Gary,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Gary Dunn <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:garydunnhi@gmail.com">garydunnhi@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
One of the goals for this effort is to use Squeak &quot;out of the box.&quot; I realize that to you folks, a little code here and there is easy. Picture an alternative to PowerPoint and you will be close to what I have in mind. As an author gains experience with Squeak they should be able to create increasingly fancy books.</blockquote>
<div>A very good goal.  Have you considered using Etoys as a PowerPoint alternative?   If your target is 14-18 year olds, this may be a much easier on-ramp for them.  Your ideas and documentation are good a similar version for Etoys (perhaps using Event Theater to demonstrate how certain things are done would be nice as you can create &quot;screencasts&quot; within Etoys, just be sure not to move the mouse too quickly as it can cause problems).</div>
<div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div>If anyone has some time (ha ha) I would appreciate any and all comments, starting with spelling and grammer and going up from there as far as you like. After I have had time to incorporate your suggestions I will make a formal announcement on the Open Slate web site and mailing list.</div>
</div></blockquote><div>One idea is some sample books, perhaps along with screencasts on YouTube or embedded within the project using Event Theater to demonstrate how you made them.</div></div>