[IAEP] Sugar minimum set

[Valerie Taylor]

Is there a minimum set of Sugar teacher/tutor training, hardware and
software that could be implemented by a community supported remedial
program that works with kids outside regular elementary school? Is
this something that could be considered and/or suggested?

A local program provides small group time as their primary learning
activities and has some computers that they use already. Most of the
software is the usual proprietary kids educational products. Their
regular program would lend itself to including basic Sugar Labs
Activities.

Are there guidelines for when Sugar Labs Activities can be beneficial
even if it isn't possible or practical to provide the all-inclusive
OLPC environment?

In this case, the computers could probably loaded with Linux and
Sugar, and would be stand-alone (without a classroom or school
server). I don't know if the machines are networked so that groups and
neighborhoods could be available.

Is anyone doing this now? Does Sugar Labs encourage this? What is a
minimum setup that could be considered? What are the "gotcha's" for
doing something like this?

To replace textbooks, is there a strategy for moving to wider use of
Sugar as part of the process?

Thanks
..Valerie