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The proposal consists in providing a default interactive tutorial for Sugar that will give an overview of the particularities of the Sugar interface and activities.  This tutorial should be accessible from the first login screen, right after the color selection, and from the option menu:

The proposal consists in providing a default interactive tutorial for Sugar that will give an overview of the particularities of the Sugar interface and activities.  This tutorial should be accessible from the first login screen, right after the color selection, and from the option menu:

<img src="http://tutorius.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/login1-300x226.png" alt="login" title="login" width="300" height="226" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-241" />

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http://tutorius.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/options-300x225.png

<img src="http://tutorius.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/options-300x225.png" alt="options" title="options" width="300" height="225" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-231" />

The tutorial will provide an overview of the Desktop, the Group and the Neighborhood  Views as well as the Frame, the Journal, the Write and the Browse activity. Here are screenshots of what it might look like for some of them.

The tutorial will provide an overview of the Desktop, the Group and the Neighborhood  Views as well as the Frame, the Journal, the Write and the Browse activity. Here are screenshots of what it might look like for some of them.

<img src="http://tutorius.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/desktop-300x214.png" alt="desktop" title="desktop" width="300" height="214" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-227" />

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http://tutorius.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/neighborhood-300x214.png

<img src="http://tutorius.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/neighborhood-300x214.png" alt="neighborhood" title="neighborhood" width="300" height="214" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-230" />

http://tutorius.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/journal-300x216.png

 

http://tutorius.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/write-300x216.png

<img src="http://tutorius.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/journal-300x216.png" alt="journal" title="journal" width="300" height="216" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-228" />

 

<img src="http://tutorius.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/write-300x216.png" alt="write" title="write" width="300" height="216" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-232" />

The information presented to the user will be essentially composed of bubble messages pointing at screen elements. Progress through the tutorial will be accomplished by the user clicking a next button at the bottom of the screen. Once the tutorial is over, the user will be brought back to the Desktop screen where she will be able to resume interacting with the system normally.  

The information presented to the user will be essentially composed of bubble messages pointing at screen elements. Progress through the tutorial will be accomplished by the user clicking a next button at the bottom of the screen. Once the tutorial is over, the user will be brought back to the Desktop screen where she will be able to resume interacting with the system normally.