<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> "Sugar Facilitators" Program-Creating the Path to Learning has never been so Sweet!   "Sugar Facilitation Station"-One stop shop for Sugar Branding templates-Business cards, stickers, balloons, banners, etc. with hook into cafepress and/or other t-shirt/ printable Sugar swag.    JT > Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:38:48 -040 > From: mel@melchua.com > To: caroline@solutiongrove.com > CC: marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org > Subject: Re: [Marketing] Being An Ambassador > > > Can anyone think of something we can call Sugar "Ambassadors" that is > > friendly, youthful and egalitarian and will put teachers into a mindset > > where they believe that by trying, experimenting and especially playing, > > they can learn to use Sugar and use it to help their kids learn. > > Free-association: > > When I think about the folks who've taught me things in a Sugar-like > manner, they're usually the people I just call friends. Friends, > buddies, people who you can go "ooh, shiny, isn't this neat?" around, > and they'll encourage you. Sometimes big siblings. Sugar Sibs, Sugar > Buddies, and Sugar Friends are either (1) redundant with the UI or (2) > just sound weird, though. > > Sugar Scouts? (Advance parties foraging for interesting things - also, > girl/boy scout troops association.) Sugar Greeters? The Sugar Welcome Wagon? > > I keep thinking about arriving to my first day at kindergarten, > terrified, and getting a huge welcome and hug from my wonderful first > classroom teacher, Mrs. Liss, who showed me all these cool stations I > could play with (painting! books! water table! goldfish!). What do you > call that? > > The Sugar Doormat? Welcome mat? (Hm, "mat" may not be the best word.) I > personally have nothing against the word "ambassador" - it doesn't carry > a ton of baggage for me - but I can see where you're coming from. > > Sugar Taste-testers? (Cue Mary Poppins music here.) Test-drivers? > > I'm sure other people have better ideas than this... > > --Mel > _______________________________________________ > Marketing mailing list > Marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing </body> </html>