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==Using Sugar==
==Using Sugar==
=== Who can use Sugar and how do they benefit? ===
=== Who can use Sugar and how do they benefit? ===
Sugar is a free and open-source software project, freely available to anyone who want to use it or improve upon it.
The Sugar platform was designed for young children (K–6), but it is finding applicability in a number of different venues where the simplicity of design maps is an enabler, e.g., mobile applications, the elderly, etc. Sugar is a free and open-source project, available to anyone who want to use it or improve upon it.
The Sugar platform was designed for young children (K–6), but it is finding applicability in a number of different venues where the simplicity of design maps is an enabler, e.g., mobile applications, the elderly, etc.
There is a summary of the Sugar benefits [[DeploymentTeam/Small_deployment_guide#Why_Sugar|here]].
Why Sugar?
* Sugar comes with hundreds of tools for discovery through exploring, expressing, and sharing: browsing, writing, rich media, etc.
* Sugar comes with a built-in collaboration system: peer-to-peer learning; always-on support; and single-click sharing.
* Sugar comes with built-in tools for reflection; a built-in portfolio assessment tool that serves as a forum for discussion between children, their parents, and their teachers.
* The Sugar learning platform is discoverable: it uses simple means to reach to complex ends with no upper bound on where you can reach.
* Sugar is designed for local appropriation: it has built-in tools for making changes and improvements and a growing global community of support.
* Sugar puts an emphasis on learning through doing and debugging: more engaged learners are to tackle authentic problems.
* Sugar is available in a wide variety of forms: as part of GNU/Linux distributions; LiveCD; and in a virtual machine.
There is a further summary of the Sugar benefits [[DeploymentTeam/Small_deployment_guide#Why_Sugar|here]].
=== Does Sugar run on {GNU/Linux, Fedora, Ubuntu, Suse, MAC OS, Windows, etc.}? ===
=== Does Sugar run on {GNU/Linux, Fedora, Ubuntu, Suse, MAC OS, Windows, etc.}? ===