thanks for improving the translation, Edward<br><br>Hilaires sent me a link to a (very interesting) pdf in english (on the squeak list) which explains the concepts more:<br><a href="https://gforge.inria.fr/docman/view.php/1308/5741/istoa-exercises.pdf" target="_blank">https://gforge.inria.fr/docman/view.php/1308/5741/istoa-exercises.pdf</a><br> <br>this ties in with some of the other recent threads about developing quality activities<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Edward Cherlin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:echerlin@gmail.com">echerlin@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Bill Kerr <<a href="mailto:billkerr@gmail.com">billkerr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> > from walter's sugar digest:<br> > 6. Hilaire Fernandes, who brought us DrGeo, has <a<br> > href="<a href="http://www.istoa.net" target="_blank">http://www.istoa.net</a>">a new project</a> underway:<br> <br> </div>Thank you. This is excellent.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > :I am working on a learning system written in Smalltalk. The contents<br> > is only in French for now, and only cover multiplication learning, but<br> > I am planing for more in various subjects. Underneath the curriculum<br> > is in a graph to help situating the learning progression of the<br> > learner.<br> ><br> ><br> > I've done an english translation of the main page using google translate -<br> > I'm not certain but it could be Hilaire's intention to eventually develop a<br> > computer mentoring system - identified by alan kay as the main thing missing<br> > from his dynabook vision (40th anniversary presentation)<br> ><br> > if anyone improves the translation please send me a copy<br> <br> </div>Below.<br> <br> > activité (étayage) = activity (shoring) ???<br> <br> Pedagogical support seems to mean lesson plans.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > ABOUT<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > iSTOA.net is a research project to build a platform for interactive teaching<br> > and monitoring the Internet. It is free and cross-licensed MIT.<br> <br> iSTOA.net is a research project to build a platform for interactive<br> </div>teaching and for following it on the Internet. It is multi-platform,<br> and under a Free MIT license.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > Some aspects of iStoa.net:<br> <br> </div>Some particular points about iStoa.net:<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > * Interactive exercises for students is important (see this article on the<br> > artifacts).<br> <br> </div>* Interactive exercises for students are important (see this article<br> on the exercises so far constructed)<br> \<br> <div class="Ih2E3d">> * Modeling of the field of learning<br> <br> </div>Modeling of the subject matter to be learned<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > * The construction of a knowledge model of learning as part of its<br> > activities with the software<br> <br> </div>* Construction of a model of the learner's understanding as he or she<br> works with the software<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > * A remediation when the student is in trouble<br> <br> </div>* A help system for when the student is having trouble<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > We are building a community around this project, to help us build it, join<br> > us! You can also reach OFSET (Organization for Free Software in Education<br> > and Teaching), which supports the project on its list of discussion.<br> <br> We are building a community around this project; to help us build it, join<br> us!<br> </div><a href="http://istoa.gforge.inria.fr/forge.php" target="_blank">http://istoa.gforge.inria.fr/forge.php</a><br> <br> You can also join OFSET (Organization for Free Software in Education<br> and Teaching),<br> <a href="http://www.ofset.org/" target="_blank">http://www.ofset.org/</a><br> <br> which supports the project on its mailing list.<br> <a href="http://lists.ofset.org/subscribe/ofset" target="_blank">http://lists.ofset.org/subscribe/ofset</a><br> <br> MISSING<br> <br> Functional environment<br> iSTOA is multiplatform : GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.<br> <br> Development environment<br> The Pharo environment for Smalltalk development.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > NEW IN VERSION 8.12-ALPHA1<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Intermediate version. Includes editor notional network, database, web<br> > console, the student, the application of test exercises:<br> <br> </div> Intermediate version. Includes an editor for virtual networks(?),<br> database, student software, test and exercise software.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > * Resolution bug # 6936, # 6937, # 6973, # 6939 List of bugs<br> > * Version based Pharo # 10192: font rendering plugin with FreeType,<br> > verifications and modifications Pharo for compatibility with the latest<br> > stable version 41.1 of Magma.<br> > * Refactoring code. Correction on some exercises.<br> <br> </div>ok<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > The console's web master and the students with recording traces are present.<br> <br> </div>The master Web console and student application with the ability to<br> create records are provided.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > However, some simple operations are necessary to activate them. If you want<br> > to test, ask on the mailing list.<br> <br> </div>ok<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > Since its interactive teaching file, ISTO provides access to a set of<br> > scaffolding materials. Each shoring is an activity that addresses one or<br> > more educational themes and includes a series of exercises. The shoring are<br> > classified according to the classification of items of educational<br> > curricula. It includes more than 40 educational shoring with more than 160<br> > years.