https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Jt4sugar 2026-04-05T18:08:51Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.0 https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Features/Discovery_mode&diff=75921 2012-02-29T06:06:08Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>==Summary== <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Owner==<br /> <br /> *Name: John Tierney<br /> *Sugar Labs Name: jt4sugar<br /> *Email: jtis4stx@hotmail.com<br /> *Skype ID: jt4sugar<br /> <br /> Looking for collaborators<br /> <br /> ==Current status== <br /> Work In Progress<br /> <br /> *Targeted release: 0.98<br /> *Last updated: 02/27/12<br /> *Percentage of completion: <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Detailed Description== <br /> <br /> ===Description:===<br /> <br /> The idea behind Discovery Mode is to have a training aid available for teachers, instructors, or learning facilitators that resides inside the Sugar activities themselves. For teachers or instructors that want to use the Sugar Learning Platform and leverage its constructivist principles, it is very important to have this facilitator/guide keenly aware of the functionality within each Sugar Activity so they can plan their Constructivist Learning Environment appropriately to the benefit of the individual learners. I do not know if this is technically possible. <br /> <br /> Could we create a situation where a Sugar Activity could have two modes:<br /> *Activity Mode-Operates as is<br /> *Discovery Mode-Here when a palette opens inside a Sugar Activity instead of revealing choices the palette includes a description and use case of that icon or process. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Benefit to Sugar==<br /> <br /> *Benefit to Teacher<br /> -Teachers do not have to leave Sugar environment to learn key learning aspects of Sugar Activities<br /> -Teachers can quickly become familiar with key elements of Sugar Activities allowing them to implement more <br /> effectively to the benefit of their learners<br /> -If use cases can be embedded or through links to use cases stored in the Journal this could be a great Professional Development<br /> tool for teachers<br /> <br /> *Benefit to Learner<br /> -In some cases to get to the Constructivist lesson some prerequisite skills may need to be learned. Having access to Discovery<br /> Mode may be helpful in getting learners up to speed on basics of Sugar Activities which allows them to move to Higher-order goals,<br /> creative thinking, discovery, and inquiry learning that are key principles in constructionism. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==User Experience==<br /> <br /> ==Scope==<br /> <br /> ==How To Test==<br /> <br /> ==Preparation== <br /> <br /> ==Testing==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Dependencies==<br /> <br /> ==Contingency Plan==<br /> <br /> ==Documentation==<br /> <br /> ==Release Notes== <br /> <br /> ==Comments and Discussion==</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=User:Jt4sugar&diff=75911 2012-02-29T01:24:50Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Name: John Tierney'''<br /> <br /> '''Sugar Labs Name: jt4sugar'''<br /> <br /> '''Email: jtis4stx@hotmail.com'''<br /> <br /> '''Skype ID: jt4sugar'''<br /> <br /> '''John Tierney:Service Learning Project-Purdue University Masters of Science of Education in Learning Design and Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''CONTEXT'''<br /> <br /> My Service Learning Project will involve the Sugar Learning Platform, Sugar Labs, and One Laptop per Child. Even though the underlying principles of these projects are based on Constructivist Learning Theory and draw heavily upon the work of Seymour Papert, two key aspects of constructivism have not been actively built into the Sugar Learning Platform. These are the ideas of reflection and inquiry learning (through individual, peer, and teacher questioning). A second area I will be looking to address is engaging Sugar developers about the technical ability to create a “ Discovery Mode” in Sugar activities. This would allow for the discovery and understanding of the Interfaces/Toolbars within Sugar Activities along with the ability to supply use cases. This would primarily be a learning tool for teachers/instructors, but could also play a role for learners to pick up entry and subordinate skills needed to advance to higher-order goals.<br /> <br /> '''LEARNING OBJECTIVES'''<br /> <br /> -To make Sugar developers aware of the importance of reflection and inquiry learning as part of a constructionist learning environment and having them agree to take on the technical task of implementing these constructivist tools into the Sugar Learning Platform.(Technically very possible)<br /> <br /> -In the case of the Discovery Mode to make the Sugar developers aware of the need for teachers to better understand the Sugar Activities and their capabilities, which would allow the teachers to more effectively facilitate for the learners. For the developers to agree to spending some time looking into the technical possibilities (Technically-This is a Big question-Is it worth developers time?).<br /> <br /> '''FOCUS COMPETENCY'''<br /> <br /> Apply Computer- and Web-Based Technologies and Media to the Solution of Instructional Problems - The graduate will demonstrate sound understanding of technology operations and concepts and apply technology to the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of teaching and learning interventions.<br /> <br /> a. Plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology<br /> <br /> b. Apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies<br /> <br /> Apply Instructional Design Principles - The graduate will analyze learning problems and, when appropriate, design, develop, implement, and evaluate appropriate instructional solutions to those problems.<br /> <br /> a. Identify and analyze learning and performance problems <br /> <br /> b. Design plans and develop instructional interventions using appropriate strategies and techniques<br /> <br /> c. Implement and evaluate instructional interventions<br /> <br /> '''PLANNED ACTIVITIES'''<br /> <br /> -I will create a Wiki page on Sugar Labs Wiki for the Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature. This would include the reasons why this feature is important to Sugar and its constructivist philosophy. It will also contain links to literature that supports Inquiry Learning and peer-based questioning. I will also look to provide some use cases to clearly illustrate the importance.(1 ½ hour)<br /> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Inquiry_learning_global_chat<br /> <br /> -I will create a Wiki page on the Sugar Labs Wiki for the Discovery Mode Feature. I will list use cases for this feature to illustrate its importance and use research from a Sugar Labs project I did last semester with a Literacy, Technology, and Civic Engagement class from the Writing and Rhetoric program at Oakland University, MI. Presently there is collection of &quot;How To&quot; manuals in PDF and on the web. FLOSS Manuals is a key one for Sugar: http://en.flossmanuals.net/sugar/ . A key issue is many users have only one computer and in many other situations poor connections. Having to leave a Sugar Activity to find this information is less than optimal. Bringing this information inside the activities could be a very helpful to teachers and learners alike. (1 ½ hour)<br /> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Discovery_mode<br /> <br /> -I will send out emails to the community through the Sugar Labs Developer list and It's An Education Project lists to confirm Wiki feature pages are in place, this is part of Sugar Labs process for inclusion of new features. This opens the opportunity for community comments, suggestions, and feedback. I will look to confirm meetings for discussion on IRC(Internet Relay Chat-How Sugar Labs meets) of the pedagogical need for and technical possibilities of putting in place the Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature and Discovery Mode Feature.<br /> <br /> -Meeting#1: Meet on IRC(Freenode-#sugarlabs-meeting) with Sugar developers about Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature and its inclusion in next Sugar release 0.98. (1 hour)<br /> <br /> -Meeting#2: Meet on IRC(Freenode-#sugarlabs-meeting) with Sugar developers about Discovery Mode Feature and its inclusion in the next Sugar release 0.98. (1 hour)<br /> <br /> -This will begin what will end up being a 6 month process until the 0.98 release comes out in September. If I am able to make a good enough case and get these features included, they will then be available to the presently 2.5 million One Laptop per Child XO laptops around the world when they are upgraded to this release, as well as being available for the new XO 3 tablet. It also will be available for anyone else who would like to download this new version of Sugar for free, and can be run on a mac or pc by running Sugar in VirtualBox (A free Virtual Machine).<br /> <br /> ===Collaborative Projects===<br /> <br /> ==Project OWL Jr.==<br /> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Owl_Jr._Project<br /> <br /> Facilitated creation<br /> <br /> A collaborative project during the Fall 2011 semester with Dr. Dana Driscoll and her WRT 394 Literacy, Technology, and Civic Engagement class from Oakland University-Rochester Hills, Michigan. The project revolved around researching avenues to include writing process and literacy tools to enhance the Sugar Learning Platform and its constructionism offerings.<br /> <br /> ==The Fargo XO/Sugar Project http://fargoxo.wordpress.com/==<br /> Facilitated creation<br /> <br /> After presenting a Sugar Workshop along with Walter Bender and Dr.Gerald Ardito at the 2010 Computers&amp;Writing Conference at Purdue University, Dr. Kevin Brooks, Chair of English-North Dakota State University approached us and asked to collaborate on Sugar Labs projects with students and faculty at NDSU along with Madison Elementary School in Fargo, North Dakota. This began a collaborative<br /> relationship that has led to the establishment of Sugarlabs@NDSU as a local Sugar Lab, along with the impressive work they have done for the learners at Madison Elementary which is evidenced in the Fargo XO/Sugar Project blog http://fargoxo.wordpress.com/.<br /> <br /> == MIT Sloan MarketLab Study ==<br /> Facilitated creation<br /> <br /> In late 2010, four students from the MIT Sloan MarketLab worked on a study of the Sugar Labs website. Their conclusions indicate the importance not only of revamping our website (launched two years ago when fewer visuals were available), but of addressing other aspects, in particular installation and support issues, as well as the technical orientation of our web presence.<br /> <br /> The study wiki, with raw data, is here: https://sites.google.com/site/marketlabsugar<br /> <br /> Of particular interest: the survey results from 85 respondents, here: [[Media:MarketLab_survey_results.pdf]]<br /> <br /> A sample fundraising document by the MarketLab team is here: [[Media:Sugar_Fundraising_Text_Proposal.odt]]<br /> <br /> The annotated final presentation is here: [[Media:MIT_MarketLab_Annotated_Presentation.odp]]</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=User:Jt4sugar&diff=75906 2012-02-28T14:53:05Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>'''John Tierney:Service Learning Project-Purdue University Masters of Science of Education in Learning Design and Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''CONTEXT'''<br /> <br /> My Service Learning Project will involve the Sugar Learning Platform, Sugar Labs, and One Laptop per Child. Even though the underlying principles of these projects are based on Constructivist Learning Theory and draw heavily upon the work of Seymour Papert, two key aspects of constructivism have not been actively built into the Sugar Learning Platform. These are the ideas of reflection and inquiry learning (through individual, peer, and teacher questioning). A second area I will be looking to address is engaging Sugar developers about the technical ability to create a “ Discovery Mode” in Sugar activities. This would allow for the discovery and understanding of the Interfaces/Toolbars within Sugar Activities along with the ability to supply use cases. This would primarily be a learning tool for teachers/instructors, but could also play a role for learners to pick up entry and subordinate skills needed to advance to higher-order goals.<br /> <br /> '''LEARNING OBJECTIVES'''<br /> <br /> -To make Sugar developers aware of the importance of reflection and inquiry learning as part of a constructionist learning environment and having them agree to take on the technical task of implementing these constructivist tools into the Sugar Learning Platform.(Technically very possible)<br /> <br /> -In the case of the Discovery Mode to make the Sugar developers aware of the need for teachers to better understand the Sugar Activities and their capabilities, which would allow the teachers to more effectively facilitate for the learners. For the developers to agree to spending some time looking into the technical possibilities (Technically-This is a Big question-Is it worth developers time?).