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<noinclude>{{Translations | [[Sugar Labs/Welcome to Sugar Labs|english]] &#124; [[Sugar Labs/Welcome to Sugar Labs/lang-es|español]] &#124; [[Sugar Labs/Welcome to Sugar Labs/lang-pt_BR|português brasil]] &#124; [[Sugar Labs/Welcome to Sugar Labs/lang-ps|پښتو]]}}{{ GoogleTrans-en | es =show | bg =show | zh-CN =show | zh-TW =show | hr =show | cs =show | da =show | nl =show | fi =show | fr =show | de =show | el =show | hi =show | it =show | ja =show | ko =show | no =show | pl =show | pt =show | ro =show | ru =show | sv =show }}</noinclude>
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<p style="font-size: 1.3em; background: #edfdd7; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #cde7a8">'''Sugar reinvents how computers can be used for education.''' Sugar promotes sharing, collaborative learning, and reflection. Through Sugar's ''clarity of design'', children and their teachers have the the opportunity to use computation on their own terms; they are free to reshape, reinvent, and reapply both software and content into powerful learning activities. Sugar is a [[Community/GettingInvolved|community project]]; it is based on GNU/Linux, a free and open-source operating system.</p>
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[[Image:home_sharing.png|left]]
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=== Sugar facilitates sharing and collaboration. ===
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Children write documents, share books and pictures, or make music together with ease.
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<div class="visualClear"></div>
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[[Image: home_activities.png|left]]
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=== There are no files, folders, or applications. ===
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The basic unit of interaction is an <em>activity</em>; it includes an application, data, and a history of the interaction that can be used to resume the activity at any time.
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<div class="visualClear"></div>
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[[Image: home_backup.png|left]]
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=== It is almost impossible to lose data. ===
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Everything is saved and backed up automatically.
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<div class="visualClear"></div>
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[[Image: home_journal.png|left]]
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=== A Journal is used for accessing data. ===
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The Journal is a diary of things that you make and actions you take; it is a place to reflect upon your work.
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<div class="visualClear"></div>
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[[Image: home_opensource.png|left]]
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=== Sugar is free and open-source software. ===
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Sugar is licensed under [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GPL]; updates will <em>always</em> respect the freedom of its users.
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==Getting Sugar==
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There are many ways to run Sugar: as a '''[[Supported_systems#Starch|separate disk image]]''' on an existing machine; as a '''[[Supported_systems#Sucrose|session on a Linux distribution]]'''; or as part of a '''[[Supported_systems#Systems|complete hardware-software platform]]'''.
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==Latest news==
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[[Image:Sugar-labs-meeting-milano.jpg|thumb|Sugar Labs meeting in Milano, Via Monte Napoleone]]
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* [[Sugar Labs/Meeting Minutes-30-06-2008|Minutes]] from the Sugar Labs meeting in Milan on 30 June 2008.
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* A draft proposal for a governance model for Sugar Labs has been posted to the wiki (Please see [[Sugar Labs/Governance|the governance page]]). Feel free to make corrections and [[_talk:Sugar Labs/Governance|add comments]].
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* [[ReleaseTeam/Releases/Sucrose/0.81.2|Sucrose 0.81.2]] (Development Release) has been released.
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* Wolfgang Rohrmoser reports that a new release (080607) of the Livebackup XO-LiveCD is available ([http://dev.laptop.org/pub/livebackupcd/build-708+joyride-2024 XO-LiveCD]).
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For more news about Sugar Labs, please see visit the [[Sugar Labs/Current Events|Current Events page]].
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==What are the Sugar Labs?==
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Sugar is available under the free software GNU General Public License (GPL) to anyone who wants to extend it. “Sugar Labs”, a (soon to be established) non-profit foundation will serve as a support base and gathering place for the community of educators and software developers who want to extend the platform and create Sugar-compatible applications. Sugar Labs software is found on the XO laptop. You can find more out about the project at laptop.org.
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<p style="font-size: 1.2em;">[[What is Sugar? | Learn more about Sugar...]] or [[Sugar Labs | learn about Sugar Labs, the organization behind Sugar]]</p>
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<p style="font-size: 1.2em;">[[Community/GettingInvolved | Get involved ]] in the Sugar [[DevelopmentTeam | development]] and [[Community/GettingInvolved#Join_a_Team | community]] efforts.</p>
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== Activities ==
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Sugar applications are called [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activities Activities]. This is a list of some Activities that are installed by default. There is a proposal for an [[Activity portal]].
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<table border="0">
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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[[Image:activity-journal.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Journal Journal] ===
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Object and activity browser
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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[[Image:activity-pippy.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pippy Pippy] ===
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Python Programming language/environment
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[[Image:activity-web.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Browse Browse] ===
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Web browser based on Mozilla Firefox
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</td></tr>
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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[[Image:activity-etoys.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Etoys Etoys] ===
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Learning / programming / authoring environment
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</td>
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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[[Image:activity-read.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Read Read] ===
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Book/PDF reader
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</td>
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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[[Image:activity-turtleart.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Turtle_Art Turtle Art] ===
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Pseudo-Logo graphical programming language
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</td></tr>
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<tr>
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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[[Image:activity-write.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Write Write] ===
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Word processor</td>
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[[Image:activity-calculate.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Calculate Calculate] ===
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Basic calculator
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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[[Image:activity-news.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/News_Reader News Reader] ===
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News reader
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[[Image:activity-measure.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Measure Measure] ===
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Oscilloscope and Data Logging
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[[Image:activity-draw.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Paint Paint] ===
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Simple paint activity
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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[[Image:activity-acousticmeasure.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Distance Distance] ===
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Measure distance between two laptops
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[[Image:activity-record.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Record Record] ===
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Still, video, and audio capture
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</td>
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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[[Image:activity-analyze.png|40px]]
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=== Analyze ===
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An activity version of the Sugar analyze tool
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</td>
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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[[Image:activity-log.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Log Log] ===
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An activity version of the Sugar logging tool
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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[[Image:activity-terminal.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Terminal Terminal] ===
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An activity version of the Sugar terminal
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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[[Image:activity-tamtamjam.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tamtam TamTam] ===
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Music composition and synthesis.
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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[[Image:activity-chat.png|40px]]
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Chat Chat] ===
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Collaborative discussion
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<td width="33%" style="text-align: center;">
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=== And more ===
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[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/GCompris many dozens more are available].
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</table>
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==See also==
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[[Image:sugarlabs_logo_big.png|right|150px]]
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* [[Community/GettingInvolved|Getting involved!]]
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* A Sugar [[taxonomy]] and a matrix of [[supported systems]]
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* The Sugar [[ReleaseTeam]] and [[ReleaseTeam/Roadmap]] discussion pages
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* Other pages of interest to [[:Category:Developer|developers]]
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* A [[Sugar Labs/Background|background]] discussion on [[What_is_Sugar%3F|Sugar]] and [[Sugar Labs]]
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* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Category:Sugar The Sugar category] on olpcwiki for more.
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* Help us [[UITeam/Logo-ideas|design a logo]] for Sugar Labs
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* [[Community/FAQ|Frequently asked questions]]
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[[Category:General public]]

