[IAEP] Service-Learning Curriculum around Sugar Testing

[Caroline Meeks]

On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 8:16 PM, David Farning <dfarning at sugarlabs.org>wrote:

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> On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Caroline Meeks <
> caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
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>> The Moodle site should be up tomorrow. What logo would you like?
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> Very nice!  Our official logos are at http://www.sugarlabs.org/go/Logo
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>> Do you have a theme you like?
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> I don't believe anyone here knows enough about moodle to have a
> preference.  If I am wrong please speak up:)
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> What url do you want to use? Does xs.sugarlabs.org make sense?
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> I was thinking teachers.sugarlabs.org to indicate that this site will be
> for and by teachers learning about Sugar.
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We need places for high school students, who we hope will be helping us test
Sugar, to collaborate also.   "teachers" might be a bit limiting.

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> david
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>> Caroline
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>> On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 5:08 PM, David Farning <dfarning at sugarlabs.org>wrote:
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>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Caroline Meeks <
>>> caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
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>>>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 4:38 AM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>>>> 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.
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>>>>
>>>> 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,
>>>
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>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>> >> > _______________________________________________
>>>>> >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)
>>>>> >> > IAEP at lists.sugarlabs.org
>>>>> >> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> --
>>>>> >> Don't panic.--HHGTTG, Douglas Adams
>>>>> >> http://www.obamapedia.org/page/polls
>>>>> >> Moving into landslide territory!
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>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> 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
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 617-500-3488 - Office
>>>>> > 505-213-3268 - Fax
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> 617-500-3488 - Office
>>>> 505-213-3268 - Fax
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>>
>> --
>> Caroline Meeks
>> Solution Grove
>> Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
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>> 617-500-3488 - Office
>> 505-213-3268 - Fax
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Caroline Meeks
Solution Grove
Caroline at SolutionGrove.com

617-500-3488 - Office
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