[Grassroots-l] [IAEP] OLPC-SF February meeting

Mon Feb 23 09:11:56 EST 2015

I believe the official language code is HT
On Feb 23, 2015 9:09 AM, "Gonzalo Odiard" <godiard at sugarlabs.org> wrote:

> I can create the templates to do the translation and sent to you.
> Or I can upload and you can translate them online.
> The process is a little different than with the pottle server used to
> translate activities,
> but the idea is the same.
> I need the localization code you are using to Haitian Creole
>
> Gonzalo
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 7:28 PM, Sora Edwards-Thro <sora at unleashkids.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Good to see it's been updated! I look forward to checking it out to see
>> what content we're using in Haiti that it's missing. We've been using our
>> customized course guide <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Haiti_Course_Guide> to
>> help teachers design lesson plans, but materials that provide a basic
>> overview of the activities themselves would also be helpful. How would I go
>> about helping with translation efforts into Haitian Creole?
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Gonzalo Odiard <godiard at sugarlabs.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> A little unrelated, but could be useful. The new version of Help
>>> activity added information about more activities,
>>> including many you named.
>>>
>>> http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4051
>>>
>>> Help activity content can be translated if you or other are interested.
>>> Actual content is based in the work of many volunteersin this list, and
>>> more content can be easily added.
>>>
>>> Gonzalo
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 2:44 AM, Sora Edwards-Thro <sora at unleashkids.org
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for passing that on, Gonzalo! (note to self: when embarking on a
>>>> project, first go to Sugar Labs and search extremely-relevant terms like
>>>> "Story" instead of just assuming the stuff you've seen / used before is the
>>>> only stuff that exists).
>>>>
>>>> I like the open-endedness of Story. It also looks like it might not be
>>>> hard to modify the images it's using - kids could nominate different
>>>> pictures, or you could take examples from stories the class had read.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 9:50 PM, Gonzalo Odiard <godiard at sugarlabs.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You can add Story
>>>>> http://activities.sugarlabs.org/es-ES/sugar/addon/4565
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 2:01 AM, Sora Edwards-Thro <
>>>>> sora at unleashkids.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We're looking for programming help on student writing software; hope
>>>>>> some OLPC SF folks can become involved! I'm over on the East Coast, but I
>>>>>> can join in over Skype / respond to questions via email if folks are
>>>>>> interested.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here are some more details:
>>>>>> Unleash Kids recently received recognition
>>>>>> <http://www.unleashkids.org/blog/> for our iloominate
>>>>>> <http://iloominate-haiti.herokuapp.com/edit> app (shout-out to Caryl
>>>>>> Bigenho for her input and Mike Dawson, whose Ustad Mobile project was also
>>>>>> recognized). The app helps teachers write books
>>>>>> <https://projectrive.wordpress.com/2014/12/27/lascahobas-workshops-final-review/>
>>>>>> for beginning readers by recommending easy words; now we're shifting our
>>>>>> focus to supporting student writers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are already several excellent writing activities for the Sugar,
>>>>>> which we're including as we design lessons for a summer writing workshop
>>>>>> for our XO projects in Haiti:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Labyrinth <http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4078>,
>>>>>> a mindmapping activity that gets kids thinking
>>>>>> <http://www.unleashkids.org/2013/07/31/story-activity-continued-and-the-results/>
>>>>>> about how to lay out their ideas on paper
>>>>>> -Fototoon <http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4253>,
>>>>>> comic-book style creations; a perpetual favorite
>>>>>> <https://projectrive.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/first-week-of-classes/>
>>>>>> -Newspaper <http://seeta.in/j/products/37.html>, an example of how
>>>>>> templates can enable kids
>>>>>> <http://blog.unleashkids.org/2013/08/01/journal-mission-of-hope/> to
>>>>>> explore new formats
>>>>>> -Prompt
>>>>>> <http://olpc-yokwe.tumblr.com/post/39897602954/prompt-activity>,
>>>>>> literally just presents students with a random image from a library for
>>>>>> them to write about...proof that simple stuff can be powerful
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We want to supplement these great activities with some new stuff,
>>>>>> based on teacher recommendations. A lot of the focus will be on creating
>>>>>> templates and scenarios that kids can use as inspiration - for example, we
>>>>>> can present the kids with a scene of people talking, where the speech
>>>>>> bubbles aren't filled in, and ask them to fill in the speech bubbles.
>>>>>> That's one of many ideas for an effective tool.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We also hope to make use of the XSCE schoolserver installed on-site
>>>>>> to enable the kids to collaborate and share the finished products with one
>>>>>> another.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Our most dire need is help with the programming, but we also welcome
>>>>>> input on any and all aspects.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you everyone!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sora Edwards-Thro
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 1:49 AM, Aaron Borden <adborden at live.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> OLPC San Francisco will be hosting our monthly meeting Saturday,
>>>>>>> February 14th, from 10AM - 1PM at the downtown SFSU campus, 835
>>>>>>> Market
>>>>>>> Street, Room 597 (the fishbowl).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Our meetings are held on the second Saturday of every month.
>>>>>>> Everyone is
>>>>>>> welcome to join us for our monthly meeting! We'll be discussing the
>>>>>>> latest in OLPC events and give updates on our local (and global)
>>>>>>> projects. There will be plenty of XO laptops with the latest builds
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> play around with, too. Please post with any additional agenda
>>>>>>> items.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/325843320953044/
>>>>>>> Google+ https://plus.google.com/events/crf7g4e84aag78ssn761danaj8s
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Aaron Borden
>>>>>>> Human and Hacker
>>>>>>>
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>>>>> --
>>>>> Gonzalo Odiard
>>>>>
>>>>> SugarLabs - Software for children learning
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>>> --
>>> Gonzalo Odiard
>>>
>>> SugarLabs - Software for children learning
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