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* When you download an image, it doesn't have a preview. Open it and close it immediately to generate one. [http://dev.sugarlabs.org/ticket/1106 Ticket #1106]

===Saving Work===

Basically, we need a Save as... functionality, not just a Save that overwrites the previous version and a clumsy Save on Exit where you have to go roundabout to start up again. All of this should be bugged as a Feature Request.

<pre>On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Caroline Meeks <caroline@solutiongrove.com> wrote:

> Today we worked with two groups on multiplication. They made squares with

> each side being a different multiplication problem that had the same answer.

> http://screencast.com/t/sUbiof2H

>

> We also had them reflect in their Journals about what they did.

> All of this went well.

>

> What was horrible was trying to get the right point in the project saved to

> the Journal and then navigating to the correct place to write.

> The solution I suggest is when you click the Keep button (Journal Icon) from

> an activity that the Journal reflection dialog box appears.

> Here are the problems we had.

>

> Hard to get to the Journal, no easy F# short cut.

> Hard to find the little arrow that gets you to where you can write.

> Especially since if the Frame is active, which it has to be to get to the

> Journal, the little bitty arrow you need to click is covered.

> When students did their assigned task they were eager to go back to

> exploring with Sugar and wrote over their work without it being saved, or

> using the same name as the assigned activity. This was probably the worst

> outcome because then it was like they hadn't done the assignment, they had

> nothing to show for their work and we'll want to use it later for a

> portfolio.

>

> clicking the Activity Tab to write down the name is a PITA (this one is

> fixed in .88 I think).

>

> After they reflected they wanted to immediately go back to exploring in TA

> and we had to stop them, make them change the name again. They were very

> perplexed by this because they didn't know what to name their new file

> because they hadn't done anything yet.

>

> The word "Description" is not very friendly. I like "What did you do?"

> Walter wants to expand it even further, I'm not sure about that, its pretty

> challenging for the students to type so I'm not sure we want more boxes.

> Confusion between the Keep button and the samples and the snapshot icons.

> No feedback when you click Keep so there is a tendency to click it

> repeatedly.

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==Activities==

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 * When you download an image, it doesn't have a preview. Open it and close it immediately to generate one. [http://dev.sugarlabs.org/ticket/1106 Ticket #1106]
+===Saving Work===
+Basically, we need a Save as... functionality, not just a Save that overwrites the previous version and a clumsy Save on Exit where you have to go roundabout to start up again. All of this should be bugged as a Feature Request.
+<pre>On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Caroline Meeks <caroline@solutiongrove.com> wrote:
+> Today we worked with two groups on multiplication. They made squares with
+> each side being a different multiplication problem that had the same answer.
+> http://screencast.com/t/sUbiof2H
+>
+> We also had them reflect in their Journals about what they did.
+> All of this went well.
+>
+> What was horrible was trying to get the right point in the project saved to
+> the Journal and then navigating to the correct place to write.
+> The solution I suggest is when you click the Keep button (Journal Icon) from
+> an activity that the Journal reflection dialog box appears.
+> Here are the problems we had.
+>
+> Hard to get to the Journal, no easy F# short cut.
+> Hard to find the little arrow that gets you to where you can write.
+> Especially since if the Frame is active, which it has to be to get to the
+> Journal, the little bitty arrow you need to click is covered.
+> When students did their assigned task they were eager to go back to
+> exploring with Sugar and wrote over their work without it being saved, or
+> using the same name as the assigned activity.  This was probably the worst
+> outcome because then it was like they hadn't done the assignment, they had
+> nothing to show for their work and we'll want to use it later for a
+> portfolio.
+>
+> clicking the Activity Tab to write down the name is a PITA (this one is
+> fixed in .88 I think).
+>
+> After they reflected they wanted to immediately go back to exploring in TA
+> and we had to stop them, make them change the name again. They were very
+> perplexed by this because they didn't know what to name their new file
+> because they hadn't done anything yet.
+>
+> The word "Description" is not very friendly. I like "What did you do?"
+> Walter wants to expand it even further, I'm not sure about that, its pretty
+> challenging for the students to type so I'm not sure we want more boxes.
+> Confusion between the Keep button and the samples and the snapshot icons.
+> No feedback when you click Keep so there is a tendency to click it
+> repeatedly.
+</pre>
 ==Activities==