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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>don't know how the Scratch site has negotiated this on a legal front but sharing and remixing of student generated content seems to work pretty well there ...half a million projects uploaded there </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>and that would be a tiny percentage of what is sitting on school networks etc</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>scratch is also cool i thats it one of the few places i can think of where all levels of expertise -beginner to expert - do form a user community ...getting that right is pretty rare</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> iaep-bounces@lists.sugarlabs.org on behalf of Martin Langhoff<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sun 7/26/2009 7:09 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Tomeu Vizoso<BR><B>Cc:</B> iaep; devel@lists.laptop.org; Joshua Eddy; Bastien<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [IAEP] The Next Wave of Activity Sharing<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Tomeu Vizoso<tomeu@sugarlabs.org> wrote:<BR>> That's what I was trying to explain ;) Though I do see some value in<BR><BR>It's a fantastic idea, but I have to concur with Tomeu -- make it work<BR>_local_ (with the XS for example, though it doesn't have to be), and<BR>from there push it upstream if possible, but *let users control this<BR>explicitly*.<BR><BR>My long term plan (if I ever get to it!) is to do something like this<BR>with Moodle+Mahara. Or perhaps Moodle->Moodle. So I'd love to see this<BR>done.<BR><BR>When I write "let users control this explicitly", I mean: let kids<BR>share this with their local (and safe) group, and let them choose to<BR>publish more widely (to the internet) with the input from adults<BR>(teachers, parents).<BR><BR>We had almost identical discussions with the "edublog" team, they<BR>wanted to have kids blog directly to the internet. As things<BR>progressed they realised it was a bad idea. Do search the discussion<BR>lists for edublog to have more background.<BR><BR>In some countries, beyond being a bad idea, it is illegal. In the US<BR>at least there are serious laws that will get teachers and schools<BR>into lots of trouble if kids' privacy is breached. And yes, Internet<BR>=== Breach of privacy.<BR><BR>cheers,<BR><BR><BR><BR>m<BR>--<BR> martin.langhoff@gmail.com<BR> martin@laptop.org -- School Server Architect<BR> - ask interesting questions<BR> - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first<BR> - <A href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff</A><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<BR>IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org<BR><A href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV><p></p><p><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.</p>
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