I am *insanely* excited about this. After more than 2 years volunteering with the project, this is the first time I'll actually get to see kids using XOs in a class. Echo Katelyn's thanks to everyone who's made this moment possible!<br>
<br>Oh - and we still need volunteers for next week's classes. ;) <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Cambridge_Friends_School#Volunteer_Sign-Up_Dates">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Cambridge_Friends_School#Volunteer_Sign-Up_Dates</a><br>
<br>--Mel<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 9:24 PM, Katelyn Foley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kfoley@fas.harvard.edu">kfoley@fas.harvard.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Dear all,<br><br>As planned, deployment day at CFS takes place tomorrow during the Independent Learning Block from 10:30 - 11:20. According to Mel's online sign-up sheet, Mel, MacKenzie, and I will be present tomorrow to introduce the activities that are part of the customization key. Mack and I will bring handouts for the kids that outline the basics of each activity. We'll allow for a few minutes of time for the kids to try each activity out with our guidance and we'll explain how the software could be used in the classroom.<br>
<br>Here are the activities that were bundled for CFS' needs that we'll go over tomorrow:<br>1. Write<br>2. TurtleArt<br>3. Record<br>4. Pippy<br>5. Paint<br>6. Memorize<br>7. Measure<br>8. Etoys<br>9. Distance<br>
10. Calculate<br>11. Browse<br>12. Analyze<br><br>Mack and I will arrive at 10 AM at CFS tomorrow to set up the laptops for the kids. <br><br>Thanks to everyone who has worked so hard to make the deployment happen. We're especially grateful to Mel, the Olin team, and the faculty at CFS who have been so generous with their time. We really appreciate everyone's support and feedback.<br>
<br>We're so excited to see the kids' reactions tomorrow!<br><br>Thanks again,<br><font color="#888888">Katelyn<br>
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