squeakland July 2007

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DrGeo as a part bins
by Hilaire Fernandes 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

Hello, I have redesigned the Dr. GeoII[1] user interface to make it looks like a Morph component. It is more in the Squeak Morph constructivist philosophy approach (see screenshot). Now you can create an interactive geometry canvas (a PasteUpMorph exactly) from the PartBins ([Alt]+O). From the halo menu or the canvas menu you access two submenus, one to select a construction tool, the other one to get buttons you can plug any where you want. These changes mean you can take a DrGeo canvas and plug it in a BookMorph page, then take some construction buttons you want the kids to use and plug them in the page book as well. Well the usual stuff you expect with Squeak. Sorry the menu are still only in French, but you know that English and French vocabulary are very close, don't you? Fetch the latest source from http://www.squeaksource.com/DrGeoII.html. It should work with 3.8, 3.9 and SqueakLand. It will be great if someone could produce a screencast. Really designing stuff with Squeak is of great pleasure! Hilaire [1] Dr. GeoII is an interactive geometry tool for Squeak

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Technical problems / nothing showing
by Louis Fleming 23 Aug '07

23 Aug '07

Windows XP Pro Pentium 3.4 GHZ Administrator Mode Radeon X300 Video 1.5 GB Ram IE6 Installed plugin repeatedly surfed to check site - never saw any animation went to some of the games on the site and clicked - after long delay - all that happened was it tried to reinstall the squeak plug in. Trying to get this running for a brand new computer lab to be able to use with guided study students. Is there some XP / IE security setting I am overlooking? Tried everything possible to get this working for last 2 hours. Thanks for any and all help Louis Fleming Andrews High School Andrews, Texas

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[ANN] SuperSwiki2 upgraded
by Masashi UMEZAWA 27 Jul '07

27 Jul '07

Hi all, I have updated SuperSwiki2. http://swikis.ddo.jp/SuperSwiki2/3 SuperSwiki2 is a web application specially designed for e-Toys project sharing. It is a refactored version of the original SuperSwiki and has lots of improvements. You can see a sample site here: (in Japanese) http://squeakland.jp/super2 New features: - Language menu to change language dynamically - Simple Wiki - More fine grained access control - Backward compatibility with Old SuperSwiki (etc...) Platform Independent Downloads: http://swikis.ddo.jp/SuperSwiki2/19 Windows installer: http://swikis.ddo.jp/SuperSwiki2/18 I'll do SuperSwiki2 hands-on workshop in SqueakFest'07. Meet at Chicago! Regards, -- [:masashi | ^umezawa]

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Update from Viewpoints Research - Etoys 2.1
by Kim Rose 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

Dear Squeaklanders, We're looking fowrard to seeing many of you in Chicago at SqueakFest next week. For those of you unable to join us, I thought I'd send a few general updates as summer is in full swing, and for many of you, the new academic year may be quickly approaching. I think most of you are aware of the involvement Viewpoints Research has with the One Laptop Per Child (olpc) initiative (http://www.laptop.org). We are developers for the platform, and have been working closely with the olpc team as we integrate Etoys as an activity on the laptop and develop Etoys specifically for this platform (known as either "the $100 laptop" or the "xo"). We are very happy with the progress we've made and to know that soon, literally millions of adults and children will have an opportunity to make etoys of their own. We believe the olpc has motivated the generation of a better Etoys for all, and a more suitable Etoys for older learners (although we still have much work to do in this area). That said, it is our plan to offer this new, improved Etoys to you, the Squeakland community, via the Squeakland.org website. In the next weeks we'll be announcing a new download for your use. This version will be demonstrated and used at SqueakFest and shortly thereafter, it will be available to all via the Squeakland website. It runs as before on Mac, Windows and Unix/Linux platforms and really looks much the same as the Etoys you've been using. So, please keep reading these announcements and check the Squeakland wesbite for "Etoys 2.1". You should know that Etoy projects created in other versions of Squeak/Etoys can be loaded/brought forward into this version; however, the reverse will not be possible. We continue to encourage you to share the projects you create, the lessons you learn, the experiences you have with your students, etc. through this mailing list and other fora. Please pass this email to anyone you know that might be interested in this news, but not a subscriber to this mailing list. Thanks and enjoy the rest of your summer! Kim

