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== What's new ==
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This page is updated each week (usually on Monday morning) with notes from the Sugar Labs community. (The digest is also sent to the community-news at sugarlabs.org list and blogged at [http://walterbender.org/ walterbender.org].) If you would like to contribute, please send email to [[User:walter|walter]] at sugarlabs.org by the weekend. (Also visit <span class="plainlinks">[http://planet.sugarlabs.org planet.sugarlabs.org].</span>)
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This page is updated every few weeks with notes from the Sugar Labs community. (The digest is also sent to the community-news at sugarlabs.org list, blogged at [http://walterbender.org/ walterbender.org], and [[Archive/Current Events|archived here]].) If you would like to contribute, please send email to [[User:walter|walter]] at sugarlabs.org by the weekend. (Also visit <span class="plainlinks">[http://planet.sugarlabs.org planet.sugarlabs.org].</span>)
  
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===Sugar Digest===
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== Sugar Digest ==
  
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1. Greg Morris from Nexcopy, the company that donated one of their USB Duplicator to Sugar Labs, has been busy with another generous effort. Check out [http://recycleusb.com http://recycleusb.com], a website "dedicated on turning used flash drives into portable learning devices for children, schools and education institutions." They are featuring "Sugar On A Stick" and offer to load Sugar onto recycled USB flash drives and sending them to Sugar Labs for global deployment.
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1. Sugar Labs will be participating in Google Code-in again this year. Ignacio
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Rodriguez and I are the program administrators and are gathering
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suggestions for bite-sized tasks in coding, documentation, research, design,
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and outreach. We'll also be scouring the open issues in the various
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Sugar-related repos for tasks. Please pass your suggestions our way. Also, if
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you are interested in mentoring, please contact me. Finally, it would great if
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you could help spread the word about the contest among educators so that we can
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reach out to as many potential participants as possible (the contest is open to
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13-17 year olds). GCI is a great opportunity to recruit new talent into the
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community. Details of the contest are available at [https://developers.google.com/open-source/gci/resources/contest-rules developers.google.com]. The Sugar Labs page
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describing our participation is at [[Google Code In 2017]].
  
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So, don't throw away those old flash drives: donate them!
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2. There is a new release of Music Blocks available [https://github.com/walterbender/musicblocks/releases/tag/v2.1 3]. Features include a
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marked improvement in performance and lots of bug fixes. Tip of the hat to
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Devin Ulibarri, Edgar Quispe, and Euan Ong for their contributions to this
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release.
  
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2. It was great to hear from Bill Kerr, who has some of his students trialling Sugar on a Stick. Check out [http://xo-whs2009.blogspot.com/ Bill's blog] (which also appears in our Planet) and read up on his students impressions of Sugar, which are linked from the sidebar.
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3. Congratulations to Lionel, Sameer, and Adam for being re-elected to the Sugar
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Labs oversight board. (And thanks to everyone who voted for my return to the
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board as well.) Our next meeting is on 3 November at 19UTC in the #sugar-meeting channel of irc.freenode.net.
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== Community News archive ==
  
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3. I forget how exhausting teaching can be, even part time. I've been teaching five Sugar classes per week this summer: two for second graders, one for third graders, and one for middle-school youth. The [[Gardner_Pilot_Academy#Class_notes|reports from the Gardner School]] describe much of what I have been doing. The demands of the children being what they are, I keep biting off more and more as the summer has progressed. (One of the dangers of putting developers and teachers in the same room.) Lately, I have been exploring how the children might use Turtle Art to create some geography games similar to [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4199 Conozco Uruguay]. Without too much effort, I managed to create a simple framework that I used to sketch out a few games (See [http://www.dailymotion.com/user/sugarlabs/video/x9yrxj_continent-game_tech Continent Game] and [http://www.dailymotion.com/user/sugarlabs/video/x9xz9o_stategame_tech State Game].) This morning, I made [http://www.dailymotion.com/user/sugarlabs/video/x9zy4v_where-is-the-gardner-schooly_tech a game specific to the Gardner School], leveraging the work they had been doing with maps and pictures of their neighborhood. We played all the games as a group--the kids were animated and engaged. Then I shared the Gardner Game with their Sugar neighborhood and asked them to launch it.
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Here is where the trouble began. First of all, the version of Turtle Art I used to build the game is newer than the version they had installed on their machines. Normally, this wouldn't be an issue, but I had used a block that they didn't have, so the sharing halted part way through. The good news is that Sebastian Dziallias pushed a change for Sugar on a Stick to contain all activities packaged as XO files, meaning that all activities can update. (Presently, it is non-trivial to update activities that had been distributed as RPM.) The bad news is, Turtle Art, being part of Fructose, had been distributed as RPM on the Gardner School sticks. So I will have to update them by hand.
 
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But had sharing worked, I still would have run into some problems, since once, shared, always shared. I discussed the problem with Ben Schwartz in IRC:
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' bemasc: here is my use scenario: the current sharing mechanism with its automatic resume doesn't work...
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' I designed a game template for the kids to use in Turtle Art.
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' I then shared my construction with them.
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' So far so good.
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' (of course, I had a version mismatch that caused the sharing to fail part way through, which I have subsequently fixed.)
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' but the problem is, once shared, always shared.
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' I want the kids to each modify the template their own way, not as a group.
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' and then share their individual results with the group at check points. So the feature is that sharing is punctuated. But also involves explicit forking. the merge is perhaps the least important.
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' but the current model is always merging all the time...
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' (I suppose I could make TA share in only one direction, using the current model).
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' but then how would a kid share her cool innovation?
 
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:'''<bemasc>''' walterbender: hmm. Why not use object transfer?
 
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:'''<bemasc>''' walterbender: as I've suggested with my mockups, we could have a system in which every time a user launches a previously shared activity, they have the option to work privately.
 
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:'''<bemasc>''' I haven't implemented this, mostly because I'm not much a GUI programmer, but it's a possibility.
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' bemasc: Does object transfer work for objects other than text?
 
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:'''<bemasc>''' walterbender: I mean the Journal-based object transfer. You can send any journal item to anyone in 0.84.
 
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:'''<bemasc>''' The problem in 0.84 is that this is "push only", so you have to click N times to send it to N people.
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' bemasc: I hadn't tried it lately, but I wasn't able to get to work for TA objects.
 
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:'''<bemasc>''' Also, I think you have to make them all "friends" first.
 
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:'''<bemasc>''' walterbender: well, that's certainly mysterious.
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' bemasc: I'll try again.
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' bemasc: but I still like the idea of doing this through the collaboration model so that they results and be shared/merged more directly...
 
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:'''<bemasc>''' walterbender: If everyone is working independently on separate projects that will not be merged, then I have difficulty seeing in what sense they are working collaboratively, even if they all forked from a common template.
 
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:'''<bemasc>''' I think, as a rule, we should only show people "collaborating" in a single session in the Neighborhood if they are actually working together on a single "document".
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' bemasc: they plan to work in small teams
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' for example, each adding a question to a quiz show
 
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:'''<bemasc>''' walterbender: ok. So each team can get a session. That much makes sense; the question is how to seed the sessions.
 
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:'''<bemasc>''' If we had a copy function in the Journal, I would say "make a template, copy it once for each team, and share each copy"
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' bemasc: I think that makes the most sense in the short term. Thanks.
 
