS?

Cheers

Martin


On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 3:53 AM, Caroline Meeks
<caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
> Dear Sugar Activity Maintainers and other volunteers with packaging
> abilities,
>
> We would love your help in packaging your Sugar Activities so they can be
> used with Sugar on a Stick.
>
> What is Sugar on a Stick? It is a Live USB based distribution of Sugar. The
> idea is to give each student a full Sugar experience on any computer they
> have access to with just the cost of a 1 or 2 GB USB stick.  This could make
> make Sugar very affordable in US urban schools, many of which have older
> computers already, and are in the shadows of corporations that throw out
> hunderds and thousands of computers each year.
>
> We will be starting a Pilot of Sugar on a Stick at  Gardner School, an urban
> Boston School with 90% eligibility for free and reduced lunch. We have
> people around the world ready to try it. It could be a promising way to use
> containers full of computers in Africa, it could be a great way to let
> people try Sugar at conferences and an easy way for people to learn to use
> Sugar.
>
> We have the basics working - http://sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick
>
> But Sugar without activities is boring!!  We need you and your activities!
> Please help us get activities quickly ported to Sugar on a Stick, we have a
> lot of people pounding on our doors to try it.
>
> Here is the status of activities packaging:
> http://sugarlabs.org/go/DevelopmentTeam/Activities_packaging  - Marco is
> coordinating the technical effort if you have any questions or need help.
>
> Thanks!
> Caroline & Marco
>
> --
> Caroline Meeks
> Solution Grove
> Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
>
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>
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