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<div>==UPDATE==<br />
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Due to class (RIT OLPC Seminar) specification I needed a teammate to continue on with this idea and was unable to get one because, understandably, many people wanted to contribute to previously existing ideas. Therefore as of now I am working on the [[PacMath#How_It_Works|PacMath]] project which I think is a cool idea and really hope we are able to get at least our basic idea done. As for my idea I'd like to complete it at some point and I am hoping that my experience to come with PacMath will improve my very minimal knowledge of Python.<br />
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==My Game Idea==<br />
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My Math4 related program is actually a game based on a snow ball fight. I have NOT set in stone whether it will be something where you have complete freedom of movement or whether you can only move from one spot to another. The way the second option (moving from one spot to another) would work is you have the choice of going Back, Forward, Left, or Right (the arrow keys, possible WASD) and once you select one you are shown running to another spot where you can hide behind something and have cover from others (PC) trying to hit you with a snow ball. The Math that will be involved is the Pythagorean Theorem (Geometry) to determine how far you are from an NPC you may be trying to hit with a snow ball (would be an overhead view); you need to know this because you can only throw a certain distance which is also not set in stone. Additionally the player will need to understand percentages, decimals and factions and an example of this is they may be given a stat: "You have a 50% chance of hitting that player from here." Then they may be given the chance to convert that to a fraction (50% = 0.5 = 1/2) and if they are correct then their chances of hitting the NPC go up, but they need to make sure they are close enough (Pythagorean Theorem) or they will not throw it far enough. Once they decide to throw there will be a side view showing yourself and the NPC and you will select the percentage of your total power and the angle at which you would like to throw. There's a lot of room for more math related concepts and possible different modes within this game, but that is my basic idea.<br />
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==Screen Shots==<br />
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Soon to come</div>Neophyte-rephttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Math4Team&diff=57995Math4Team2010-10-05T14:08:24Z<p>Neophyte-rep: /* Joining */ Added mailing list link</p>
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<div><noinclude>{{GoogleTrans-en}}{{TeamHeader|Math4Team|home=Project Home|xbgColor=ffe792}}{{TOCright}}</noinclude><br />
=Welcome to the Math4 Project=<br />
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'''This all started as a [[Math4Team/Resources/Curriculum Chart|big idea]].'''<br />
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Then [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ke4qqq Dave Nalley], a [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Ambassadors Fedora Ambassador], asked for XO laptops to work on that big idea.<br />
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On February 7, 2009 David Nalley announced the [https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-olpc-list/2009-February/msg00033.html Fedora Developers XO program]. A pilot program in North America that would begin to tackle the [[Math4Team/Resources/Curriculum Chart|4th grade math curriculum]] using volunteers equipped with 100 donated XO laptops.<br />
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==About==<br />
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This project isn't about creating a single, monolithic program to cover all aspects of 4th grade math. Instead it's about activities that can be conveyed with the XO laptop. <br />
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We also need to consider that every child learns differently. A child that may not follow one technique will need alternative explanations and exercises before he or she gains mastery. Activities can and should be created in whatever format can explain the concepts. <br />
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'''''So ask yourself''''' - "Is there something in the [[Math4Team/Resources/Curriculum Chart|4th grade math framework]] that I could explain?"<br />
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==Joining==<br />
All you need to join the group is a desire to help promote math learning. While most of the programming will be done in the Python language, we will need many people with many talents to complete the curriculum objectives. The best way to get started is by joining the [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/fourthgrademath mailing list] and introducing yourself.<br />
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You can also add your name to our [[/Contacts | Who's Who list]] so we'll know a little bit more about where everyone is and what they are working on.<br />
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'''''Please note''''': You do not need an XO laptop to participate. If you will be writing code, the [[Development Team|Sugar Labs Development Team]] has a [[Development Team/Manual/Setup|Setup guide]] to help you get started.<br />
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==Communicate==<br />
Mailing list [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/fourthgrademath http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/fourthgrademath] If you are a new member, we would appreciate an introduction email so we can get to know you. <br />
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IRC chat takes place at irc.freenode.net on the #sugar and #fedora-olpc channels, however these channels can become very quiet at times, so if you do not receive an answer on IRC, please send a message to the math4 mailing list.<br />
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==Projects==<br />
