<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Sugar has made me see things differently, it has given me an oppurtunity to learn and to grow, not everyone in my area know about sugar and I'm lucky to, this area of my life has never been the same since i met some persons in sugar, i strive to learn more one of the reasons being to contribute to sugar, sugar has given a platform where you can create whatever you want to see(via sugar activities). Sugar has made learning interactive, i remember back then in junior high, we used to learn french with the sugar platform on our XO's. I love being part of sugar and I'll always be part of this great organization.<br></div> Thanks<br></div> Ibiam Chihurumnaya <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 8:21 PM, Sam Parkinson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sam.parkinson3@gmail.com" target="_blank">sam.parkinson3@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Here is my reflection too:<div><br></div><div>I contribute to Sugar because the current EduTech used in ACT schools is so boring. Sugar shows that we can make awesome software for schools, rather than the meh software like managebac or google classrrom. We can best integrate collaboration, journalling, reflection and creation - tailoring the whole experience to education.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Sam<div><div class="h5"><br><br>On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 5:33 PM, <a href="mailto:tkkang@nurturingasia.com" target="_blank">tkkang@nurturingasia.com</a> wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite"><div style="white-space:pre-wrap">Good to hear what others have to say .. here is my own reflection:
I worked with Sugar till today as I have personally tested it with children from the gifted to the developmentally delay; and made many video-recordings of children using it over the years under many different circumstances. It works - Sugar simplicity and flexibility makes it my best choice as a clinical or educational tools, to help children be empowered in their learning.
T.K Kang
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From: Walter Bender [<a href="mailto:walter.bender@gmail.com" target="_blank">mailto:walter.bender@gmail.com</a>]
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To: 'Dave Crossland'
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Subject: Re: [IAEP] Why do you contribute to Sugar?
On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 7:20 PM, Dave Crossland <<a href="mailto:dave@lab6.com" target="_blank">dave@lab6.com</a>> wrote:
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In thread "A Better Idea..." on 5 June 2016 at 16:41, Sean DALY <
<a href="mailto:sdaly.be@gmail.com" target="_blank">sdaly.be@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
<blockquote> Perhaps trying to thrash out texts is not the best approach - maybe we
should start with why we the volunteers are convinced about Sugar, and
think about distilling our Vision from that.
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I like this suggestion!
I request that everyone subscribed to this list reply to this thread with
a short message about why they are convinced about Sugar.
I'll go first :)
I am convinced about Sugar because I believe learning through
self-discovery is a powerful way for young people to become good people,
good citizens, and to find some particular talents to develop to the
maximum; and I believe Sugar is software that encourages such learning.
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See [1 and 2].
But to gist:
At Sugar Labs we make a collection of Free/Libre Software tools that
learners use to *explore*, *discover*, *create*, and *reflect*. We
distribute these tools freely and encourage our users to appropriate them,
taking ownership and responsibility for their learning.
To me, one important goal at Sugar Labs is to have our user community
engage in the development process. Towards this end, we have provided
scaffolding to support our users in their exploration of the tools
themselves and how the tools are built. This has not been just an
intellectual exercise. We design for end-user contributions, and we have
seen learners taking ownership and the responsibility that comes with
ownership. Sugar users, even when they don’t made contributions to the
code, are active learners, who are immersed in a culture where they are
encouraged to create as well as consume.
[1]
<a href="http://people.sugarlabs.org/walter/docs/Learning-to-Change-the-World-Chapter-4.pdf" target="_blank">http://people.sugarlabs.org/walter/docs/Learning-to-Change-the-World-Chapter-4.pdf</a>
[2]
<a href="http://sites.ed.gov/oese/2016/04/open-discussion-on-the-role-of-education-technologies-in-early-childhood-stem-education/" target="_blank">http://sites.ed.gov/oese/2016/04/open-discussion-on-the-role-of-education-technologies-in-early-childhood-stem-education/</a>
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