[IAEP] The eBook "ah ha" moment for Sugar on a Stick

[Edward Cherlin]

Add the Bible and Qur'an reader programs?

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Caroline Meeks
<caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
> For the next SoaS Beta I'd like to help users trying out Sugar, especially
> educators, have an "ah ha" moment about how Sugar on a Stick can open a huge
> world of books for their students.
>
> The US elementary schools I visit have a computer lab and they have books.
> But they certainly don't have the budget to get as many copies of as many
> different books as they would like.
>
> Maybe our new users will know that there are free books on the internet.
> Good chance they have never actually tried it themselves.  Plus, having a
> book on the internet doesn't help their students if they get one hour of
> computer time in the lab.
>
> But having a book on your Sugar Stick and being able to read it in multiple
> locations is actually very useful!
>
> This is one of the many things I want educators to discover as they play
> with their Sugar Sticks.
>
> I know we have wonderful library apps coming down the pike. What I'm
> interested in right now is what is the art of the possible for the next Beta
> in June?
>
> Suggestions so far:
>
> - Include the FLOSS Sugar manual in the SoaS Image
> - Add a link to one or more free book sites in the startup page on Browse
> - Include a kids book in the SoaS Image.
>
> Other ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Caroline
>
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> Caroline Meeks
> Solution Grove
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