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:'''<walterbender>''' but I look forward to trying your framework.
 
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I'll report back how things work out tomorrow with the thrd graders.
 
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===Help wanted===
 
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4. We are a still soliciting candidates for the Sugar Oversight Board. Luke Faraone has been looking into whether or not [http://www.spi-inc.org SPI] might be able to run the election for us, which would guarantee some level of distance and transparency to the process. Meanwhile, we also have to get our membership list in order. I've asked the Membership Team to get moving, but we need your help as well. Please add yourself to the [[Sugar_Labs/Initial_Members_List|Membership List]] if you are not already listed. (We have a seemingly intimidating [[Sugar_Labs/Sugar_contributors|membership criteria]], but remember that there are many ways to contribute and that asking even a single question represents a contribution.
 
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5. Gonzalo Odiard reports that there will be a Sugar Day in Argentina on 8 August 2009 beginning at 13:30 on the first floor of the Radio FM La Tribu Lambaré 873 Buenos Aires, Almagro.
 
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6. Gary Martin has generated a SOM from the past week of discussion on the IAEP mailing list (Please see [[:File:2009-July-18-24-som.jpg|SOM]]).
 
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|align=right valign=top|29 Apr 2019||'''EdTechzine''' &ndash; [https://edtechzine.jp/article/detail/1802 Learn programming with an approach from music and mathematics! Model class of "Music Blocks"] (in Japanese)
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|align=right valign=top|29 Apr 2019||'''EdTechzine''' &ndash; [https://edtechzine.jp/article/detail/1767 What is the relationship between music, mathematics and computer science? Interview with the developer of the programming learning tool "Music Blocks"] (in Japanese)
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|align=right valign=top|11 Apr 2019||'''Linux Journal''' &ndash; [https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linuxdo-it-children Linux... Do It Children]
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|align=right valign=top|14 Dec 2018||'''PR Times JA''' &ndash; [https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001954.000002535.html 2020年必修化のためのプログラミング学習ソフト「Music Blocks」教員向け研究会 参加者募集中 ～経済産業省『「未来の教室」実証事業』] Programming learning software for 2020 compulsory "Music Blocks" Recruiting participants for faculty members ~ Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry "Future classroom" demonstration project
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|align=right valign=top|14 Dec 2018||'''PR Times JA''' &ndash; [https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001947.000002535.html 話題のプログラミング教育を体験しよう！] Programming education with Music Blocks
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|align=right valign=top|31 Aug 2018||'''GMO''' &ndash; [https://coeteco.jp/articles/10307 Fusion of programming and art, mathematics. Gakken × "Music Blocks" プログラミングとアート、数学の融合。学研×「Music Blocks」]
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|align=right valign=top|23 May 2018||'''Vida Actual''' &ndash; [https://www.elpais.com.uy/vida-actual/adolescente-uruguayo-google-le-pidio-deje-hackearlo.html El adolescente uruguayo al que Google le pidió que deje de hackearlo]
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|align=right valign=top|16 April 2018||'''The Verge''' &ndash; [https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/16/17233946/olpcs-100-laptop-education-where-is-it-now OLPC's 100 Laptop was Going to change the world &ndash; then it all went wrong]
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|align=right valign=top|8 Mar 2018||'''Oxford News''' &ndash; [http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16073375.Schoolboy_wins_trip_to_Google_HQ_after_coding_contest_victory/ Schoolboy wins trip to Google HQ after coding contest victory]
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|align=right valign=top|9 Nov 2017||'''Open Source''' &ndash; [https://opensource.com/article/17/9/linux-kids What's the current state of Linux distros for kids?]
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|align=right valign=top|17 Aug 2017||'''ABC News''' &ndash; [http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/google-awards-uruguay-high-school-student-10k-finding/story?id=49249604 Google awards Uruguay high school student $10K for finding security bug]
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|align=right valogn=top|02 Nov 2016||'''BBVA''' &ndash; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puA2NH2uVQQ&feature=youtu.be Sociedad de la Creatividad - desafíos de hoy para el futuro] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|23 Oct 2016||'''ABC Color''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/locales/la-computacion-es-una-herramienta-para-promover-agentes-de-cambio-1530653.html La computación es una herramienta para promover agentes de cambio]
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|align=right valign=top|23 Jul 2016||'''La Tercera''' &ndash; [http://www.latercera.com/noticia/tendencias/2016/07/27-689886-9-walter-bender-cuando-todos-estan-de-acuerdo-con-todos-es-bastante-peligroso.shtml Cuando todos están de acuerdo con todos es bastante peligroso]
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|align=right valign=top|02 May 2016||'''Fedora Insider''' &ndash; [http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Fedora-Based-Sugar-on-a-Stick-Is-One-Sweet-Desktop-83446.html Fedora-based Sugar on a Stick is one sweet desktop]
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|align=right valign=top|09 Feb 2016||'''www.montevideo.com''' &ndash; [http://www.montevideo.com.uy/auc.aspx?299096 DOS URUGUAYOS ENTRE GANADORES DEL CONCURSO GOOGLE CODE-IN]
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|align=right valign=top|28 Aug 2015||'''Musson Foundation''' &ndash; [https://youtu.be/HZtVv2nlP8Y Jamaica Girls Code] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|28 Aug 2015||'''Google Open Source''' &ndash; [http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2015/08/my-sweet-adventures-with-sugar-labs-and.html My sweet adventures with Sugar Labs and Google Code-in]
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|align=right valign=top|09 May 2015||'''La Prensa''' &ndash; [http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2015/05/09/nacionales/1829026-de-alumnos-a-creadores-de-su-aprendizaje De alumnos a creadores de su aprendizaje]
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|align=right valign=top|30 Apr 2015||'''Diario La República''' &ndash; [http://www.republica.com.uy/investigador-sueco-visito-uruguay-para-conocer-el-proyecto-butia/514419/ Swedish researcher visited Uruguay to meet the project Butiá]
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|align=right valign=top|24 Apr 2015||'''Jamaica Observer''' &ndash; [http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/career/Future-coders_18811152 Future Coders]
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|align=right valign=top|24 Apr 2015||'''Jamaica Information Service''' &ndash; [http://jis.gov.jm/state-minister-urges-young-women-enter-ict-sector/ State minister urges young women to enter ICT sector]
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|align=right valign=top|6 Feb 2015||'''Cromo''' &ndash; [http://www.cromo.com.uy/2015/02/el-chico-google/ El chico Google]
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|align=right valign=top|5 Feb 2015||'''Capital Noticias Canelones''' &ndash; [https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fvideo.php%3Fv%3D400864146741913%26set%3Dvb.246080195553643%26type%3D2%26theater&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFGeMoL69EHGf4Kudmoxo47duJf_Q El joven de Canelones, Ignacio Rodríguez, ganó nuevamente la competencia de programación de Google.] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|3 Feb 2015||'''montevideo.com''' &ndash; [http://www.montevideo.com.uy/auc.aspx?261076 Código joven]
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|align=right valign=top|1 Dec 2014||'''Google Open Source Blog''' &ndash; [http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2014/12/3-2-1-code-in-inviting-teens-to.html 3, 2, 1 Code-in: Inviting teens to contribute to open source]
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|align=right valign=top|7 Oct 2014||'''Kauffman Report''' &ndash; [http://www.kauffman.org/blogs/policy-dialogue/2014/august/paraguay-thirsty-for-21st-century-education Paraguay Thirsty for 21st-Century Education]
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|align=right valign=top|25 Sep 2014||'''ANEP''' &ndash; [http://www.anep.edu.uy/anep/index.php/897-fecundo-intercambio-de-jovenes-de-todo-el-mundo-en-encuentro-de-programadores Fecundo intercambio de jovenes de todo el mundo en encuentro de programadores]
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|align=right valign=top|12 Jun 2014||'''Producción Nacional''' &ndash; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YbRCMRpstg Innovando con XO] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|28 Apr 2014||'''ABC Color''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/suplementos/centinela/paraguay-educa-realiza-talleres-de-programacion-y-de-robotica-1238493.html Paraguay Educa realiza talleres de programación y de robótica]
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|align=right valign=top|21 Apr 2014||'''El Tiempo''' &ndash; [http://www.eltiempo.com/vida-de-hoy/educacion/entrevista-de-el-tiempo-a-walter-bender_13855020-4 'Cada niño podría ser un maestro del 'software': Walter Bender]
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|align=right valign=top|2 Apr 2014||'''vera.tv''' &ndash; [http://tv.vera.com.uy/video/7012 Antel vuelta a clases] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|4 Feb 2014||'''La Diaria''' &ndash; [http://ladiaria.com.uy/articulo/2014/2/en-codigo/ En código]