* [[Math4Team/RIT | RIT Math4 Team page]]<br />
* [http://fedorahosted.org/dungeonsofmongo/ Dungeons of Mongo]<br />
* http://git.sugarlabs.org/projects/math/ Peter Moxhay's in-development math curriculum activity. Features comparison exercises between shapes, lines, volumes, weights and numbers.<br />
* [[/Hop-A-Round | Hop-A-Round]] created by team Ossfm.<br />
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==Subpages==<br />
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{{Special:PrefixIndex/Math4Team/}}<br />
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[[Category:Project]]</div>Neophyte-rephttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Sugar_Kids_QA_Team&diff=57984Sugar Kids QA Team2010-10-05T03:40:29Z<p>Neophyte-rep: happpening -> happening</p>
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<div>All the hardcore programmers are working to make Sugar run on top of Linux, while others are working to make sure that Fedora can natively boot and run the XO laptop. Lots of QA work happening in there. But where are the end-users doing QA for Sugar, in the same way other desktop environments communities do?<br />
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[[Sugar Kids QA Team]] is the solution. The Sugar Kids QA Team goals are:<br />
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* Test Sugar activities early and often<br />
* Provide feedback directly to the Sugar development team, usually through a parent or teacher coordinator<br />
* Create a repeatable process for kids QA'ing Sugar<br />
* Document and publicize the process.<br />
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== QA Process ==<br />
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We use this template and fill it out during testing:<br />
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* [[Image:Sugar Kids QA Team-Activity check sheet.odt]] template page<br />
* Download [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/images/1/1a/Sugar_Kids_QA_Team-Activity_check_sheet.odt ODT file] directly<br />
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In essence, it contains this form:<br />
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'''Project:''' Quality Assurance for Math4 activities on the XO/Sugar platform<br />
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'''Team:''' XO Kids QA Team (''Names'')<br />
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'''Task:''' Basic task description<br />
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'''Activity resolves:''' 4.N.## Curriculum description.<br />
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'''Date:''' ''YYYY-MM-DD''<br />
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'''Method:''' Generic method to start with: Adults loaded new activity and provided N instruction(s), “” The team was directed to collaborate together to figure out how the activity worked and only ask the adults for help if they got stuck.<br />
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'''Results of method:''' Team ...<br />
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'''DATA'''<br />
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'''A. How fun was the activity?'''<br />
# Very un-fun<br />
# Not fun<br />
# A little fun<br />
# Fun<br />
# Very fun!<br />
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'''Comments:'''<br />
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'''B. How hard was it to figure out what you were supposed to do?'''<br />
# Very hard<br />
# Hard<br />
# Not hard nor easy<br />
# Easy<br />
# Very easy<br />
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'''Comments:'''<br />
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'''C. What didn't work right about the activity?'''<br />
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'''Comments:'''<br />
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'''D. TBD'''<br />
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'''E. TBD'''<br />
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== Teams ==<br />
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=== Team Santa Cruz ===<br />
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''Parent coordinator(s):'' [[User:Quaid|Karsten Wade]], Larry Cafiero<br />
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''Team:'' Malakai, Saskia, and Mirano are steady members. We are inviting Sigi, Sophia, and Victoria.<br />
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''Team page:'' <br />
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[[Category:BugSquad]]<br />
[[Category:Sugar Kids QA Team]]<br />
[[Category:Activity Team]]</div>Neophyte-rephttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:Math4Team/FAQ&diff=57862Talk:Math4Team/FAQ2010-10-03T18:34:00Z<p>Neophyte-rep: /* Teachers' non-technical contributions? */ Reformatted</p>
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<div>===<Your Question Here>===<br />
<br />
: <An answer here><br />
<br />
===From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath The FourthGradeMath Archives]===<br />
I'm reading the 4th Grade Math archives and collecting the questions there. I'll leave it up to more deeply involved project members to decide whether to add these questions to the FAQ page and how to add them.<br />[[User:Neophyte-rep|Neophyte-rep]] 13:39, 3 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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====Other Universities?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
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"Is this something that we may want to get going at other uni's?<br />
<br />
:"I'd love to see professors picking up on this." from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
<br />
====Teachers' non-technical contributions?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
"... are we looking for teachers to be involved from a non-technical perspective?"<br />
<br />
:"Absolutely. The sooner the better. ... But it's absolutely necessary when you're connecting activities directly to curriculum." from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
<br />
