https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Mabbikeel 2026-05-31T04:13:48Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.0 https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Interactive_Worksheets&diff=25118 2009-04-03T17:29:38Z

<p>Mabbikeel: </p> <hr /> <div>====Summary:====<br /> <br /> A desktop application to read and write interactive worksheets allowing embedded graphs, calculations and answerable questions.<br /> Possibily as an additional value-added task, a public website where teachers and/or students can share their own worksheets. This may be something that can share ideas with http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Math4Team<br /> <br /> The plan is to build in Python, utilising useful modules such as matplotlib and numpy, allowing readable rendered text and equations alongside executable code in a single document. This document will be readable and executable - providing the opportunity for students to experiment with changing values etc, generating graphs/diagrams/results as required to aid understanding.<br /> <br /> This is similar in concept to worksheets available in MathCad Explorer such as the ones here http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/msn/book/worksheets.html and the work done here on WebLab http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/users/santoso/Software.WebLab.html as well as embedded objects in Sage notebooks. <br /> <br /> The difference between these applications and the expectation of this project is the target audience. This application needs to have a comparitively simple interface, lowering the barrier to entry and allowing more teaching material to be created and shared. <br /> <br /> Target audience is teachers of children aged 10-18, for aiding independant learning.<br /> <br /> The worksheets would be written by teachers, and they can allow editable sections for answers, or to try different values in graphs/diagrams/equations.<br /> <br /> If the software was set up in a school (one usage scenario) it could be configured to return results to a server. Worksheets could return statistics from integrated questions allowing teachers to target areas of weakness amongst the students.<br /> <br /> ====About Me:====<br /> <br /> I've been developing in Python for 4-5 years now, since before I began my degree. I carry with me an interest in improving education from when I was myself at school, and believe much more could be done to improve the current situation. I like the idea of freely available education material, and believe that teachers - rather than large publishers - should be empowered to provide this material by working together.<br /> <br /> I've also done two summer placements working in C++ and completed a medium sized group project in Java.<br /> <br /> Contact Info: mp1206@soton.ac.uk, msn:matt_porter@hotmail.co.uk<br /> <br /> ====Schedule====<br /> <br /> '''Start of program:'''<br /> <br /> Work begins<br /> <br /> - Establish useful areas to focus on<br /> <br /> - Establish requirements<br /> <br /> - Investigate similar applications and their methodologies.<br /> <br /> - Develop GUI interface, with functionality to add text<br /> <br /> - Develop code embedding functionality, allowing a document to be executed<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Midterm evaluation:'''<br /> <br /> At the midterm I hope to have a functional application that can save and load documents. Simple code can be embedded (just python, not necessarily any libraries)<br /> <br /> - Work on other potentially embeddable objects - graphs, equations, diagrams. Establish a common interface that can be used.<br /> <br /> - Documentation - User guides for both teachers and students. Create interactive worksheet to guide them through adding code etc.<br /> <br /> - Testing<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:2009 GSoC applications]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:GSoC]]</div>

Mabbikeel https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:Interactive_Worksheets&diff=24932 2009-04-02T22:53:15Z

<p>Mabbikeel: </p> <hr /> <div>How would your proposal differ from just packaging a web view of a locally-run copy of Sage, as a sugar activity? (If the answer is &quot;not at all&quot;, that's fine, but you should say that.) [[User:Homunq|Homunq]] 21:09, 1 April 2009 (UTC)<br /> <br /> I'll take a look at Sage. Maybe I should be thinking about working with them instead. [[User:Mabbikeel|mabbikeel]] 22:05, 1 April 2009 (UTC)<br /> <br /> OK, but they're heavy-duty math folks. I doubt that sugarizing is a priority for them, it could be for us if you convinced us it would be a good experience for kids. Sage is awesome, btw. [[User:Homunq|Homunq]] 18:17, 2 April 2009 (UTC)<br /> <br /> I see - Sage is not really a child-friendly experience. It would be good to get some of that power, but it's such a massive collection of functionality, I imagine a lot of it wouldn't be needed. I think the best idea could be to keep the code to the developers, and having a reader mode, so the student experience is that of a rendered page. I'll try and think about all this and polish up the proposal before the deadline. [[User:Mabbikeel|mabbikeel]] 22:53, 2 April 2009 (UTC)</div>

Mabbikeel https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:Interactive_Worksheets&diff=24768 2009-04-01T22:05:16Z

<p>Mabbikeel: </p> <hr /> <div>How would your proposal differ from just packaging a web view of a locally-run copy of Sage, as a sugar activity? (If the answer is &quot;not at all&quot;, that's fine, but you should say that.) [[User:Homunq|Homunq]] 21:09, 1 April 2009 (UTC)<br /> <br /> I'll take a look at Sage. Maybe I should be thinking about working with them instead. [[User:Mabbikeel|mabbikeel]] 22:05, 1 April 2009 (UTC)</div>

Mabbikeel https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Interactive_Worksheets&diff=24732 2009-04-01T20:49:11Z

