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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=296151900-07112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Dear Beth,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=296151900-07112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>A Lovely Idea. Or actually - a lovely set of
ideas....</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=296151900-07112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Here are a few questions and suggestions, based on our
experience of creating activities for XO, that may help you think it
through.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=296151900-07112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=296151900-07112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>You say you are a programmer. For the XO laptop it may
be best for you to use the Python programming language - is that your plan?
Especially if you want to include integration to journal, mesh functionality,
etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=296151900-07112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Are you forming a team to work on this project? OR planning
to do it yourself?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=296151900-07112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Other things to think about: are you also a digital
designer, can you use Photoshop well? are you a writer? a software producer?
etc. etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=296151900-07112007></SPAN> </DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=296151900-07112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>It may be best to start by writing a concept paper or
proposal that describes the project you have in mind in detail, and post it on
the OLPC wiki. You can upload hand-drawings and charts and diagrams. The
community may help you work on it. Describe the purpose of it, the software
and the interface you want to build, related curriculum and learning
activities, etc.Then, for a team to build a working Demo (using Python) that
runs on the XO (more developed than the sketch you shared so far).
Think about what people/talent do you need to collaborate with? Did
you design/program anything like this before?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=296151900-07112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Other things to think about:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=296151900-07112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Are you thinking about creating a digital toolkit with
a related digital collection of puppets for kids to explore puppets from around
the world, their clothes, features, language, and culture... Maybe better
because in many developing countries where OLPC is the kids may not have access
to the physical materials but they will have access to as many bits as they
wish, photographs from the Net, etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=296151900-07112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Are our thinking about creating a tool for kids to design
and then create their own digital puppets AND physical puppets -- maybe guide
them on wiki-based research that they do from wherever they are in the world
about various puppets in various cultures and told to document their learning
about puppets and kids in other cultures, languages, foods, habits,
etc.?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=296151900-07112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>What am I missing?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>:)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2>Best regards, Idit.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>I<SPAN
class=296151900-07112007>dit Harel
Caperton</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> library-bounces@lists.laptop.org
[mailto:library-bounces@lists.laptop.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Beth
Berry<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 06, 2007 5:50 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
library@lists.laptop.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Puppetry From Around the
World<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Samuel, thank you for the suggestions. Sounds good. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I have quite a few patterns for how to make puppets out of ordinary objects
found around most classrooms or houses, so yes, I can certainly add information
on classroom puppet construction. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I worked in the Outreach department of the Center for Puppetry Arts and
part of my job was designing "Make a Puppet" workshops for different age groups.
<BR><BR>I have created several cirriculums for week long puppetry workshops that
focus on a topic (like dinosaurs or the solar system), and encourage the entire
class to put a show together in one week's worth of 1 hour a day lesson
plans. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So, I'll be happy to share my knowledge in that area, too. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks for the feedback. </DIV>
<DIV>Beth<BR><BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 11/6/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Samuel
Klein</B> <<A href="mailto:sj@laptop.org">sj@laptop.org</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><BR>Hello
Beth,<BR><BR>A combination of html pages with images, text, and video would
make a fine<BR>content bundle. Just be careful to make each bundle
a reasonable size; <BR>anything over 10MB is a bit large. Are you
thinking of helping children<BR>discover how to make puppets?<BR><BR>Two
people you might want to contact are Yvette Edery, who works on<BR>puppets in
new york and might be able to offer her own help, and Felicity <BR>Tepper,
working on our wikiHow collection.<BR><BR>Warmly,<BR>SJ<BR><BR><BR>On Sun, 4
Nov 2007, Beth Berry wrote:<BR><BR>> Hi there, I am new to the content
group, and am interested in creating a<BR>> content piece on puppetry from
around the world. I have a large collection <BR>> of puppets
from Indonesia, China, and Vietnam, and also have connection with<BR>> the
Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, GA.<BR>><BR>> What would you
suggest as the best way to get started creating a content <BR>> package of
this nature? I'd like to include text, images, and video. I
am<BR>> very computer savvy and have some programming
knowledge.<BR>><BR>> I very much look forward to contributing to any and
all content projects <BR>> that I am qualified to contribute
within.<BR>><BR>> Thanks,<BR>> Beth Berry<BR>> <A
href="mailto:beth@darnlucky.com">beth@darnlucky.com</A><BR>><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>