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=== Sugar Digest ===

=== Sugar Digest ===

1. I took some time off from programming to attend Evangeline Harris Stefanakis's class at Boston University, School of Education. It is a graduate seminar in which the students are expected to do some field work. Her students are all over-achivers, each with a wealth of experience working with either pre-school or elementary-aged children, many from disadvantaged backgrounds.

1. I took some time off from programming to attend Evangeline Harris Stefanakis's class at Boston University, School of Education. It is a graduate seminar in which the students are expected to do some field work. Her students are all over-achievers, each with a wealth of experience working with either pre-school or elementary-aged children, many from disadvantaged backgrounds.

I gave a brief Sugar overview and also introduced them to the Portfolio tool. They then explored on their own for an hour or so. Prof. Stefanakis then challenged them to think of ways in which they might incorporate Sugar into their class projects.

I gave a brief Sugar overview and also introduced them to the Portfolio tool. They then explored on their own for an hour or so. Prof. Stefanakis then challenged them to think of ways in which they might incorporate Sugar into their class projects.

Stay tuned.

Stay tuned.

2. Mel Chua has been leading the marketing-team discussions the past two weeks. She has brought a renewed energy to the group ([http://sugarlabs.org/go/MarketingTeam/Meetings/02-10-2009#The_actual_meeting log]. We are focusing on setting goals and being more structured in our approach to meeting our goals. Sean Daly's participation has given us more grounding.  

2. Mel Chua has been leading the marketing-team discussions the past two weeks. She has brought a renewed energy to the group ([http://sugarlabs.org/go/MarketingTeam/Meetings/02-10-2009#The_actual_meeting log]). We are focusing on setting goals and being more structured in our approach to meeting our goals. Sean Daly's participation has given us more grounding.  

3. Tony Forster is even more fanatic than I am: he has written "Turtle Lander" in Turtle Art (See [http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/2009/02/turtle-lander.html Turtle Lander]). Previously, I'd written a Turtle Art falling-blocks game (See [[Activities/TAPortfolio#We_got_game|We got game]]). Both of us are trying to understand the limits of Turtle Art as a language. Meanwhile, a visit to http://turtleart.org/ will give you a sense of how expressive Turtle Art can be within the more narrow domain of Art!

3. Tony Forster is even more fanatic than I am: he has written "Turtle Lander" in Turtle Art (See [http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/2009/02/turtle-lander.html Turtle Lander]). Previously, I'd written a Turtle Art falling-blocks game (See [[Activities/TAPortfolio#We_got_game|We got game]]). Both of us are trying to understand the limits of Turtle Art as a language. Meanwhile, a visit to [http://turtleart.org/ turtleart.org] will give you a sense of how expressive Turtle Art can be within the more narrow domain of Art!

In response to last week's discussion about collaboration, I decided to add collaboration to Turtle Art Portfolio. I wanted to see how difficult it would be and have an excuse to think about what a collaborative programming environment might look like. Try sharing Version 16 ([http://sugarlabs.org/wiki/images/e/e7/TurtleArtPortfolio-16.xo TurtleArtPortfolio-16.xo), but I wouldn't recommend more than 2 or 3 people working together at once.  

In response to last week's discussion about collaboration, I decided to add collaboration to Turtle Art Portfolio. I wanted to see how difficult it would be and have an excuse to think about what a collaborative programming environment might look like. Try sharing Version 16 ([http://sugarlabs.org/wiki/images/e/e7/TurtleArtPortfolio-16.xo TurtleArtPortfolio-16.xo]), but I wouldn't recommend more than 2 or 3 people working together at once.  

I've also begun documenting both Turtle Art and Turtle Art Portfolio in the wiki: [[Activities/TurtleArt|Turtle Art]] and [[Activities/TAPortfolio|Turtle Art Portfolio]].

I've also begun documenting both Turtle Art and Turtle Art Portfolio in the wiki: [[Activities/TurtleArt|Turtle Art]] and [[Activities/TAPortfolio|Turtle Art Portfolio]].