[Nepal] sugar activities

[Wade Brainerd]

Ok, pre-alpha bundles of Typing Turtle and Finance are available at

http://wadeb.com/TypingTurtle-1.xo
http://wadeb.com/Finance-1.xo

Colors! is available from the w.l.o page.

To use Typing Turtle you may need to adjust the lesson content.  It's
loaded from JSON files in lessons/en_US/*.lesson - substitute your
language and country code for en_US if you are running a different
one.

I will be down at Sugarcamp tomorrow hacking on Typing Turtle, trying
to finish up the basic functionality.  If you have any quick requests
I should be able to get them turned around then.  I'm also in contact
with some artists, trying to get activity icons, background screens,
animations, etc. for the activity in the next month or so.

Let me know what you encounter!

Thanks again,

Wade

On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 11:46 PM, Bryan Berry <bryan at olenepal.org> 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
> --
> Bryan W. Berry
> Technology Director
> OLE Nepal, http://www.olenepal.org
>
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