[IAEP] NECC Proposals Due Oct 8th

[David Farning]

Yes, I will also try to make it.

On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:01 PM, Vern Ceder <vceder at canterburyschool.org>wrote:

> Yeah, I'd be willing to help out anyone else who needs it, as well.
>
> In the past the Open Source lab has been a 40 (IIRC) station LTSP lab
> that Steve Hargadon provides, so setup only needs to happen on the
> server. This might not work with Sugar, but it's worked fine for me -
> people have been able to follow along with my Python examples, or not,
> as they choose.
>

This sounds like an excellent opportunity to demonstrate Sugar on LTSP.  I
have talked to several school system administrators who are successfully
running terminals in their districts.


> Just so you know the layout, the past couple of years the room has held
> around 100, with the LTSP laptops up front and more conventional lecture
> seating in the rear. So if the room is even close to full, the group is
> too big (and one hour too short) to do a lot of serious tutorial work,
> and there are machines for only about half of them. Still, you can walk
> through examples, or give them a chance to try some basic procedures,
> etc. (as long as you get any software installed on the server beforehand).
>
> Cheers,
> Vern
>
> Caroline Meeks wrote:
> > I'm submitting to present on LAMS but I can help out if you want to set
> > up the Linux Labs or need extra helpers for hands on workers.
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:08 PM, Vern Ceder <vceder at canterburyschool.org
> > <mailto:vceder at canterburyschool.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     I've put in my proposal to talk about teaching Python in middle and
> >     high schools, which I've done the past few years in the Open Source
> >     strand. It's not Sugar, but it's within hailing distance. ;)
> >
> >     Vern Ceder
> >
> >
> >     Walter Bender wrote:
> >
> >         I just wrote a proposal. Anyone care to join me?
> >
> >         -walter
> >
> >         On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Caroline Meeks
> >         <caroline at solutiongrove.com <mailto:caroline at solutiongrove.com>>
> >         wrote:
> >
> >             Is anyone going to be presenting on Sugar?  They will be
> >             having an Open
> >             Source Strand and there will be Linux labs to do hands on
> >             workshops.  It
> >             would be very cool to have Sugar available in the Linux Labs.
> >
> >             http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/
> >
> >             --
> >             Caroline Meeks
> >             Solution Grove
> >             Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >     --
> >     This time for sure!
> >       -Bullwinkle J. Moose
> >     -----------------------------
> >     Vern Ceder, Director of Technology
> >     Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804
> >     vceder at canterburyschool.org <mailto:vceder at canterburyschool.org>;
> >     260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Caroline Meeks
> > Solution Grove
> > Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
> >
> > 617-500-3488 - Office
> > 505-213-3268 - Fax
>
> --
> This time for sure!
>    -Bullwinkle J. Moose
> -----------------------------
> Vern Ceder, Director of Technology
> Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804
> vceder at canterburyschool.org; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137
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