<br /> <br /> '''FOCUS COMPETENCY'''<br /> <br /> Apply Computer- and Web-Based Technologies and Media to the Solution of Instructional Problems - The graduate will demonstrate sound understanding of technology operations and concepts and apply technology to the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of teaching and learning interventions.<br /> <br /> a. Plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology<br /> <br /> b. Apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies<br /> <br /> Apply Instructional Design Principles - The graduate will analyze learning problems and, when appropriate, design, develop, implement, and evaluate appropriate instructional solutions to those problems.<br /> <br /> a. Identify and analyze learning and performance problems <br /> <br /> b. Design plans and develop instructional interventions using appropriate strategies and techniques<br /> <br /> c. Implement and evaluate instructional interventions<br /> <br /> '''PLANNED ACTIVITIES'''<br /> <br /> -I will create a Wiki page on Sugar Labs Wiki for the Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature. This would include the reasons why this feature is important to Sugar and its constructivist philosophy. It will also contain links to literature that supports Inquiry Learning and peer-based questioning. I will also look to provide some use cases to clearly illustrate the importance.(1 ½ hour)<br /> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Inquiry_learning_global_chat<br /> <br /> -I will create a Wiki page on the Sugar Labs Wiki for the Discovery Mode Feature. I will list use cases for this feature to illustrate its importance and use research from a Sugar Labs project I did last semester with a Literacy, Technology, and Civic Engagement class from the Writing and Rhetoric program at Oakland University, MI. Presently there is collection of &quot;How To&quot; manuals in PDF and on the web. FLOSS Manuals is a key one for Sugar: http://en.flossmanuals.net/sugar/ . A key issue is many users have only one computer and in many other situations poor connections. Having to leave a Sugar Activity to find this information is less than optimal. Bringing this information inside the activities could be a very helpful to teachers and learners alike. (1 ½ hour)<br /> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Discovery_mode<br /> <br /> -I will send out emails to the community through the Sugar Labs Developer list and It's An Education Project lists to confirm Wiki feature pages are in place, this is part of Sugar Labs process for inclusion of new features. This opens the opportunity for community comments, suggestions, and feedback. I will look to confirm meetings for discussion on IRC(Internet Relay Chat-How Sugar Labs meets) of the pedagogical need for and technical possibilities of putting in place the Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature and Discovery Mode Feature.<br /> <br /> -Meeting#1: Meet on IRC(Freenode-#sugarlabs-meeting) with Sugar developers about Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature and its inclusion in next Sugar release 0.98. (1 hour)<br /> <br /> -Meeting#2: Meet on IRC(Freenode-#sugarlabs-meeting) with Sugar developers about Discovery Mode Feature and its inclusion in the next Sugar release 0.98. (1 hour)<br /> <br /> -This will begin what will end up being a 6 month process until the 0.98 release comes out in September. If I am able to make a good enough case and get these features included, they will then be available to the presently 2.5 million One Laptop per Child XO laptops around the world when they are upgraded to this release, as well as being available for the new XO 3 tablet. It also will be available for anyone else who would like to download this new version of Sugar for free, and can be run on a mac or pc by running Sugar in VirtualBox (A free Virtual Machine).<br /> <br /> ===Collaborative Projects===<br /> <br /> ==Project OWL Jr.==<br /> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Owl_Jr._Project<br /> <br /> Facilitated creation<br /> <br /> A collaborative project during the Fall 2011 semester with Dr. Dana Driscoll and her WRT 394 Literacy, Technology, and Civic Engagement class from Oakland University-Rochester Hills, Michigan. The project revolved around researching avenues to include writing process and literacy tools to enhance the Sugar Learning Platform and its constructionism offerings.<br /> <br /> ==The Fargo XO/Sugar Project http://fargoxo.wordpress.com/==<br /> Facilitated creation<br /> <br /> After presenting a Sugar Workshop along with Walter Bender and Dr.Gerald Ardito at the 2010 Computers&amp;Writing Conference at Purdue University, Dr. Kevin Brooks, Chair of English-North Dakota State University approached us and asked to collaborate on Sugar Labs projects with students and faculty at NDSU along with Madison Elementary School in Fargo, North Dakota. This began a collaborative<br /> relationship that has led to the establishment of Sugarlabs@NDSU as a local Sugar Lab, along with the impressive work they have done for the learners at Madison Elementary which is evidenced in the Fargo XO/Sugar Project blog http://fargoxo.wordpress.com/.<br /> <br /> == MIT Sloan MarketLab Study ==<br /> Facilitated creation<br /> <br /> In late 2010, four students from the MIT Sloan MarketLab worked on a study of the Sugar Labs website. Their conclusions indicate the importance not only of revamping our website (launched two years ago when fewer visuals were available), but of addressing other aspects, in particular installation and support issues, as well as the technical orientation of our web presence.<br /> <br /> The study wiki, with raw data, is here: https://sites.google.com/site/marketlabsugar<br /> <br /> Of particular interest: the survey results from 85 respondents, here: [[Media:MarketLab_survey_results.pdf]]<br /> <br /> A sample fundraising document by the MarketLab team is here: [[Media:Sugar_Fundraising_Text_Proposal.odt]]<br /> <br /> The annotated final presentation is here: [[Media:MIT_MarketLab_Annotated_Presentation.odp]]</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Features/Discovery_mode&diff=75869 2012-02-28T02:50:39Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>==Summary== <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Owner==<br /> <br /> *Name: John Tierney<br /> *Email: jtis4stx@hotmail.com<br /> <br /> Looking for collaborators<br /> <br /> ==Current status== <br /> Work In Progress<br /> <br /> *Targeted release: 0.98<br /> *Last updated: 02/27/12<br /> *Percentage of completion: <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Detailed Description== <br /> <br /> ===Description:===<br /> <br /> The idea behind Discovery Mode is to have a training aid available for teachers, instructors, or learning facilitators that resides inside the Sugar activities themselves. For teachers or instructors that want to use the Sugar Learning Platform and leverage its constructivist principles, it is very important to have this facilitator/guide keenly aware of the functionality within each Sugar Activity so they can plan their Constructivist Learning Environment appropriately to the benefit of the individual learners. I do not know if this is technically possible. <br /> <br /> Could we create a situation where a Sugar Activity could have two modes:<br /> *Activity Mode-Operates as is<br /> *Discovery Mode-Here when a palette opens inside a Sugar Activity instead of revealing choices the palette includes a description and use case of that icon or process. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Benefit to Sugar==<br /> <br /> *Benefit to Teacher<br /> -Teachers do not have to leave Sugar environment to learn key learning aspects of Sugar Activities<br /> -Teachers can quickly become familiar with key elements of Sugar Activities allowing them to implement more <br /> effectively to the benefit of their learners<br /> -If use cases can be embedded or through links to use cases stored in the Journal this could be a great Professional Development<br /> tool for teachers<br /> <br /> *Benefit to Learner<br /> -In some cases to get to the Constructivist lesson some prerequisite skills may need to be learned. Having access to Discovery<br /> Mode may be helpful in getting learners up to speed on basics of Sugar Activities which allows them to move to Higher-order goals,<br /> creative thinking, discovery, and inquiry learning that are key principles in constructionism. <br /> associated <br /> <br /> <br /> ==User Experience==<br /> <br /> ==Scope==<br /> <br /> ==How To Test==<br /> <br /> ==Preparation== <br /> <br /> ==Testing==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Dependencies==<br /> <br /> ==Contingency Plan==<br /> <br /> ==Documentation==<br /> <br /> ==Release Notes== <br /> <br /> ==Comments and Discussion==</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Features/Inquiry_learning_global_chat&diff=75868 2012-02-28T02:49:34Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>==Summary== <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Owner==<br /> <br /> *Name: John Tierney<br /> *Email: jtis4stx@hotmail.com<br /> <br /> Looking for collaborators<br /> <br /> ==Current status== <br /> ==A Work In Progress==<br /> <br /> *Targeted release: 0.98<br /> *Last updated: 02/27/12<br /> *Percentage of completion: <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Detailed Description== <br /> <br /> ===Description:===<br /> This idea goes back to some of the original visions for chat that looked to have it available/activated within all activities.<br /> The idea and purpose to have this functionality is to build in capabilities that help support constructivist principles. Opening up this avenue would allow for Teacher and Peer Questioning within activities. The chat log would act as a writing journal to reflect and capture the inquiry process in real time and serves as a powerful tool for learners and teachers alike.<br /> <br /> ==Benefit to Sugar==<br /> *Supporting Constructionism/Constructivism*<br /> *Supports Inquiry Learning*<br /> *Supports Peer Questioning*<br /> *Supports Teacher Questioning*<br /> *Supports Collaborative Project Based Learning*<br /> *Supports and Acts as Key Assessment Tool*<br /> <br /> <br /> ==A Case For Peer Review==<br /> <br /> Why peer review is so important:<br /> <br /> Peer review is vital in all areas of industry and in nearly every field or profession. Reviewing the work of peers allows for constructive criticism as well as allowing people to the share ideas through collaboration. It also prevents needless errors prior to sending a piece of work off for formal review.<br /> <br /> The value of peer review has been demonstrated, not only in the workplace, but within all levels of education. In fact, peer review has been shown to have dramatically positive effects on student work. A 2008 study conducted by Cho, Cho &amp; Hacker evaluated the writing of over 600 graduate and undergraduate students. “Students who developed successful SM [ie: self-monitoring by way of self-evaluation and peer evaluation] dramatically improved their writing compared with those who did not.” (Cho, Cho &amp; Hacket, 2008). Thurmond affirms the value of students being able to “reflect and share with others” (1999). Likewise, Minsky points to the ability to identify “the most common mistakes” as a significant part of the writing process (2010).<br /> <br /> Providing a feedback loop for students allows them to identify areas of weakness, reflect on their approach and revise their work for correctness and clarity. Peer review provides that imperative feedback loop. Instituting peer review at the basic levels of education provides these benefits early on, to improve student work at the fundamental stages.<br /> <br /> References:<br /> <br /> Cho, K., Cho, M. &amp; Hacker, D. J. (2008). Self-monitoring support for learning to write. Interactive Learning Environments 18(2), 103-113.<br /> <br /> Minsky, M. (2010). Questioning “General” Education. Retrieved from: http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/<br /> <br /> Thurmond, A.M. (1999). Seymour Papert and Constructionism. Retrieved from:http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~foreman/itec800/finalprojects/annmariethurmond/home.html <br /> <br /> *Classroom Use Cases*<br /> <br /> <br /> ==User Experience==<br /> <br /> ==Scope==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Considerations for 0.98 and beyond==<br /> <br /> ==How To Test==<br /> <br /> ==Preparation== <br /> <br /> ==Testing==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Dependencies==<br /> <br /> ==Contingency Plan==<br /> <br /> ==Documentation==<br /> <br /> ==Release Notes== <br /> <br /> ==Comments and Discussion==</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Features/Discovery_mode&diff=75867 2012-02-28T02:44:57Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>==Summary== <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Owner==<br /> <br /> *Name: John Tierney<br /> *Email: jtis4stx@hotmail.com<br /> <br /> Looking for collaborators<br /> <br /> ==Current status== <br /> Work In Progress<br /> <br /> *Targeted release: 0.98<br /> *Last updated: 02/27/12<br /> *Percentage of completion: <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Detailed Description== <br /> <br /> ===Description:===<br /> <br /> The idea behind Discovery Mode is to have a training aid available for teachers, instructors, or learning facilitators that resides inside the Sugar activities themselves. For teachers or instructors that want to use the Sugar Learning Platform and leverage its constructivist principles, it is very important to have this facilitator/guide keenly aware of the functionality within each Sugar Activity so they can plan their Constructivist Learning Environment appropriately to the benefit of the individual learners. I do not know if this is technically possible. <br /> <br /> Could we create a situation where a Sugar Activity could have two modes:<br /> *Activity Mode-Operates as is<br /> *Discovery Mode-Here when a palette opens inside a Sugar Activity instead of revealing choices the palette includes a description and use case of that icon or process. