squeakland July 2011

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Fraction a Day - What's Half a Spongebob?
by Steve Thomas 30 Jul '11

30 Jul '11

"Stencils allow children to explore the math behind the patterns. It is difficult for them to perceive the difference between 1/8 and 3/8 without visual aids in the beginning. Unlike charts, Etoys is interactive. Unlike paper or cardboard, it allows children to repeat any number of times without waste." - K.K. Subramaniam (who created the Stencil code in squeak to make this possible) Fraction A Day - Day 33+ H<http://mrstevesscience.blogspot.com/2011/07/fraction-day-day-33-half-sponge…>alf a Spongebob<http://mrstevesscience.blogspot.com/2011/07/fraction-day-day-33-half-sponge…> allows kids to create there own fractions using stencils and a line drawing tool. Video demo here <http://youtu.be/OZEZW9Er_9A> Also there is beautiful use of the stencils by Susanne Guyader, *an 80+ year **old artis**t* who used Squeak/Etoys to guide art teachers in France. <http://community.ofset.org/index.php/Grab_area_button> http://community.ofset.org/index.php/Grab_area_button A big thanks to Subbu for the squeak code to make this possible. Stephen

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An nice, simple example of Etoys use in primary school
by Hilaire Fernandes 28 Jul '11

28 Jul '11

Hello, We have many examples of Etoys use cases in primary schools. However I am looking for your advice for what you think the most interesting and easy to understand use cases of Etoys in primary schools. I am looking for 1, 2 or 3 examples. The example should be short as well. I need such examples to demonstrate to deciders how good Etoys is and we should spend human resources to develop its use, particularly to encourage educator to produce resources with it, even ones without programming skills. Thanks a lot for your advices Hilaire

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Alan's Talk on "Programming and Scaling" at HPI now available online
by Steve Thomas 28 Jul '11

28 Jul '11

Alan Kay's Talks "*Programming and Scaling" *is now available online at: http://www.tele-task.de/de/archive/lecture/overview/5819/

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Re: [squeakland] [IAEP] Wiki tutorial translation (was Re: Material for XO math+literacy project in Kenya)
by mokurai＠earthtreasury.org 23 Jul '11

23 Jul '11

On Thu, July 21, 2011 11:50 pm, Chris Leonard wrote: > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 11:25 PM, ana.cichero <ana.cichero(a)gmail.com> > wrote: >> a) Yes. I can help translating your tutorials for Turtle. When I don't understand I ask. > > Ana, > > There are Mathematics tutorials using eToys that have been developed > by Waveplace that need translation into Spanish. Second the motion. These are excellent materials, the best I have seen for Smalltalk/Etoys. > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Translation_Team/Pootle_Projects#Waveplace_Les… > > PO files are here: > http://translate.sugarlabs.org/es/Waveplace/ > > http://wiki.waveplace.org/display/wp/Geometry+%28*%29 > > eToys is itself a wonderful introduction to programming concepts, you > might find it interesting and you can work through the Basic eToys > tutorial to get oriented. I would go further, and recommend these tutorials to everyone involved with OLPC and Sugar. I am experienced in a number of programming languages, but was having trouble with Etoys until I viewed some of these tutorials. Smalltalk was designed for children to be able to use, but with sufficient power to be useful lifelong. It is at the heart of our mission. However, it was not designed to be learned with no help at all. ^_^ (See The Undiscoverable on the Sugar Labs Wiki.) > cjl > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP(a)lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Replacing_Textbooks

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Re: [squeakland] squeakland Digest, Vol 99, Issue 5
by Christine Murakami 21 Jul '11

