It would be nice if we could do a similar set of tutorials inside Etoys (and Scratch) to teach kids Squeak. They would have a set of objects they are familiar with and that they could extend and learn from. It would make the high ceiling easier to reach.<div>
<div><br></div><div>Stephen</div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><a href="http://mrstevesscience.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51); ">http://mrstevesscience.blogspot.com/</a></span><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 12:02 AM, Dr. Gerald Ardito <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gerald.ardito@gmail.com">gerald.ardito@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I wanted to add that I agree with Steve. <div>I have been working with 5th-8th graders, many of whom love Turtle Art, Scratch, and Etoys. When they get the "bug" from this kind of programming, I want to introduce them to Pippy, but, like Steve said, I am not sure what to do other than press run.</div>
<div><br></div><div><font color="#888888">Gerald</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 4:45 AM, Steve Thomas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sthomas1@gosargon.com" target="_blank">sthomas1@gosargon.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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An interface and examples like: <a href="http://tryruby.org/" target="_blank">http://tryruby.org/</a> would be a nice. It;s a "hand's on tutorial" that walks you through learning ruby step by step and you feel like you are actually doing and learning something. Ideally you could also build a framework where users could create their own "lesson's" following a similar format.<div>
<br></div><div>Part of the challenge of the existing Pippy is while it has some nice fun examples they don't "invite you in" to start coding the way <a href="http://tryruby.org" target="_blank">tryruby.org</a> does. To me when I first saw it I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do other than hit "Run!'.</div>
<div><br></div><div>FYI, the "Thanks" program does not work on my XO.</div><div><br>Stephen</div><div><a href="http://mrstevesscience.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://mrstevesscience.blogspot.com/</a><br><div>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Anish Mangal <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anish@activitycentral.org" target="_blank">anish@activitycentral.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hi,<br>
<br>
As Pippy maintainer, I'm looking for inputs as to how is Pippy<br>
intended to be used in a classroom environment and how is it currently<br>
used. In particular:<br>
<br>
1. What grades use Pippy? Could it be used in lower grades with some<br>
changes? If so, what could be the nature of those changes?<br>
<br>
2. Collaborative code editing? How much is it actually used? What<br>
could be made better?<br>
<br>
3. Sharing/reviewing of examples by other kids/teachers?<br>
<br>
4. Would more explanatory code comments in Pippy examples help?<br>
<br>
5. Would having a central repository of having pippy code examples<br>
help... For example, the ability to download/upload to a url like<br>
<a href="http://pippy.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">pippy.sugarlabs.org</a>?<br>
<br>
6. Would it help to have the examples in different languages wherever<br>
possible (spanish, for example)?<br>
<br>
Inputs will help guide future releases of Pippy.<br>
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Anish<br>
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