<br> <br> </div>In addition to the interactive education application file, iSTOA<br> provides access to a collection of lesson plans. Each plan consists of<br> <div class="Ih2E3d">an activity that addresses one or more educational themes, and<br> </div>includes a series of exercises. The plans are classified according to<br> the names of subjects in the curriculum. The collection includes more<br> than 40 plans containing more than 160 exercises.<br> <br> > PROJECT DESCRIPTION<br> <br> ok<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > The platform is aimed at teaching math and French cycle 3 of primary school.<br> > Its use is multiple use in the classroom, use at home or remediation<br> > monitoring with deferred by the teacher.<br> <br> </div>The platform is aimed at teaching arithmetic and French in third<br> grade. It has multiple uses: in the classroom, at home, and in<br> remedial instruction, with appropriate follow-up by the instructor.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > Each act of the learner is stored in a database, in a local network or the<br> > Internet. Of course, use offline mode is possible, there is no case in this<br> > recording traces<br> <br> </div>Each step taken by the student can be stored in a database, locally or<br> on the Internet. Naturally, offline use is possible, but without the<br> possibility of recording progress.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > Features<br> > ISTO is divided into four main parts:<br> <br> </div>ok<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > 1. A modeling tool in the field of learning.<br> <br> </div>A modeling tool for the field of study.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > 2. A corpus of interactive and dynamic.<br> <br> </div>A body of interactive, dynamic exercises.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > 3. A system for recording acts of learning.<br> <br> </div>A system for recording steps in learning.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > 4. A Web console of the teacher to see the traces of learners.<br> <br> </div>A teacher's console for examining student records.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > These revolve around large parts of modeling the domain of learning. The<br> > exercises are the learner according to a part of this model, and partly of<br> > his learning.<br> <br> </div>These parts of the system are organized around the model of the field<br> of study. Exercises are presented to the learner partly in accordance<br> with this model, and partly in accordance with his progress in<br> <div class="Ih2E3d">learning.<br> <br> > The exercises of the body are modular and configurable objects. They are<br> > grouped by activity (shoring). The chart below shows in detail some of these<br> > relationships:<br> <br> </div>The exercises in this suite are parametrized, modular objects. They<br> are grouped into activities (lesson plans).  The chart below shows in<br> <div class="Ih2E3d">detail some of these relationships:<br> <br> > DIAGRAM<br> <br> <br> > Domain de reference: programmes scolaires = Domain of reference: curricula<br> ><br> > Graphe de competences = Graph of competences<br> <br> </div>Connections of capabilities<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > Graphe d'etayage = Graphe shoring<br> <br> </div>Connections of lessons<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > Apprenant = Learner<br> ><br> > Modele de connaissance = Model knowledge<br> <br> </div>Model of understanding<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > decrit = described<br> ><br> > Fait evoluer = Changed<br> ><br> > modelise = modeled<br> ><br> > Corpus d'exercices = Corpus exercises<br> <br> </div>Suite of exercises<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > pilote = pilot<br> ><br> > Traitement erreur = Treatment error<br> <br> </div>Processing error (?)<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > Domaine de reference: savoir-faire pedagogique = Area of reference:<br> > educational know-how<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > The project<br> ><br> > The outline of the model are in place. The body of exercises is to increase,<br> > for a school it takes several hundreds of interactive exercises. But for<br> > them, we develop artifacts that are reusable components from one year to<br> > another, this reduces the development time necessary.<br> <br> </div>The outline of the functional model is in place. The suite of<br> exercises has to be expanded, because several hundred interactive<br> exercises are needed for each grade. However, in order to create them,<br> we are building software as reusable components that can be recombined<br> into new lessons for each grade, reducing the needed development time.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > To learn more about the project, visit the state of the project. If you wish<br> > to participate in the project, also visit the PARTICIPATE IN ISTO.<br> <br> </div>To learn more about the progress of the project, visit the Web page<br> STATE OF THE PROJECT.<br> <br> <a href="http://istoa.gforge.inria.fr/roadmap.fr.php" target="_blank">http://istoa.gforge.inria.fr/roadmap.fr.php</a><br> <br> If you would like to participate, similarly visit the page PARTICIPATE IN iSTOA.<br> <br> <a href="http://istoa.gforge.inria.fr/help.fr.php" target="_blank">http://istoa.gforge.inria.fr/help.fr.php</a><br> <font color="#888888"><br> --<br> Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name<br> And Children are my nation.<br> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination.<br> <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai" target="_blank">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai</a><br> </font></blockquote></div><br><br>