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# Show the Journal where one's work is saved. | # Show the Journal where one's work is saved. | ||
# Demonstrate that to do something, one goes to one's Home View and clicks on any of the icons. They are the Activities. | # Demonstrate that to do something, one goes to one's Home View and clicks on any of the icons. They are the Activities. | ||
| − | # "This balloon is the Chat Activity | + | # Demonstrate Chat - "This balloon is the Chat Activity" - as it only has a simple toolbar, and it can be easily used to explain activity sharing essentials. |
| − | # "This—the "Share with:" combo box—makes your Activity appear in the Neighborhood View. Your friends can connect to it. Enjoy a little chat with your friends and see how important the Sugar colors are to identify you." | + | # Point out sharing in the Activity toolbar: "This — the "Share with:" combo box — makes your Activity appear in the Neighborhood View. Your friends can connect to it. Enjoy a little chat with your friends and see how important the Sugar colors are to identify you." |
| − | # "This pen and paper icon is a text editor. Yes, it has the same toolbar as Chat. No, you don't have to use it like a chat." | + | # Point our Write: "This pen and paper icon is a text editor. Yes, it has the same toolbar as Chat. No, you don't have to use it like a chat." |
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| − | This guide | + | This guide grew from Caroline Meeks' [http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg05286.html reflections on presenting Sugar]. You can view [http://a19.video2.blip.tv/3410001542671/Dowdle-olpcroadshow438.ogv her giving the presentation]. |
* Lessons 9 - 11 from Andrea Mangiatordim, [http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg05301.html comments to above thread]. | * Lessons 9 - 11 from Andrea Mangiatordim, [http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg05301.html comments to above thread]. | ||
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Revision as of 17:22, 28 June 2009
How to Present Sugar
Presentations
Hands on guide
It's great to get people playing around with Sugar themselves. Be sure to cover the basics before you turn people loose, though, otherwise they will get frustrated:
- Show the Home View.
- Show the XO icon and draw attention to its colors and how they are used throughout the interface to represent "your work".
- Show how one gets to the Frame and its main features.
- Show the Neighborhood View. Show that one can get there from the Frame or from F1.
- Demonstrate connecting to an AP. Explain that more color in the circle means stronger signal (as opposed to how "full" it is).
- Show the Group View and that "friends" will show up there.
- Show the Journal where one's work is saved.
- Demonstrate that to do something, one goes to one's Home View and clicks on any of the icons. They are the Activities.
- Demonstrate Chat - "This balloon is the Chat Activity" - as it only has a simple toolbar, and it can be easily used to explain activity sharing essentials.
- Point out sharing in the Activity toolbar: "This — the "Share with:" combo box — makes your Activity appear in the Neighborhood View. Your friends can connect to it. Enjoy a little chat with your friends and see how important the Sugar colors are to identify you."
- Point our Write: "This pen and paper icon is a text editor. Yes, it has the same toolbar as Chat. No, you don't have to use it like a chat."
Hints
- Always try to bring an AP. Don't use existing wireless. Collaboration will work on a AP that has no internet / upstream connection.
- Either get USB sticks to boot OR teach about Sugar, don't try to do both at once.
- Demo Write and peer editing. This is a big deal for teachers. Do it early in the presentation, before you get (happily) distracted with anything else.
Colophon
This guide grew from Caroline Meeks' reflections on presenting Sugar. You can view her giving the presentation.
- Lessons 9 - 11 from Andrea Mangiatordim, comments to above thread.