[IAEP] Service-Learning Curriculum around Sugar Testing

[David Farning]

On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Caroline Meeks
<caroline at solutiongrove.com>wrote:

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

Very nice!  Our official logos are at http://www.sugarlabs.org/go/Logo

>
> Do you have a theme you like?
>

I don't believe anyone here knows enough about moodle to have a preference.
If I am wrong please speak up:)

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


I was thinking teachers.sugarlabs.org to indicate that this site will be for
and by teachers learning about Sugar.

david


> 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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>>>> >>
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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
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