[IAEP] NetDispenser Project

[C. Cossé]

Hi Walter & All,

I do understand your point about most Sugar apps leaning towards open-ended
construction.  With respect to that, I have successfully incorporated a few
Sugarizer apps by simply establishing some threshold at which credits are
awarded ... including Gears, Clocks, ABCDerium and my own open-ended
app/contribution ColorMyWorld.  So I think it can be made relatively
simple, but even that is not my purpose for writing to you.

I'm trying to achieve two specific things 1) create an effective parenting
/ teaching tool, and 2) create incentive to stimulate new free edu-software
development.

If Sugar/Sugarizer contributors (past, present & future) can make a few
bucks for their work, as well as another channel to publicize their work,
then it should only serve to stimulate new innovation and development.

I'm not competition, but I drool over your community, who are the
"most-likely-to-participate-in-free-edu-software-development" people in the
world, since they already are.  I'm trying to make it a more viable pastime
without stepping on any toes.

Regards,
-Charles

Review published today 3/16/18
<https://ricmerrifield.com/2018/03/16/great-idea-make-your-kids-earn-their-internet-time-netdispenser/>
NetDispenser Project Website <http://netdispenser.github.io>



On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 12:47 PM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 2:44 PM C. Cossé <ccosse at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Dear Folks,
>>
>> Here
>> <https://collaborate.teachersguild.org/challenge/digital-citizenship/ideate/credit-meter-assisted-learning>
>> is a more complete description of the grass-roots project which I proposed
>> to sugar-labs a couple months ago.  I believe that it can stimulate
>> development of free education software and provide "job opportunities" and
>> incentive for young and old programmers, alike.   Perhaps "busking
>> opportunities" would be a more appropriate term :)
>>
>
> Charles,
>
> Many, if not most Sugar activities are not focused on completion of
> specific tasks, rather that are oriented around open-ended construction.
> That said, I am sure one could layer tasks on top of many activities, e.g.,
> Turtle Confusion overlaid on top of Turtle Blocks. As far as how we'd
> integrate these into the system you are building, I don't have any idea.
>
> regards.
>
> -walter
>
>>
>> -Charles
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> Walter Bender
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