[Sugar-devel] [Feature] Write to Journal anytime

[John Tierney]

Hello All,
 
I am working with University Professors who are part of the Computers and Writing Community
and would like to have them become more involved in making this Feature an important enhancement
to Sugar. With their expertise and pedagogical guidance, help Sugar Labs create a space where 
students and teachers can access resources to help them with the Writing Process and Command 
of Language Skills.
 
With the help of Tammy Conrad-Salvo Associate Director Writing Lab Purdue there will be a 9am-12pm 
Sugar Workshop on May 22nd at 2010 Computer and Writing Conference being held at Purdue University.
http://www.digitalparlor.org/cw2010/. 
 
Tammy has also been involved with myself, Gerald Ardito and Walter brainstorming the concept of OWL jr. for 
Sugar and the XO Laptop. The idea is to have writing resources available to K-12 students which would be able 
to run in an online or offline scenario. it would be great to find a way through the New Feature Write to the Journal
Anytime that these resources would be available. 
 
Purdue Online Writing Lab(OWL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
 
What is your thoughts on the best process to bring these Professors into the Community.
 
Should they sign up for multiple lists? This is now on the Developer list but when
the discussion of Feature moves to Pedagogical portions would the thread also include
It's An Education Project List?
 
If they want to begin commenting immediately on thread, do they have to be
signed into mailing list for comments/email to be accepted?
 
To edit and make comments on Sugar Labs wiki I know they must have an account
with Sugar Labs. Is there a link in the Wiki that walks this process through Step by Step.


Since I have been signed up to the lists for quite sometime I thought I should know this but

found myself unable to answer the question having not looked at it from this point of view. I found 

myself going to multiple places in the wiki finding myself unable to present a clear strategy to Tammy 

so she could pass along to her other colleagues. There is a very good chance I have overlooked the 

information.

 

Any guidance would be helpful.
 
Thank You!

John Tierney


> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:37:12 +0100
> From: Simon Schampijer <simon at schampijer.de>
> Subject: [Sugar-devel] [Feature] Write to Journal anytime
> To: Sugar-dev <Sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org>
> Cc: Christian Schmidt <christianmarc at gmail.com>, Eben Eliason
> <eben.eliason at gmail.com>
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> Hi,
> 
> in the design meting of the 16th of January [1] there was an agreement 
> to move forward on the 'Write to Journal anytime' [2] Feature like the 
> following:
> 
> "Instead of displaying the naming alert when you close an activity for 
> the first time we will switch to the Journal detail few of the activity. 
> The back button on the detail page will bring you, like in general 
> Journal use, to the main Journal page. The NamingAlert will go away."
> 
> The advantage of this solution is addition of context, as the user will 
> be brought to the obvious place where he can make his notes. The 
> fullscreen window switch might be confusing, though. At least this 
> Feature should be tested and we should do a bit more thinking before 
> making those changes.
> 
> As the naming alert did bring confusion, too, we would like to remove it 
> in 0.88. And aim for a better solution in 0.90. If we do not find 
> agreement on this we could add a gconf option for that alert, too.
> 
> As part of the issue is: That the Journal is not as accessible as it 
> should be, we could make the Journal more prominent in the Home View.
> We could add the Journal to the activity ring (at the top) in the Home 
> view, colored to make it accessible in the home view all the time (like 
> described in the 'Resume vs Start New' Feature.
> 
> Thanks,
> Simon
> 
> [1] 
> http://meeting.olpcorps.net/sugar-meeting/sugar-meeting.log.20100116_1110.html
> [2] http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Write_to_journal_anytime
> 

 
 



 		 	   		  
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