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Benefit to Sugar==<br /> <br /> *Benefit to Teacher*<br /> -Teachers do not have to leave Sugar environment to learn key learning aspects of Sugar Activities<br /> -Teachers can quickly become familiar with key elements of Sugar Activities allowing them to implement more <br /> effectively to the benefit of their learners<br /> -If use cases can be embedded or through links to use cases stored in the Journal this could be a great Professional Development<br /> tool for teachers<br /> <br /> *Benefit to Learner*<br /> -In some cases to get to the Constructivist lesson some prerequisite skills may need to be learned. Having access to Discovery<br /> Mode may be helpful in getting learners up to speed on basics of Sugar Activities which allows them to move to Higher-order goals,<br /> creative thinking, discovery, and inquiry learning that are key principles in constructionism. <br /> associated <br /> <br /> *Classroom Use Cases*<br /> <br /> ==User Experience==<br /> <br /> ==Scope==<br /> <br /> ==How To Test==<br /> <br /> ==Preparation== <br /> <br /> ==Testing==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Dependencies==<br /> <br /> ==Contingency Plan==<br /> <br /> ==Documentation==<br /> <br /> ==Release Notes== <br /> <br /> ==Comments and Discussion==</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Features/Inquiry_learning_global_chat&diff=75865 2012-02-28T01:57:41Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>==Current status== <br /> ==A Work In Progress==<br /> <br /> *Targeted release: 0.98<br /> *Last updated: 02/27/12<br /> *Percentage of completion: <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Detailed Description== <br /> <br /> ===Description:===<br /> This idea goes back to some of the original visions for chat that looked to have it available/activated within all activities.<br /> The idea and purpose to have this functionality is to build in capabilities that help support constructivist principles. Opening up this avenue would allow for Teacher and Peer Questioning within activities. The chat log would act as a writing journal to reflect and capture the inquiry process in real time and serves as a powerful tool for learners and teachers alike.<br /> <br /> ==Benefit to Sugar==<br /> *Supporting Constructionism/Constructivism*<br /> *Supports Inquiry Learning*<br /> *Supports Peer Questioning*<br /> *Supports Teacher Questioning*<br /> *Supports Collaborative Project Based Learning*<br /> *Supports and Acts as Key Assessment Tool*<br /> <br /> <br /> ==A Case For Peer Review==<br /> <br /> Why peer review is so important:<br /> <br /> Peer review is vital in all areas of industry and in nearly every field or profession. Reviewing the work of peers allows for constructive criticism as well as allowing people to the share ideas through collaboration. It also prevents needless errors prior to sending a piece of work off for formal review.<br /> <br /> The value of peer review has been demonstrated, not only in the workplace, but within all levels of education. In fact, peer review has been shown to have dramatically positive effects on student work. A 2008 study conducted by Cho, Cho &amp; Hacker evaluated the writing of over 600 graduate and undergraduate students. “Students who developed successful SM [ie: self-monitoring by way of self-evaluation and peer evaluation] dramatically improved their writing compared with those who did not.” (Cho, Cho &amp; Hacket, 2008). Thurmond affirms the value of students being able to “reflect and share with others” (1999). Likewise, Minsky points to the ability to identify “the most common mistakes” as a significant part of the writing process (2010).<br /> <br /> Providing a feedback loop for students allows them to identify areas of weakness, reflect on their approach and revise their work for correctness and clarity. Peer review provides that imperative feedback loop. Instituting peer review at the basic levels of education provides these benefits early on, to improve student work at the fundamental stages.<br /> <br /> References:<br /> <br /> Cho, K., Cho, M. &amp; Hacker, D. J. (2008). Self-monitoring support for learning to write. Interactive Learning Environments 18(2), 103-113.<br /> <br /> Minsky, M. (2010). Questioning “General” Education. Retrieved from: http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/<br /> <br /> Thurmond, A.M. (1999). Seymour Papert and Constructionism. Retrieved from:http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~foreman/itec800/finalprojects/annmariethurmond/home.html <br /> <br /> *Classroom Use Cases*<br /> <br /> <br /> ==User Experience==<br /> <br /> ==Scope==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Considerations for 0.98 and beyond==<br /> <br /> ==How To Test==<br /> <br /> ==Preparation== <br /> <br /> ==Testing==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Dependencies==<br /> <br /> ==Contingency Plan==<br /> <br /> ==Documentation==<br /> <br /> ==Release Notes== <br /> <br /> ==Comments and Discussion==</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=User:Jt4sugar&diff=75864 2012-02-28T01:41:39Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>'''John Tierney:Service Learning Project-Purdue University Masters of Science of Education in Learning Design and Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''CONTEXT'''<br /> <br /> My Service Learning Project will involve the Sugar Learning Platform, Sugar Labs, and One Laptop per Child. Even though the underlying principles of these projects are based on Constructivist Learning Theory and draw heavily upon the work of Seymour Papert, two key aspects of constructivism have not been actively built into the Sugar Learning Platform. These are the ideas of reflection and inquiry learning (through individual, peer, and teacher questioning). A second area I will be looking to address is engaging Sugar developers about the technical ability to create a “ Discovery Mode” in Sugar activities. This would allow for the discovery and understanding of the Interfaces/Toolbars within Sugar Activities along with the ability to supply use cases. This would primarily be a learning tool for teachers/instructors, but could also play a role for learners to pick up entry and subordinate skills needed to advance to higher-order goals.<br /> <br /> '''LEARNING OBJECTIVES'''<br /> <br /> -To make Sugar developers aware of the importance of reflection and inquiry learning as part of a constructionist learning environment and having them agree to take on the technical task of implementing these constructivist tools into the Sugar Learning Platform.(Technically very possible)<br /> <br /> -In the case of the Discovery Mode to make the Sugar developers aware of the need for teachers to better understand the Sugar Activities and their capabilities, which would allow the teachers to more effectively facilitate for the learners. For the developers to agree to spending some time looking into the technical possibilities (Technically-This is a Big question-Is it worth developers time?).<br /> <br /> '''FOCUS COMPETENCY'''<br /> <br /> Apply Computer- and Web-Based Technologies and Media to the Solution of Instructional Problems - The graduate will demonstrate sound understanding of technology operations and concepts and apply technology to the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of teaching and learning interventions.<br /> <br /> a. Plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology<br /> <br /> b. Apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies<br /> <br /> Apply Instructional Design Principles - The graduate will analyze learning problems and, when appropriate, design, develop, implement, and evaluate appropriate instructional solutions to those problems.<br /> <br /> a. Identify and analyze learning and performance problems <br /> <br /> b. Design plans and develop instructional interventions using appropriate strategies and techniques<br /> <br /> c. Implement and evaluate instructional interventions<br /> <br /> '''PLANNED ACTIVITIES'''<br /> <br /> -I will create a Wiki page on Sugar Labs Wiki for the Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature. This would include the reasons why this feature is important to Sugar and its constructivist philosophy. It will also contain links to literature that supports Inquiry Learning and peer-based questioning. I will also look to provide some use cases to clearly illustrate the importance.(1 ½ hour)<br /> <br /> -I will create a Wiki page on the Sugar Labs Wiki for the Discovery Mode Feature. I will list use cases for this feature to illustrate its importance and use research from a Sugar Labs project I did last semester with a Literacy, Technology, and Civic Engagement class from the Writing and Rhetoric program at Oakland University, MI. Presently there is collection of &quot;How To&quot; manuals in PDF and on the web. FLOSS Manuals is a key one for Sugar: http://en.flossmanuals.net/sugar/ . A key issue is many users have only one computer and in many other situations poor connections. Having to leave a Sugar Activity to find this information is less than optimal. Bringing this information inside the activities could be a very helpful to teachers and learners alike. (1 ½ hour)<br /> <br /> -I will send out emails to the community through the Sugar Labs Developer list and It's An Education Project lists to confirm Wiki feature pages are in place, this is part of Sugar Labs process for inclusion of new features. This opens the opportunity for community comments, suggestions, and feedback. I will look to confirm meetings for discussion on IRC(Internet Relay Chat-How Sugar Labs meets) of the pedagogical need for and technical possibilities of putting in place the Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature and Discovery Mode Feature.<br /> <br /> -Meeting#1: Meet on IRC(Freenode-#sugarlabs-meeting) with Sugar developers about Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature and its inclusion in next Sugar release 0.98. (1 hour)<br /> <br /> -Meeting#2: Meet on IRC(Freenode-#sugarlabs-meeting) with Sugar developers about Discovery Mode Feature and its inclusion in the next Sugar release 0.98. (1 hour)<br /> <br /> -This will begin what will end up being a 6 month process until the 0.98 release comes out in September. If I am able to make a good enough case and get these features included, they will then be available to the presently 2.5 million One Laptop per Child XO laptops around the world when they are upgraded to this release, as well as being available for the new XO 3 tablet. It also will be available for anyone else who would like to download this new version of Sugar for free, and can be run on a mac or pc by running Sugar in VirtualBox (A free Virtual Machine).<br /> <br /> ===Collaborative Projects===<br /> <br /> ==Project OWL Jr.==<br /> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Owl_Jr._Project<br /> <br /> Facilitated creation<br /> <br /> A collaborative project during the Fall 2011 semester with Dr. Dana Driscoll and her WRT 394 Literacy, Technology, and Civic Engagement class from Oakland University-Rochester Hills, Michigan. The project revolved around researching avenues to include writing process and literacy tools to enhance the Sugar Learning Platform and its constructionism offerings.<br /> <br /> ==The Fargo XO/Sugar Project http://fargoxo.wordpress.com/==<br /> Facilitated creation<br /> <br /> After presenting a Sugar Workshop along with Walter Bender and Dr.Gerald Ardito at the 2010 Computers&amp;Writing Conference at Purdue University, Dr. Kevin Brooks, Chair of English-North Dakota State University approached us and asked to collaborate on Sugar Labs projects with students and faculty at NDSU along with Madison Elementary School in Fargo, North Dakota. This began a collaborative<br /> relationship that has led to the establishment of Sugarlabs@NDSU as a local Sugar Lab, along with the impressive work they have done for the learners at Madison Elementary which is evidenced in the Fargo XO/Sugar Project blog http://fargoxo.wordpress.com/.<br /> <br /> == MIT Sloan MarketLab Study ==<br /> Facilitated creation<br /> <br /> In late 2010, four students from the MIT Sloan MarketLab worked on a study of the Sugar Labs website. Their conclusions indicate the importance not only of revamping our website (launched two years ago when fewer visuals were available), but of addressing other aspects, in particular installation and support issues, as well as the technical orientation of our web presence.