[IAEP] Service-Learning Curriculum around Sugar Testing

[Caroline Meeks]

The Moodle site should be up tomorrow. What logo would you like?

Do you have a theme you like?

What url do you want to use? Does xs.sugarlabs.org make sense?

Caroline

On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 5:08 PM, David Farning <dfarning at sugarlabs.org>wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Caroline Meeks <
> caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 4:38 AM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Caroline Meeks
>>> <caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
>>> > Hi Edward,
>>> >
>>> > Ah thank you for asking, I think a translation is in order.  Lesson
>>> plans on
>>> > the web are just text documents.  There are unknown gazzilions of
>>> Lesson
>>> > Plans on the web.  Here are some examples of Service Learning Lesson
>>> Plans
>>> > thanks to Google.
>>> >
>>> > http://bostonteachnet.org/chang_feeney_wong/sigproj.htm
>>> > http://bostonteachnet.org/bwm/mccullough/sigproj.htm
>>> > http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit242/lesson1.html
>>> > http://www.fsu.edu/~flserve/sl/standards.html<http://www.fsu.edu/%7Eflserve/sl/standards.html> - At the bottom of the page
>>> > you can download lesson plans.
>>>
>>> None of these lesson plans take advantage of our software. We know
>>> that what we can do now is radically different from what we could do
>>> before.
>>
>>
>> Right, these are examples of lesson plans. The goal is to write something
>> similar aimed at high school students who want to learn about OLPC and Sugar
>> and want to help test Sugar.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It's like the difference between filming a play with one unmoving
>>> camera, vs. the techniques of pan, zoom, dolly, cuts, wipes, fades,
>>> dissolves, special effects, and much more, except more so.
>>>
>>> > It still a lot to get done in time for  G1G1 but it does not require
>>> any new
>>> > software to be written.
>>>
>>> I will be giving a talk on the possibilities for new textbooks at
>>> XOcamp in three weeks. I'll see about sharing a video. In the mean
>>> time, see Alan Kay's video from the Country Workshop at OLPC.
>>>
>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Presentations/May_2008_Country_Workshop
>>>
>>> 5:00    Beyond the Printing Press: Computers as Learning Environments
>>> for All Children
>>
>>
>> This is great!
>>
>> I think I am in total agreement with you.  I'm in no way saying that these
>> old fashioned lesson plans are anything like the kind of experiences that we
>> want students to have on the XO.
>>
>> My posting on this thread is very tactical, about something which we could
>> do in the next month or so if we had the right volunteer, that would advance
>> Sugar and perhaps G1G1 sales this winter.
>>
>> Right now I don't have a volunteer to help write the lesson plans so I
>> don't know that its going to happen. If anyone knows a teacher who would
>> like to help please let me know.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>
> Caroline, how is the moddle server coming? We have an informal commitment
> from a consultancy to help develop a community of practice around 'teachers
> helping teach other teachers to teach with Sugar'.
>
> Edward, Schools are very conservative organizations.  I visited my niece's
> elementary school a few weeks ago.  Her teacher showed me a closet full of
> teaching revolutions that she had collected of the past several years:(  I
> am starting to think that we should focus on the evolutionary rather then
> revolution nature of Sugar in developed nations.
>
> thanks
> david
>
> Edward,
>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Alan Kay, President, Viewpoints Research Institute, Inc.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://download.laptop.org/content/conf/20080520-country-wkshp/Video/2008-05-20/13-Beyond-Printing%20(medium).ogg<http://download.laptop.org/content/conf/20080520-country-wkshp/Video/2008-05-20/13-Beyond-Printing%20%28medium%29.ogg>
>>>
>>> > On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I'm not clear on what software we could have ready in time, beyond the
>>> >> last release. G1G1 starts in three weeks.
>>> >>
>>> >> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Marco Pesenti Gritti
>>> >> <mpgritti at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Caroline Meeks
>>> >> > <caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
>>> >> >> Hi,
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> I'm going to do a bit of preaching to the choir but I thought it
>>> was
>>> >> >> worth
>>> >> >> sharing my thoughts to see if everyone is on the same page and to
>>> see
>>> >> >> if
>>> >> >> anyone has anything to add.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Why Now?
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> If we can get some activities ready in time for G1G1 then we could
>>> end
>>> >> >> up
>>> >> >> with some synergy on the marketing.  Teachers could use it as a way
>>> to
>>> >> >> encourage students to ask for it for Christmas, and our tester
>>> >> >> recruiting
>>> >> >> program could get a bunch of publicity.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Why is it important?
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> -For Sugar
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Growth in adoption will mean more activities which means we need
>>> more
>>> >> >> testing.
>>> >> >> Teachers are a key factor in getting adopted in the developed
>>> world,
>>> >> >> the
>>> >> >> success of Moodle shows us that, this is a way to reach teachers
>>> >> >> We can explicitly put in the curriculum a suggestion for students
>>> to
>>> >> >> show
>>> >> >> Sugar to one of their old elementary school teachers.
>>> >> >> Some high school kids are very good programmers, this could
>>> potentially
>>> >> >> be
>>> >> >> an avenue for programmer recruitment.
>>> >> >> Some geeky high school kids have parents who are very good
>>> programmers,
>>> >> >> this
>>> >> >> could be another avenue for programmer recruitment
>>> >> >> In developing the curriculum we will hopefully find other high
>>> quality
>>> >> >> curriculum that we can reuse.  This is an opportunity to find
>>> partners
>>> >> >> that
>>> >> >> can help in marketing and future curriculum development.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> -For Students
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> There is a tremendous amount that can be learned and an excellent
>>> >> >> opportunity for authentic, situated, project based learning.
>>> Hardware
>>> >> >> and
>>> >> >> Software, Education Theory, Understanding the differences in
>>> education
>>> >> >> world
>>> >> >> wide
>>> >> >> It is an opportunity to bridge the gender gap that currently exists
>>> in
>>> >> >> the
>>> >> >> US. More girls tend to be interested in Community Service and more
>>> boys
>>> >> >> in
>>> >> >> computers.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Anything to add/subtract?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I don't have much to add, but I think it's a fantastic idea. Sugar
>>> is
>>> >> > not getting enough testing, because, unlike other open source
>>> >> > projects, his developer and user base are different (and mostly
>>> >> > disconnected). Also testing is often a good way to make your first
>>> >> > steps inside a project and then contribute to the development.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Marco
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>>> >>
>>> >>
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>>> > Solution Grove
>>> > Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
>>> >
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>>>
>>> --
>>> Don't panic.--HHGTTG, Douglas Adams
>>> http://www.obamapedia.org/page/polls
>>> Moving into landslide territory!
>>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai For the children
>>>
>>> Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name
>>> And Children are my nation.
>>> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination.
>>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai
>>>
>>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai
>>> Give One, Get One, from Nov. 17
>>> http://www.amazon.com/xo
>>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Giving/International
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Caroline Meeks
>> Solution Grove
>> Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
>>
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Caroline Meeks
Solution Grove
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