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=How To Use Sugar=

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

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

====Where's the desktop?====

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===Using Activities===

====What is an Activity?====

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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.

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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 [[Documentation Team/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====

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<li> Connect to the Internet. (For details, see [[~~DocumentationTeam~~/User Manual/Connecting to the Internet]])

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<li> Connect to the Internet. (For details, see [[Documentation Team/User Manual/Connecting to the Internet]])

<li> Open a Linux prompt. (For details, see [[#How do I access a Linux command prompt?|How do I access a Linux command prompt?]] Note that unless you are an advanced user, you should use the Terminal Activity button to open the prompt.)

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*“simple” mesh network, which lets you collaborate directly with other XOs.

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Read [[~~DocumentationTeam~~/User Manual/Connecting to the Internet]] for detailed instructions.

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Read [[Documentation Team/User Manual/Connecting to the Internet]] for detailed instructions.

===Connecting to Jabber Servers===

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* [[Sugar_Activity_Tutorial|Write]] your own activity

* Check out the [[Sugar_Code_Snippets|code snippets]] library

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* [[~~DevelopmentTeam~~/Understanding the Code]] organization.

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* [[Development Team/Understanding the Code]] organization.

* See a list of Sugar [[Activities|activities]] and specifications.

* [http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=sugar;a=summary Sugar source repository]

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=See also=

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* [[~~DocumentationTeam~~/Glossary]] of Sugar terms

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* [[Documentation Team/Glossary]] of Sugar terms

[[Category:General public]]

[[Category:Documentation]]

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