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* [http://docs.google.com/View?id=dddknwgs_439dmckm3dn Sample lesson plan]
* [http://docs.google.com/View?id=dddknwgs_439dmckm3dn Sample lesson plan]


=== Hands on guide ===
=== Hands-on guide ===


It's great to get people playing around with Sugar themselves.  Be sure to cover the basics before you turn people loose, though, otherwise they will get frustrated:
It's great to get people playing around with Sugar themselves.  Be sure to cover the basics before you turn people loose, though, otherwise they will get frustrated:


'''wiki Read version:'''
# Show the Home View.
# Show the Home View.
# Show the XO icon and draw attention to its colors and how they are used throughout the interface to represent "your work".
# Show the XO icon and draw attention to its colors and how they are used throughout the interface to represent "your work".
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# Point out Write: "This pen and paper icon is a text editor. Yes, it has the same toolbar as Chat. No, you don't have to use it like a chat."
# Point out Write: "This pen and paper icon is a text editor. Yes, it has the same toolbar as Chat. No, you don't have to use it like a chat."


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:1. Show the Home View.
:1. Show the Home View.
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:9. Demonstrate Chat - "This balloon is the Chat Activity" - as it only has a simple toolbar, and it can be easily used to explain activity sharing essentials.
:9. Demonstrate Chat - "This balloon is the Chat Activity" - as it only has a simple toolbar, and it can be easily used to explain activity sharing essentials.
:10. Point out sharing in the Activity toolbar: "This, the "Share with:" combo box, makes your Activity appear in the Neighborhood View. Your friends can connect to it. Enjoy a little chat with your friends and see how important the Sugar colors are to identify you."
:10. Point out sharing in the Activity toolbar: "This, the "Share with:" combo box, makes your Activity appear in the Neighborhood View. Your friends can connect to it. Enjoy a little chat with your friends and see how important the Sugar colors are to identify you."
:11. Point out Write: "This pen and paper icon is a text editor. Yes, it has the same toolbar as Chat. No, you don't have to use it like a chat."
:11. Point out Write: "This pen and paper icon is a text editor. Yes, it has the same toolbar as Chat. No, you don't have to use it like a chat."}}


=== Hints ===
=== Hints ===