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Ans : This would be my first tryst with the Open source. Aspiration comes with ability; since a last few months I have been learning python and have been working on small utility scripts for myself, for college projects. Have worked on college fests as well, And now I think with proper channelized efforts, I might actually pull off an open source project. Open source is democracy in software, and it certainly would be a privilege to contribute back to the open source community.

i) Have developed a chat client/server script in python for a LAN using Asyncore module.

ii) Have developed a server in python to interact with a backend and flash clients using xml messages for an online quiz.

iii) Have experience in conceptualizing systems and identifying the data flow, use case scenarios and constructing equivalent UML model.

iv) Have maintained the site for the online journal (idce.in) which I was co-founder of. Used Joomla for updations and content management.

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#Children may choose to save the lesson for later reference.

~~[Requires Discussion]~~

~~#Children sometimes are shy of asking doubts publically.~~

~~#Hence they are provided with a personal doubtbox hosted on the server.~~

~~#All the unaddressed doubts are notified to the teacher, and teacher resolves them by either explaining again or leaving a reply in doubtbox.~~

~~#Children can check their doubtbox for replies from the teacher.~~

'''Test Mode'''

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'''Group Activity'''

#Teacher may set a group activity from time to time such as solving a crossword puzzle or a subjective hypothetical scenario etc.

#Students form groups by invitations

#Students form groups by invitations. Teacher may intervene as well.

~~#Some students my not be picked (To Be Discussed)~~

#Changes by one are reflected by multicasting them to the group.

~~#They may communicate using XMPP Multiuser chat rooms.~~

#Groups submit their answer sheets.

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There was a nice project done in Chile using Ipacks: the "teacher" would pose a problem and the children would formulate an answer. Then they'd gather in groups of four and pool their answers. Each group of four would then reach consensus on an answer they thought was correct. All of the group answers would be shared with the entire class. Then a class discussion would ensue: why did Group A come up with that answer? The role of the computer and the teacher was to facilitate the discussion among the students and to focus discussion around problem areas that revealed themselves in discussion. A nice use of collaboration that has nothing to do with taking control or "all eyes forward". - Walter Bender

TODO: Get ~~one more paragraph~~

TODO: Get anecdotals

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3. Describe a great learning experience you had as a child.

We, here in India are taught the alphabet when we are 4 or so. I was having trouble making the letter 'f' in running hand, all the loops and the curves were abstruse for my tiny little brain. It was then when my mother associated the whole hand motion ~~associated with~~ making the letter 'f' with a story, how a thief escaped from the prison and how the police caught the thief. I still don't make perfect 'f', but I look back at it and wonder...had it not been for that the thief, the quick brown "ox" and not the "fox" would have been jumping over the lazy dog!

We, here in India are taught the alphabet when we are 4 or so. I was having trouble making the letter 'f' in running hand, all the loops and the curves were abstruse for my tiny little brain. It was then when my mother associated the whole hand motion involved in making the letter 'f' with a story, how a thief escaped from the prison and how the police caught the thief. I still don't make perfect 'f', but I look back at it and wonder...had it not been for that the thief, the quick brown "ox" and not the "fox" would have been jumping over the lazy dog!

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 Ans : This would be my first tryst with the Open source. Aspiration comes with ability; since a last few months I have been learning python and have been working on small utility scripts for myself, for college projects. Have worked on college fests as well, And now I think with proper channelized efforts, I might actually pull off an open source project. Open source is democracy in software, and it certainly would be a privilege to contribute back to the open source community.
+ i) Have developed a chat client/server script in python for a LAN using Asyncore module.
+ ii) Have developed a server in python to interact with a backend and flash clients using xml messages for an online quiz.
+ iii) Have experience in conceptualizing systems and identifying the data flow, use case scenarios and constructing equivalent UML model.
+iv) Have maintained the site for the online journal (idce.in) which I was co-founder of. Used Joomla for updations and content management.
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 #Children may choose to save the lesson for later reference.
-[Requires Discussion]
-#Children sometimes are shy of asking doubts publically.
-#Hence they are provided with a personal doubtbox hosted on the server.
-#All the unaddressed doubts are notified to the teacher, and teacher resolves them by either explaining again or leaving a reply in doubtbox.
-#Children can check their doubtbox for replies from the teacher.
 '''Test Mode'''
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 '''Group Activity'''
 #Teacher may set a group activity from time to time such as solving a crossword puzzle or a subjective hypothetical scenario etc.
-#Students form groups by invitations
+#Students form groups by invitations. Teacher may intervene as well.
-#Some students my not be picked (To Be Discussed)
 #Changes by one are reflected by multicasting them to the group.
-#They may communicate using XMPP Multiuser chat rooms.
 #Groups submit their answer sheets.
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-There was a nice project done in Chile using Ipacks: the "teacher" would pose a problem and the children would formulate an answer. Then they'd gather in groups of four and pool their answers. Each group of four would then reach consensus on an answer they thought was correct. All of the group answers would be shared with the entire class. Then a class discussion would ensue: why did Group A come up with that answer? The role of the computer and the teacher was to facilitate the discussion among the students and to focus discussion around problem areas that revealed themselves in discussion. A nice use of collaboration that has nothing to do with taking control or "all eyes forward". - Walter Bender
-TODO: Get one more paragraph
+TODO: Get anecdotals
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 . Describe a great learning experience you had as a child.
-We, here in India are taught the alphabet when we are 4 or so. I was having trouble making the letter 'f' in running hand, all the loops and the curves were abstruse for my tiny little brain. It was then when my mother associated the whole hand motion associated with making the letter 'f' with a story, how a thief escaped from the prison and how the police caught the thief. I still don't make perfect 'f', but I look back at it and wonder...had it not been for that the thief, the quick brown "ox" and not the "fox" would have been jumping over the lazy dog!
+We, here in India are taught the alphabet when we are 4 or so. I was having trouble making the letter 'f' in running hand, all the loops and the curves were abstruse for my tiny little brain. It was then when my mother associated the whole hand motion involved in making the letter 'f' with a story, how a thief escaped from the prison and how the police caught the thief. I still don't make perfect 'f', but I look back at it and wonder...had it not been for that the thief, the quick brown "ox" and not the "fox" would have been jumping over the lazy dog!