[Nepal] sugar activities

[Tony Anderson]

I am working on two related items.

One is an svg image of the OLPC keyboard since most of our XOs in Nepal 
have English keyboards. One advantage is that the kids will have an 
incentive to learn touch-typing.  However the image will help them get 
started on learning. I am trying to make the keyboard image so that it 
will automatically display the correct glyphs based on the 
currently-selected layout.

Second is a pygame typing activity which displays random streams of 
characters for keys based on the fingers used to press them. For 
example, two characters for the index finger of each hand. Since these 
streams are random, they should work in any keyboard layout. I expect 
this game would be a starter leading up to yours which will feature 
meaningful content to type (and, hence, will be language-specific).

Tony

Bryan Berry wrote:
> Wade, great to hear from you. 
> 
> We would love to test out your activities. Our deployment team will be
> going out to deploy a small school next week. I will ask to try out
> these activities and see how the kids react.
> 
> I can't emphasive enough how interested we are in the Typing Turtle
> program. A typing tutor program is probably the most requested program
> by teachers and kids.
> On Thu, 2008-11-13 at 12:33 -0500, Wade Brainerd wrote:
>> Hi Bryan,
>>
>> I am seeking feedback about activities I am devloping from those who
>> are using XOs in an educational environment.  I'm also interested in
>> helping out if there are specific, simple activities needed.
>>
>> My activities:
>>
>> Colors! - Natural media painting activity.  Currently in alpha stage.
>> Includes recording and playback of individual strokes, and some sample
>> paintings to watch.
>>
>> Finance - A simple Quicken-like activity, intended for kids, teachers
>> or parents.  Currently pre-alpha.  It could be used to handle finances
>> for a school club, or a small business.
>>
>> Typing Turtle - An interactive touch-typing tutor with lesson and game
>> components.  Currently pre-alpha.  Note- I need native language
>> writers to develop lesson content for each deployment.
>>
>> If you have time to review these activities or know someone who would
>> be willing to help me out, let me know!  I'm basically just looking
>> for some contact with people who might actually use my software :)
>>
>> Best,
>> Wade