<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=015370116-18042009>Activities should be modifyable.  You should be able to create your own lessons - see Typing Turtle (a brilliant program).  Even if creating the lessons requires a bit of programming knowledge (I don't know python but I know how to cut and paste and a bit of perl & php).  So that a teacher can get a local nerd to help her (or him) make lessons within the structure.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=015370116-18042009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=015370116-18042009>-Kathy</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> iaep-bounces@lists.sugarlabs.org [mailto:iaep-bounces@lists.sugarlabs.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Caroline Meeks<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 18, 2009 7:24 AM<BR><B>To:</B> IAEP SugarLabs<BR><B>Subject:</B> [IAEP] Home View<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV>We are getting a great discussion going on what activities should be in the home view. I actually think this is really important.<BR><BR>I want to step back a step and work together on what criteria we should have to put an activity in the home view. Here is how I've deconstructed my thinking.<BR><BR> <OL> <LI>We want an attractive, abundant but not cluttered ring of activities. <LI>Activities in the ring should work!<BR> <LI>Activities in the favorites ring should have most of these characteristics<BR> <OL> <LI>be easily engaged with by a kid or adult <LI>Not frustrating to a new user<BR> <LI>Easy to image how the activity could promote learning <LI>A free and open version of something some schools or parents are currently paying money for<BR> <LI>Show off the power of the system in some way (examples)<BR> <OL> <LI>Collaboration <LI>Teacher ability to structure materials</LI></OL></LI></OL></LI></OL>Maybe people can add and clarify this.<BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>Caroline Meeks<BR>Solution Grove<BR>Caroline@SolutionGrove.com<BR><BR>617-500-3488 - Office<BR>505-213-3268 - Fax<BR></BODY></HTML>