====K-12 Teachers?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000018.html Some Suggestions from K-12] posted by John Concilus on Mon Mar 2 12:48:10 EST 2009:<br />
<br />
"Looking for K-12 Math Teachers?"<br />
<br />
: John offered assistance from Bering Strait School District, Unalakleet, Alaska school teachers, but didn't receive a response.<br />
<br />
====Prior Art?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000028.html Class start-up] posted by Stephen Jacobs on Sun Mar 8 16:51:39 EDT 2009:<br />
<br />
"Has there been much of an effort to see what's gone before when designing Mongo? Have folks hit the ACM SIGGRAPH library on education and games, the serious games or games 4 change mail lists and archives to look at other<br />
efforts?"<br />
:"Mongo is my half-baked idea. I think it's got some good instincts, but I'm certainly no game designer, and I am in no way married to it. So long as the output is completely Free and Open Source, focuses on delivering educational content in a self-contained, modular way that clearly maps to concepts identified in curriculum frameworks, and is written in a language that the typical bright 14-year-old kid can hack (which is why I lean towards Python), I will be delighted." from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000030.html Class start-up] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Sun Mar 8 20:04:01 EDT 2009</div>Neophyte-rephttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:Math4Team/FAQ&diff=57861Talk:Math4Team/FAQ2010-10-03T18:33:07Z<p>Neophyte-rep: /* Prior Art? */ Reformatted</p>
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<div>===<Your Question Here>===<br />
<br />
: <An answer here><br />
<br />
===From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath The FourthGradeMath Archives]===<br />
I'm reading the 4th Grade Math archives and collecting the questions there. I'll leave it up to more deeply involved project members to decide whether to add these questions to the FAQ page and how to add them.<br />[[User:Neophyte-rep|Neophyte-rep]] 13:39, 3 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
====Other Universities?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
<br />
"Is this something that we may want to get going at other uni's?<br />
<br />
:"I'd love to see professors picking up on this." from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
<br />
====Teachers' non-technical contributions?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
"... are we looking for teachers to be involved from a non-technical perspective?"from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
<br />
:"Absolutely. The sooner the better. ... But it's absolutely necessary when you're connecting activities directly to curriculum."<br />
<br />
====K-12 Teachers?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000018.html Some Suggestions from K-12] posted by John Concilus on Mon Mar 2 12:48:10 EST 2009:<br />
<br />
"Looking for K-12 Math Teachers?"<br />
<br />
: John offered assistance from Bering Strait School District, Unalakleet, Alaska school teachers, but didn't receive a response.<br />
<br />
====Prior Art?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000028.html Class start-up] posted by Stephen Jacobs on Sun Mar 8 16:51:39 EDT 2009:<br />
<br />
"Has there been much of an effort to see what's gone before when designing Mongo? Have folks hit the ACM SIGGRAPH library on education and games, the serious games or games 4 change mail lists and archives to look at other<br />
efforts?"<br />
:"Mongo is my half-baked idea. I think it's got some good instincts, but I'm certainly no game designer, and I am in no way married to it. So long as the output is completely Free and Open Source, focuses on delivering educational content in a self-contained, modular way that clearly maps to concepts identified in curriculum frameworks, and is written in a language that the typical bright 14-year-old kid can hack (which is why I lean towards Python), I will be delighted." from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000030.html Class start-up] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Sun Mar 8 20:04:01 EDT 2009</div>Neophyte-rephttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:Math4Team/FAQ&diff=57860Talk:Math4Team/FAQ2010-10-03T18:32:11Z<p>Neophyte-rep: /* Prior Art? */ Added content</p>
<hr />
<div>===<Your Question Here>===<br />
<br />
: <An answer here><br />
<br />
===From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath The FourthGradeMath Archives]===<br />
I'm reading the 4th Grade Math archives and collecting the questions there. I'll leave it up to more deeply involved project members to decide whether to add these questions to the FAQ page and how to add them.<br />[[User:Neophyte-rep|Neophyte-rep]] 13:39, 3 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
====Other Universities?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
<br />
"Is this something that we may want to get going at other uni's?<br />
<br />
:"I'd love to see professors picking up on this." from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
<br />
====Teachers' non-technical contributions?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
"... are we looking for teachers to be involved from a non-technical perspective?"from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
<br />
:"Absolutely. The sooner the better. ... But it's absolutely necessary when you're connecting activities directly to curriculum."<br />
<br />
====K-12 Teachers?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000018.html Some Suggestions from K-12] posted by John Concilus on Mon Mar 2 12:48:10 EST 2009:<br />
<br />
"Looking for K-12 Math Teachers?"<br />
<br />
: John offered assistance from Bering Strait School District, Unalakleet, Alaska school teachers, but didn't receive a response.<br />
<br />
====Prior Art?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000028.html Class start-up] posted by Stephen Jacobs on Sun Mar 8 16:51:39 EDT 2009:<br />
"Has there been much of an effort to see what's gone before when designing Mongo? Have folks hit the ACM SIGGRAPH library on education and games, the serious games or games 4 change mail lists and archives to look at other<br />
