[IAEP] OLPC-SF February meeting

[Sora Edwards-Thro]

Gonzalo, if a French translation exists and it's easy to include both it
and the English translations when making the templates, that would be
great. But if there's only room for one language, please have it be
English.

Thanks!

On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Gonzalo Odiard <godiard at sugarlabs.org>
wrote:

> Thanks Nick.
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Nick Doiron <ndoiron at mapmeld.com> wrote:
>
>> I believe the official language code is HT
>> On Feb 23, 2015 9:09 AM, "Gonzalo Odiard" <godiard at sugarlabs.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I can create the templates to do the translation and sent to you.
>>> Or I can upload and you can translate them online.
>>> The process is a little different than with the pottle server used to
>>> translate activities,
>>> but the idea is the same.
>>> I need the localization code you are using to Haitian Creole
>>>
>>> Gonzalo
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 7:28 PM, Sora Edwards-Thro <sora at unleashkids.org
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good to see it's been updated! I look forward to checking it out to see
>>>> what content we're using in Haiti that it's missing. We've been using our
>>>> customized course guide <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Haiti_Course_Guide> to
>>>> help teachers design lesson plans, but materials that provide a basic
>>>> overview of the activities themselves would also be helpful. How would I go
>>>> about helping with translation efforts into Haitian Creole?
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Gonzalo Odiard <godiard at sugarlabs.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> A little unrelated, but could be useful. The new version of Help
>>>>> activity added information about more activities,
>>>>> including many you named.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4051
>>>>>
>>>>> Help activity content can be translated if you or other are
>>>>> interested.
>>>>> Actual content is based in the work of many volunteersin this list,
>>>>> and more content can be easily added.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gonzalo
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 2:44 AM, Sora Edwards-Thro <
>>>>> sora at unleashkids.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for passing that on, Gonzalo! (note to self: when embarking on
>>>>>> a project, first go to Sugar Labs and search extremely-relevant terms like
>>>>>> "Story" instead of just assuming the stuff you've seen / used before is the
>>>>>> only stuff that exists).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I like the open-endedness of Story. It also looks like it might not
>>>>>> be hard to modify the images it's using - kids could nominate different
>>>>>> pictures, or you could take examples from stories the class had read.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 9:50 PM, Gonzalo Odiard <
>>>>>> godiard at sugarlabs.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can add Story
>>>>>>> http://activities.sugarlabs.org/es-ES/sugar/addon/4565
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 2:01 AM, Sora Edwards-Thro <
>>>>>>> sora at unleashkids.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We're looking for programming help on student writing software;
>>>>>>>> hope some OLPC SF folks can become involved! I'm over on the East Coast,
>>>>>>>> but I can join in over Skype / respond to questions via email if folks are
>>>>>>>> interested.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Here are some more details:
>>>>>>>> Unleash Kids recently received recognition
>>>>>>>> <http://www.unleashkids.org/blog/> for our iloominate
>>>>>>>> <http://iloominate-haiti.herokuapp.com/edit> app (shout-out to
>>>>>>>> Caryl Bigenho for her input and Mike Dawson, whose Ustad Mobile project was
>>>>>>>> also recognized). The app helps teachers write books
>>>>>>>> <https://projectrive.wordpress.com/2014/12/27/lascahobas-workshops-final-review/>
>>>>>>>> for beginning readers by recommending easy words; now we're shifting our
>>>>>>>> focus to supporting student writers.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There are already several excellent writing activities for the
>>>>>>>> Sugar, which we're including as we design lessons for a summer writing
>>>>>>>> workshop for our XO projects in Haiti:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -Labyrinth <http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4078>,
>>>>>>>> a mindmapping activity that gets kids thinking
>>>>>>>> <http://www.unleashkids.org/2013/07/31/story-activity-continued-and-the-results/>
>>>>>>>> about how to lay out their ideas on paper
>>>>>>>> -Fototoon <http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4253>,
>>>>>>>> comic-book style creations; a perpetual favorite
>>>>>>>> <https://projectrive.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/first-week-of-classes/>
>>>>>>>> -Newspaper <http://seeta.in/j/products/37.html>, an example of how
>>>>>>>> templates can enable kids
>>>>>>>> <http://blog.unleashkids.org/2013/08/01/journal-mission-of-hope/>
>>>>>>>> to explore new formats
>>>>>>>> -Prompt
>>>>>>>> <http://olpc-yokwe.tumblr.com/post/39897602954/prompt-activity>,
>>>>>>>> literally just presents students with a random image from a library for
>>>>>>>> them to write about...proof that simple stuff can be powerful
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We want to supplement these great activities with some new stuff,
>>>>>>>> based on teacher recommendations. A lot of the focus will be on creating
>>>>>>>> templates and scenarios that kids can use as inspiration - for example, we
>>>>>>>> can present the kids with a scene of people talking, where the speech
>>>>>>>> bubbles aren't filled in, and ask them to fill in the speech bubbles.
>>>>>>>> That's one of many ideas for an effective tool.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We also hope to make use of the XSCE schoolserver installed on-site
>>>>>>>> to enable the kids to collaborate and share the finished products with one
>>>>>>>> another.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Our most dire need is help with the programming, but we also
>>>>>>>> welcome input on any and all aspects.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you everyone!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sora Edwards-Thro
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 1:49 AM, Aaron Borden <adborden at live.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> OLPC San Francisco will be hosting our monthly meeting Saturday,
>>>>>>>>> February 14th, from 10AM - 1PM at the downtown SFSU campus, 835
>>>>>>>>> Market
>>>>>>>>> Street, Room 597 (the fishbowl).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Our meetings are held on the second Saturday of every month.
>>>>>>>>> Everyone is
>>>>>>>>> welcome to join us for our monthly meeting! We'll be discussing the
>>>>>>>>> latest in OLPC events and give updates on our local (and global)
>>>>>>>>> projects. There will be plenty of XO laptops with the latest
>>>>>>>>> builds to
>>>>>>>>> play around with, too. Please post with any additional agenda
>>>>>>>>> items.
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>> Human and Hacker
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