squeakland December 2010

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Teaching in digital society vs industrial society
by Carlos Rabassa 21 Apr '11

21 Apr '11

I have just watched a most interesting video a friend pointed out to me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlAnkExQabY The ideas presented in the video seem to be correct and most interesting. Even more, it seems to me the opportunity of having all those XOs already distributed, we might have the perfect opportunity to apply these ideas. Of course, I am just a volunteer. I would really like to listen to the opinion of teachers, educators and other experts. Mi impression is that, as Mr. Toffler says, the problem he describes in the U.S., is not an exclusive problem of this country. We will see it in other countries as they go from industrial to digital societies. Who is the speaker in this video_ ¿Quién es el orador en este video? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Toffler Carlos Rabassa Volunteer Plan Ceibal Support Network Montevideo, Uruguay

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[ANN] Multi-touch table on the top of Krestianstvo / Croquet
by Nikolay Suslov 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

Hello, Want to share an experiment doing with Croquet and Krestianstvo SDK: a Multi-touch table. The table is controlled directly by Krestianstvo virtual space and it's objects, being shared on the Croquet island. So, several such tables could be organized into p2p network and become a really interactive classroom, programmable just in Smalltalk. For recognizing objects reacTIVision fiducial markers and TUIO protocol are used (based on Simon Holland TUIO for Squeak work). For music synthesising SuperCollider through OSC is connected, using the idea from SCIMP (SuperCollider Server client for Impromptu) and being realized in Smalltalk. Video of the table in action: http://vimeo.com/18211323 Blog post: http://nsuslovi.blogspot.com/2010/12/multi-touch-table-based-on-krestianstv… Thanks and Happy new year! Nikolay Suslov

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Season Greetings from Montevideo, Uruguay
by Carlos Rabassa 24 Dec '10

24 Dec '10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDWlER9Gf0o&NR=1 Members of Uruguay´s Choral Society mixed with the public at Montevideo Shopping Center. May we say thanks to our friend Ruben Maseda of Miami, who spotted this video and sent it to us. Carlos Rabassa

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Etoys developer chat today
by Bert Freudenberg 20 Dec '10

20 Dec '10

Please join our weekly Etoys developer chat today, as every Monday at 12 noon Squeakland Time. For local time and how to participate, look here: http://etoys.squeak.org/chat/ Logs are also linked from that page. - Bert -

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Felices Fiestas a Todos!!
by Carlos Rabassa 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

THE DIGITAL STORY OF THE NATIVITY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkHNNPM7pJA Carlos y Nenny Rabassa

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Waveplace in Haiti Video: Spring 2010 Pilots
by Timothy Falconer 14 Dec '10

14 Dec '10

Hi everyone, Here is Waveplace's new video showing our pilots last Spring in post-earthquake Haiti. Try 720p HD fullscreen, if you can. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyHUBxDDkIA Hope you like it! (literally ... click "Like :) Also, help us spread the word via Facebook, Twitter, etc. We're in active, frenzied, fundraising mode and need your help. Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33

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Etoys developer chat today
by Bert Freudenberg 13 Dec '10

13 Dec '10

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squeakland week
by Rita Freudenberg 10 Dec '10

10 Dec '10

These were the last two weeks: #1. Uruguay is now the country with the most registered Etoys users in the world. Congratulations! #2. Tim Falconer started a discussion "A school is not a building" on several lists, even on the developer chat on Monday this was the topic. [1, 2] #3. We tested the next environments for online collaboration on the education team meetings. This time it was Skype and GoToMeeting. With Skype, the screen sharing didn't work. This week in GoToMeeting we had an audio chat and could share our screens, so this is working well. It was fun to show each other projects and play around! [3] #4. Carlos Rabassa did send his notes from the "Digital Citizenship" conference he attended in Montevideo, with detailed feedback for individual presentations. [4] #5. And here is a nice website with ideas for mathematical doodling, have a look and start your next Etoys project :) [5] [1] http://waveplace.com/news/blog/archive/001035.jsp [2] http://meeting.sugarlabs.org/etoys/2010-12-06 [3] http://wiki.squeakland.org/pages/viewrecentblogposts.action?key=sq [4] https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1XCg_9F4F6KAc0ost-HzmkugcuKhXfSTvEo… [5] http://vihart.com/doodling/

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Re: [squeakland] [ht2011-winter] Re: a school is not a building
by Timothy Falconer 08 Dec '10

08 Dec '10

Hi folks, Response #2, with some school cost numbers. This post was partly in response to Kim's question and Mike Dawson's insightful response: http://bit.ly/eg1aJu Take care, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Immuexa Corporation http://immuexa.com + 1 610 797 3100 x33 On Dec 7, 2010, at 11:46 AM, Timothy Falconer wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Thanks for the terrific responses. Started some great conversations at Waveplace. > > Here's a follow-up post with more details: > > http://bit.ly/hQhHtS > > Take care, > Tim > > -- > Timothy Falconer > Waveplace Foundation > http://waveplace.org > + 1 610 797 3100 x33 > > > > > On Dec 5, 2010, at 3:18 PM, Timothy Falconer wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> A favor: help me make this case (or refute it) as we prepare once more for Haiti ... "spend money on training & laptops instead of bricks and mortar". >> >> http://waveplace.com/news/blog/archive/001035.jsp >> >> Thanks, >> Tim >> >> -- >> Timothy Falconer >> Waveplace Foundation >> http://waveplace.org >> + 1 610 797 3100 x33 >> >> >> >> >

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a school is not a building
by Timothy Falconer 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Hi all, A favor: help me make this case (or refute it) as we prepare once more for Haiti ... "spend money on training & laptops instead bricks and mortar". http://waveplace.com/news/blog/archive/001035.jsp Thanks, Tim -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.org + 1 610 797 3100 x33

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