efforts?"<br />
:"Mongo is my half-baked idea. I think it's got some good instincts, but I'm certainly no game designer, and I am in no way married to it. So long as the output is completely Free and Open Source, focuses on delivering educational content in a self-contained, modular way that clearly maps to concepts identified in curriculum frameworks, and is written in a language that the typical bright 14-year-old kid can hack (which is why I lean towards Python), I will be delighted." from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000030.html Class start-up] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Sun Mar 8 20:04:01 EDT 2009</div>Neophyte-rephttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:Math4Team/FAQ&diff=57859Talk:Math4Team/FAQ2010-10-03T18:25:14Z<p>Neophyte-rep: /* From The FourthGradeMath Archives */ Added Prior Art? section</p>
<hr />
<div>===<Your Question Here>===<br />
<br />
: <An answer here><br />
<br />
===From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath The FourthGradeMath Archives]===<br />
I'm reading the 4th Grade Math archives and collecting the questions there. I'll leave it up to more deeply involved project members to decide whether to add these questions to the FAQ page and how to add them.<br />[[User:Neophyte-rep|Neophyte-rep]] 13:39, 3 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
====Other Universities?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
<br />
"Is this something that we may want to get going at other uni's?<br />
<br />
:"I'd love to see professors picking up on this." from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
<br />
====Teachers' non-technical contributions?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
"... are we looking for teachers to be involved from a non-technical perspective?"from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
<br />
:"Absolutely. The sooner the better. ... But it's absolutely necessary when you're connecting activities directly to curriculum."<br />
<br />
====K-12 Teachers?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000018.html Some Suggestions from K-12] posted by John Concilus on Mon Mar 2 12:48:10 EST 2009:<br />
<br />
"Looking for K-12 Math Teachers?"<br />
<br />
: John offered assistance from Bering Strait School District, Unalakleet, Alaska school teachers, but didn't receive a response.<br />
<br />
====Prior Art?====</div>Neophyte-rephttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:Math4Team/FAQ&diff=57858Talk:Math4Team/FAQ2010-10-03T18:12:21Z<p>Neophyte-rep: /* K-12 Teachers? */ Added content</p>
<hr />
<div>===<Your Question Here>===<br />
<br />
: <An answer here><br />
<br />
===From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath The FourthGradeMath Archives]===<br />
I'm reading the 4th Grade Math archives and collecting the questions there. I'll leave it up to more deeply involved project members to decide whether to add these questions to the FAQ page and how to add them.<br />[[User:Neophyte-rep|Neophyte-rep]] 13:39, 3 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
====Other Universities?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
<br />
"Is this something that we may want to get going at other uni's?<br />
<br />
:"I'd love to see professors picking up on this." from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
<br />
====Teachers' non-technical contributions?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
"... are we looking for teachers to be involved from a non-technical perspective?"from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
<br />
:"Absolutely. The sooner the better. ... But it's absolutely necessary when you're connecting activities directly to curriculum."<br />
<br />
====K-12 Teachers?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000018.html Some Suggestions from K-12] posted by John Concilus on Mon Mar 2 12:48:10 EST 2009:<br />
<br />
"Looking for K-12 Math Teachers?"<br />
<br />
: John offered assistance from Bering Strait School District, Unalakleet, Alaska school teachers, but didn't receive a response.</div>Neophyte-rephttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:Math4Team/FAQ&diff=57857Talk:Math4Team/FAQ2010-10-03T18:07:03Z<p>Neophyte-rep: /* From The FourthGradeMath Archives */ Added K-12 section</p>
<hr />
<div>===<Your Question Here>===<br />
<br />
: <An answer here><br />
<br />
===From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath The FourthGradeMath Archives]===<br />
I'm reading the 4th Grade Math archives and collecting the questions there. I'll leave it up to more deeply involved project members to decide whether to add these questions to the FAQ page and how to add them.<br />[[User:Neophyte-rep|Neophyte-rep]] 13:39, 3 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
====Other Universities?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
<br />
"Is this something that we may want to get going at other uni's?<br />
<br />
:"I'd love to see professors picking up on this." from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
<br />
====Teachers' non-technical contributions?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
"... are we looking for teachers to be involved from a non-technical perspective?"from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
<br />
:"Absolutely. The sooner the better. ... But it's absolutely necessary when you're connecting activities directly to curriculum."<br />
<br />
====K-12 Teachers?====</div>Neophyte-rephttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:Math4Team/FAQ&diff=57854Talk:Math4Team/FAQ2010-10-03T17:49:20Z<p>Neophyte-rep: Moved <Your Question Here> to the top so as not to discourage additions by others.</p>
<hr />
<div>===<Your Question Here>===<br />
<br />
: <An answer here><br />
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===From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath The FourthGradeMath Archives]===<br />