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2 weeks to SqueakFest!!!
by Kim Rose 17 Jul '07

17 Jul '07

Greetings, If you plan to attend SqueakFest '07 -- August 1,2 & 3 in Chicago -- please register now! It is most helpful to know the number of attendees in advance to plan for food, giveaways, printed programs, etc., etc. so please do register now. An agenda for the 3 days is now posted on the site. http://imamp.colum.edu/eceim/squeakfest07/index.php Please forward this message to anyone you know that might have interest in attending. See you in Chicago! Kim

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Fwd: CHOOSE Talk: $100 Laptop
by Marcus Denker 03 Jul '07

03 Jul '07

Begin forwarded message: > From: Marcus Denker <denker(a)iam.unibe.ch> > Date: 30. Juni 2007 10:55:17 GMT+02:00 > To: Squeak in Germany / Squeak in Deutschland <squeak- > ev(a)lists.squeakfoundation.org> > Subject: CHOOSE Talk: $100 Laptop > > ============================================================ > The CHOOSE executive board is pleased to invite you to a > presentation by > Dr. Bert Freudenberg on 'One Etoy Per Child on the $100 Laptop'. > > This event is free for all SI-CHOOSE members, even the drinks after > the talk! Non-CHOOSE members are also welcome, and are encouraged to > fill out the membership application form (http://www.s-i.ch/) before > attending the meeting. If you want to know more about CHOOSE and > the events which CHOOSE organises, please visit www.choose.s-i.ch > > NOTE: registration for this event is required. Please fill out the > registration form at the end of this e-mail. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > One Etoy Per Child on the $100 Laptop > ========================== > > When: 06.07.2007, 17:15 > > Where: Institut fuer Wirtschaftsinformatik (IWI), Universitaet Bern, > Engehaldenstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, Hoersaal 001 > > Travel instructions: http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~scg/Resources/Maps/ > > Speaker > ------- > Dr. Bert Freudenberg > > Agenda > ------ > > 1 hour Talk and Q/A > > Afterwards you are invited to a refreshment. > > Abstract > ======== > Most of the two billion children in developing countries have > unsufficient > access to education. The non-profit "One Laptop per Child" project is > working on a learning machine, a cheap, networked computer with > software to > support "learning to learn" for every child. One of its software > components > is "Etoys", a tile-based authoring environment written on top of > Squeak. > The talk will present the OLPC project, its current state of > development > in general and the progress on Etoys in particular. > > Bio > === > Dr. Bert Freudenberg got a PhD from the University of Magdeburg > (on non-photorealistic realtime rendering). He worked for impara GmbH > in Magdeburg developing software for children. Currently he is a > freelancing > developer working for Alan Kay's Viewpoints Research Institute on > porting the > Squeak and Etoys environment to the 100 dollar laptop. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > REGISTRATION > ------------ > > Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail! > Fill in the form below and sent it to choose AT glue.ch. Thanks. > > I want to register for the following event: ___ > > Name: ______________________________________ > > Email: ______________________________________ > > Company: ______________________________________ > > Address: ______________________________________ > > ZIP/City:______________________________________ > > Please check: > > [ ] CHOOSE member > [ ] JUGS member > [ ] SI member > [ ] Non-Member > > > Marcus > -- > Marcus Denker -- denker(a)iam.unibe.ch > http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~denker > > > Marcus -- Marcus Denker -- denker(a)iam.unibe.ch http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~denker

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Please Register for SqueakFest
by Kim Rose 02 Jul '07

02 Jul '07

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