<br /> <br /> The study wiki, with raw data, is here: https://sites.google.com/site/marketlabsugar<br /> <br /> Of particular interest: the survey results from 85 respondents, here: [[Media:MarketLab_survey_results.pdf]]<br /> <br /> A sample fundraising document by the MarketLab team is here: [[Media:Sugar_Fundraising_Text_Proposal.odt]]<br /> <br /> The annotated final presentation is here: [[Media:MIT_MarketLab_Annotated_Presentation.odp]]</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Features/Inquiry_learning_global_chat&diff=75648 2012-02-23T03:00:16Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>==Current status== <br /> <br /> *Targeted release: 0.98<br /> *Last updated: 02/22/12<br /> *Percentage of completion: <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Detailed Description== <br /> <br /> ===Description:===<br /> <br /> ==Benefit to Sugar==<br /> *Supporting Constructionism/Constructivism-*<br /> <br /> *Learning Theorists*<br /> <br /> *A Case For Peer Review*<br /> Why peer review is so important:<br /> <br /> Peer review is vital in all areas of industry and in nearly every field or profession. Reviewing the work of peers allows for constructive criticism as well as allowing people to the share ideas through collaboration. It also prevents needless errors prior to sending a piece of work off for formal review.<br /> <br /> The value of peer review has been demonstrated, not only in the workplace, but within all levels of education. In fact, peer review has been shown to have dramatically positive effects on student work. A 2008 study conducted by Cho, Cho &amp; Hacker evaluated the writing of over 600 graduate and undergraduate students. “Students who developed successful SM [ie: self-monitoring by way of self-evaluation and peer evaluation] dramatically improved their writing compared with those who did not.” (Cho, Cho &amp; Hacket, 2008). Thurmond affirms the value of students being able to “reflect and share with others” (1999). Likewise, Minsky points to the ability to identify “the most common mistakes” as a significant part of the writing process (2010).<br /> <br /> Providing a feedback loop for students allows them to identify areas of weakness, reflect on their approach and revise their work for correctness and clarity. Peer review provides that imperative feedback loop. Instituting peer review at the basic levels of education provides these benefits early on, to improve student work at the fundamental stages.<br /> <br /> References:<br /> <br /> Cho, K., Cho, M. &amp; Hacker, D. J. (2008). Self-monitoring support for learning to write. Interactive Learning Environments 18(2), 103-113.<br /> <br /> Minsky, M. (2010). Questioning “General” Education. Retrieved from: http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/<br /> <br /> Thurmond, A.M. (1999). Seymour Papert and Constructionism. Retrieved from:http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~foreman/itec800/finalprojects/annmariethurmond/home.html <br /> <br /> *Classroom Use Cases*<br /> <br /> <br /> ==User Experience==<br /> <br /> ==Scope==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Considerations for 0.98 and beyond==<br /> <br /> ==How To Test==<br /> <br /> ==Preparation== <br /> <br /> ==Testing==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Dependencies==<br /> <br /> ==Contingency Plan==<br /> <br /> ==Documentation==<br /> <br /> ==Release Notes== <br /> <br /> ==Comments and Discussion==</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Features/Discovery_mode&diff=75647 2012-02-23T02:57:55Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>==Summary== <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Owner==<br /> <br /> *Name: John Tierney<br /> *Email: jtis4stx@hotmail.com<br /> <br /> ==Current status== <br /> <br /> *Targeted release: 0.98<br /> *Last updated: 02/22/12<br /> *Percentage of completion: <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Detailed Description== <br /> <br /> ===Description:===<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Benefit to Sugar==<br /> <br /> *Benefit to Teacher*<br /> *Benefit to Learner*<br /> *Classroom Use Cases*<br /> <br /> ==User Experience==<br /> <br /> ==Scope==<br /> <br /> ==How To Test==<br /> <br /> ==Preparation== <br /> <br /> ==Testing==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Dependencies==<br /> <br /> ==Contingency Plan==<br /> <br /> ==Documentation==<br /> <br /> ==Release Notes== <br /> <br /> ==Comments and Discussion==</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Features/Inquiry_learning_global_chat&diff=75646 2012-02-23T02:52:47Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>==Current status== <br /> <br /> *Targeted release: 0.98<br /> *Last updated: 02/22/12<br /> *Percentage of completion: <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Detailed Description== <br /> <br /> ===Description:===<br /> <br /> ==Benefit to Sugar==<br /> *Supporting Constructionism/Constructivism-*<br /> <br /> *Learning Theorists*<br /> <br /> *Classroom Use Cases*<br /> <br /> <br /> ==User Experience==<br /> <br /> ==Scope==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Considerations for 0.98 and beyond==<br /> <br /> ==How To Test==<br /> <br /> ==Preparation== <br /> <br /> ==Testing==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Dependencies==<br /> <br /> ==Contingency Plan==<br /> <br /> ==Documentation==<br /> <br /> ==Release Notes== <br /> <br /> ==Comments and Discussion==</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Features/Inquiry_learning_global_chat&diff=75645 2012-02-23T02:50:50Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>==Current status== <br /> <br /> *Targeted release: 0.98<br /> *Last updated: 02/22/12<br /> *Percentage of completion: <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Detailed Description== <br /> <br /> ===Description:===<br /> <br /> ==Benefit to Sugar==<br /> *Supporting Constructionism/Constructivism-*<br /> <br /> *Learning Theorists*<br /> <br /> *Classroom Use Cases*<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Scope==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Considerations for 0.98 and beyond==<br /> <br /> ==How To Test==<br /> <br /> ==Preparation== <br /> <br /> ==Testing==<br /> <br /> ==User Experience==<br /> <br /> ==Dependencies==<br /> <br /> ==Contingency Plan==<br /> <br /> ==Documentation==<br /> <br /> ==Release Notes== <br /> <br /> ==Comments and Discussion==</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Features/Inquiry_learning_global_chat&diff=75644 2012-02-23T02:39:35Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>==Current status== <br /> <br /> *Targeted release: 0.98<br /> *Last updated: 02/22/12<br /> *Percentage of completion: <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Detailed Description== <br /> <br /> ===Description:===<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Considerations for 0.98 and beyond==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Benefit to Sugar==<br /> <br /> ==Scope==<br /> <br /> ==How To Test==<br /> <br /> ==Preparation== <br /> <br /> ==Testing==<br /> <br /> ==User Experience==<br /> <br /> ==Dependencies==<br /> <br /> ==Contingency Plan==<br /> <br /> ==Documentation==<br /> <br /> ==Release Notes== <br /> <br /> ==Comments and Discussion==</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Features/Discovery_mode&diff=75643 2012-02-23T02:37:27Z

<p>Jt4sugar: </p> <hr /> <div>==Summary== <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Owner==<br /> <br /> *Name: John Tierney<br /> *Email: jtis4stx@hotmail.com<br /> <br /> ==Current status== <br /> <br /> *Targeted release: 0.98<br /> *Last updated: 02/22/12<br /> *Percentage of completion: <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Detailed Description== <br /> <br /> ===Description:===<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Considerations for 0.98 and beyond==<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Benefit to Sugar==<br /> <br /> ==Scope==<br /> <br /> ==How To Test==<br /> <br /> ==Preparation== <br /> <br /> ==Testing==<br /> <br /> ==User Experience==<br /> <br /> ==Dependencies==<br /> <br /> ==Contingency Plan==<br /> <br /> ==Documentation==<br /> <br /> ==Release Notes== <br /> <br /> ==Comments and Discussion==</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Features/Discovery_mode&diff=75642 2012-02-23T02:24:51Z

<p>Jt4sugar: Created page with &quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Summary&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Owner&#039;&#039;&#039; *Name: John Tierney *Email: jtis4stx@hotmail.com &#039;&#039;&#039;Current status&#039;&#039;&#039; *Targeted release: 0.98 *Last updated: *Percentage of completion: &#039;&#039;&#039;De...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>'''Summary''' <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Owner''' <br /> <br /> *Name: John Tierney<br /> *Email: jtis4stx@hotmail.com<br /> <br /> '''Current status''' <br /> <br /> *Targeted release: 0.98<br /> *Last updated:<br /> *Percentage of completion: <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Detailed Description''' <br /> <br /> '''Description:'''<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Considerations for 0.98 and beyond'''<br /> <br /> '''Benefit to Sugar'''<br /> <br /> '''Scope''' <br /> <br /> '''How To Test'''<br /> <br /> '''Preparation''' <br /> <br /> '''Testing'''<br /> <br /> '''User Experience'''<br /> <br /> '''Dependencies'''<br /> <br /> '''Contingency Plan'''<br /> <br /> '''Documentation'''<br /> <br /> '''Release Notes ''' <br /> <br /> '''Comments and Discussion'''</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Features/Inquiry_learning_global_chat&diff=75641 2012-02-23T02:22:14Z

<p>Jt4sugar: Created page with &quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Summary&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Owner&#039;&#039;&#039; *Name: John Tierney *Email: jtis4stx@hotmail.com &#039;&#039;&#039;Current status&#039;&#039;&#039; *Targeted release: 0.98 *Last updated: *Percentage of completion: &#039;&#039;&#039;De...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>'''Summary''' <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Owner''' <br /> <br /> *Name: John Tierney<br /> *Email: jtis4stx@hotmail.com<br /> <br /> '''Current status''' <br /> <br /> *Targeted release: 0.98<br /> *Last updated:<br /> *Percentage of completion: <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Detailed Description''' <br /> <br /> '''Description:'''<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Considerations for 0.98 and beyond'''<br /> <br /> '''Benefit to Sugar'''<br /> <br /> '''Scope''' <br /> <br /> '''How To Test'''<br /> <br /> '''Preparation''' <br /> <br /> '''Testing'''<br /> <br /> '''User Experience'''<br /> <br /> '''Dependencies'''<br /> <br /> '''Contingency Plan'''<br /> <br /> '''Documentation'''<br /> <br /> '''Release Notes ''' <br /> <br /> '''Comments and Discussion'''</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=User:Jt4sugar&diff=75637 2012-02-23T02:03:10Z

<p>Jt4sugar: Created page with &quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;John Tierney:Service Learning Project-Purdue University Masters of Science of Education in Learning Design and Technology&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;CONTEXT&#039;&#039;&#039; My Service Learning Project will...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>'''John Tierney:Service Learning Project-Purdue University Masters of Science of Education in Learning Design and Technology'''<br /> <br /> '''CONTEXT'''<br /> <br /> My Service Learning Project will involve the Sugar Learning Platform, Sugar Labs, and One Laptop per Child. Even though the underlying principles of these projects are based on Constructivist Learning Theory and draw heavily upon the work of Seymour Papert, two key aspects of constructivism have not been actively built into the Sugar Learning Platform. These are the ideas of reflection and inquiry learning (through individual, peer, and teacher questioning). A second area I will be looking to address is engaging Sugar developers about the technical ability to create a “ Discovery Mode” in Sugar activities. This would allow for the discovery and understanding of the Interfaces/Toolbars within Sugar Activities along with the ability to supply use cases. This would primarily be a learning tool for teachers/instructors, but could also play a role for learners to pick up entry and subordinate skills needed to advance to higher-order goals.<br /> <br /> '''LEARNING OBJECTIVES'''<br /> <br /> -To make Sugar developers aware of the importance of reflection and inquiry learning as part of a constructionist learning environment and having them agree to take on the technical task of implementing these constructivist tools into the Sugar Learning Platform.(Technically very possible)<br /> <br /> -In the case of the Discovery Mode to make the Sugar developers aware of the need for teachers to better understand the Sugar Activities and their capabilities, which would allow the teachers to more effectively facilitate for the learners. For the developers to agree to spending some time looking into the technical possibilities (Technically-This is a Big question-Is it worth developers time?).