Revision as of 13:30, 16 July 2008

english | español | português brasil | پښتو HowTo [ID# 7422] 


Sugar reinvents how computers can be used for education. Sugar promotes sharing, collaborative learning, and reflection. Through Sugar's clarity of design, children and their teachers have the the opportunity to use computation on their own terms; they are free to reshape, reinvent, and reapply both software and content into powerful learning activities. Sugar is a community project; it is based on GNU/Linux, a free and open-source operating system.

Home sharing.png

Sugar facilitates sharing and collaboration.

Children write documents, share books and pictures, or make music together with ease.

Home activities.png

There are no files, folders, or applications.

The basic unit of interaction is an activity; it includes an application, data, and a history of the interaction that can be used to resume the activity at any time.

Home backup.png

It is almost impossible to lose data.

Everything is saved and backed up automatically.

Home journal.png

A Journal is used for accessing data.

The Journal is a diary of things that you make and actions you take; it is a place to reflect upon your work.

Home opensource.png

Sugar is free and open-source software.

Sugar is licensed under GPL; updates will always respect the freedom of its users.

Getting Sugar

There are many ways to run Sugar: as a separate disk image on an existing machine; as a session on a Linux distribution; or as part of a complete hardware-software platform.


Latest news

Sugar Labs meeting in Milano, Via Monte Napoleone
  • Minutes from the Sugar Labs meeting in Milan on 30 June 2008.
  • A draft proposal for a governance model for Sugar Labs has been posted to the wiki (Please see the governance page). Feel free to make corrections and add comments.
  • Sucrose 0.81.2 (Development Release) has been released.
  • Wolfgang Rohrmoser reports that a new release (080607) of the Livebackup XO-LiveCD is available (XO-LiveCD).

For more news about Sugar Labs, please see visit the Current Events page.

What are the Sugar Labs?

Sugar is available under the free software GNU General Public License (GPL) to anyone who wants to extend it. “Sugar Labs”, a (soon to be established) non-profit foundation will serve as a support base and gathering place for the community of educators and software developers who want to extend the platform and create Sugar-compatible applications. Sugar Labs software is found on the XO laptop. You can find more out about the project at laptop.org.

Learn more about Sugar... or learn about Sugar Labs, the organization behind Sugar

Get involved in the Sugar development and community efforts.

Activities

Sugar applications are called Activities. This is a list of some Activities that are installed by default. There is a proposal for an Activity portal.

Activity-journal.png

Journal

Object and activity browser

Activity-pippy.png

Pippy

Python Programming language/environment

Activity-web.png

Browse

Web browser based on Mozilla Firefox

Activity-etoys.png

Etoys

Learning / programming / authoring environment

Activity-read.png

Read

Book/PDF reader

Activity-turtleart.png

Turtle Art

Pseudo-Logo graphical programming language

Activity-write.png

Write

Word processor

Activity-calculate.png

Calculate

Basic calculator

Activity-news.png

News Reader

News reader

Activity-measure.png

Measure

Oscilloscope and Data Logging

Activity-draw.png

Paint

Simple paint activity

Activity-acousticmeasure.png

Distance

Measure distance between two laptops

Activity-record.png

Record

Still, video, and audio capture

Activity-analyze.png

Analyze

An activity version of the Sugar analyze tool

Activity-log.png

Log

An activity version of the Sugar logging tool

Activity-terminal.png

Terminal

An activity version of the Sugar terminal

Activity-tamtamjam.png

TamTam

Music composition and synthesis.

Activity-chat.png

Chat

Collaborative discussion

And more

many dozens more are available.

See also

Sugarlabs logo big.png
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