ENGLISH translation of message posted by uruguayan teacher Natalia Pizzolanti
Well, after much going back and forward in this cybernetic world, we have succeeded getting the project to be as I had originally conceived it and even better.
May I thank Carlos Rabassa, Gustavo Ibarra, Steve Thomas, Karl Ramberg, Silvana Realini and Lidia Barboza, who helped me from another perspective. I thank their availability, material and time they made available to allow me to get the project safely to port.
The original ideas, kept changing as I was getting deeper into the materials and suggestions offered to me. You may see them reflected on the project we have shared in the Squeakland Showcase. Clic HERE to see it. [Note from the translator: Please be patient. Seems the project uploaded properly but was not made public yet. Let´s try again later]
Let me mention something I feel is extremely important and enriching. Soon after Carlos published the request for help in the list, mails offering help started to rain on me. Some came through the list, some were more personal messages from people who already know me. I was able to learn, get rid of my fears and enrich the project, not only mine but also those of other friends and co-workers. A specific example was the use of variables. One of those who offered help proposed a solution using variables. Later, that same person watched a video by Silvana Realini. He noticed that when using the object "text with border", there is a command in its visor "numeric value" that allows same result without using variables. (variables had at first scared me ...).
Well... all this to thank you and let you know the project is ready. It is obvious that team work is more than a good option!
I will be glad to hear from any or all of you, to help with whatever I can offer as an educator.
Natalia Pizzolanti
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On Mar 19, 2012, at 9:47 AM, Natalia Pizzolanti wrote:
Bueno, después de muchas idas y vueltas en este mundo cibernético hemos logrado que el proyecto quedara cómo lo había pensado originalmente y mejor aún.
A Carlos Rabassa, Gustavo Ivarra, Steve Thomas, Karl, Silvana Realini y Lidia Barboza quien me ayudo pero desde otra persectiva, les agradezco su disponibilidad, materiales y tiempo que pusieron a mi disposición para que el proyecto llegara a buen puerto.
Las ideas originarias, que fueron cambiando a medida que iba profundizando en los materiales y sugerencias aportadas, se ven reflejadas en el proyecto ya subido a Squeakleandhttp://squeakland.org/showcase/project.jsp?id=11821
Algo que me parece sumamente importante y enriquecedor es que, a partir de que Carlos publicara la consulta en la lista me empezaron a llover los mails de ayuda, algunos a través de la misma y otros más personales de gente que me conocía de otras instancias. De ella pude aprender, perder el miedo y enriquecer la propuesta, no sólo mía sino de otros compañeros. Un ejemplo puntual es el uso de variables; una de las personas que intervino en la lista me propuso el trabajo con ellas y a través de un video de Silvana Realini pudo observar que al trabajar con texto con marco genera una orden que hace que no sea necesario el uso de variables (lo que a mi me había asustado en un primer momento…).
Bueno… todo esto para agradecerles y decirles que está pronto. Evidentemente el trabajo colaborativo es más que una buena opción!
Saludos y me pongo a las órdenes para lo que, como docente, pueda aportar.
Natalia Pizzolanti