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|align=right valign=top|24 Jan 2014||'''Espectador''' &ndash; [http://www.espectador.com/sociedad/283177/entre-los-ganadores-del-concurso-anual-de-programacion-de-google-code-in-hay-nuevamente-un-joven-uruguayo Entre los ganadores del concurso anual de programación de Google Code-in hay nuevamente un joven uruguayo]
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|align=right valign=top|23 Jan 2014||'''El Pais''' &ndash; [http://www.elpais.com.uy/vida-actual/ensena-profesores-ahora-premia-google.html Le enseña a sus profesores y ahora lo premia Google]
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|align=right valign=top|20 Jan 2014||'''Google Open Source Blog''' &ndash; [http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/ Google Code-in 2013 - drumroll please!]
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|align=right valign=top|28 Nov 2013||'''BBVA Paraguay''' &ndash; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_wTBs2ektI&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=bufferbac3c&utm_medium=twitter Turtle Art Day in Caacupé] (video)
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|align=right valign=top|17 Oct 2013||'''ANTEL Integra''' &ndash; [http://www.integra.antel.com.uy/2013/10/educacion/turtle-art-la-plataforma-del-butia/ Turtle Art: la plataforma del Butiá]
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|align=right valign=top|14 Oct 2013||'''ABC Color''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/locales/software-libre-es-tema-de-paneles-en-la-cumbre-627064.html Software libre es tema de paneles en la cumbre]
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|align=right valign=top|14 Oct 2013||'''ABC Color''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/locales/programar-ayuda-a-los-ninos-a-pensar-628059.html Programar ayuda a los niños a pensar]
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|align=right valign=top|14 Oct 2013||'''ABC Color''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/locales/hoy-es-el-dia-de-tortugarte-en-caacupe-627470.html Hoy es el Día de TortugArte, en Caacupé]
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|align=right valign=top|14 Oct 2013||'''ABC Color''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/locales/las-tic-en-la-educacion-son-clave-para-el-desarrollo-del-pais-aseguran-627469.html Las TIC en la educación son clave para el desarrollo del país, aseguran]
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|align=right valign=top|12 Oct 2013||'''Cromo''' &ndash; [http://www.cromo.com.uy/2013/10/mhijo-el-programador/ M’hijo el programador]
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|align=right valign=top|08 Aug 2013||'''News1''' &ndash; [http://news1.kr/articles/1273059 Interview with former MIT Media Lab director] (in Korean)
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|align=right valign=top|12 Jul 2013||'''RIT''' &ndash; [http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=50113 ‘Sky Time’ video game selected for White House Champions of Change event July 23]
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|align=right valign=top|28 Apr 2013||'''BBC Mundo''' &ndash; [http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2013/04/130422_programadores_adolescentes_am.shtml Los programadores adolescentes premiados por Google]
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|align=right valign=top|07 Feb 2013||'''el Neuvo Herald''' &ndash; [http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2013/02/07/1402134/joven-uruguayo-brilla-como-programador.html Joven uruguayo brilla como programador y es distinguido por Google]
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|align=right valign=top|06 Feb 2013||'''el Observador''' &ndash; [http://www.elobservador.com.uy/noticia/242936/joven-uruguayo-gana-la-competencia-google-code/ Joven uruguayo gana la competencia Google Code] (Also see [http://people.sugarlabs.org/aguz/gci-press-interviews.html GCI press interviews])
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|align=right valign=top|Jan 2013||'''Raspberry Pi Geek''' &ndash; [http://www.raspberry-pi-geek.com/Archive/2013/01/Pi-with-Sugar-and-turtles-as-a-learning-tool/(language)/eng-US Pi with Sugar and turtles as a learning tool]
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|align=right valign=top|07 Sep 2012||'''NDTV''' &ndash; [http://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/news/one-laptop-per-child-initiative-a-hit-in-rural-india-263867 One Laptop Per Child initiative a hit in rural India]
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|align=right valign=top|08 Jul 2012||'''Estado de S. Paulo''' &ndash; [http://blogs.estadao.com.br/radar-tecnologico/2012/07/08/para-educar/ Para educar]
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|align=right valign=top|24 Apr 2012||'''Pacific Standard''' &ndash; [http://www.psmag.com/education/one-laptop-per-child-redux-38589/ OLPC Redux]
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|align=right valign=top|12 Apr 2012||'''Huffington Post''' &ndash; [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ketaki-desai/one-laptop-per-child_b_1417801.html Hult Global Case Challenge: One Laptop Per Child]
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|align=right valign=top|30 Mar 2012||'''newswise''' &ndash; [http://www.newswise.com/articles/sugar-on-a-stick-helps-kids-learn-how-to-learn “Sugar on a Stick” Helps Kids Learn How to Learn]
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|align=right valign=top|11 Jan 2012||'''Boston Herald''' &ndash; [http://bostonherald.com/business/technology/general/view.bg?articleid=1394672 One Laptop Per Child screening $100 tablet]
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|align=right valign=top|10 Jan 2012||'''ars technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/charging-by-crank-bicycle-waterwheel-hands-on-with-the-olpc-xo-30-tablet.ars Crank, bicycle, and waterwheel: hands-on with the OLPC XO 3.0 tablet]
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|08 Jan 2012||'''The Verge''' &ndash; [http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/8/2691733/olpc-xo-3-0-tablet-pictures-video OLPC XO 3.0 tablet preview: impressions, video, and pictures]
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|07 Jan 2012||'''The Verge''' &ndash; [http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/6/2688604/olpc-xo-3-0-tablet-a-8-inch-tablet-with-android-and-sugar-options-for OLPC XO 3.0 tablet: an 8-inch tablet for $100, with Android and Sugar options for the children]
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|23 Dec 2011||'''Miller-McCune''' &ndash; [http://www.miller-mccune.com/education/one-laptop-per-child-redux-38589/ One Laptop Per Child Redux]
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|18 Oct 2011||'''BDU''' &ndash; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcpzVnuFP0M&feature=channel_video_title Robotics in Uruguay] (video)
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|11 Aug 2011||'''Berlin.de''' &ndash; [http://www.berlin.de/projektzukunft/presse/aktuelle-pressemitteilung/detailseite/datum/2011/08/08/gewinner-des-berliner-landeswettbewerbs-zu-open-source-stehen-fest/ Gewinner des Berliner Landeswettbewerbs zu Open Source stehen fest]
 +
|-
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|align=right valign=top|25 Jul 2011||'''CCC Classic''' &ndash; [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:CCC-StartingLine.jpg Garmin-sugarlabs development cycling team at Crit starting line]
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|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|25 Jul 2011||'''CCC Classic''' &ndash; [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:CCC-after.jpg Garmin-sugarlabs development cycling team after Crit]
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|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|13 Apr 2011||'''framablog''' &ndash; [http://www.framablog.org/index.php/post/2011/04/13/sugar-labs-education-walter-bender L'expérience Sugar Labs préfigure-t-elle une révolution éducative du XXIe siècle?]
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|05 Apr 2011||'''Businesswire''' &ndash; [http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110405006842/en/Government-Peru-Expands-Laptop-Child-Program-Local The Government of Peru Expands the One Laptop Per Child Program with Local Manufacturing]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|31 Jan 2011||'''Sundance''' &ndash; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABp7GkLgN94 A Day in the Life &ndash; Peru]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|01 Dec 2010||'''velonation''' &ndash; [http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6564/Sugar-Labs-to-back-Garmin-Cervelos-development-team-in-unique-arrangement.aspx Sugar Labs to back Garmin-Cervelo’s development team in unique arrangement]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|28 Oct 2010||'''UCR''' &ndash; [http://www.ucr.ac.cr/noticias/2010/10/28/nuevas-tecnologias-deben-estar-al-alcance-de-todos-los-ninos-y-ninas.html Nuevas tecnologías deben estar al alcance de todos los niños y niñas]
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|05 Oct 2010||'''xconomy''' &ndash; [http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/10/05/one-ecosystem-per-child-walter-bender-and-olpc-reunite-to-enhance-learning-and-grow-economies-in-developing-nations/#comments One Ecosystem per Child]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|08&nbsp;Sep&nbsp;2010||'''FLOSS Weekly''' &ndash; [http://twit.tv/floss134 Sugar Labs]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|09&nbsp;Aug&nbsp;2010||'''ABC digital''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/abc/nota/165361-Indicadores-constatan-el-impacto-positivo-en-el-aprendizaje-de-ninos/ Indicadores constatan el impacto positivo en el aprendizaje de niños]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|23&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2010||'''ABC digital''' &ndash; [http://www.abc.com.py/abc/nota/137383-Xo-para-todas-las-escuelas-de-Caacup%C3%A9/ Xo para todas las escuelas de Caacupé]
