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If this works, perhaps the Getty would be willing to join in. They have huge funding and are not interested in profits etc. They are also very interested in education and have some in-house ed programs. They are not included in the Google Art Project. Maybe someone (with a bigger name than mine) could ask them.... after we have it started and know it will work.<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.getty.edu/museum/">http://www.getty.edu/museum/</a><br><br>Caryl</div><div><br></div><div>> Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 08:39:34 -0500<br>> Subject: Re: [IAEP] Google Art Project<br>> From: walter.bender@gmail.com<br>> To: gonzalo@laptop.org<br>> CC: sj@laptop.org; cbigenho@hotmail.com; testing@lists.laptop.org; iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org; devel@lists.laptop.org; support-gang@laptop.org<br>> <br>> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Gonzalo Odiard <gonzalo@laptop.org> wrote:<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Walter Bender <walter.bender@gmail.com><br>> > wrote:<br>> >><br>> >> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Gonzalo Odiard <gonzalo@laptop.org> wrote:<br>> >> > I can create a bundle if you have the images.<br>> >><br>> >> I was hoping we'd do more than just create a bundle. Perhaps a special<br>> >> version of image viewer as well... as a start.<br>> ><br>> > Ok, but a bundle can be a start.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> >><br>> >> SJ was the person I had<br>> >> tasked (years ago) with getting the images from the MFA. If he cannot<br>> >> find the links, I will dig them up again.<br>> ><br>> > Would be great if the images have a explicative text ;)<br>> <br>> As I recall, there is some metadata.<br>> <br>> -walter<br>> <br>> ><br>> >><br>> >> -walter<br>> >><br>> >> ><br>> >> > Gonzalo<br>> >> ><br>> >> > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Walter Bender <walter.bender@gmail.com><br>> >> > wrote:<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> FWIW, we have a standing offer from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to<br>> >> >> put together a native Sugar activity around 100 images from their<br>> >> >> collection, We can not only do an end-run around the Flash issue but<br>> >> >> we can also let the children incorporate these images into their own<br>> >> >> work. See http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/1117<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> regards.<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> -walter<br>> >> >><br>> >> >> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho@hotmail.com><br>> >> >> wrote:<br>> >> >> > Hi All...<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > Here us a wonderful resource shared by folks on the sur and<br>> >> >> > Squeakland<br>> >> >> > lists.<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > http://www.googleartproject.com/<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > If you haven't already seen it, take a look and enjoy it.... but not<br>> >> >> > on<br>> >> >> > your<br>> >> >> > XO!<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > Irequires Flash not only to move about the galleries, but also to<br>> >> >> > view<br>> >> >> > individual works of art.<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > I successfully installed the latest version of Flash on an XO-1.5<br>> >> >> > running<br>> >> >> > 10.1.3 (860). fI followed the instructions on this page:<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Adobe_Flash<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > I am not able to access anything on the XO. An image does appear on<br>> >> >> > the<br>> >> >> > home page of the site, but I am not able to do anything else. It<br>> >> >> > tries. I<br>> >> >> > see a Flash button to click, but clicking gives a black image.<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > Is there any way we can get this resource working on the XOs to make<br>> >> >> > it<br>> >> >> > available to kids all over the world?<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > Caryl<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > P.S. It is wonderful on my MacBook<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > P.P.S. If you get multiple copies of this it is because I both want<br>> >> >> > to<br>> >> >> > share<br>> >> >> > the link with all and find someone who can make it happen for the XO<br>> >> >> > users<br>> >> >> > of the world!<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >> > _______________________________________________<br>> >> >> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<br>> >> >> > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org<br>> >> >> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep<br>> >> >> ><br>> >> >><br>> >> >><br>> >> >><br>> >> >> --<br>> >> >> Walter Bender<br>> >> >> Sugar Labs<br>> >> >> http://www.sugarlabs.org<br>> >> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >> >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<br>> >> >> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org<br>> >> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep<br>> >> ><br>> >> ><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> --<br>> >> Walter Bender<br>> >> Sugar Labs<br>> >> http://www.sugarlabs.org<br>> ><br>> ><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> Walter Bender<br>> Sugar Labs<br>> http://www.sugarlabs.org<br></div> </body>
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