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Documentation Team/User Manual (view source)
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=How To Use Sugar=
=How To Use Sugar=
===Using the [[DocumentationTeam/Glossary#User_Interface_.28UI.29|Interface]]===
===Using the [[Documentation Team/Glossary#User_Interface_.28UI.29|Interface]]===
====Where's the desktop?====
====Where's the desktop?====
===Using Activities===
===Using Activities===
====What is an Activity?====
====What is an Activity?====
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.
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====
====Starting an Activity====
<ol>
<ol>
<li> Connect to the Internet. (For details, see [[DocumentationTeam/User Manual/Connecting to the Internet]])
<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.)
<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.)
*“simple” mesh network, which lets you collaborate directly with other XOs.
*“simple” mesh network, which lets you collaborate directly with other XOs.
</ol>
</ol>
Read [[DocumentationTeam/User Manual/Connecting to the Internet]] for detailed instructions.
Read [[Documentation Team/User Manual/Connecting to the Internet]] for detailed instructions.
===Connecting to Jabber Servers===
===Connecting to Jabber Servers===
* [[Sugar_Activity_Tutorial|Write]] your own activity
* [[Sugar_Activity_Tutorial|Write]] your own activity
* Check out the [[Sugar_Code_Snippets|code snippets]] library
* Check out the [[Sugar_Code_Snippets|code snippets]] library
* [[DevelopmentTeam/Understanding the Code]] organization.
* [[Development Team/Understanding the Code]] organization.
* See a list of Sugar [[Activities|activities]] and specifications.
* See a list of Sugar [[Activities|activities]] and specifications.
* [http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=sugar;a=summary Sugar source repository]
* [http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=sugar;a=summary Sugar source repository]
=See also=
=See also=
* [[DocumentationTeam/Glossary]] of Sugar terms
* [[Documentation Team/Glossary]] of Sugar terms
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