[etoys-dev] About Skeleton

[Rita Freudenberg]

Am 31.10.2011 um 03:09 schrieb Ricardo Moran:

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> 
> On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 4:55 AM, Hilaire Fernandes <hilaire.fernandes at gmail.com> wrote:
> Le 29/10/2011 06:46, Ricardo Moran a écrit :
> > I noticed, however, that most of the kids use Etoys merely as some
> > sort of enhanced powerpoint but few of them actually see its potential
> > for simulations and programming (they use Scratch or TurtleArt for
> > that). I know that my sensation after seeing just a couple of students
> > doesn't count as valid statistics, and I also know that there have
> > been a lot of discussions about this in the list, but I can't help
> > thinking something is wrong and I wanted to share it.
> >
> 
> The users always surprise you  and they gear freely in a direction
> different from the one you planed for them :)
> Steve Jobs was a master to drive the user where he wanted. 
> 
> Teacher have to cope with their reality, which it is difficult for us
> after all.
> So it may suggest to add more graphical tools useful for presentation.
> Your bubble tools are winning pieces for that :)
> 
> Yes, some kids told me they would want more graphics to choose in Etoys (like the ones in Scratch).

We have been discussing this from time to time, and we think that having nice graphics to choose from will not really fit with the idea of children creating their own objects. Seeing graphics that they might not be able to create themselves easily can discourage them from make their own paintings. 
But what if we create a part on our website where children can upload their paintings so that others can use them? 

Just a thought.
Greetings,
Rita
> 
> Cheers,
> Richo
>  
> 
> Hilaire
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Rita Freudenberg
rita at isg.cs.uni-magdeburg.de