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Hello All,<BR> <BR>I am working with University Professors who are part of the Computers and Writing Community<BR>and would like to have them become more involved in making this Feature an important enhancement<BR>to Sugar. With their expertise and pedagogical guidance, help Sugar Labs create a space where <BR>students and teachers can access resources to help them with the Writing Process and Command <BR>of Language Skills.<BR> <BR>With the help of Tammy Conrad-Salvo Associate Director Writing Lab Purdue there will be a 9am-12pm <BR>Sugar Workshop on May 22nd at 2010 Computer and Writing Conference being held at Purdue University.<BR><A href="http://www.digitalparlor.org/cw2010/">http://www.digitalparlor.org/cw2010/</A>. <BR> <BR>Tammy has also been involved with myself, Gerald Ardito and Walter brainstorming the concept of OWL jr. for <BR>Sugar and the XO Laptop. The idea is to have writing resources available to K-12 students which would be able <BR>to run in an online or offline scenario. it would be great to find a way through the New Feature Write to the Journal<BR>Anytime that these resources would be available. <BR> <BR>Purdue Online Writing Lab(OWL)<BR><A href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/">http://owl.english.purdue.edu/</A><BR> <BR>What is your thoughts on the best process to bring these Professors into the Community.<BR> <BR>Should they sign up for multiple lists? This is now on the Developer list but when<BR>the discussion of Feature moves to Pedagogical portions would the thread also include<BR>It's An Education Project List?<BR> <BR>If they want to begin commenting immediately on thread, do they have to be<BR>signed into mailing list for comments/email to be accepted?<BR> <BR>To edit and make comments on Sugar Labs wiki I know they must have an account<BR>with Sugar Labs. Is there a link in the Wiki that walks this process through Step by Step.<BR><BR>
Since I have been signed up to the lists for quite sometime I thought I should know this but<BR>
found myself unable to answer the question having not looked at it from this point of view. I found <BR>
myself going to multiple places in the wiki finding myself unable to present a clear strategy to Tammy <BR>
so she could pass along to her other colleagues. There is a very good chance I have overlooked the <BR>
information.<BR>
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Any guidance would be helpful.<BR> <BR>Thank You!<BR>
John Tierney<BR><BR>
> Message: 3<BR>> Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:37:12 +0100<BR>> From: Simon Schampijer <simon@schampijer.de><BR>> Subject: [Sugar-devel] [Feature] Write to Journal anytime<BR>> To: Sugar-dev <Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org><BR>> Cc: Christian Schmidt <christianmarc@gmail.com>, Eben Eliason<BR>> <eben.eliason@gmail.com><BR>> Message-ID: <4B67F248.9050201@schampijer.de><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed<BR>> <BR>> Hi,<BR>> <BR>> in the design meting of the 16th of January [1] there was an agreement <BR>> to move forward on the 'Write to Journal anytime' [2] Feature like the <BR>> following:<BR>> <BR>> "Instead of displaying the naming alert when you close an activity for <BR>> the first time we will switch to the Journal detail few of the activity. <BR>> The back button on the detail page will bring you, like in general <BR>> Journal use, to the main Journal page. The NamingAlert will go away."<BR>> <BR>> The advantage of this solution is addition of context, as the user will <BR>> be brought to the obvious place where he can make his notes. The <BR>> fullscreen window switch might be confusing, though. At least this <BR>> Feature should be tested and we should do a bit more thinking before <BR>> making those changes.<BR>> <BR>> As the naming alert did bring confusion, too, we would like to remove it <BR>> in 0.88. And aim for a better solution in 0.90. If we do not find <BR>> agreement on this we could add a gconf option for that alert, too.<BR>> <BR>> As part of the issue is: That the Journal is not as accessible as it <BR>> should be, we could make the Journal more prominent in the Home View.<BR>> We could add the Journal to the activity ring (at the top) in the Home <BR>> view, colored to make it accessible in the home view all the time (like <BR>> described in the 'Resume vs Start New' Feature.<BR>> <BR>> Thanks,<BR>> Simon<BR>> <BR>> [1] <BR>> http://meeting.olpcorps.net/sugar-meeting/sugar-meeting.log.20100116_1110.html<BR>> [2] http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Write_to_journal_anytime<BR>> <BR><BR> <BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR>                                            </body>
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