<br /> <br /> '''FOCUS COMPETENCY'''<br /> <br /> Apply Computer- and Web-Based Technologies and Media to the Solution of Instructional Problems - The graduate will demonstrate sound understanding of technology operations and concepts and apply technology to the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of teaching and learning interventions.<br /> <br /> a. Plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology<br /> <br /> b. Apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies<br /> <br /> Apply Instructional Design Principles - The graduate will analyze learning problems and, when appropriate, design, develop, implement, and evaluate appropriate instructional solutions to those problems.<br /> <br /> a. Identify and analyze learning and performance problems <br /> <br /> b. Design plans and develop instructional interventions using appropriate strategies and techniques<br /> <br /> c. Implement and evaluate instructional interventions<br /> <br /> '''PLANNED ACTIVITIES'''<br /> <br /> -I will create a Wiki page on Sugar Labs Wiki for the Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature. This would include the reasons why this feature is important to Sugar and its constructivist philosophy. It will also contain links to literature that supports Inquiry Learning and peer-based questioning. I will also look to provide some use cases to clearly illustrate the importance.(1 ½ hour)<br /> <br /> -I will create a Wiki page on the Sugar Labs Wiki for the Discovery Mode Feature. I will list use cases for this feature to illustrate its importance and use research from a Sugar Labs project I did last semester with a Literacy, Technology, and Civic Engagement class from the Writing and Rhetoric program at Oakland University, MI. Presently there is collection of &quot;How To&quot; manuals in PDF and on the web. FLOSS Manuals is a key one for Sugar: http://en.flossmanuals.net/sugar/ . A key issue is many users have only one computer and in many other situations poor connections. Having to leave a Sugar Activity to find this information is less than optimal. Bringing this information inside the activities could be a very helpful to teachers and learners alike. (1 ½ hour)<br /> <br /> -I will send out emails to the community through the Sugar Labs Developer list and It's An Education Project lists to confirm Wiki feature pages are in place, this is part of Sugar Labs process for inclusion of new features. This opens the opportunity for community comments, suggestions, and feedback. I will look to confirm meetings for discussion on IRC(Internet Relay Chat-How Sugar Labs meets) of the pedagogical need for and technical possibilities of putting in place the Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature and Discovery Mode Feature.<br /> <br /> -Meeting#1: Meet on IRC(Freenode-#sugarlabs-meeting) with Sugar developers about Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature and its inclusion in next Sugar release 0.98. (1 hour)<br /> <br /> -Meeting#2: Meet on IRC(Freenode-#sugarlabs-meeting) with Sugar developers about Discovery Mode Feature and its inclusion in the next Sugar release 0.98. (1 hour)<br /> <br /> -This will begin what will end up being a 6 month process until the 0.98 release comes out in September. If I am able to make a good enough case and get these features included, they will then be available to the presently 2.5 million One Laptop per Child XO laptops around the world when they are upgraded to this release, as well as being available for the new XO 3 tablet. It also will be available for anyone else who would like to download this new version of Sugar for free, and can be run on a mac or pc by running Sugar in VirtualBox (A free Virtual Machine).</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Marketing_Team/Elevator_Pitch&diff=13820 2009-01-02T00:16:38Z

<p>Jt4sugar: /* Current Elevator Pitches */</p> <hr /> <div>= Building the Perfect Pitch =<br /> <br /> We need to be able to describe, in 75 persuasive words or less, to any possible listener, why Sugar matters. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it. :)<br /> <br /> The goal of the elevator pitch is to elicit the magical words: '''tell me more'''.<br /> <br /> == Rules ==<br /> <br /> Here are the rules:<br /> <br /> * Got a pitch that's 75 words or less? Put it under &quot;current elevator pitches&quot;, note the word count, and associate your wikiname with it.<br /> * Like a pitch? Put a +1 under it with your wikiname attached. For now, PICK ONLY ONE.<br /> * Want to reword a pitch? Great! Copy it and add your changes. DO NOT just change the pitch in place. Create a new one.<br /> * Don't +1 multiple pitches. That's cheating. If there are two you like, munge them into one. :)<br /> <br /> == Making good pitches ==<br /> <br /> * The best pitches start with a hook aimed at some concern of the person listening. For liberals, save the world. For hard-headed business types, talk about creating new markets. For social conservatives, talk about home schooling. Better still is a pitch that invites the hearer to express a concern that you can follow up on. We will need a whole [[Frequently Expressed Concerns]] list.<br /> * Examples of some favorite pitches are up at [[Talk:MarketingTeam/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Marketing]].<br /> <br /> == Current Elevator Pitches ==<br /> * Sugar- Allowing children to learn through active engagement (8 words)-JT<br /> <br /> * Sugar – in any package – we need it. Children need it (10 words) [[User:Ptdrumm]]<br /> <br /> * SUGAR LABS is about being SMART ('''S'''ensible, '''M'''easurable, '''A'''ccessible, '''R'''elevant, and '''T'''imely). (6–12 words) --doxsoup<br /> <br /> * “Sugar a Gift to the Nation: Global learning that works for every child.”(13 words) <br /> A gift? It’s Free! Global learning? Allows children to be an individual learner in a Global setting! Nation? Should be usable wherever you live.<br /> As soon as they start asking Questions-The Floor is Yours-Use it Wisely! [[User:jt4sugar]]<br /> <br /> * Sugar is a computing environment for school kids. Kids learn by doing, and Sugar is designed for doing, together: chatting, sharing web pages, building stories, teaching one another. Sugar is built by a community of volunteers, which means that anyone who cares about education can help. 500,000 kids worldwide are already using Sugar on the OLPC. Sugar is unique and will change how kids learn. (65 words) [[User:Gdk]]<br /> <br /> * Investing locally in learning that works for every child (9 words) [[User:Walter]]<br /> <br /> * Investing locally in collaborative learning that works for every child (10 words) [[User:Walter]]<br /> <br /> * Investing locally in global learning that works for every child (10 words) [[User:Walter]]<br /> <br /> * How will it affect you when we can educate every child in the world? (14 words) [[User:Mokurai]]<br /> <br /> * How will it affect you when there is no more poverty? (11 words) [[User:Mokurai]]<br /> <br /> * Imagine a system designed for learning, exploring, creativity, and collaboration! Sugar doesn't leave you at the desktop, it opens a window to the world through interactive activities. Be part of it and invent the future of learning. (37 words) [[User:Ritafreudenberg]]<br /> <br /> * What did you hate most about school? (7 words) [[User:Mokurai]]<br /> <br /> * Did you ever have an experience as a kid that opened up your world and made you feel like you could change it when you grew up? That's the kind of moment we want every kid to have - except we think that, with the right tools and opportunities, they don't need to wait to grow up to be able to change their world. (64 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> * Did you have a moment as a kid that opened up your world and made you feel able to change it? (What was it?) We want every kid to have that kind of moment, so we make tools that let them build those moments for themselves. Sugar is an open-source computer-based learning platform created and used by a community of thousands of volunteers, including educators on 6 continents and over half a million children. (74 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> * Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day. Give a child a toolbox and teach her how to invent fishing poles... (25 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> * We are in the midst of one of the most profound intellectual revolutions of all times. Recent advances in technology are making it possible to give a computer to every child. The educational benefit of computers in the classroom is boundless. Sugar Labs is at the forefront of this revolution. [[User:Dfarning]]<br /> <br /> * Have you heard of the One Laptop per Child project? Sugar is the learning platform developed for OLPC. It was developed by the MIT Media Lab and was developed especially for collaboration and creative learning and elementary aged children. We are putting it on machines everywhere, netbooks, desktops, even on bootable USB sticks, so that every child can learn use Sugar anywhere. [[User: CarolineM]]<br /> <br /> * We're making a world where makers make themselves. (8 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> == Brainstorm results ==<br /> <br /> At Sugar Camp, we went through a brainstorming exercise in which we wrote down a long list of traits that make Sugar unique. We then voted on the traits that resonated most strongly with all of us. The following list was the result. We can use this as a tool to help build the elevator pitch.<br /> <br /> * Collaboration (13)<br /> * Community (8)<br /> * Anyone can jump in (8)<br /> * The ''only'' OS designed for small children (5)<br /> * Children are not stupid (4)<br /> * Portfolios (4)<br /> * Allows engagement for all learning styles...(3)<br /> * Equal opportunity and stretches the student... (3)<br /> * Low floor, no ceiling (3)<br /> * Fulfillment of hope (2)<br /> * Learner &amp; developer (2)<br /> * Momentum (2)<br /> * Journal (1)<br /> * Part of OLPC (big and well organized) (1)<br /> * MIT Media Lab... Papert, Kay, Dynabook... Engelbart (1)<br /> * Free as in beer (1)<br /> * Clay Christiansen (“disrupting class”) classic disruption tech. (1)<br /> * Helps kids in developing countries /participation gap (1)<br /> * Logo/Scratch/Squeak<br /> * Not real :(0)<br /> * XP on XO :(0)<br /> * “We are the change...” (0)<br /> * perception that it is only for developing world (0)<br /> * Sugar is complete (0)<br /> * Internet access/digital divide<br /> * Ending poverty<br /> <br /> ==Wordsmithing==<br /> <br /> Some helpful snippets of wordsmithery.<br /> <br /> * solve more problems because more people will be freed from the chains of ignorance<br /> * think about computing, not operating systems<br /> * Sugar enables change<br /> * end ignorance through expression<br /> * cooperative discovery<br /> * cooperation is based on trust<br /> * more learning<br /> * learn to challenge the status<br /> * learn to question every... including Sugar<br /> * the path from helplessness to empowerment is one way<br /> * we learn by doing<br /> * Love is a better master than duty<br /> * You learn through doing, so if you want more learning, you want more doing<br /> * Knowledge is a noun, learning is a verb<br /> * &quot;Technology is anything invented after you were born&quot;<br /> * built by a global community of volunteers that anyone can join<br /> * Sugar was designed for children for learning, not office workers.<br /> * Sugar is owned by its users<br /> * Learning doesn't end at the door to the school<br /> * Sugar Labs provides the community of support for Sugar users<br /> * do, reflect, learn, share.</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Marketing_Team/Elevator_Pitch&diff=13819 2009-01-01T23:55:04Z

