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

[Caroline Meeks]

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Add the Bible and Qur'an reader programs?


Those should at least be on the activity portal.  Can you see if you can get
in touch with the maintainers?

Thanks,
Caroline

>
>
> 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
> > Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
> >
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> >
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Caroline Meeks
Solution Grove
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