21 Jul '11

Hi everyone! I have been working with students on creating music lessons, and there is a gap in my knowledge of Etoys that is preventing them from going further in their projects. Many of them would like a song to play (using the play frequency tile). The only way I can think to do this is to either create a variable counter that counts a beat or to use the playfield counter. Either way, it seems like Etoys ought to have a command that does something like "while counter > 5 and counter <10 play frequency 880" or even using a test in a similar way: "test counter > 5 and counter < 10". I just can't figure out how to have a sound play for a specific amount of time - especially a few beats into the song. The first few we can fudge, but after that it gets too complicated. I need to help them find a better solution. I've looked at both Pling and the chord game for suggestions, which helped with other issues but not this one. Any suggestions would be most appreciated! I've been struggling with this since early May! Thanks! Christine -----Original Message----- From: squeakland-bounces(a)squeakland.org [mailto:squeakland-bounces@squeakland.org] On Behalf Of squeakland-request(a)squeakland.org Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 12:00 PM To: squeakland(a)squeakland.org Subject: squeakland Digest, Vol 99, Issue 5 Send squeakland mailing list submissions to squeakland(a)squeakland.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to squeakland-request(a)squeakland.org You can reach the person managing the list at squeakland-owner(a)squeakland.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of squeakland digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Fwd: [FIA58] del Official Google Blog (Carlos Rabassa) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 08:05:14 -0400 From: Carlos Rabassa <carnen(a)mac.com> To: "squeakland.org mailing list" <squeakland(a)squeakland.org>, OLPC Puno <olpcpuno(a)gmail.com>, olpc bolivia <olpc-bolivia(a)lists.laptop.org>, voluntarios y administradores OLPC para usuarios docentes <olpc-sur(a)lists.laptop.org>, america-latina(a)squeakland.org, somosazucar(a)lists.sugarlabs.org Subject: [squeakland] Fwd: [FIA58] del Official Google Blog Message-ID: <A7786D82-C62F-4152-8007-3A0064BED4C0(a)mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Begin forwarded message: > From: "***PV***" <p.vilanova(a)gmail.com> > Date: July 10, 2011 3:12:13 AM EDT > To: FIA58 <fia58(a)googlegroups.com> > Subject: [FIA58] del Official Google Blog > Reply-To: fia58(a)googlegroups.com > > Aunque no es usual en USA, aqu? Americas' significa Norte, Sur y Central, como lo dice m?s abajo. > > Pedro > ___________________________________________________ > Official Google Blog > > Seeking the Americas? brightest young minds for a spot at Zeitgeist > Americas 2011 > Posted: 07 Jul 2011 02:22 PM PDT > This year, we?re mixing up our annual Zeitgeist conferences with the launch of Young Minds, a competition hosted by youth engagement agency Livity, supported by Google and hosted on YouTube. Starting this week, we?re searching for 12 inspirational young people who are making an impact on their world to attend Zeitgeist Americas 2011?our annual gathering of 400+ businesses and thought leaders from across the continent held each year in Paradise Valley, Ariz. > > The winners will be invited to the two-day event, where they?ll take part in a series of tailored master classes hosted by Google and meet some of the most powerful and thought-provoking people on the planet. We want the pioneers, changemakers and leaders of tomorrow to take their place alongside the greatest minds of today and use Zeitgeist as a springboard from which they can continue to do amazing things to make the world a better place. > > The Young Minds competition is open to people aged 18-24 from North, South and Central America. For your chance to win a slot at Zeitgeist Americas 2011, go to www.zeitgeistyoungminds.com before August 25 and upload a video that shows us how you?re making a positive impact on the world. > > Posted by Rachel Durfee, Google Blog Team > > > > > > > -- > Has recibido este mensaje porque est?s inscripro en el Grupo Google "FIA58". > Para iniciar un nuevo tema env?a el mail a fia58(a)googlegroups.com y describe el tema en el asunto del mensaje. > Para contestar a un tema existente, simplemente, responde pero recuerda NO cambiar el asunto del mail, pues si no estar?s creando un nuevo tema. > Para borrarte de este grupo, env?a un mail a > fia58+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com > Para m?s opciones y para ver todo el historial de mensajes o contestar un tema desde all?, visita el sitio del grupo en: > http://groups.google.com/group/fia58?hl=en?hl=es

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Re: [squeakland] How can I fill a polygon with a graphic
by K. K. Subramaniam 21 Jul '11

