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| Also, thank you to both Google, for once again letting us participate in this great program and to our mentors, who gave time and attention to the students. I am happy to say that we not only learned a great deal, e.g., Kunal's efforts have informed us as to what we will need to do to migrate to Python 3, but also, we have landed (or will land) much of the work. | | Also, thank you to both Google, for once again letting us participate in this great program and to our mentors, who gave time and attention to the students. I am happy to say that we not only learned a great deal, e.g., Kunal's efforts have informed us as to what we will need to do to migrate to Python 3, but also, we have landed (or will land) much of the work. |
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− | For example, one of the projects, Turtle Art 3D, is now available for download from the Sugar activity portal [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4757]. | + | For example, one of the projects, Turtle Art 3D, is now available for download from the Sugar Activity Library [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4757]. |
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| 2. We held a Turtle Art Day in San Antonio Texas in August as part of [http://www.openedjam.org/ Open Ed Jam], organized by Mariah Noelle Villarreal. Tip of the hat to Ruben Rodriguéz, whose [[Trisquel_On_A_Sugar_Toast|TOAST]] (Trisquel with Sugar) image was used in the workshop. | | 2. We held a Turtle Art Day in San Antonio Texas in August as part of [http://www.openedjam.org/ Open Ed Jam], organized by Mariah Noelle Villarreal. Tip of the hat to Ruben Rodriguéz, whose [[Trisquel_On_A_Sugar_Toast|TOAST]] (Trisquel with Sugar) image was used in the workshop. |
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| 4. There will be a Youth Summit held in Montevideo September 20-23. | | 4. There will be a Youth Summit held in Montevideo September 20-23. |
− | ANEP (National Administration of Public Education) and Sugar Labs are organizing a World Junior Programmers Summit, a meeting among youths from different parts of the world who are working in software development. Taking advantage of this gathering, we are soliciting participation by leaders of educational programs interested in the potential that technology has on learning and in promoting meaningful participation of students. | + | ANEP (National Administration of Public Education) and Sugar Labs are organizing a World Junior Programmers Summit, a meeting among youths from different parts of the world who are working in software development. Taking advantage of this gathering, we are soliciting participation by leaders of educational programs interested in the potential that technology has on learning and in promoting meaningful participation of students. |
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− | This event will last for four days, three days for the youth meeting, and the fourth day for a series of strategic to discuss the current impact and future of the Sugar learning environment. The first day of the youth event will be open to anyone interested in joining the community of free software developers, while the other two days will be for those who are already actively involved in Sugar development. | + | This event will last for four days, three days for the youth meeting, and the fourth day for a series of strategic discussions on the current impact and future of the Sugar learning environment. The first day of the youth event will be open to anyone interested in joining the community of free software developers, while the other two days will be for those who are already actively involved in Sugar development. |
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| Who should attend: | | Who should attend: |
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| Why participate in this meeting: | | Why participate in this meeting: |
− | * To work with internationally recognized young a Python developers; | + | * To work with internationally recognized young Python developers; |
| * Help define the future of the Sugar learning environment and future generations of software for learning; | | * Help define the future of the Sugar learning environment and future generations of software for learning; |
− | * To connect with experts, convinced of the potential of technology in the development and learning; | + | * To connect with experts convinced of the potential of technology in development and learning; |
| * To strengthen the community of users of the Sugar learning environment around the world. | | * To strengthen the community of users of the Sugar learning environment around the world. |
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− | Anyone interested in participating in this important event should contact us immediately. ANEP has offered funding to cover the local costs for youths to participate in this event. | + | Anyone interested in participating in this important event should contact us immediately. ANEP has offered funding to cover the local costs for youths to participate in this event. |
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| Registration is here: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1w2pHuRZSeTr6_4WEe3gjj6LjgBqp7v_loxc_yqb9IL0/viewform] | | Registration is here: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1w2pHuRZSeTr6_4WEe3gjj6LjgBqp7v_loxc_yqb9IL0/viewform] |