<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'> Hi Janissa and others,<div><br></div><div>If you are signed up for the M-MOOC Python class, read on.... If you aren't signed up but think you might want to be, see the "P.S." below.</div><div><br></div><div>I am signed up and I know several others from the so-cal and iaep lists are as well. I don't know how large the teams are supposed to be. If you looked at the resource from "<b>The Machine" </b>yesterday, it appears they had teams of 2 for the original MIT class. Maybe this will be different. We shall see. </div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">They also used a specific version of Python, 2.6.x. The version on the XO may be different. I would rather do mine on my Mac, but we can probably work on a team anyway.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">I have downloaded the textbook and Python 2.6.6 and have bookmarked the two MIT OCW classes described in yesterday's message from <b>The Machine</b>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Caryl</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">P.S. You can probably still sign up. The class starts October 15, but there is some prep work and orientation going on already. If you want to be a part of this experiment, here is the link: </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://info.p2pu.org/2012/08/21/its-alive-the-mechanical-mooc-offers-gentle-intro-to-python/">http://info.p2pu.org/2012/08/21/its-alive-the-mechanical-mooc-offers-gentle-intro-to-python/</a></span></div><div><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: janissa@silverstar.com<br>To: support-gang@lists.laptop.org<br>Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:42:46 -0600<br>Subject: Re: [support-gang] FW: Tonight - A True History of the MOOC<br><br><title>Network Email</title> <style></style> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:#000000;font-size:10pt"> <div>I signed up for the Python class. They mentioned that people can work in small teams. Is there anyone taking the class who’d like to form an XO laptop team? Janissa</div> <div> </div> <hr> <div style="font-style:normal;display:inline;font-family:'Calibri';color:#000000;font-size:small;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"> <div style="font:10pt tahoma"> <div><font face="Comic Sans MS"></font></div></div></div><div style="font-style:normal;display:inline;font-family:'Calibri';color:#000000;font-size:small;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><img alt="" src="http://www.classroom20.com/xn_resources/widgets/index/gfx/spacer.gif?msgtype=broadcast" width="1" height="1"></div></div></div> <BR><hr> _______________________________________________<br>support-gang mailing list<br>support-gang@lists.laptop.org<br>http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang<br></div></div></div> <br>_______________________________________________ support-gang mailing list support-gang@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang</div></div> </div></body> </html>