<p>Mabbikeel: /* Summary: */</p> <hr /> <div>====Summary:====<br /> <br /> A desktop application to read and write interactive worksheets allowing embedded graphs, calculations and answerable questions. Possibily as an additional value-added task, an public website where teachers and/or students can share their own worksheets. This may be something that can share ideas with http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Math4Team<br /> <br /> The plan is to build in Python, utilising useful modules such as matplotlib and numpy, allowing readable text and executable code alongside one another in a single document. This document will be readable and executable - providing the opportunity for students to experiment with changing values etc, generating graphs/diagrams/results as they go to aid understanding.<br /> <br /> This is similar in concept to worksheets available in MathCad Explorer such as the ones here http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/msn/book/worksheets.html and the work done here on WebLab http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/users/santoso/Software.WebLab.html<br /> <br /> Target audience is teachers of children aged 10-18, for aiding independant learning.<br /> <br /> This would have many uses in teaching subjects such as Maths and Physics, but with a website providing open submissions the number of worksheets available would increase and provide much greater value to the software. One specific usage would be teaching of programming - with Python embedded the worksheets would be interactive and would have instantaneous feedback.<br /> <br /> If the software was set up in a school (one usage scenario) it could be configured to return results to a server. Worksheets could return statistics from integrated questions allowing teachers to target areas of weakness amongst the students.<br /> <br /> ====About Me:====<br /> <br /> I've been developing in Python for 4-5 years now, since before I began my degree. I carry with me an interest in improving education from when I was myself at school, and believe much more could be done to improve the current situation. I like the idea of freely available education material, and believe that teachers - rather than large publishers - should be empowered to provide this material by working together.<br /> <br /> I've also done two summer placements working in C++ and completed a medium sized group project in Java.<br /> <br /> Contact Info: mp1206@soton.ac.uk, msn:matt_porter@hotmail.co.uk<br /> <br /> ====Schedule====<br /> <br /> '''Start of program:'''<br /> <br /> Work begins<br /> <br /> - Establish useful areas to focus on<br /> <br /> - Establish requirements<br /> <br /> - Investigate similar applications and their methodologies.<br /> <br /> - Develop GUI interface, with functionality to add text<br /> <br /> - Develop code embedding functionality, allowing a document to be executed<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Midterm evaluation:'''<br /> <br /> At the midterm I hope to have a functional application that can save and load documents. Simple code can be embedded (just python, not necessarily any libraries)<br /> <br /> - Work on other potentially embeddable objects - graphs, equations, diagrams. Establish a common interface that can be used.<br /> <br /> - Documentation - User guides for both teachers and students. Create interactive worksheet to guide them through adding code etc.<br /> <br /> - Testing</div>

Mabbikeel https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Interactive_Worksheets&diff=24724 2009-04-01T20:38:37Z

<p>Mabbikeel: Application for GSoC</p> <hr /> <div>====Summary:====<br /> <br /> A desktop application to read and write interactive worksheets allowing embedded graphs, calculations and answerable questions. Possibily as an additional value-added task, an public website where teachers and/or students can share their own worksheets.<br /> <br /> The plan is to build in Python, utilising useful modules such as matplotlib and numpy, allowing readable text and executable code alongside one another in a single document. This document will be readable and executable - providing the opportunity for students to experiment with changing values etc, generating graphs/diagrams/results as they go to aid understanding.<br /> <br /> This is similar in concept to worksheets available in MathCad Explorer such as the ones here http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/msn/book/worksheets.html and the work done here on WebLab http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/users/santoso/Software.WebLab.html<br /> <br /> Target audience is teachers of children aged 10-18, for aiding independant learning.<br /> <br /> This would have many uses in teaching subjects such as Maths and Physics, but with a website providing open submissions the number of worksheets available would increase and provide much greater value to the software. One specific usage would be teaching of programming - with Python embedded the worksheets would be interactive and would have instantaneous feedback.<br /> <br /> If the software was set up in a school (one usage scenario) it could be configured to return results to a server. Worksheets could return statistics from integrated questions allowing teachers to target areas of weakness amongst the students.<br /> ====About Me:====<br /> <br /> I've been developing in Python for 4-5 years now, since before I began my degree. I carry with me an interest in improving education from when I was myself at school, and believe much more could be done to improve the current situation. I like the idea of freely available education material, and believe that teachers - rather than large publishers - should be empowered to provide this material by working together.<br /> <br /> I've also done two summer placements working in C++ and completed a medium sized group project in Java.<br /> <br /> Contact Info: mp1206@soton.ac.uk, msn:matt_porter@hotmail.co.uk<br /> <br /> ====Schedule====<br /> <br /> '''Start of program:'''<br /> <br /> Work begins<br /> <br /> - Establish useful areas to focus on<br /> <br /> - Establish requirements<br /> <br /> - Investigate similar applications and their methodologies.<br /> <br /> - Develop GUI interface, with functionality to add text<br /> <br /> - Develop code embedding functionality, allowing a document to be executed<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Midterm evaluation:'''<br /> <br /> At the midterm I hope to have a functional application that can save and load documents. Simple code can be embedded (just python, not necessarily any libraries)<br /> <br /> - Work on other potentially embeddable objects - graphs, equations, diagrams. Establish a common interface that can be used.<br /> <br /> - Documentation - User guides for both teachers and students. Create interactive worksheet to guide them through adding code etc.<br /> <br /> - Testing</div>

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