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|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|21&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2010||'''La Nacion''' &ndash; [http://www.lanacion.com.py/noticias_um-312380.htm “Buscamos que los niños no solo usen softwares, sino que puedan crear uno”]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|20&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2010||'''UltimaHora.com''' &ndash; [http://www.ultimahora.com/notas/332297-La-laptop-une-a-padres,-alumnos-y-docentes La laptop une a padres, alumnos y docentes]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|15&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2010||'''The H''' &ndash; [http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/OLPC-XO-1-5-software-updated-1022936.html OLPC XO-1.5 software updated]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|10&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2010||'''engadget''' &ndash; [http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/sugar-on-a-stick-hits-3-0-teaches-us-about-a-new-kind-of-fruit/ Sugar on a Stick hits 3.0, teaches us about a new kind of fruit]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|27&nbsp;May&nbsp;2010||'''Pro Linux DE''' &ndash; [http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/15722/sugar-on-a-stick-v3-freigegeben.html Sugar on a Stick v3 freigegeben] (German)
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|27&nbsp;May&nbsp;2010||'''NY Times''' &ndash; [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/olpc-partners-with-marvell-to-launch-100-tablet/?src=busln One Laptop Per Child Project Works With Marvell to Produce a $100 Tablet]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|27&nbsp;May&nbsp;2010||'''PC World''' &ndash; [http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/197361/olpc_rules_out_windows_for_xo3.html OLPC Rules out Windows for XO-3]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|03&nbsp;May&nbsp;2010||'''WXXI: Mixed Media''' &ndash; [http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1644648/news/Mixed.Media.Special.Edition.05-03-10 Interview with Walter Bender] (audio)
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|03&nbsp;May&nbsp;2010||'''Linux Magazine''' &ndash; [http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/OLPC-Computers-for-Palestinian-Refugee-Children OLPC Computers for Palestinian Refugee Children]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|14&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2010||'''National Science Foundation''' &ndash; [http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=116638 XO Laptops Inspire Learning In Birmingham, Alabama] ([http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/good-bye?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inxOg-dt6rw video])
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|02&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2010||<div class="NavFrame collapsed"><div class="NavHead">'''Dailymotion''' &ndash; [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xct0lp_un-jour-a-paris-ensembles-pour-olpc_tech Un jour... à Paris... ensembles pour OLPC et Sugar...] (video </div></div>
 +
|-
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|align=right valign=top|15&nbsp;Mar&nbsp;2010||'''nbc13.com''' &ndash; [http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/video_birmingham_city_students_opt_to_spend_spring_break_in_class_xo_comput/138224/ Birmingham City students opt to spend spring break in class, XO computer camps] (video)
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|18&nbsp;Feb&nbsp;2010||'''LWN''' &ndash; [https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/374790/8dc41b030f4562b1/ Karma targets easier creation of educational software]
 +
|-
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|align=right valign=top|05&nbsp;Feb&nbsp;2010||'''iprofesional''' &ndash; [http://tecnologia.iprofesional.com/notas/93943-La-PC-barata-de-Negroponte-desembarca-en-la-Argentina-para-pelear-contra-Intel.html La PC barata de Negroponte desembarca en la Argentina para pelear contra Intel]
 +
|-
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|align=right valign=top|14&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2010||'''AALF''' &ndash; [http://www.aalf.org/articles/view.php?ArticleID=86 Open Systems for Broader Change]
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|03&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2010||'''Educacion 2.0''' &ndash; [http://www.educdoscero.com/2009/12/plan-ceibal-el-libro.html PLAN CEIBAL, El Libro]
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|14&nbsp;Dec&nbsp;2009||'''xconomy''' &ndash; [http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/12/14/sugar-gets-sweeter-former-olpc-exec-walter-bender-on-netbooks-e-books-blueberry-and-cloudberry/?single_page=true Sugar gets sweeter]
 +
|-
 +
|align-right valign=top|10&nbsp;Dec&nbsp;2009||'''ars technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2009/12/sugar-software-environment-gets-sweeter-with-version-2.ars Sugar software environment gets sweeter with version 2]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|09&nbsp;Dec&nbsp;2009||'''Wired''' &ndash; [http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/12/new-sugar-on-a-stick-brings-much-needed-improvements/ New Sugar on a Stick Brings Much Needed Improvements]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|08&nbsp;Dec&nbsp;2009||'''engadget''' &ndash; [http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/sugar-on-a-stick-os-goes-to-2-0-gets-blueberry-coating-and-crea/ Sugar on a Stick OS goes to 2.0, gets Blueberry coating and creamy Fedora 12 center (video)]
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|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|07&nbsp;Dec&nbsp;2009||'''Teleread.org''' &ndash; [http://www.teleread.org/2009/12/07/sugar-on-a-stick-what-it-means-for-e-books-and-education/ Sugar on a Stick: What it means for e-books and education]
 +
|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|27&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;2009||'''CNET Japan''' &ndash; [http://japan.cnet.com/special/story/0,2000056049,20404126,00.htm 「コードを見せて、もっと良くなるよ」と言える子どもが生まれる--Sugar Labsが描く未来]
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|16&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;2009||'''zanichelli''' &ndash; [http://scienze.zanichelli.it/notizie/2009/11/16/intervista-walter-bender-e-sugar-labs/ software libero a scuola]
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|12&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;2009||'''opensuse.org''' &ndash; [http://en.opensuse.org/Marketing/Team/11_2_Launch/Announcement openSUSE 11.2 Released]
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|align=right valign=top|07&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;2009||'''My Broadband News''' &ndash; [http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Software/10351.html Mandriva 2010 packs a punch [and Sugar]]
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|align=right valign=top|06&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;2009||'''GhanaWeb''' &ndash; [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=171387 Open education and an IT-enabled economic growth in Ghana: Musings of a dutiful citizen]
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|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;Oct&nbsp;2009||'''Linux Magazine ES''' &ndash; [http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/54/078-083_SugarLM54.pdf Software Libre como apoyo al aprendizaje]
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|align=right valign=top|09&nbsp;Oct&nbsp;2009||'''interdisciplines''' &ndash; [http://www.interdisciplines.org/mobilea2k/papers/2  OLPC and Sugar: mobility through the community]
 +
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|align=right valign=top|08&nbsp;Oct&nbsp;2009||'''IBM developerWorks''' &ndash; [http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-linux-10th-anniversary/index.html 10 important Linux developments everyone should know about]
 +
|-
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|align=right valign=top|01&nbsp;Oct&nbsp;2009||'''OLPC France''' &ndash; [http://olpc-france.org/wiki/index.php?title=Interview_Walter_Bender_au_SugarCamp Interview Walter Bender au SugarCamp]
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|25&nbsp;Sep&nbsp;2009||'''The Inquirer''' &ndash; [http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1555781/one-laptop-per-child-marches One Laptop per Child marches on]
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|-
 +
|align=right valign=top|18&nbsp;Sep&nbsp;2009||'''Groklaw''' &ndash; [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090918110925298 The Role of Free Software in Education]
 +
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|align=right valign=top|18&nbsp;Sep&nbsp;2009||'''Reuters''' &ndash; [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS97755+18-Sep-2009+PRN20090918 Sugar Labs and Free Software Foundation Celebrate Software Freedom Day]
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|align=right valign=top|17&nbsp;Sep&nbsp;2009||'''ICTDev.org''' &ndash; [http://ictdev.org/pulse/20090916/ict4d/dreaming-again-one-laptop-child Dream Again with One Laptop per Child]
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;Aug&nbsp;2009||'''Latinux''' &ndash; [http://www.latinuxmagazine.com/ediciones/pdf/latinux-magazine-VolINum1-beta.pdf Azúcar en una memoria USB]
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|-
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|align=right valign=top|03&nbsp;Aug&nbsp;2009||'''Wired: Geek Dad''' &ndash; [http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/08/inventing-a-new-paradigm-sugarlabs-and-the-sugar-ui/ Inventing a New Paradigm: SugarLabs and the Sugar UI]
 +
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|align=right valign=top|30&nbsp;Jul&nbsp;2009||'''Zanichelli''' &ndash; [http://scienze.zanichelli.it/notizie/2009/06/30/sugar-on-a-stick-imparare-insieme/ Sugar on a Stick: imparare insieme]
 