<p>Jt4sugar: /* Current Elevator Pitches */</p> <hr /> <div>= Building the Perfect Pitch =<br /> <br /> We need to be able to describe, in 75 persuasive words or less, to any possible listener, why Sugar matters. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it. :)<br /> <br /> The goal of the elevator pitch is to elicit the magical words: '''tell me more'''.<br /> <br /> == Rules ==<br /> <br /> Here are the rules:<br /> <br /> * Got a pitch that's 75 words or less? Put it under &quot;current elevator pitches&quot;, note the word count, and associate your wikiname with it.<br /> * Like a pitch? Put a +1 under it with your wikiname attached. For now, PICK ONLY ONE.<br /> * Want to reword a pitch? Great! Copy it and add your changes. DO NOT just change the pitch in place. Create a new one.<br /> * Don't +1 multiple pitches. That's cheating. If there are two you like, munge them into one. :)<br /> <br /> == Making good pitches ==<br /> <br /> * The best pitches start with a hook aimed at some concern of the person listening. For liberals, save the world. For hard-headed business types, talk about creating new markets. For social conservatives, talk about home schooling. Better still is a pitch that invites the hearer to express a concern that you can follow up on. We will need a whole [[Frequently Expressed Concerns]] list.<br /> * Examples of some favorite pitches are up at [[Talk:MarketingTeam/Events/Sugarcamp Boston 2008/Marketing]].<br /> <br /> == Current Elevator Pitches ==<br /> * Sugar- Allowing children to learn through active engagement (8 words) [[User:JT]]<br /> <br /> * Sugar – in any package – we need it. Children need it (10 words) [[User:Ptdrumm]]<br /> <br /> * SUGAR LABS is about being SMART ('''S'''ensible, '''M'''easurable, '''A'''ccessible, '''R'''elevant, and '''T'''imely). (6–12 words) --doxsoup<br /> <br /> * “Sugar a Gift to the Nation: Global learning that works for every child.”(13 words) <br /> A gift? It’s Free! Global learning? Allows children to be an individual learner in a Global setting! Nation? Should be usable wherever you live.<br /> As soon as they start asking Questions-The Floor is Yours-Use it Wisely! [[User:jt4sugar]]<br /> <br /> * Sugar is a computing environment for school kids. Kids learn by doing, and Sugar is designed for doing, together: chatting, sharing web pages, building stories, teaching one another. Sugar is built by a community of volunteers, which means that anyone who cares about education can help. 500,000 kids worldwide are already using Sugar on the OLPC. Sugar is unique and will change how kids learn. (65 words) [[User:Gdk]]<br /> <br /> * Investing locally in learning that works for every child (9 words) [[User:Walter]]<br /> <br /> * Investing locally in collaborative learning that works for every child (10 words) [[User:Walter]]<br /> <br /> * Investing locally in global learning that works for every child (10 words) [[User:Walter]]<br /> <br /> * How will it affect you when we can educate every child in the world? (14 words) [[User:Mokurai]]<br /> <br /> * How will it affect you when there is no more poverty? (11 words) [[User:Mokurai]]<br /> <br /> * Imagine a system designed for learning, exploring, creativity, and collaboration! Sugar doesn't leave you at the desktop, it opens a window to the world through interactive activities. Be part of it and invent the future of learning. (37 words) [[User:Ritafreudenberg]]<br /> <br /> * What did you hate most about school? (7 words) [[User:Mokurai]]<br /> <br /> * Did you ever have an experience as a kid that opened up your world and made you feel like you could change it when you grew up? That's the kind of moment we want every kid to have - except we think that, with the right tools and opportunities, they don't need to wait to grow up to be able to change their world. (64 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> * Did you have a moment as a kid that opened up your world and made you feel able to change it? (What was it?) We want every kid to have that kind of moment, so we make tools that let them build those moments for themselves. Sugar is an open-source computer-based learning platform created and used by a community of thousands of volunteers, including educators on 6 continents and over half a million children. (74 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> * Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day. Give a child a toolbox and teach her how to invent fishing poles... (25 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> * We are in the midst of one of the most profound intellectual revolutions of all times. Recent advances in technology are making it possible to give a computer to every child. The educational benefit of computers in the classroom is boundless. Sugar Labs is at the forefront of this revolution. [[User:Dfarning]]<br /> <br /> * Have you heard of the One Laptop per Child project? Sugar is the learning platform developed for OLPC. It was developed by the MIT Media Lab and was developed especially for collaboration and creative learning and elementary aged children. We are putting it on machines everywhere, netbooks, desktops, even on bootable USB sticks, so that every child can learn use Sugar anywhere. [[User: CarolineM]]<br /> <br /> * We're making a world where makers make themselves. (8 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> == Brainstorm results ==<br /> <br /> At Sugar Camp, we went through a brainstorming exercise in which we wrote down a long list of traits that make Sugar unique. We then voted on the traits that resonated most strongly with all of us. The following list was the result. We can use this as a tool to help build the elevator pitch.<br /> <br /> * Collaboration (13)<br /> * Community (8)<br /> * Anyone can jump in (8)<br /> * The ''only'' OS designed for small children (5)<br /> * Children are not stupid (4)<br /> * Portfolios (4)<br /> * Allows engagement for all learning styles...(3)<br /> * Equal opportunity and stretches the student... (3)<br /> * Low floor, no ceiling (3)<br /> * Fulfillment of hope (2)<br /> * Learner &amp; developer (2)<br /> * Momentum (2)<br /> * Journal (1)<br /> * Part of OLPC (big and well organized) (1)<br /> * MIT Media Lab... Papert, Kay, Dynabook... Engelbart (1)<br /> * Free as in beer (1)<br /> * Clay Christiansen (“disrupting class”) classic disruption tech. (1)<br /> * Helps kids in developing countries /participation gap (1)<br /> * Logo/Scratch/Squeak<br /> * Not real :(0)<br /> * XP on XO :(0)<br /> * “We are the change...” (0)<br /> * perception that it is only for developing world (0)<br /> * Sugar is complete (0)<br /> * Internet access/digital divide<br /> * Ending poverty<br /> <br /> ==Wordsmithing==<br /> <br /> Some helpful snippets of wordsmithery.<br /> <br /> * solve more problems because more people will be freed from the chains of ignorance<br /> * think about computing, not operating systems<br /> * Sugar enables change<br /> * end ignorance through expression<br /> * cooperative discovery<br /> * cooperation is based on trust<br /> * more learning<br /> * learn to challenge the status<br /> * learn to question every... including Sugar<br /> * the path from helplessness to empowerment is one way<br /> * we learn by doing<br /> * Love is a better master than duty<br /> * You learn through doing, so if you want more learning, you want more doing<br /> * Knowledge is a noun, learning is a verb<br /> * &quot;Technology is anything invented after you were born&quot;<br /> * built by a global community of volunteers that anyone can join<br /> * Sugar was designed for children for learning, not office workers.<br /> * Sugar is owned by its users<br /> * Learning doesn't end at the door to the school<br /> * Sugar Labs provides the community of support for Sugar users<br /> * do, reflect, learn, share.</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Marketing_Team/Elevator_Pitch&diff=12395 2008-12-03T22:43:51Z

<p>Jt4sugar: /* Current Elevator Pitches */</p> <hr /> <div>= Building the Perfect Pitch =<br /> <br /> We need to be able to describe, in 75 persuasive words or less, to any possible listener, why Sugar matters. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it. :)<br /> <br /> The goal of the elevator pitch is to elicit the magical words: '''tell me more'''.<br /> <br /> == Rules ==<br /> <br /> Here are the rules:<br /> <br /> * Got a pitch that's 75 words or less? Put it under &quot;current elevator pitches&quot;, note the word count, and associate your wikiname with it.<br /> * Like a pitch? Put a +1 under it with your wikiname attached. For now, PICK ONLY ONE.<br /> * Want to reword a pitch? Great! Copy it and add your changes. DO NOT just change the pitch in place. Create a new one.<br /> * Don't +1 multiple pitches. That's cheating. If there are two you like, munge them into one. :)<br /> <br /> == Making good pitches ==<br /> <br /> * The best pitches start with a hook aimed at some concern of the person listening. For liberals, save the world. For hard-headed business types, talk about creating new markets. For social conservatives, talk about home schooling. Better still is a pitch that invites the hearer to express a concern that you can follow up on. We will need a whole [[Frequently Expressed Concerns]] list.<br /> * Examples of some favorite pitches are up at [[Talk:Sugarcamp/Marketing]].<br /> <br /> == Current Elevator Pitches ==<br /> *“Sugar a Gift to the Nation: Global learning that works for every child.”(13 words) <br /> A gift? It’s Free! Global learning? Allows children to be an individual learner in a Global setting! Nation? Should be usable wherever you live.<br /> As soon as they start asking Questions-The Floor is Yours-Use it Wisely! [[User:jt4sugar]]<br /> <br /> * Sugar is a computing environment for school kids. Kids learn by doing, and Sugar is designed for doing, together: chatting, sharing web pages, building stories, teaching one another. Sugar is built by a community of volunteers, which means that anyone who cares about education can help. 500,000 kids worldwide are already using Sugar on the OLPC. Sugar is unique and will change how kids learn. (65 words) [[User:Gdk]]<br /> <br /> * Investing locally in learning that works for every child (9 words) [[User:Walter]]<br /> <br /> * Investing locally in collaborative learning that works for every child (10 words) [[User:Walter]]<br /> <br /> * Investing locally in global learning that works for every child (10 words) [[User:Walter]]<br /> <br /> * How will it affect you when we can educate every child in the world? (14 words) [[User:Mokurai]]<br /> <br /> * How will it affect you when there is no more poverty? (11 words) [[User:Mokurai]]<br /> <br /> * Imagine a system designed for learning, exploring, creativity, and collaboration! Sugar doesn't leave you at the desktop, it opens a window to the world through interactive activities. Be part of it and invent the future of learning. (37 words) [[User:Ritafreudenberg]]<br /> <br /> * What did you hate most about school? (7 words) [[User:Mokurai]]<br /> <br /> * Did you ever have an experience as a kid that opened up your world and made you feel like you could change it when you grew up? That's the kind of moment we want every kid to have - except we think that, with the right tools and opportunities, they don't need to wait to grow up to be able to change their world. (64 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> * Did you have a moment as a kid that opened up your world and made you feel able to change it? (What was it?) We want every kid to have that kind of moment, so we make tools that let them build those moments for themselves. Sugar is an open-source computer-based learning platform created and used by a community of thousands of volunteers, including educators on 6 continents and over half a million children. (74 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> * Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day. Give a child a toolbox and teach her how to invent fishing poles... (25 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> * We are in the midst of one of the most profound intellectual revolutions of all times. Recent advances in technology are making it possible to give a computer to every child. The educational benefit of computers in the classroom is boundless. Sugar Labs is at the forefront of this revolution. [[User:Dfarning]]<br /> <br /> == Brainstorm results ==<br /> <br /> At Sugar Camp, we went through a brainstorming exercise in which we wrote down a long list of traits that make Sugar unique. We then voted on the traits that resonated most strongly with all of us. The following list was the result. We can use this as a tool to help build the elevator pitch.<br /> <br /> * Collaboration (13)<br /> * Community (8)<br /> * Anyone can jump in (8)<br /> * The ''only'' OS designed for small children (5)<br /> * Children are not stupid (4)<br /> * Portfolios (4)<br /> * Allows engagement for all learning styles...(3)<br /> * Equal opportunity and stretches the student... (3)<br /> * Low floor, no ceiling (3)<br /> * Fulfillment of hope (2)<br /> * Learner &amp; developer (2)<br /> * Momentum (2)<br /> * Journal (1)<br /> * Part of OLPC (big and well organized) (1)<br /> * MIT Media Lab... Papert, Kay, Dynabook... Engelbart (1)<br /> * Free as in beer (1)<br /> * Clay Christiansen (“disrupting class”) classic disruption tech. (1)<br /> * Helps kids in developing countries /participation gap (1)<br /> * Logo/Scratch/Squeak<br /> * Not real :(0)<br /> * XP on XO :(0)<br /> * “We are the change...” (0)<br /> * perception that it is only for developing world (0)<br /> * Sugar is complete (0)<br /> * Internet access/digital divide<br /> * Ending poverty<br /> <br /> ==Wordsmithing==<br /> <br /> Some helpful snippets of wordsmithery.<br /> <br /> * solve more problems because more people will be freed from the chains of ignorance<br /> * think about computing, not operating systems<br /> * Sugar enables change<br /> * end ignorance through expression<br /> * cooperative discovery<br /> * cooperation is based on trust<br /> * more learning<br /> * learn to challenge the status<br /> * learn to question every... including Sugar<br /> * the path from helplessness to empowerment is one way<br /> * we learn by doing<br /> * Love is a better master than duty<br /> * You learn through doing, so if you want more learning, you want more doing<br /> * Knowledge is a noun, learning is a verb<br /> * &quot;Technology is anything invented after you were born&quot;<br /> * built by a global community of volunteers that anyone can join<br /> * Sugar was designed for children for learning, not office workers.<br /> * Sugar is owned by its users<br /> * Learning doesn't end at the door to the school<br /> * Sugar Labs provides the community of support for Sugar users<br /> * do, reflect, learn, share.</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Marketing_Team/Elevator_Pitch&diff=12394 2008-12-03T22:43:09Z

