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

Tue Feb 24 00:31:54 EST 2015

Only a English version is available right now.

There are another activity with a older version in French, but the last
version is from 2009
http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4195

On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Sora Edwards-Thro <sora at unleashkids.org>
wrote:

> Gonzalo, if a French translation exists and it's easy to include both it
> and the English translations when making the templates, that would be
> great. But if there's only room for one language, please have it be
> English.
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Gonzalo Odiard <godiard at sugarlabs.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Nick.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Nick Doiron <ndoiron at mapmeld.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gonzalo Odiard
>>>>
>>>> SugarLabs - Software for children learning
>>>>
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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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