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|align=right valign=top|23&nbsp;Jul&nbsp;2009||'''Everything USB''' &ndash; [http://www.everythingusb.com/recycle-usb-17077.html RecycleUSB.com - Donate your Flash Drives for a Good Cause]
 
|align=right valign=top|23&nbsp;Jul&nbsp;2009||'''Everything USB''' &ndash; [http://www.everythingusb.com/recycle-usb-17077.html RecycleUSB.com - Donate your Flash Drives for a Good Cause]
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|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2009||'''EduTech''' &ndash; [http://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/sugar-on-a-stick-and-other-delectables-praise-for-the-lowly-usb-drive Sugar on a stick, and other delectables (praise for the lowly USB drive)]
 
|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2009||'''EduTech''' &ndash; [http://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/sugar-on-a-stick-and-other-delectables-praise-for-the-lowly-usb-drive Sugar on a stick, and other delectables (praise for the lowly USB drive)]
 
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|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2009||'''Ars Technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/06/sugar-on-a-stick-brings-sweet-taste-of-linux-to-classrooms.ars Sugar on a Stick brings sweet taste of Linux to classrooms]
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|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2009||'''ars technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/06/sugar-on-a-stick-brings-sweet-taste-of-linux-to-classrooms.ars Sugar on a Stick brings sweet taste of Linux to classrooms]
 
|-
 
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|align=right valign=top|24&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2009||'''BBC''' &ndash; [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8117064.stm OLPC software to power aging PCs]
 
|align=right valign=top|24&nbsp;Jun&nbsp;2009||'''BBC''' &ndash; [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8117064.stm OLPC software to power aging PCs]
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|align=right valign=top|25&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2009||'''Free Software Magazine''' &ndash; [http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/bittersweet_facts_about_olpc_and_sugar The Bittersweet Facts about OLPC and Sugar]
 
|align=right valign=top|25&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2009||'''Free Software Magazine''' &ndash; [http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/bittersweet_facts_about_olpc_and_sugar The Bittersweet Facts about OLPC and Sugar]
 
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|align=right valign=top|24&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2009||'''Ars Technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/04/sugar-labs-releases-beta-of-live-usb-learning-environment.ars First taste: Sugar on a Stick learning platform]
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|align=right valign=top|24&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2009||'''ars technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/04/sugar-labs-releases-beta-of-live-usb-learning-environment.ars First taste: Sugar on a Stick learning platform]
 
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|align=right valign=top|22&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2009||'''Betanews''' &ndash; [http://www.betanews.com/article/Beta-of-Live-USB-Sugar-OS-opens/1240409113#talkback Beta of Live USB Sugar OS opens]
 
|align=right valign=top|22&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2009||'''Betanews''' &ndash; [http://www.betanews.com/article/Beta-of-Live-USB-Sugar-OS-opens/1240409113#talkback Beta of Live USB Sugar OS opens]
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|align=right valign=top|12&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2009||'''Bill Kerr''' &ndash; [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2009/01/thoughts-about-olpc-cutbacks.html thoughts about olpc cutbacks]
 
|align=right valign=top|12&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2009||'''Bill Kerr''' &ndash; [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2009/01/thoughts-about-olpc-cutbacks.html thoughts about olpc cutbacks]
 
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|align=right valign=top|07&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2009||'''Ars Technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090107-olpc-downsizes-half-of-its-staff-cuts-sugar-development.html OLPC downsizes half of its staff, cuts Sugar development]
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|align=right valign=top|07&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2009||'''ars technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090107-olpc-downsizes-half-of-its-staff-cuts-sugar-development.html OLPC downsizes half of its staff, cuts Sugar development]
 
