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<div style="background-color:#a0ff93; border:1px solid #cdf; padding:5px; padding-left: 1.0em; font-size:100%">The Sugar Labs wiki is where our community comes together to document our collaborations in developing and supporting the [[What is Sugar? |Sugar]] Learning Platform.
 
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==New Learners, Parents, Teachers, and Students==
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;First time visit?: Please take a look around our wiki, our [https://www.sugarlabs.org/ website] and our [http://github.com/sugarlabs GitHub Page]
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Sugar users are Learners. If you are visiting for the first time, please see [http://www.sugarlabs.org www.sugarlabs.org] for an introduction to Sugar.
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;Software Developer?: Check out our developer documentation on Github, https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs
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;Google Summer of Code?: Go through our guide for GSoC, https://github.com/sugarlabs/GSoC
  
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Want to help? Visit the '''[[Sugar Labs/Getting Involved| Connect with Sugar Labs]]''' page, and find out how you can join in the fun of learning.
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;Want to help?: Welcome to the Sugar Labs community! We are contributors of all types - teachers, writers, coders, designers, testers, and more - who work together from around the world on Sugar. Visit the '''[[Sugar Labs/Getting Involved | Getting Involved]]''' page, and find out how you can join in the fun of learning. We have some [[Vacancies]] and are always looking for maintainers and testers. There are also non-technical roles and tasks where help is wanted. If you'd like to volunteer to help out, please see our [[Help_Wanted]] page for more information.
  
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==Current Learners==
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;Using Sugar?: Get Activities from http://activities.sugarlabs.org
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If you have Sugar and are looking for new Activities, please see the Sugar Activity Library, [http://activities.sugarlabs.org activities.sugarlabs.org].
 
  
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If you are a new community member, please take a look around the wiki.  You can navigate the wiki using the menus along the left side of the page. If you ever get lost, just click on "wiki" at the top of the screen to bring you back to this page.
 
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* Sugar Labs announces the availability of [[Sugar on a Stick/Blueberry|Sugar on a Stick v2, codenamed "Blueberry"]]. It features the Sugar learning environment—Version 0.86—and a number of additional Activities for children, providing a great experience for new and experienced learners. For more information and instructions—how to put SoaS on your USB key or how to deploy it—please refer to our [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Blueberry|release notes]].
 
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* Read about what is new in our latest release, [[0.86/Notes|Sugar 0.86]].
 
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* Download a [http://www.scribd.com/doc/20189623/The-XO-Laptop-in-the-Classroom guide to using Sugar in the classroom], written by a teacher working in rural Peru.
 
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* Try our '''[http://launchpad.net/soas community-powered support site]''' for the Sugar on a Stick project.
 
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* Donate your used USB sticks at [http://recycleusb.com Recycle USB.com]; they'll be turned into Sugar sticks and distributed to schools.
 
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* Watch some [http://www.overstream.net/view.php?oid=i2ueryser0rz videos] of children in Uruguay explaining how they use Sugar and [http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com/2009/01/anecdotes-of-plan-ceibal-in-durazno.html stories from the field]
 
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For more news about Sugar Labs, please see the [[Sugar Labs/Current Events|Current Events page]] and the [[Sugar Labs/Current Events/Archive|Sugar Digest archive]]. Press releases are on our [http://www.sugarlabs.org/index.php?template=press Press page]. There is also an [[News|archive of news links]], which were on this front page.
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'''[[Sugar Labs/Current Events | News]] [[Sugar Labs/Getting Involved | Join]] [[Downloads]] [[Sugar Labs/Contacts | Contact]] [[Sugar Labs | About&#x2004;Us]]'''
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=== Sugar Labs and its mission ===
  
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''[[Trademark|Sugar Labs Inc.<sup>®</sup>]] is a 501(c)(3) US nonprofit organization dedicated to a) promoting and supporting the "learn-by-doing" educational philosophy of constructionism; b) producing educational software embodying constructionist principles; c) empowering educators and educational institutions to incorporate constructionist learning tools into their curricula; and d) promoting lifelong learning through mentorship, and participation in the design and development of educational software.; its EIN is 84-3289298.
  
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Sugar Labs Inc. is supported by through the generous [[Sugar Labs/Getting Involved|volunteer efforts made by contributors]], [[Sugar Labs/Thank You|sponsorships]], and [[Sugar Labs/Donate|charitable donations]].''
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 22 October 2024


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Sugarlabs mainpage 01.png
First time visit?
Please take a look around our wiki, our website and our GitHub Page
Software Developer?
Check out our developer documentation on Github, https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs
Google Summer of Code?
Go through our guide for GSoC, https://github.com/sugarlabs/GSoC
Want to help?
Welcome to the Sugar Labs community! We are contributors of all types - teachers, writers, coders, designers, testers, and more - who work together from around the world on Sugar. Visit the Getting Involved page, and find out how you can join in the fun of learning. We have some Vacancies and are always looking for maintainers and testers. There are also non-technical roles and tasks where help is wanted. If you'd like to volunteer to help out, please see our Help_Wanted page for more information.
Using Sugar?
Get Activities from http://activities.sugarlabs.org

News Join Downloads Contact About Us

Sugar Labs and its mission

Sugar Labs Inc.® is a 501(c)(3) US nonprofit organization dedicated to a) promoting and supporting the "learn-by-doing" educational philosophy of constructionism; b) producing educational software embodying constructionist principles; c) empowering educators and educational institutions to incorporate constructionist learning tools into their curricula; and d) promoting lifelong learning through mentorship, and participation in the design and development of educational software.; its EIN is 84-3289298.

Sugar Labs Inc. is supported by through the generous volunteer efforts made by contributors, sponsorships, and charitable donations.


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