Hi all,<div><br></div><div>Looking at Sandra's ideas, you could even put the Microsoft Word guide INTO Etoys itself and then structure ten lessons out of it using the book function. That way everything can be conserved into one medium rather than constantly flipping from .pdfs to Internet to Etoys back and forth.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Say for example you created two weeks of material on HIV and AIDS, with ten 50-90 minute lessons. They could work together along a storyline that could keep kids engaged. You could use Etoys not only to illustrate complex ideas like epidemics and how they spread, but you could also have an all-inclusive lesson that provides written information, visual aids, interactive games and quizzes and other things all in one.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Some ideas for AIDS lessons, looking at maybe 3-5 grades:</div><div><br></div><div>(from <a href="http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/FitnessandHealth/StandardsCurriculum/HIVAIDScurriculum#3">http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/FitnessandHealth/StandardsCurriculum/HIVAIDScurriculum#3</a>)</div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; "><ul><li>How do we catch germs that make us sick?<a id="3" name="3"></a></li>
<li>How does the body fight disease?</li><li>How does HIV affect the immune system?</li><li>What are healthy choices that people can make?</li><li>How can we get help when we have a problem?</li></ul><div><br></div></span></div>
<div>Also found a whole bunch of learning materials here: <a href="http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12167&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html">http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12167&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html</a></div>
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<br><br><div name="sig_050680e344" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; "></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Sandra Thaxter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sandra.thaxter@verizon.net" target="_blank">sandra.thaxter@verizon.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">HI Jennifer,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"> I read your OLPC wiki site and scanned
the information on techology and education and HIV/AIDS. This is very
exciting. There are some great ideas here. Games and interactive
activities is where we are also considering expanding our
curriculums this next six months. e-Toys is a great target for
that kind of interaction of children. I'm just starting to get into the
sample e-toys on epidemics.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Our non-profit Small Solutions has an active
HIV/AIDS team working in the field. We might love to contribute to field
testing of your product as well. </font><font face="Arial" size="2"> The
group based in Kenya, a faith based charity, is in the process of planning
now. Let us know if this is a possibility. I am attaching the high
level design for building HIV/AIDS Curriculum in modules.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"> I'll take a look at the activity link
that you sent, and let me know if you are interested in a field test. We
have a couple of possible sites. Most important is that you get constructive
feedback.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Sandra Thaxter</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="mailto:sandra@smallsolutionsbigideas.org" target="_blank">sandra@smallsolutionsbigideas.org</a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Exec. Director</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Small Solutions Big Ideas</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="http://www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org" target="_blank">www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org</a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">on Facebook - gotta create on of those
widgets</font></div></font></div>
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