<p>Jt4sugar: /* Current Elevator Pitches */</p> <hr /> <div>= Building the Perfect Pitch =<br /> <br /> We need to be able to describe, in 75 persuasive words or less, to any possible listener, why Sugar matters. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it. :)<br /> <br /> The goal of the elevator pitch is to elicit the magical words: '''tell me more'''.<br /> <br /> == Rules ==<br /> <br /> Here are the rules:<br /> <br /> * Got a pitch that's 75 words or less? Put it under &quot;current elevator pitches&quot;, note the word count, and associate your wikiname with it.<br /> * Like a pitch? Put a +1 under it with your wikiname attached. For now, PICK ONLY ONE.<br /> * Want to reword a pitch? Great! Copy it and add your changes. DO NOT just change the pitch in place. Create a new one.<br /> * Don't +1 multiple pitches. That's cheating. If there are two you like, munge them into one. :)<br /> <br /> == Making good pitches ==<br /> <br /> * The best pitches start with a hook aimed at some concern of the person listening. For liberals, save the world. For hard-headed business types, talk about creating new markets. For social conservatives, talk about home schooling. Better still is a pitch that invites the hearer to express a concern that you can follow up on. We will need a whole [[Frequently Expressed Concerns]] list.<br /> * Examples of some favorite pitches are up at [[Talk:Sugarcamp/Marketing]].<br /> <br /> == Current Elevator Pitches ==<br /> **“Sugar a Gift to the Nation: Global learning that works for every child.”(13 words) <br /> A gift? It’s Free! Global learning? Allows children to be an individual learner in a Global setting! Nation? Should be usable wherever you live.<br /> As soon as they start asking Questions-The Floor is Yours-Use it Wisely! [[User:jt4sugar]]<br /> <br /> * Sugar is a computing environment for school kids. Kids learn by doing, and Sugar is designed for doing, together: chatting, sharing web pages, building stories, teaching one another. Sugar is built by a community of volunteers, which means that anyone who cares about education can help. 500,000 kids worldwide are already using Sugar on the OLPC. Sugar is unique and will change how kids learn. (65 words) [[User:Gdk]]<br /> <br /> * Investing locally in learning that works for every child (9 words) [[User:Walter]]<br /> <br /> * Investing locally in collaborative learning that works for every child (10 words) [[User:Walter]]<br /> <br /> * Investing locally in global learning that works for every child (10 words) [[User:Walter]]<br /> <br /> * How will it affect you when we can educate every child in the world? (14 words) [[User:Mokurai]]<br /> <br /> * How will it affect you when there is no more poverty? (11 words) [[User:Mokurai]]<br /> <br /> * Imagine a system designed for learning, exploring, creativity, and collaboration! Sugar doesn't leave you at the desktop, it opens a window to the world through interactive activities. Be part of it and invent the future of learning. (37 words) [[User:Ritafreudenberg]]<br /> <br /> * What did you hate most about school? (7 words) [[User:Mokurai]]<br /> <br /> * Did you ever have an experience as a kid that opened up your world and made you feel like you could change it when you grew up? That's the kind of moment we want every kid to have - except we think that, with the right tools and opportunities, they don't need to wait to grow up to be able to change their world. (64 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> * Did you have a moment as a kid that opened up your world and made you feel able to change it? (What was it?) We want every kid to have that kind of moment, so we make tools that let them build those moments for themselves. Sugar is an open-source computer-based learning platform created and used by a community of thousands of volunteers, including educators on 6 continents and over half a million children. (74 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> * Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day. Give a child a toolbox and teach her how to invent fishing poles... (25 words) [[User:Mchua]]<br /> <br /> * We are in the midst of one of the most profound intellectual revolutions of all times. Recent advances in technology are making it possible to give a computer to every child. The educational benefit of computers in the classroom is boundless. Sugar Labs is at the forefront of this revolution. [[User:Dfarning]]<br /> <br /> == Brainstorm results ==<br /> <br /> At Sugar Camp, we went through a brainstorming exercise in which we wrote down a long list of traits that make Sugar unique. We then voted on the traits that resonated most strongly with all of us. The following list was the result. We can use this as a tool to help build the elevator pitch.<br /> <br /> * Collaboration (13)<br /> * Community (8)<br /> * Anyone can jump in (8)<br /> * The ''only'' OS designed for small children (5)<br /> * Children are not stupid (4)<br /> * Portfolios (4)<br /> * Allows engagement for all learning styles...(3)<br /> * Equal opportunity and stretches the student... (3)<br /> * Low floor, no ceiling (3)<br /> * Fulfillment of hope (2)<br /> * Learner &amp; developer (2)<br /> * Momentum (2)<br /> * Journal (1)<br /> * Part of OLPC (big and well organized) (1)<br /> * MIT Media Lab... Papert, Kay, Dynabook... Engelbart (1)<br /> * Free as in beer (1)<br /> * Clay Christiansen (“disrupting class”) classic disruption tech. (1)<br /> * Helps kids in developing countries /participation gap (1)<br /> * Logo/Scratch/Squeak<br /> * Not real :(0)<br /> * XP on XO :(0)<br /> * “We are the change...” (0)<br /> * perception that it is only for developing world (0)<br /> * Sugar is complete (0)<br /> * Internet access/digital divide<br /> * Ending poverty<br /> <br /> ==Wordsmithing==<br /> <br /> Some helpful snippets of wordsmithery.<br /> <br /> * solve more problems because more people will be freed from the chains of ignorance<br /> * think about computing, not operating systems<br /> * Sugar enables change<br /> * end ignorance through expression<br /> * cooperative discovery<br /> * cooperation is based on trust<br /> * more learning<br /> * learn to challenge the status<br /> * learn to question every... including Sugar<br /> * the path from helplessness to empowerment is one way<br /> * we learn by doing<br /> * Love is a better master than duty<br /> * You learn through doing, so if you want more learning, you want more doing<br /> * Knowledge is a noun, learning is a verb<br /> * &quot;Technology is anything invented after you were born&quot;<br /> * built by a global community of volunteers that anyone can join<br /> * Sugar was designed for children for learning, not office workers.<br /> * Sugar is owned by its users<br /> * Learning doesn't end at the door to the school<br /> * Sugar Labs provides the community of support for Sugar users<br /> * do, reflect, learn, share.</div>

Jt4sugar https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Marketing_Team/Events/Sugarcamp_Boston_2008/Schedule&diff=11880 2008-11-20T05:58:03Z

<p>Jt4sugar: /* Friday the 21st */</p> <hr /> <div>== Monday the 17th ==<br /> <br /> '''Reacquaintance day'''<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;schedule&quot; width=80%<br /> ! Time !! CIC Training Room || Other locations<br /> |-<br /> | 0900 || rowspan=&quot;3&quot;|Pre-meeting (room unavailable) || rowspan=&quot;3&quot;|Early birds contact [[User:Bernie|Bernie]]<br /> |-<br /> | 1000<br /> |-<br /> | 1100<br /> |-<br /> ! 1200 !! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Lunch<br /> |-<br /> ! 1300 <br /> |-<br /> | 1400 || colspan=&quot;2&quot; rowspan=&quot;3&quot;|Opening / Introductions / Free hacking<br /> |-<br /> | 1500<br /> |-<br /> | 1600<br /> |-<br /> ! 1700 !! colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Quick dinner<br /> |-<br /> | 1800 || rowspan=&quot;4&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;|[[Sugarcamp hackathon]] ([[User:Mchua|Mel Chua]])<br /> |-<br /> | 1900<br /> |-<br /> | 2000<br /> |-<br /> | 2100<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Tuesday the 18th ==<br /> <br /> '''Content &amp; collaboration day'''<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;schedule&quot; width=80%<br /> ! Time !! CIC Training Room<br /> |-<br /> | 0900 || colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Opening, free gathering<br /> |-<br /> | 1000 || Learn about Collaboration - Presence/Collaboration architecture and state of implementation (Guillaume Desmottes, Morgan Collett)<br /> |-<br /> | 1100 || [[OLE Presentation | OLE Overview, Content Tools, and Collaboration w/ the Sugar Community.]] (Jim Krzywicki, Chris Rowe)<br /> |-<br /> |-<br /> ! 1200 !! colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Lunch<br /> |-<br /> | 1300 || OLE / Sugar eBook reader ([[User:Bernie|Bernie]])<br /> |-<br /> | 1400 || rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Planning about Collaboration - Gadget, Cerebro, Asynchronous Collaboration (Guillaume, Morgan, Brendan, Eben)<br /> http://people.collabora.co.uk/~cassidy/talks/sugar-camp-futur-of-collab.pdf<br /> |-<br /> | 1500<br /> |-<br /> | 1600 || [http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=dcfrb5jw_1dqrh9sgr The Medium is The Message] in teacher training, content creation and collaboration ([http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Yamaplos Yama Ploskonka])<br /> |-<br /> ! 1700 !! rowspan=&quot;2&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Dinner<br /> |-<br /> ! 1800<br /> |-<br /> | 1900 || Uruguay report ([[User:Cjb]], [[User:MStone]])<br /> |-<br /> | 2000 || Sugar Labs &amp; OLPC relationships brainstorm (Green Marker)<br /> |-<br /> | 2100 || Collaboration architecture ([[User:CScott]], [[User:Ben]])<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Wednesday the 19th ==<br /> <br /> '''Presentation day'''<br /> <br /> See [[Sugarcamp/Proposals]] for the list of proposed talks, by speaker. Speakers are encouraged to fill in below with more details on what you plan to discuss or leave out, so that attendees can lobby you to change your mind!<br /> <br /> Hour-long &quot;topic&quot; slots will probably be given 15 minutes per speaker, with 15 at the end for questions and discussion. For half-hour &quot;person&quot; slots, it is suggested that the speaker plan a 15-20 minute talk and leave 5-10 minutes for discussion, and 5 minutes to handover to the next speaker.<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;schedule&quot; width=80%<br /> ! Time !! CIC Training Room<br /> |-<br /> | 0900 || Teacher Training (Yamandu)<br /> |-<br /> | 1000 || Desktop &quot;legacy&quot; compatibility (Marco, C. Scott, Sayamindu by phone?) [[Media:sugarcamp-cscott-legacy.pdf|cscott slides]]<br /> |-<br /> | 1100 || Ed Cherlin, What has fallen through the cracks?<br /> |-<br /> ! 1200 !! colspan=&quot;2&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Lunch<br /> |-<br /> ! 1300<br /> |-<br /> | 1400 || Activities as building blocks ([[User:MStone]]) (request: marco on performance, mstone on security?)<br /> |-<br /> | 1500 || School server (Martin Langhoff)<br /> |-<br /> | 1600 || Internationalization (C. Scott, Chris Ball, Sayamindu, Yamandu ''neologisms, localization infrastructure'') [[Media:sugarcamp-cscott-i18n.pdf|cscott slides]] [[Media:I18n.pdf|sayamindu slides]]<br /> |-<br /> ! 1700 !! colspan=&quot;2&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Dinner<br /> |-<br /> ! 1800<br /> |-<br /> | 1900 || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | Community (Mel Chua (maybe) / Greg DeK / Yamandu ''the Art of list management'')<br /> |-<br /> | 2000<br /> |-<br /> | 2100 || Networking (C. Scott Ananian) [[Media:sugarcamp-cscott-network.pdf|network slides]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> FYI: There is a talk at Harvard that may be of interest to some people on Weds eve. These are local organizations that are creating some of the more interesting eLearning activities.<br /> <br /> The Digital Revolution and the Future of Teaching and Learning to be held on Wednesday, November 19th, 6pm-8pm in Larsen Hall G-08. Conveners for the panel are Chris Dede and Joe Blatt. Panelists include:<br /> <br /> * Mitchel Resnick, Papert Professor of Learning Research at MIT, Media Lab principal (http://www.media.mit.edu/people/bio_mres.html)<br /> * Brigid Sullivan, Vice President for Educational and Interactive Programming at WGBH (http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/about/management/bios.html#sullivan)<br /> * Bob Tinker, founding Director of the Concord Consortium (http://www.concord.org/about/directors/)<br /> <br /> == Thursday the 20th ==<br /> <br /> '''Road ahead day'''<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;schedule&quot; width=80%<br /> ! Time !! colspan=&quot;2&quot;|CIC Training Room<br /> |-<br /> | 0900 || rowspan=&quot;3&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;| How Sugar Labs could better work with OLPC in satisfying their customers. (Greg Smith)<br /> |-<br /> | 1000<br /> |-<br /> | 1100<br /> |-<br /> ! 