21 Jul '11

On Wednesday 20 Jul 2011 10:33:27 AM Steve Thomas wrote: > I want to be able to allow a teacher (or student) to select a graphic to > place inside the polygon so they can cut cakes, cookies, pictures of > themselves etc. I once wrote a changeset to use shapes as stencils or silhouettes to help out Art et Squeak project. Since this had to with art rather than scripting, I didn't seriously pursue its addition to Squeak/Etoys. I can revive the changeset if there is sufficient interest now. See http://community.ofset.org/index.php/Grab_area_button Subbu

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How can I fill a polygon with a graphic
by Steve Thomas 20 Jul '11

20 Jul '11

So I have a fraction cutter that can split a polygon and separate the halves by moving them apart. I want to be able to allow a teacher (or student) to select a graphic to place inside the polygon so they can cut cakes, cookies, pictures of themselves etc. The polygon has an option from the menu to set "fill style" to "bitmap fill". But "choosing a new graphic" is not straight forward (an option similar to a player variable where I can click on an costume would be nice). And "grab a new graphic" does not allow for the precision I need and requires some trial and error which makes difficult things I want to be easy. So is there a way to "choose a new graphic" in smalltalk code? Stephen

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help
by paula Restrepo 19 Jul '11

19 Jul '11

how do i insert a video on toys using an XO computer?

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Re: [squeakland] squeakland Digest, Vol 99, Issue 11
by Christine Murakami 13 Jul '11

13 Jul '11

Thanks for all the help. I believe I will have to try one of the more complicated solutions. Using just the player's counter and nested tests have proven to be inadequate for what my students want to do. I am certain to have more questions, but your ideas give me some things to try. Many thanks everyone! Christine ________________________________________ From: squeakland-bounces(a)squeakland.org [squeakland-bounces(a)squeakland.org] On Behalf Of squeakland-request(a)squeakland.org [squeakland-request(a)squeakland.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:00 PM To: squeakland(a)squeakland.org Subject: squeakland Digest, Vol 99, Issue 11 Send squeakland mailing list submissions to squeakland(a)squeakland.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.squeakland.org/mailman/listinfo/squeakland or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to squeakland-request(a)squeakland.org You can reach the person managing the list at squeakland-owner(a)squeakland.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of squeakland digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Playing musical notes (karl ramberg) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:24:18 +0200 From: karl ramberg <karlramberg(a)gmail.com> To: Steve Thomas <sthomas1(a)gosargon.com> Cc: squeakland list <squeakland(a)squeakland.org> Subject: Re: [squeakland] Playing musical notes Message-ID: <CAGzzWLicdzki+fh30jr-dNYoKacr2p1fQmA9g_Si4Rt0iAep3Q(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:55 PM, Steve Thomas <sthomas1(a)gosargon.com>wrote: > > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 3:56 PM, karl ramberg <karlramberg(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Bert Freudenberg <bert(a)freudenbergs.de>wrote: >> >>> >>> On 11.07.2011, at 20:38, karl ramberg wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Steve Thomas <sthomas1(a)gosargon.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Is there a way to play "instruments" other than tones, similar to >>>> http://www.squeakland.org/showcase/project.jsp?id=7826? >>>> >>>> Ie: How can I specify an instrument? I can load midi files, but would >>>> like to be able to do something similar to Scratch where I can specify the >>>> instrument. and then have a script "Play the notes" >>>> >>> >>> It's all there under the hood waiting for someone to do the Etoys >>> interface... >>> Music gets quite technical fast and it's a big job getting the tools >>> right. >>> >>> A single tile added to the sound category to let you specify the > instrument would be great. > > Optionally some way to add instruments if you have a midi file. > > I would introduce this to kids without using the Score Player. I would > have kids build their own score players where they place the "notes" onto a > playfield and the "?needle?" (That red line that moves across the piano > roll) is used to play the note as long as it overlaps it. They could then > do as Bert suggested and create their own rondo's by turning off "fence > enabled" and having the "needle" wrap. > > Stephen > > Make a feature wanted on the bug tracker. This has been a feature I have wanted to but never got around to look at. Karl

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A hidden story behind the Etoys Castle
by Bert Freudenberg 12 Jul '11

12 Jul '11

http://propella.blogspot.com/2011/07/hidden-story-behind-etoys-castle.html - Bert -

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