[Sugar-devel] [IAEP] activites known not to either work at all or not on certin platforms

[Caroline Meeks]

Thanks David and if you need any modules installed let us know.

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:29 PM, David Van Assche <dvanassche at gmail.com>wrote:

> u do realise that it was me that set up the moodle infrastructure
> right? except I a was alone...
>
>
> nubae
>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 4:26 AM, Wade Brainerd <wadetb at gmail.com> wrote:
> > We are trying to gather activity status information at
> > http://sugarlabs.org/go/ActivityTeam/ActivityStatus - there is a 'soas'
> tag
> > which indicates the activity works on SoaS, any errors should be reported
> in
> > the Remarks column.
> >
> > But despite a few public requests we haven't managed to get any SoaS test
> > results posted there.
> >
> > -Wade
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Caroline Meeks <
> solutiongrove at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Do we have a place for testers to record the what works with which
> >> release?
> >>
> >> If not perhaps someone could set it up on the moodle system
> >> schools.sugarlab.org using the moodle database module:
> >> http://docs.moodle.org/en/Database_module
> >>
> >> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 9:14 PM, David Van Assche <dvanassche at gmail.com
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> ok? I guess this will be contreversial but it must be said and acted
> >>> upon (much more importantly)
> >>>
> >>> Im gonna try and make this easy:
> >>>
> >>> SoaS - the latest fedora core based
> >>> I tried to impress my 9 year old gescwister... (related one)
> >>> Speak - it will not even launch.... why is it then on a disitributed
> >>> stick?
> >>>
> >>> ubuntu -
> >>> no read
> >>> no write
> >>> no jiggzawpuzzle
> >>> etoys
> >>> scratch
> >>> epathi
> >>> measure
> >>> anything tam tam based
> >>> until very recently even browse
> >>> pdf reader of any kind
> >>> measure
> >>> distance
> >>> slider
> >>> video chat
> >>> abc flower (thing doesnt even exist)
> >>>
> >>> ok, that is about 50% of the failed testtube babies...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> what is the solution:
> >>>
> >>> we test the damn tings before release.... we do what greg
> >>> dekoenigsberg quite elegantly suggested. a 3 tier solution:
> >>>
> >>> 1. make an educator mailinglist.... we get every educator we know on
> >>> the list. We start off the discussion with what is really needed...
> >>> the simple stuff... the stuff u guru coders can whip up in days:
> >>> Examples:
> >>>
> >>> 1. typing tutor... all it should do is allow kids to follow whatever
> >>> the teacher is directing. speed of typing is recorded? accuracy; graph
> >>> based report; printable to parents... stars given to best pupils...
> >>>
> >>> guys these are real world scenarios... not invented by devs.. asked
> >>> for by teachers qnd not surprisingly thinking why it does not yet
> >>> exist.
> >>>
> >>> 2 same for maths... times tables/division/addition/substraction....
> >>> groupings of kids, reports, printibale to both parents ant teachers...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 2. (gdk) guys this is what teachers want... I reallly hate to say
> >>> this; but the stuff right now on sugar apart from speak, which when
> >>> working every teacher loves, is an absolute waste of educators time...
> >>> yes the activities can be properly used... but basics first! mailing
> >>> list to get the, involved; we mention the activities that we (welll
> >>> actually they) have come up with, we discuss very briefly;
> >>>
> >>> 3: (gdk)then make a moodle/wiki page where educators and devs get
> >>> together to create the tools that we actually need (the ones that will
> >>> really chqnge the world)
> >>>
> >>> I hope no one takes this is as a critcism of the effort put into
> >>> creating activities till now; but people... lets frocus... lets sugar
> >>> mean something for teachers
> >>>
> >>> David (nubae) Van Assche
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)
> >>> IAEP at lists.sugarlabs.org
> >>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Caroline Meeks
> >> Solution Grove
> >> Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
> >>
> >> 617-500-3488 - Office
> >> 505-213-3268 - Fax
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)
> >> IAEP at lists.sugarlabs.org
> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
> >
> >
>



-- 
Caroline Meeks
Solution Grove
Caroline at SolutionGrove.com

617-500-3488 - Office
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