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==New and Current Community Members== | ==New and Current Community Members== | ||
If you are a new community member, please take a look around the wiki. You can navigate the wiki using the menus along the left side of the page. If you ever get lost, just click on "wiki" at the top of the screen to bring you back to this page. | If you are a new community member, please take a look around the wiki. You can navigate the wiki using the menus along the left side of the page. If you ever get lost, just click on "wiki" at the top of the screen to bring you back to this page. | ||
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'''[http://www.sugarlabs.org Introduction to Sugar]''' · | '''[http://www.sugarlabs.org Introduction to Sugar]''' · | ||
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{{TeamHeader|Sugar Labs|meeting_label=Events}} This template invocation leads the 'Home' link to the 'Sugar Labs team space' instead of the wiki Home. So I exploded the template above. --FGrose 16 March 2009, 01:13 UTC | {{TeamHeader|Sugar Labs|meeting_label=Events}} This template invocation leads the 'Home' link to the 'Sugar Labs team space' instead of the wiki Home. So I exploded the template above. --FGrose 16 March 2009, 01:13 UTC | ||
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Sugar is a learning engine for every child. It provides a simple yet powerful means of engaging young children in the world of learning that is opened up by computers and the Internet. With Sugar, even the youngest learner will quickly become proficient in using the computer as a tool to engage in authentic problem-solving. Sugar promotes sharing, collaborative learning, and reflection, and so, develops skills that help children in all aspects of life. | Sugar is a learning engine for every child. It provides a simple yet powerful means of engaging young children in the world of learning that is opened up by computers and the Internet. With Sugar, even the youngest learner will quickly become proficient in using the computer as a tool to engage in authentic problem-solving. Sugar promotes sharing, collaborative learning, and reflection, and so, develops skills that help children in all aspects of life. | ||
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===Sugar facilitates sharing and collaboration.=== | ===Sugar facilitates sharing and collaboration.=== | ||
Write documents, share books and pictures, or make music together with one mouse click. | Write documents, share books and pictures, or make music together with one mouse click. | ||
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==Community news== | ==Community news== | ||
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* Sugar Labs announces the availability of Sugar on a Stick, codenamed "Strawberry". It features the latest bits of the Sugar desktop environment—Version 0.84—and a number of additional activities, providing a great learning experience for new and experienced users. For more information and instructions—how to put SoaS on your USB key or how to deploy it—please refer to our [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Strawberry|release notes]]. | * Sugar Labs announces the availability of Sugar on a Stick, codenamed "Strawberry". It features the latest bits of the Sugar desktop environment—Version 0.84—and a number of additional activities, providing a great learning experience for new and experienced users. For more information and instructions—how to put SoaS on your USB key or how to deploy it—please refer to our [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Strawberry|release notes]]. | ||
* Get acquainted with the [[Development Team/Release/Releases/Sucrose/0.84|latest Sugar features]] in Version 0.84 | * Get acquainted with the [[Development Team/Release/Releases/Sucrose/0.84|latest Sugar features]] in Version 0.84 | ||
* Watch some videos of children in Uruguay explaining how they use Sugar [http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=i2ueryser0rz here] and [http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=i4m7lvmniztl here] | * Watch some videos of children in Uruguay explaining how they use Sugar [http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=i2ueryser0rz here] and [http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=i4m7lvmniztl here] | ||
* Enjoy [http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com/2009/01/anecdotes-of-plan-ceibal-in-durazno.html stories from the field] in Uruguay | * Enjoy [http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com/2009/01/anecdotes-of-plan-ceibal-in-durazno.html stories from the field] in Uruguay | ||
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* Read the latest [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Education_and_Psychology memo on learning] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Minsky Marvin Minsky] | * Read the latest [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Education_and_Psychology memo on learning] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Minsky Marvin Minsky] | ||
* Consider [http://morgancollett.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/the-status-of-sugar-post-olpc/ the status of Sugar] after OLPC | * Consider [http://morgancollett.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/the-status-of-sugar-post-olpc/ the status of Sugar] after OLPC | ||
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Revision as of 11:22, 23 June 2009
The Sugar Labs wiki is where our community comes together to document our collaborations in developing and supporting the Sugar Learning Platform.
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New Learners; Parents, Teachers, and StudentsSugar users are Learners. If you are visiting for the first time, please see www.sugarlabs.org for an introduction to Sugar. Then visit the Connect with Sugar Labs page, and find out how you can join in the fun of learning. Current LearnersIf you are looking for new activities, please see activities.sugarlabs.org. New and Current Community MembersIf you are a new community member, please take a look around the wiki. You can navigate the wiki using the menus along the left side of the page. If you ever get lost, just click on "wiki" at the top of the screen to bring you back to this page. |
Community news
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- Read the latest memo on learning by Marvin Minsky
- Consider the status of Sugar after OLPC
- Join our Activity Team
For more current news about Sugar Labs, please see the Current Events page. There is also an archive of older news.
Sugar Labs® is a member project of the Software Freedom Conservancy, and is supported by our generous sponsors.