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|align=right valign=top|06&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2009||'''OLPC News''' &ndash; [http://www.olpcnews.com/sales_talk/microsoft/how_microsoft_got_xp_on_the_xo.html An Inside Look at how Microsoft got XP on the XO]
 
|align=right valign=top|06&nbsp;Jan&nbsp;2009||'''OLPC News''' &ndash; [http://www.olpcnews.com/sales_talk/microsoft/how_microsoft_got_xp_on_the_xo.html An Inside Look at how Microsoft got XP on the XO]
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|align=right valign=top|06&nbsp;Aug&nbsp;2008||'''OLPC News''' &ndash; [http://www.olpcnews.com/people/leadership/23_questions_on_technology_education.html Twenty-three Questions on Technology and Education]
 
|align=right valign=top|06&nbsp;Aug&nbsp;2008||'''OLPC News''' &ndash; [http://www.olpcnews.com/people/leadership/23_questions_on_technology_education.html Twenty-three Questions on Technology and Education]
 
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|align=right valign=top|03&nbsp;Aug&nbsp;2008||'''Wired''' &ndash; [https://www.wired.com/2009/08/inventing-a-new-paradigm-sugarlabs-and-the-sugar-ui/ Inventing a new paradigm: Sugar Labs and Sugar]
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|
 
|align=right valign=top|18&nbsp;Jul&nbsp;2008||'''Bill Kerr''' &ndash; [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2008/07/evaluating-sugar-in-developed-world.html evaluating Sugar in the developed world]
 
|align=right valign=top|18&nbsp;Jul&nbsp;2008||'''Bill Kerr''' &ndash; [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2008/07/evaluating-sugar-in-developed-world.html evaluating Sugar in the developed world]
 
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|align=right valign=top|27&nbsp;May&nbsp;2008||'''The New York Times''' &ndash; [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/why-walter-bender-left-one-laptop-per-child-edited-hold-for-wed-am/ Why Walter Bender Left One Laptop Per Child]
 
|align=right valign=top|27&nbsp;May&nbsp;2008||'''The New York Times''' &ndash; [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/why-walter-bender-left-one-laptop-per-child-edited-hold-for-wed-am/ Why Walter Bender Left One Laptop Per Child]
 
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|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;May&nbsp;2008||'''Ars Technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080526-former-olpc-software-president-wants-to-expand-sugars-reach.html OLPC software maker splits from X0 hardware, goes solo]
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|align=right valign=top|26&nbsp;May&nbsp;2008||'''ars technica''' &ndash; [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080526-former-olpc-software-president-wants-to-expand-sugars-reach.html OLPC software maker splits from X0 hardware, goes solo]
 
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|align=right valign=top|22&nbsp;May&nbsp;2008||'''BetaNews''' &ndash; [http://www.betanews.com/article/Linux_startup_Sugar_Labs_in_informal_talks_with_four_laptop_makers/1211467857 Linux start-up Sugar Labs in informal talks with four laptop makers]
 
|align=right valign=top|22&nbsp;May&nbsp;2008||'''BetaNews''' &ndash; [http://www.betanews.com/article/Linux_startup_Sugar_Labs_in_informal_talks_with_four_laptop_makers/1211467857 Linux start-up Sugar Labs in informal talks with four laptop makers]
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Latest revision as of 19:05, 6 June 2019

What's new

This page is updated every few weeks with notes from the Sugar Labs community. (The digest is also sent to the community-news at sugarlabs.org list, blogged at walterbender.org, and archived here.) If you would like to contribute, please send email to walter at sugarlabs.org by the weekend. (Also visit planet.sugarlabs.org.)


Sugar Digest

1. Sugar Labs will be participating in Google Code-in again this year. Ignacio Rodriguez and I are the program administrators and are gathering suggestions for bite-sized tasks in coding, documentation, research, design, and outreach. We'll also be scouring the open issues in the various Sugar-related repos for tasks. Please pass your suggestions our way. Also, if you are interested in mentoring, please contact me. Finally, it would great if you could help spread the word about the contest among educators so that we can reach out to as many potential participants as possible (the contest is open to 13-17 year olds). GCI is a great opportunity to recruit new talent into the community. Details of the contest are available at developers.google.com. The Sugar Labs page describing our participation is at Google Code In 2017.

2. There is a new release of Music Blocks available 3. Features include a marked improvement in performance and lots of bug fixes. Tip of the hat to Devin Ulibarri, Edgar Quispe, and Euan Ong for their contributions to this release.

3. Congratulations to Lionel, Sameer, and Adam for being re-elected to the Sugar Labs oversight board. (And thanks to everyone who voted for my return to the board as well.) Our next meeting is on 3 November at 19UTC in the #sugar-meeting channel of irc.freenode.net.

Community News archive

An archive of this digest is available.

Planet

The Sugar Labs Planet is found here.

