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===Using the [[Glossary#User_Interface_.28UI.29|Interface]]===
===Using the [[DocumentationTeam/Glossary#User_Interface_.28UI.29|Interface]]===


====Where's the desktop?====
====Where's the desktop?====
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===Using Activities===  
===Using Activities===  
====What is an Activity?====
====What is an Activity?====
The program that you run using Sugar are called Activities. Why? Because Sugar, in its departure from the desktop metaphor for computing, is the first serious attempt to create a [[Glossary|user interface]] that is based on both cognitive and social [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_%28learning_theory%29 constructivism]: an environment where learners engage in authentic exploration and collaboration in the act of learning.
The program that you run using Sugar are called Activities. Why? Because Sugar, in its departure from the desktop metaphor for computing, is the first serious attempt to create a [[DocumentationTeam/Glossary|user interface]] that is based on both cognitive and social [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_%28learning_theory%29 constructivism]: an environment where learners engage in authentic exploration and collaboration in the act of learning.
====Starting an Activity====
====Starting an Activity====
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=See also=
=See also=
* [[Glossary]] of Sugar terms
* [[DocumentationTeam/Glossary]] of Sugar terms




[[Category:General public]]
[[Category:General public]]
[[Category:Documentation]]
[[Category:Documentation]]