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==New and Current Community Members==
 
==New and Current Community Members==
 
If you are a new community member, please take a look around the wiki.  You can navigate the wiki using the menus along the left side of the page. If you ever get lost, just click on "wiki" at the top of the screen to bring you back to this page.
 
If you are a new community member, please take a look around the wiki.  You can navigate the wiki using the menus along the left side of the page. If you ever get lost, just click on "wiki" at the top of the screen to bring you back to this page.
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'''[http://www.sugarlabs.org Introduction to Sugar]'''      &nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; &nbsp;&nbsp;
 
'''[[Welcome to the Sugar Labs wiki | Wiki Home]]'''      &nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; &nbsp;&nbsp;
 
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'''[[Sugar Labs/Events | Events]]'''
 
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Sugar is a learning engine for every child. It provides a simple yet powerful means of engaging young children in the world of learning that is opened up by computers and the Internet. With Sugar, even the youngest learner will quickly become proficient in using the computer as a tool to engage in authentic problem-solving. Sugar promotes sharing, collaborative learning, and reflection, and so, develops skills that help children in all aspects of life.
 
 
 
You are browsing the Sugar Labs community wiki. For an introduction to Sugar, please visit the [http://www.sugarlabs.org Sugar Labs home page].
 
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==Sugar features==
 
 
 
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===Sugar facilitates sharing and collaboration.===
 
Write documents, share books and pictures, or make music together with one mouse click.
 
 
 
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===There are no files, folders, or applications.===
 
Sugar has <em>activities</em>.  Activities includes an application, data, and history.  Activities can be resumed at any time.
 
 
 
 
 
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===Everything is saved automatically.===
 
Our goal is to make it impossible to lose any data.
 
 
 
 
 
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===A Journal is used for accessing data.===
 
The Journal is a diary of what you make and do; it is a place to reflect upon your work.
 
 
 
 
 
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===Sugar is available on many GNU/Linux distributions.===
 
Sugar is supported by and [[Documentation Team/Try Sugar|easily installed]] on [[Community/Distributions/Debian|Debian]], [[Community/Distributions/Ubuntu|Ubuntu]], [[Community/Distributions/Gentoo|Gentoo]], and [[Community/Distributions/Fedora|Fedora]]. Sugar runs on most computer hardware including netbooks.
 
 
 
 
 
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===Sugar is free software.===
 
It is written in Python and easy to customize. Sugar is licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GPL]; updates will <em>always</em> respect the freedom of its users. Sugar's parent organization, Sugar Labs, is a member project of the [http://conservancy.softwarefreedom.org/ Software Freedom Conservancy].
 
 
 
 
 
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===Sugar is documented by its users.===
 
Our [http://en.flossmanuals.net/Sugar manual] was written by members of the Sugar community and teachers around the world are creating a wealth of pedagogical materials for Sugar. You can help!
 
 
 
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==Community news==
 
==Community news==
 
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For more current news about Sugar Labs, please see the [[Sugar Labs/Current Events|Current Events page]]. There is also an archive of [[News|older news]].
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For more news about Sugar Labs, please see the [[Sugar Labs/Current Events|Current Events page]] and the [[Sugar Labs/Current Events/Archive|Sugar Digest archive]]. There is also an [[News|archive of news links]], which were on this front page.
 
 
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Journal Journal] ===
 
Object and activity browser
 
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Browse Browse] ===
 
Web browser based on Mozilla Firefox
 
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Etoys Etoys] ===
 
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Turtle_Art Turtle Art] ===
 
Pseudo-Logo graphical programming language
 
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Write Write] ===
 
Word processor
 
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Calculate Calculate] ===
 
Basic calculator
 
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[[Image:activity-news.png|40px]]
 
=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/News_Reader News Reader] ===
 
News reader
 
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[[Image:activity-measure.png|40px]]
 
=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Measure Measure] ===
 
Oscilloscope and Data Logging
 
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[[Image:activity-draw.png|40px]]
 
=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Paint Paint] ===
 
Simple paint activity
 
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[[Image:activity-acousticmeasure.png|40px]]
 
=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Distance Distance] ===
 
Measure distance between two laptops
 
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=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Record Record] ===
 
Still, video, and audio capture
 
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[[Image:activity-analyze.png|40px]]
 
=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Analyze Analyze] ===
 
An activity version of the Sugar analyze tool
 
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[[Image:activity-log.png|40px]]
 
=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Log Log] ===
 
An activity version of the Sugar logging tool
 
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[[Image:activity-terminal.png|40px]]
 
=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Terminal Terminal] ===
 
An activity version of the Sugar terminal
 
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[[Image:activity-tamtamjam.png|40px]]
 
=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tamtam TamTam] ===
 
Music composition and synthesis.
 
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[[Image:activity-chat.png|40px]]
 
=== [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Chat Chat] ===
 
Collaborative discussion
 
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=== And more ===
 
[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activities many dozens more are available].
 
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==See also==
 
  
* [[What is Sugar? | Learn more about Sugar...]] and join [[Sugar_Labs/Resources/How_to_Attend_a_Meeting|a discussion about Sugar]].
 
* A Sugar [[taxonomy]] and a matrix of [[supported systems]]
 
* A list of Sugar [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activities/All Activities] and a proposal for an [[Activity portal]].
 
* The Sugar [[Development Team/Release]] and [[Development Team/Release/Roadmap]] discussion pages
 
* Other pages of interest to [[:Category:Developer|developers]]
 
* A [[Sugar Labs/Background|background]] discussion on [[What_is_Sugar%3F|Sugar]] and [[Sugar Labs]]
 
* [[Sugar Labs/FAQ|Frequently asked questions]]
 
* [[Sugar_Labs/About|About Sugar Labs]]
 
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Revision as of 14:17, 21 August 2009


The Sugar Labs wiki is where our community comes together to document our collaborations in developing and supporting the Sugar Learning Platform.
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New Learners; Parents, Teachers, and Students

Sugar users are Learners. If you are visiting for the first time, please see www.sugarlabs.org for an introduction to Sugar.

Then visit the Connect with Sugar Labs page, and find out how you can join in the fun of learning.

Current Learners

If you are looking for new activities, please see activities.sugarlabs.org.

New and Current Community Members

If you are a new community member, please take a look around the wiki. You can navigate the wiki using the menus along the left side of the page. If you ever get lost, just click on "wiki" at the top of the screen to bring you back to this page.

Community news

  • 08 Aug 2009 - Try our new, community-powered support site
  • Donate your used USB sticks at Recycle USB.com; they'll be turned into Sugar sticks and distributed to schools.
  • Sugar Labs announces the availability of Sugar on a Stick, codenamed "Strawberry". It features the latest version of the Sugar learning environment—Version 0.84—and a number of additional activities, providing a great experience for new and experienced learners. For more information and instructions—how to put SoaS on your USB key or how to deploy it—please refer to our release notes.
  • Get acquainted with the latest Sugar features in Version 0.84
  • Watch some videos of children in Uruguay explaining how they use Sugar and stories from the field
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For more news about Sugar Labs, please see the Current Events page and the Sugar Digest archive. There is also an archive of news links, which were on this front page.


Sugar Labs® is a non-profit association, a member project of the Software Freedom Conservancy, and is supported by our generous contributors and sponsors.