Sugar in the news

29 Apr 2019 EdTechzine – Learn programming with an approach from music and mathematics! Model class of "Music Blocks" (in Japanese)
29 Apr 2019 EdTechzine – What is the relationship between music, mathematics and computer science? Interview with the developer of the programming learning tool "Music Blocks" (in Japanese)
11 Apr 2019 Linux Journal – Linux... Do It Children
14 Dec 2018 PR Times JA – 2020年必修化のためのプログラミング学習ソフト「Music Blocks」教員向け研究会 参加者募集中 ～経済産業省『「未来の教室」実証事業』 Programming learning software for 2020 compulsory "Music Blocks" Recruiting participants for faculty members ~ Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry "Future classroom" demonstration project
14 Dec 2018 PR Times JA – 話題のプログラミング教育を体験しよう！ Programming education with Music Blocks
31 Aug 2018 GMO – Fusion of programming and art, mathematics. Gakken × "Music Blocks" プログラミングとアート、数学の融合。学研×「Music Blocks」
23 May 2018 Vida Actual – El adolescente uruguayo al que Google le pidió que deje de hackearlo
16 April 2018 The Verge – OLPC's 100 Laptop was Going to change the world – then it all went wrong
8 Mar 2018 Oxford News – Schoolboy wins trip to Google HQ after coding contest victory
9 Nov 2017 Open Source – What's the current state of Linux distros for kids?
17 Aug 2017 ABC News – Google awards Uruguay high school student $10K for finding security bug
02 Nov 2016 BBVA – Sociedad de la Creatividad - desafíos de hoy para el futuro (video)
23 Oct 2016 ABC Color – La computación es una herramienta para promover agentes de cambio
23 Jul 2016 La Tercera – Cuando todos están de acuerdo con todos es bastante peligroso
02 May 2016 Fedora Insider – Fedora-based Sugar on a Stick is one sweet desktop
09 Feb 2016 www.montevideo.com – DOS URUGUAYOS ENTRE GANADORES DEL CONCURSO GOOGLE CODE-IN
28 Aug 2015 Musson Foundation – Jamaica Girls Code (video)
28 Aug 2015 Google Open Source – My sweet adventures with Sugar Labs and Google Code-in
09 May 2015 La Prensa – De alumnos a creadores de su aprendizaje
30 Apr 2015 Diario La República – Swedish researcher visited Uruguay to meet the project Butiá
24 Apr 2015 Jamaica Observer – Future Coders
24 Apr 2015 Jamaica Information Service – State minister urges young women to enter ICT sector
6 Feb 2015 Cromo – El chico Google
5 Feb 2015 Capital Noticias Canelones – El joven de Canelones, Ignacio Rodríguez, ganó nuevamente la competencia de programación de Google. (video)
3 Feb 2015 montevideo.com – Código joven
1 Dec 2014 Google Open Source Blog – 3, 2, 1 Code-in: Inviting teens to contribute to open source
7 Oct 2014 Kauffman Report – Paraguay Thirsty for 21st-Century Education
25 Sep 2014 ANEP – Fecundo intercambio de jovenes de todo el mundo en encuentro de programadores
12 Jun 2014 Producción Nacional – Innovando con XO (video)
28 Apr 2014 ABC Color – Paraguay Educa realiza talleres de programación y de robótica
21 Apr 2014 El Tiempo – 'Cada niño podría ser un maestro del 'software': Walter Bender
2 Apr 2014 vera.tv – Antel vuelta a clases (video)
4 Feb 2014 La Diaria – En código
24 Jan 2014 Espectador – Entre los ganadores del concurso anual de programación de Google Code-in hay nuevamente un joven uruguayo
23 Jan 2014 El Pais – Le enseña a sus profesores y ahora lo premia Google
20 Jan 2014 Google Open Source Blog – Google Code-in 2013 - drumroll please!
28 Nov 2013 BBVA Paraguay – Turtle Art Day in Caacupé (video)
17 Oct 2013 ANTEL Integra – Turtle Art: la plataforma del Butiá
14 Oct 2013 ABC Color – Software libre es tema de paneles en la cumbre
14 Oct 2013 ABC Color – Programar ayuda a los niños a pensar
14 Oct 2013 ABC Color – Hoy es el Día de TortugArte, en Caacupé
14 Oct 2013 ABC Color – Las TIC en la educación son clave para el desarrollo del país, aseguran
12 Oct 2013 Cromo – M’hijo el programador
08 Aug 2013 News1 – Interview with former MIT Media Lab director (in Korean)
12 Jul 2013 RIT – ‘Sky Time’ video game selected for White House Champions of Change event July 23
28 Apr 2013 BBC Mundo – Los programadores adolescentes premiados por Google
07 Feb 2013 el Neuvo Herald – Joven uruguayo brilla como programador y es distinguido por Google
06 Feb 2013 el Observador – Joven uruguayo gana la competencia Google Code (Also see GCI press interviews)
Jan 2013 Raspberry Pi Geek – Pi with Sugar and turtles as a learning tool
07 Sep 2012 NDTV – One Laptop Per Child initiative a hit in rural India
08 Jul 2012 Estado de S. Paulo – Para educar
24 Apr 2012 Pacific Standard – OLPC Redux
12 Apr 2012 Huffington Post – Hult Global Case Challenge: One Laptop Per Child
30 Mar 2012 newswise – “Sugar on a Stick” Helps Kids Learn How to Learn
11 Jan 2012 Boston Herald – One Laptop Per Child screening $100 tablet
10 Jan 2012 ars technica – Crank, bicycle, and waterwheel: hands-on with the OLPC XO 3.0 tablet
08 Jan 2012 The Verge – OLPC XO 3.0 tablet preview: impressions, video, and pictures
07 Jan 2012 The Verge – OLPC XO 3.0 tablet: an 8-inch tablet for $100, with Android and Sugar options for the children
23 Dec 2011 Miller-McCune – One Laptop Per Child Redux
18 Oct 2011 BDU – Robotics in Uruguay (video)
11 Aug 2011 Berlin.de – Gewinner des Berliner Landeswettbewerbs zu Open Source stehen fest
25 Jul 2011 CCC Classic – Garmin-sugarlabs development cycling team at Crit starting line
25 Jul 2011 CCC Classic – Garmin-sugarlabs development cycling team after Crit
13 Apr 2011 framablog – L'expérience Sugar Labs préfigure-t-elle une révolution éducative du XXIe siècle?
05 Apr 2011 Businesswire – The Government of Peru Expands the One Laptop Per Child Program with Local Manufacturing
31 Jan 2011 Sundance – A Day in the Life – Peru
01 Dec 2010 velonation – Sugar Labs to back Garmin-Cervelo’s development team in unique arrangement
28 Oct 2010 UCR – Nuevas tecnologías deben estar al alcance de todos los niños y niñas
05 Oct 2010 xconomy – One Ecosystem per Child
08 Sep 2010 FLOSS Weekly – Sugar Labs
09 Aug 2010 ABC digital – Indicadores constatan el impacto positivo en el aprendizaje de niños
23 Jun 2010 ABC digital – Xo para todas las escuelas de Caacupé
21 Jun 2010 La Nacion – “Buscamos que los niños no solo usen softwares, sino que puedan crear uno”
20 Jun 2010 UltimaHora.com – La laptop une a padres, alumnos y docentes
15 Jun 2010 The H – OLPC XO-1.5 software updated
10 Jun 2010 engadget – Sugar on a Stick hits 3.0, teaches us about a new kind of fruit
27 May 2010 Pro Linux DE – Sugar on a Stick v3 freigegeben (German)
27 May 2010 NY Times – One Laptop Per Child Project Works With Marvell to Produce a $100 Tablet
27 May 2010 PC World – OLPC Rules out Windows for XO-3
03 May 2010 WXXI: Mixed Media – Interview with Walter Bender (audio)
03 May 2010 Linux Magazine – OLPC Computers for Palestinian Refugee Children
14 Apr 2010 National Science Foundation – XO Laptops Inspire Learning In Birmingham, Alabama (video)
02 Apr 2010
15 Mar 2010 nbc13.com – Birmingham City students opt to spend spring break in class, XO computer camps (video)
18 Feb 2010 LWN – Karma targets easier creation of educational software
