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# A tool that can show “what wonders the theory can do”, i.e., give him a feel of the practical applications.

# A tool that can show “what wonders the theory can do”, i.e., give him a feel of the practical applications.

# Given that many students who use Sugar do not potentially have access to internet, it would be very useful if we can provide these in offline mode too.

# Given that many students who use Sugar do not potentially have access to internet, it would be very useful if we can provide these in offline mode too.

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The following screenshot shows the "Try Now" and the console functionality - There is a block of code in Tony's JS course which calculates power of an integer raised to an integer and we print that on console. When the student clicks "Try Now" button, the code would automatically get copied to JavaScript section of the shell, and after clicking "Run", the output comes on the console of the tool:

The following screenshot shows the "Try Now" and the console functionality - There is a block of code in Tony's JS course which calculates power of an integer raised to an integer and we print that on console. When the student clicks "Try Now" button, the code would automatically get copied to JavaScript section of the shell, and after clicking "Run", the output comes on the console of the tool:

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The first step was to develop a tool where students can write and execute HTML, CSS and JavaScript code. I made a small prototype for this purpose. The following is its screenshot:

The first step was to develop a tool where students can write and execute HTML, CSS and JavaScript code. I made a small prototype for this purpose. The following is its screenshot:

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Then we realized that the book “Eloquent JavaScript” employs heavy use of console, especially the functions console.log and console.error, and we discussed that it would be good if we can display console within the tool as the Browse Activity’s console is very inconvenient to checkout. I modified my prototype, and put in some code that would intercept calls to browser’s console and would display within my tool. The following is the screenshot:

Then we realized that the book “Eloquent JavaScript” employs heavy use of console, especially the functions console.log and console.error, and we discussed that it would be good if we can display console within the tool as the Browse Activity’s console is very inconvenient to checkout. I modified my prototype, and put in some code that would intercept calls to browser’s console and would display within my tool. The following is the screenshot:

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Finally, to demonstrate how this tool would work in the Browse Activity in Sugar in offline mode, I integrated my prototype with the Sugar platform. I used the Browse.Activity/data folder to put my code files. The following screenshot shows the power of this tool for students using Sugar. Here Sugar is running on Ubuntu VM on VirtualBox and the prototype is opened in the Browse Activity.

Finally, to demonstrate how this tool would work in the Browse Activity in Sugar in offline mode, I integrated my prototype with the Sugar platform. I used the Browse.Activity/data folder to put my code files. The following screenshot shows the power of this tool for students using Sugar. Here Sugar is running on Ubuntu VM on VirtualBox and the prototype is opened in the Browse Activity.

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If Richa's work can help some of our students delve into this text and to understand some of the concepts fundamental to computer science, they will not only have fun growing in their skills but be building an intellectual basis for continuing their education to an advanced level.

If Richa's work can help some of our students delve into this text and to understand some of the concepts fundamental to computer science, they will not only have fun growing in their skills but be building an intellectual basis for continuing their education to an advanced level.

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<strong>Walter Bender (GSoC Mentor):</strong>

Walter Bender (GSoC Mentor):</strong>

Regarding why I think this is an important project for the community, it is quite straightforward: We provide the source code to all of Sugar and we provide a FOSS license so that the learner has the right to make changes, but it is only by giving the learner the means to make changes that the impact is realized. This project is about giving the means.

Regarding why I think this is an important project for the community, it is quite straightforward: We provide the source code to all of Sugar and we provide a FOSS license so that the learner has the right to make changes, but it is only by giving the learner the means to make changes that the impact is realized. This project is about giving the means.

* <strong>What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn't around?</strong>

* <strong>What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn't around?</strong>

One thing in which I have developed a real proficiency over the past few years is how to use Google effectively. So this would be the first place where I would look for the answers. This would cover the technology part like frameworks and languages like JavaScript, etc. In case my problem is related to Sugar platform, like getting some error while using my code or not understanding how one module interacts with another and so on, I would reach to the community through mailing lists and IRC. While discussing the project ideas, in addition to my mentor, I also had helpful discussions with Sam and Sebastian, so I am sure the community would help me. In the worst case, which seems unlikely, I will try to take help from my professors and a few friends who have guided me in the past, or use online resources like stack overflow, Quora, etc to get the solutions.

One thing in which I have developed a real proficiency over the past few years is how to use Google effectively. So this would be the first place where I would look for the answers. This would cover the technology part like frameworks and languages like JavaScript, etc. In case my problem is related to Sugar platform, like getting some error while using my code or not understanding how one module interacts with another and so on, I would reach to the community through mailing lists and IRC. While discussing the project ideas, in addition to my mentor, I also had helpful discussions with Sam and Sebastian, so I am sure the community would help me. In the worst case, which seems unlikely, I will try to take help from my professors and a few friends who have guided me in the past, or use online resources like stack overflow, Quora, etc to get the solutions.

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* <strong>Send us a link to a screenshot of your Sugar development environment with the following modification: when you hover over the XO-person icon in the middle of Home view, the drop-down text should have your email in place of "logout".</strong>

* <strong>Send us a link to a screenshot of your Sugar development environment with the following modification: when you hover over the XO-person icon in the middle of Home view, the drop-down text should have your email in place of "logout".</strong>

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* <strong>Is there anything else we should have asked you or anything else that we should know that might make us like you or your project more?</strong>

* <strong>Is there anything else we should have asked you or anything else that we should know that might make us like you or your project more?</strong>

During my bachelors, I used to teach underprivileged students during the evenings. One thing I realized was that it is very difficult to keep them motivated to come to class regularly, student retention was a major problem. While they were excited at first, but slowly the excitement turned into boredom, primarily because they could not see the scope of what they were learning, and the regular black-board teaching was not helping. Once I showed them my smartphone and a game, they became crazy. At that point, I realized how technology can be an effective medium to develop applications that can help students learn. While going through the various organizations, I came across Sugar Labs and how it was developed for one laptop per child netbook. And when I read about the current project, I could feel students enjoying and playing with web technologies. My interests and thoughts match closely with the project, and I feel that the project itself has a lot of potential.

During my bachelors, I used to teach underprivileged students during the evenings. One thing I realized was that it is very difficult to keep them motivated to come to class regularly, student retention was a major problem. While they were excited at first, but slowly the excitement turned into boredom, primarily because they could not see the scope of what they were learning, and the regular black-board teaching was not helping. Once I showed them my smartphone and a game, they became crazy. At that point, I realized how technology can be an effective medium to develop applications that can help students learn. While going through the various organizations, I came across Sugar Labs and how it was developed for one laptop per child netbook. And when I read about the current project, I could feel students enjoying and playing with web technologies. My interests and thoughts match closely with the project, and I feel that the project itself has a lot of potential.