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See the Sugar Labs community [[Sugar Labs/FAQ|FAQ]] for more answers.

See the Sugar Labs community [[Sugar Labs/FAQ|FAQ]] for more answers.

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===What do I have to get to make it work===

===What do I have to obtain to make it work?===

: At this point Sugar on a Stick deployment is in Beta, starting its first pilot at a school in Boston. We would welcome other pilots, but this is still technology in its early stages. You will need a technical person who can interface with the Sugar community to make it work.

: The software can be run on must personal computer systems, but at this point, Sugar on a Stick in-school deployment is in Beta testing stage, starting its first [[Gardner Pilot Academy|pilot deployment]] at a school in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. We would welcome other pilot deployments, but this is still technology in its early stages. At this stage, one might need a technical person who can interface with the Sugar community to make it work.

===How much does each stick cost?===

===How much does each stick cost?===

: You will need a 1 or 2-GB stick for each student.  Check your local computer store for prices. Right now its about $8 USD. To deploy on a large scale you will also need either very dedicated volunteers or a bulk copy device.  We are using one from NeXcopy that retails for about $1200.  You should also budget for some USB stick loss.

: (Note that Sugar Labs does not sell hardware, software, or services.) You will need at minimum a 1-GB stick for each student.  Check your local computer store for prices. Right now, it's about $8 USD. To deploy on a large scale, you will also need either very dedicated volunteers or a bulk copy device.  We are using one from NeXcopy that retails for about $1200.  You should also budget for some USB stick loss.

===Do you have a space where there is information in a concise, easy to digest format?===

===Do you have a space where there is information in a concise, easy to digest format?===

===Can I try some of it out?===

===Can I try some of it out?===

: The full software package can be downloaded from http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Strawberry. You can use this download to install Sugar on a Stick onto a USB flash memory drive and test it out.

: The full software package can be downloaded from [[Sugar on a Stick/Strawberry]]. You can use this download to install Sugar on a Stick onto a USB flash memory drive and test it out.

===Is the platform another cost?===

===Is the platform another cost?===

: We refer to the Sugar Learning Platform as platform because it is a complete software environment for learning.  You will need a computer to run Sugar on a Stick, and you will also want an administrator's computer for the [[olpc:School Server|School Server]], XS. The server software is free, but also in a Beta testing phase.  The School Server does not need to be high powered, a $500 to $1000 hardware budget should be sufficient for a pilot program.

: We refer to the Sugar Learning Platform as platform because it is a complete software environment for learning.  You will need a computer to run Sugar on a Stick, and for school deployments, you will also want an administrator's computer for the [[olpc:School server|School Server]]. The server software is free, but also in a Beta testing phase.  The School Server does not need to be high powered, a $500 to $1000 server hardware budget should be sufficient for a pilot program.

===Is it learning games, homework help, search engines?===

===Is it learning games, homework help, search engines?===

: It provides a consistent, child friendly environment with learning games, software for music, graphics, text, and software creation, a calculator and physics modeling Activities, an Internet browser and chat programs, and a slice of Wikipedia for offline exploration. The software on the portable memory device allows students to have the same learning tools at school and at home. The teacher can use it to assign help, but its not in itself provide homework help. The web browser can be used as a search engine.

: Sugar on a Stick provides a consistent, child friendly environment with learning games, software for music, graphics, text, and software creation, a calculator and physics modeling Activities, an Internet browser and chat programs, an electronic book reader, and a tool for teachers to select and package web-based content for students for offline exploration.  Additional learning software is available for download in the [http://activities.sugarlabs.org Sugar Activity Library]. The software on the portable memory device allows students to have the same learning tools at school and at home. The teacher can use it to assign homework, but it does not in itself provide homework help. The web browser can be used as a search engine.

===Is it an effective learning tool?===

===Is it an effective learning tool?===