05 Feb 2010 iprofesional – La PC barata de Negroponte desembarca en la Argentina para pelear contra Intel
14 Jan 2010 AALF – Open Systems for Broader Change
03 Jan 2010 Educacion 2.0 – PLAN CEIBAL, El Libro
14 Dec 2009 xconomy – Sugar gets sweeter
10 Dec 2009 ars technica – Sugar software environment gets sweeter with version 2
09 Dec 2009 Wired – New Sugar on a Stick Brings Much Needed Improvements
08 Dec 2009 engadget – Sugar on a Stick OS goes to 2.0, gets Blueberry coating and creamy Fedora 12 center (video)
07 Dec 2009 Teleread.org – Sugar on a Stick: What it means for e-books and education
27 Nov 2009 CNET Japan – 「コードを見せて、もっと良くなるよ」と言える子どもが生まれる--Sugar Labsが描く未来
16 Nov 2009 zanichelli – software libero a scuola
12 Nov 2009 opensuse.org – openSUSE 11.2 Released
07 Nov 2009 My Broadband News – Mandriva 2010 packs a punch [and Sugar]
06 Nov 2009 GhanaWeb – Open education and an IT-enabled economic growth in Ghana: Musings of a dutiful citizen
26 Oct 2009 Linux Magazine ES – Software Libre como apoyo al aprendizaje
09 Oct 2009 interdisciplines – OLPC and Sugar: mobility through the community
08 Oct 2009 IBM developerWorks – 10 important Linux developments everyone should know about
01 Oct 2009 OLPC France – Interview Walter Bender au SugarCamp
25 Sep 2009 The Inquirer – One Laptop per Child marches on
18 Sep 2009 Groklaw – The Role of Free Software in Education
18 Sep 2009 Reuters – Sugar Labs and Free Software Foundation Celebrate Software Freedom Day
17 Sep 2009 ICTDev.org – Dream Again with One Laptop per Child
26 Aug 2009 Latinux – Azúcar en una memoria USB
03 Aug 2009 Wired: Geek Dad – Inventing a New Paradigm: SugarLabs and the Sugar UI
30 Jul 2009 Zanichelli – Sugar on a Stick: imparare insieme
23 Jul 2009 Everything USB – RecycleUSB.com - Donate your Flash Drives for a Good Cause
22 Jul 2009 OLPC France – Sugar : mauvaise presse et mise au point
13 Jul 2009 Spiegel Online – Das zuckersüße Leichtbau-Linux
07 Jul 2009 ComputerWorldUK – Gran Canaria Desktop Summit: a Study in Contrasts
06 Jul 2009 Windows Forest – USBメモリなどから“OLPC”用のOSを利用できる「Sugar on a Stick」が無償公開
02 Jul 2009 Howard County Library – Sugar on a Stick
27 Jun 2009 Deutschlandfunk – Süßes für die Kleinen: Sugar ist Linux speziell für Kinder (in Deutsch)
26 Jun 2009 EduTech – Sugar on a stick, and other delectables (praise for the lowly USB drive)
26 Jun 2009 ars technica – Sugar on a Stick brings sweet taste of Linux to classrooms
24 Jun 2009 BBC – OLPC software to power aging PCs
24 Jun 2009 Technology Review – $100 Laptop Becomes a $5 PC
15 Jun 2009 TechSavvyKids – Episode 10 FOSSVT: Sugar on a Stick (audio)
10 Jun 2009 LWN.net – Sugar moves from the shadow of OLPC
27 May 2009 LWN.net – Activities and the move to context-oriented desktops (subscriber link)
27 May 2009 Business Wire – Dailymotion Launches Support for Open Video Formats and Video HTML Tag
01 May 2009 Guysoft – Nokia N810 Running OLPC Sugar
29 Apr 2009 El Mercurio – Así se vivió la fiesta del software libre
27 Apr 2009 ostatic – Sugar on a Stick: Good for Kids' Minds (and School Budgets)
25 Apr 2009 Free Software Magazine – The Bittersweet Facts about OLPC and Sugar
24 Apr 2009 ars technica – First taste: Sugar on a Stick learning platform
22 Apr 2009 Betanews – Beta of Live USB Sugar OS opens
27 Mar 2009 Mass High Tech – Google promotes summer open-source internships
18 Mar 2009 Metropolis – A Good Argument
16 Mar 2009 Laptop Magazine – Sugar Labs’ New Version of Sugar Learning Platform Is Netbook and PC Ready
16 Mar 2009 Market Watch – Sugar Labs Nonprofit Announces New Version of Sugar Learning Platform for Children, Runs on Netbooks and PCs
14 Feb 2009 OLPC Learning Club – DC – Learning Learning on a Stick
05 Feb 2009 xconomy – Sugar Beyond the XO Laptop: Walter Bender on OLPC, Sucrose 0.84, and “Sugar on a Stick”
26 Jan 2009 Linus Magazine – Sugar Defies OLPC Cutbacks
19 Jan 2009 Feeding the Penguins – The status of Sugar, post-OLPC
16 Jan 2009 OLPC News – Sugar on Acer Aspire One & Thin Client via LTSP
12 Jan 2009 Bill Kerr – thoughts about olpc cutbacks
07 Jan 2009 ars technica – OLPC downsizes half of its staff, cuts Sugar development
06 Jan 2009 OLPC News – An Inside Look at how Microsoft got XP on the XO
30 Dec 2008 OLPC News – Sugar Labs Status at Six Months
22 Dec 2008 The GNOME Project – Sugar Labs, the nonprofit behind the OLPC software, is joining the GNOME Foundation
16 Dec 2008 Feeding the Penguins – Sugar git repository change
14 Dec 2008 NPR – Laptop Deal Links Rural Peru To Opportunity, Risk (Part 2)
13 Dec 2008 NPR – Laptops May Change The Way Rural Peru Learns (Part 1)
09 Dec 2008 SFC – Sugar Labs joins Conservancy
31 Oct 2008 Linux Devices – An OLPC dilemma: Linux or Windows?
10 Oct 2008 Feeding the Penguin – Sugar on Ubuntu
21 Sep 2008 Groklaw – Interview with Walter Bender of Sugar Labs
17 Sep 2008 Bill Kerr – Sugar Labs
16 Sep 2008 Open Source – Sugar everywhere
28 Aug 2008 OLPC News – An answer to Walter Bender's question 22
20 Aug 2008 OLPC News – Sugarize it: Intel Classmate 2
08 Aug 2008 Investor's Business Daily – 'Learning' Vs. Laptop Was Issue
06 Aug 2008 OLPC News – Twenty-three Questions on Technology and Education
03 Aug 2008 Wired – Inventing a new paradigm: Sugar Labs and Sugar 18 Jul 2008 Bill Kerr – evaluating Sugar in the developed world
28 Jun 2008 OLPC News – A Cutting Edge Sugar User Interface Demo
18 Jun 2008 PC World – OLPC Spin-off Developing UI for Intel's Classmate PC
17 Jun 2008 Datamation – If Business Succeeds with GNU/Linux, Why Not OLPC?
11 Jun 2008 LinuxInsider – The Sweetness of Collaborative Learning
06 Jun 2008 Bill Kerr – untangling Free, Sugar, and Constructionism
06 Jun 2008 Open Education – Walter Bender Discusses Sugar Labs Foundation
06 Jun 2008 BusinessWeek – OLPC: The Educational Philosophy Controversy
05 Jun 2008 Code Culture – The Distraction Machine
05 Jun 2008 BusinessWeek – OLPC: The Open-Source Controversy
27 May 2008 The New York Times – Why Walter Bender Left One Laptop Per Child
26 May 2008 ars technica – OLPC software maker splits from X0 hardware, goes solo
22 May 2008 BetaNews – Linux start-up Sugar Labs in informal talks with four laptop makers
16 May 2008 OSTATIC – OLPC's Open Source Sugar Platform Aims for New Hardware
16 May 2008 PCWorld – Bender Forms Group to Promote OLPC's Sugar UI
16 May 2008 MHT – Bender jumps from OLPC, founds Sugar Labs
16 May 2008 News.com – Sugar Labs will make OLPC interface available for Eee PC, others
16 May 2008 Feeding the Peguins – The future of Sugar
16 May 2008 Sugar list – A few thoughts on SugarLabs
16 May 2008 xconomy – Bender Creates Sugar Labs—New Foundation to Adapt OLPC’s Laptop Interface for Other Machines
16 May 2008 BBC – '$100 laptop' platform moves on
15 May 2008 OLPC wiki – Dual-boot XO Claim: OLPC will not work to port Sugar to Windows.
16 May 2008 Softpedia – Bender Launches Sugar Labs for Better Development of OLPC's Sugar UI

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