I'm reading the 4th Grade Math archives and collecting the questions there. I'll leave it up to more deeply involved project members to decide whether to add these questions to the FAQ page and how to add them.<br />[[User:Neophyte-rep|Neophyte-rep]] 13:39, 3 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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====Other Universities?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
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"Is this something that we may want to get going at other uni's?<br />
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:"I'd love to see professors picking up on this." from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
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====Teachers' non-technical contributions?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
"... are we looking for teachers to be involved from a non-technical perspective?"from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
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:"Absolutely. The sooner the better. ... But it's absolutely necessary when you're connecting activities directly to curriculum."</div>Neophyte-rephttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:Math4Team/FAQ&diff=57853Talk:Math4Team/FAQ2010-10-03T17:46:02Z<p>Neophyte-rep: /* From The FourthGradeMath Archives */ Added second question from same posting.</p>
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<div>===From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath The FourthGradeMath Archives]===<br />
I'm reading the 4th Grade Math archives and collecting the questions there. I'll leave it up to more deeply involved project members to decide whether to add these questions to the FAQ page and how to add them.<br />[[User:Neophyte-rep|Neophyte-rep]] 13:39, 3 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
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====Other Universities?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
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"Is this something that we may want to get going at other uni's?<br />
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:"I'd love to see professors picking up on this." from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
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====Teachers' non-technical contributions?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
"... are we looking for teachers to be involved from a non-technical perspective?"from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009<br />
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:"Absolutely. The sooner the better. ... But it's absolutely necessary when you're connecting activities directly to curriculum."<br />
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===<Your Question Here>===<br />
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: <An answer here></div>Neophyte-rephttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:Math4Team/FAQ&diff=57852Talk:Math4Team/FAQ2010-10-03T17:39:42Z<p>Neophyte-rep: /* */ Added questions from http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath</p>
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<div>===From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath The FourthGradeMath Archives]===<br />
I'm reading the 4th Grade Math archives and collecting the questions there. I'll leave it up to more deeply involved project members to decide whether to add these questions to the FAQ page and how to add them.<br />[[User:Neophyte-rep|Neophyte-rep]] 13:39, 3 October 2010 (EDT)<br />
====Other Universities?====<br />
From [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000011.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Steve Buck on Mon Mar 2 11:11:52 EST 2009:<br />
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"Is this something that we may want to get going at other uni's?<br />
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:"I'd love to see professors picking up on this." from [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/fourthgrademath/2009-March/000012.html RIT and the Fedora Developers XO Program] posted by Greg Dekoenigsberg on Mon Mar 2 11:18:09 EST 2009: <br />
===<Your Question Here>===<br />
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: <An answer here></div>Neophyte-rephttps://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Math4Team/FAQ&diff=57851Math4Team/FAQ2010-10-03T17:23:24Z<p>Neophyte-rep: /* What is the goal of the project? */ Changed link to 4th grade math curriculum</p>
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===What is the goal of the project?===<br />
:The goal is to...<br />
:*...create a complete collection of modular educational activities...<br />
:*...consisting exclusively of free software and free content...<br />
:*...each targeted at a defined learning objective as defined by the [[Math4Team/Resources/Curriculum_Chart|curriculum framework]] for 4th grade math as defined by the State of Massachusetts.<br />
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===What is the goal of a [Math4] activity?===<br />
:What is *crucial* is the notion that activities -- regardless of how they are built and how they teach -- must be <br />
:*aligned to quantifiable learning objectives (see curriculum framework above)<br />
:*modular (ergo SWAPPABLE)<br />
:*measure mastery of the learning objective. <br />
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===Who is the target recipient of the activities we create?===<br />
:Charter schools, Homeschool Associations, poor rural schools -- i.e., underserved markets who are willing to try to use computers to teach kids in nontraditional ways.<br />
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===Can I work on a Curriculum Topic even if someone has already signed up?===<br />
:Yes. What we're trying to do is create a dynamic learning system that will teach not just the majority of children, but all children. That means we'll need more than one activity covering each of the points in the frame work. In fact we could need a minimum of 4 for each point on the framework before we'll have a comprehensive system to offer. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles for info on why a minimum of 4.<br />
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