1200 !! colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Lunch<br /> |-<br /> | 1300 || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Sugar on a stick and LTSP (Caroline, Brendan)<br /> |-<br /> | 1400<br /> |-<br /> | 1500 || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Brainstorm: OLPC 9.1 draft roadmap and priorities (Ed McNierney)<br /> |-<br /> | 1600<br /> |-<br /> | 1700 || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Brainstorm: Sugar 0.84 roadmap and priorities ([[User:Marcopg|Marcopg]])<br /> |-<br /> | 1800<br /> |-<br /> | 1900 || rowspan=&quot;4&quot;|Free hacking || rowspan=&quot;3&quot;|Talk @ Harvard (Nicholas Negroponte)<br /> |-<br /> | 2000<br /> |-<br /> | 2100<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Friday the 21st ==<br /> <br /> '''Guest stars day'''<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;schedule&quot; width=80%<br /> ! Time !! Charles Meeting Room (15th Floor)<br /> |-<br /> | 0900 || colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Portfolio (Walter/Evangeline)<br /> |-<br /> | 1000 || rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Sugar Labs planning - Members, Partners, and Local Labs (Walter and David)<br /> |-<br /> | 1100<br /> |-<br /> ! 1200 !! colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Lunch<br /> |-<br /> | 1300 || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;|UI Brainstorm (Christian Schmidt, Eben Eliason)<br /> |-<br /> | 1400 <br /> |-<br /> | 1500 || rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Sugar Labs planning - Mission and Message (Walter, GregDeK?)<br /> |-<br /> | 1600<br /> |-<br /> | 1700 || Forgotten tools (Michael Stone)<br /> |-<br /> | 1800 || What Schools are doing, and how we can help (Warren &amp; Brendan, Resara)<br /> |-<br /> | 1900 || Sugar Labs infrastructure presentation + brainstorm ([[User:Bernie|Bernie]])<br /> |-<br /> ! 2000 !! colspan=&quot;2&quot; rowspan=&quot;3&quot;|Pub<br /> |-<br /> ! 2100<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Saturday the 22nd ==<br /> <br /> '''Geek amusement park day'''<br /> <br /> {|class=&quot;schedule&quot; width=80%<br /> ! Time !! Media Lab<br /> |-<br /> | 1000 || colspan=&quot;2&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Free hacking<br /> |-<br /> | 1100<br /> |-<br /> ! 1200 !! colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Lunch<br /> |-<br /> | 1300 || colspan=&quot;2&quot; | TENTATIVE: Sugar/XO health applications ([[User:Seth|Seth]], [[User:Yama|Yama]])<br /> |-<br /> | 1400 || rowspan=&quot;3&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; | OLPC / Sugar Labs coordination meeting<br /> |-<br /> | 1500<br /> |-<br /> | 1600<br /> |-<br /> | 1700 || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Brainstorm: Making SugarLabs the easiest project ever to contribute to (Mel Chua)<br /> |-<br /> | 1800<br /> |-<br /> ! 1900 !! rowspan=&quot;3&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Party<br /> |-<br /> ! 2000<br /> |-<br /> ! 2100<br /> |}</div>

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<p>Jt4sugar: /* Attendees */</p> <hr /> <div>Participation is open to all Sugar and OLPC volunteers!<br /> <br /> == Space-time coordinates ==<br /> <br /> * Where: '''Cambridge MA, USA''' (exact location to be confirmed)<br /> * When: '''November 17, 2008 - November 21, 2008'''<br /> <br /> == Attendees ==<br /> <br /> * C. Scott Ananian (speaker)<br /> * Michael Stone (speaker)<br /> * Chris Ball (speaker)<br /> * Marco Gritti (Milan, Italy) (speaker)<br /> * Tomeu Vizoso (Prague, Czech Republic) (speaker)<br /> * Martin Langhoff (?) (speaker)<br /> * [[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]] (Florence, Italy) (speaker)<br /> * Walter Bender (at the end of the week) (speaker)<br /> * Mel Chua (speaker)<br /> * Wade Brainerd (Monday at least)<br /> * Caroline Meeks<br /> * David Farning<br /> * Eben Eliason<br /> * Greg de Koenigsberg<br /> * Brian Jordan<br /> * Edward [[User:Mokurai|Mokurai]] Cherlin (Silicon Valley)<br /> * Greg S. Will try to stop by when I can. Waiting to see the agenda to figure out exactly when.<br /> * John Tierney<br /> <br /> == Proposals ==<br /> <br /> I'm first going to list all the proposals, then group them, then attempt to schedule them. If you're reading this page now, I think I finished 'listing'. The first division I'll make is between people who will be present in person, and those who will not be attending; feel free to correct if you know you will/will not attend.<br /> <br /> === Expected to attend ===<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020385.html Journal, reloaded] (C. Scott Ananian)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020387.html Legacy compatibility] (C. Scott Ananian]<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020403.html Security and isolation] (C. Scott Ananian)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020406.html Translation improvements] (C. Scott Ananian)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020409.html &quot;Asynchronous internet&quot;] (C. Scott Ananian)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020414.html Printing support] (C. Scott Ananian)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020530.html Shutdown menu] (Paul Fox)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020543.html Dealing with low memory/OOM] (Deepak Saxena)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020537.html Clarifying zoom] (Eben Eliason)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020552.html Performance] (Erik Garrison)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020692.html Files] (Erik Garrison)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020729.html Uruguay observations] (Michael Stone)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020730.html What's an &quot;Activity&quot;?] (Michael Stone)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020731.html Activities as Building Blocks] (Michael Stone)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020733.html Language learning on the XO] (Chris Ball)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020595.html Desktop compatibility] (Marco Gritti)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020597.html Top Five performance problems] (Marco Gritti)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020598.html Web-based activities] (Marco Gritti)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020566.html View source everywhere] (Tomeu Vizoso)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020416.html Printing] (Martin Langhoff)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020728.html Forgotten tools] (Michael Stone)<br /> * School Server Update (Martin Langhoff)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020447.html Textbooks] (Edward Cherlin)<br /> * Portfolio (Walter Bender)<br /> * [[User:Mchua/proposals#Sugarcamp brainstorm|Brainstorm: Making SugarLabs the easiest project ever to contribute to]] (Mel Chua)<br /> * [[InfrastructureTeam|Sugar Labs Infrastructure]], current status &amp; planning (Bernie Innocenti)<br /> * [[MarketingTeam|The Gospel According to Sugar]]. How do we make the Sugar message ubiquitous? (Greg de Koenigsberg)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/sugar/2008-October/009472.html Report Cards on XO] (Yamandu Ploskonka)<br /> <br /> === Possibly attending via telephone ===<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020400.html Legacy compatibility] (Sayamindu Dasgupta)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020415.html i18n and l18n in 9.1 and beyond] (Sayamindu Dasgupta)<br /> <br /> === Not known to be attending ===<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020695.html MouseTrap for Sugar] (Carlos Mauro)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020694.html Per-Country Sugar themes] (Carlos Mauro)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020696.html Usability testing] (Carlos Mauro)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020436.html Submitting homework] (Mikus Grinbergs)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020566.html Control Panel improvements] (Mikus Grinbergs)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020400.html Link local collaboration] (Morgan Collett)<br /> * [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XOcamp_2#Networking Server based collaboration, removing Presence Service, File Transfer / Journal Object sharing] (Morgan Collett)<br /> <br /> === XO specific ===<br /> <br /> I think these are not appropriate for Sugarcamp, they are XO specific and would fit much better in January XOCamp. -- Marcopg<br /> <br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020388.html Improving antitheft] (C. Scott Ananian)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020389.html Update improvements] (C. Scott Ananian)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020411.html Fedora integration] (C. Scott Ananian)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020538.html Power] (Chris Ball/Richard Smith)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020545.html Filesystems] (Deepak Saxena)<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020762.html Build Tools] (Michael Stone)<br /> <br /> == Events ==<br /> <br /> * [[Sugarcamp hackathon]] the evening of Monday, November 17. ([[User:Mchua|Mchua]] coordinating)<br /> <br /> == Donations ==<br /> These were donations made for the original XOcamp; the contributors need to be contacted to see whether they are willing to put the money towards a sugarcamp instead.<br /> <br /> * [[User:CScott]] (cscott at cscott.net) has pledged $1000 for ''sugar developers''<br /> * [[User:Mstone|Michael Stone]] (michael at laptop.org) has pledged $1000 for ''speakers''<br /> * Christoph ( christoph at olpcnews.com) has pledged $100 for ''anyone''<br /> * [[User:Ohshima]] (yoshiki at vpri.org) has pledged $50 for ''anyone''<br /> * An anonymous donor has pledged $800.<br /> * [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020435.html Peter Robinson] pledged $50.<br /> * George Mavrothalassitis pledged $50.<br /> * [[User:garycmartin|Gary]] (gary at garycmartin dot com) has paypaled $100 for ''sugar developers''<br /> * [[User:Bernie|Bernie Innocenti]] has paypaled $42.42 as a symbolic gesture to fund ''sugar developers and supporters''<br /> <br /> == Housing ==<br /> <br /> * Bill Bogstad can a twin bed in a basement. One person for the entire time period. Confirmed for Sugarcamp.<br /> * Mel Chua (and Chris Carrick) &lt;s&gt;can take 2 guests&lt;/s&gt; (update: both mattresses in our guest room are full, we are housing two guests for Sugarcamp - hurrah!) We do live 15min walking from the airport for those with weird flight times who don't mind air mattresses or the sofa in the living room. (mel at laptop)<br /> * The [http://www.acetarium.com/ Acetarium] and its dépendence reserved royal suites for their valued Italian attendees (bernie and marcopg).<br /> * Tomeu is hosted by Adam and Seth, arriving the 16th at 9.45PM and leaving on the 23rd at 6.05PM.<br /> <br /> == Adopt a speaker! ==<br /> These are out-of-town speakers (and links to their proposals) who could present at Sugarcamp.<br /> <br /> ''Please feel free to add anyone I've missed; I just compiled this quickly by scanning emails to [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/ devel@] and [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/sugar/ sugar@] with 'Proposal' in the title. If you're one of the listed developers, please add your location and the approximate cost of airfare, if you can determine it -- or remove yourself if you've made a proposal but aren't actually interested in attending, or can donate your own travel costs. I tried to roughly sort by number of proposals made (talks to be given).''<br /> <br /> ; Marco Pesenti Gritti (marcopg).<br /> : Core Sugar developer<br /> : Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020595.html Desktop compatibility], [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020597.html Top Five performance problems], [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020598.html Web-based activities]<br /> : From: Milan, Italy. Cost: booked for US$542.<br /> <br /> ; Tomeu Vizoso<br /> : Core Sugar developer<br /> : Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020566.html View source everywhere], others?<br /> : From: Prague, Czech Republic Cost: booked for US$720<br /> <br /> ; Sayamindu Dasgupta (unmadindu)<br /> : Sugar developer/Translation lead<br /> : Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020400.html Legacy compatibility], [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020415.html i18n and l18n in 9.1 and beyond]<br /> : From: Kolkata, India Cost: $1400<br /> <br /> ; Carlos Mauro<br /> : Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020695.html MouseTrap for Sugar], [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020694.html Per-Country Sugar themes], [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020696.html Usability testing]<br /> : From: ? Cost: ?<br /> <br /> ; Martin Langhoff<br /> : School server developer<br /> : Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020416.html Printing], School Server Update<br /> : From: ? Cost: ?<br /> <br /> ; Mikus Grinbergs?<br /> : Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020436.html Submitting homework], [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020566.html Control Panel improvements]<br /> <br /> ; Edward Cherlin<br /> : Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2008-October/020447.html Textbooks]<br /> : From: Cupertino CA Cost: $300<br /> <br /> ; Yamandu Ploskonka?<br /> : Proposals: [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/sugar/2008-October/009472.html Report Cards on XO]<br /> : From: ? Cost: ?</div>

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