Hi all,
It seems that there is more and more teachers interested by squeak and E-toys, and we organized a training on Squeak and E-Toys for teachers few weeks ago. So I'm very interested if you have some materials to use, I'm especially interested on posters (with sources for translation !), relevant .pr showing interesting aspects on E-toys, and sharing problems or ways to address such trainings.
I have also two questions :
1. We are working now on a way to use E-Toys to control sensors and motors and hence enlarge the possibility offered by E-toys : I think about robotics, domotics, computer-assisted experimentation... We have already tested robotics with children during holiday's camp using LOGO and we are planning to test the new SqueakBot platform providing the necessary I2C support for this kind of stuff this summer (available on SqueakSource). Anyone interested on a collaboration ? I remember that there was a weather station done on Squeak, so do you know if this is available somewhere ?
2. Is there a way to create directories in SqueakLand project server, for instance I would like to create a french-speaking directory to allow french-speaking teachers and children sharing their projects. (Unfortunately learning foreign languages is a problem in this country, and this could be an hindrance for children... and teachers !)
Oh, yes, I played a little with E-toys, and do a little game inspired by Dance Dance Revolution, look at Rabbit.pr attached here. I have a problem with playing a mp3 sound during the game, it hangs sometimes and changing the priority of the player doesn't work... Ideas ? Last thing, this project is placed under DDR Licence (Dance Dance Rabbit Licence), not sure that this is compatible with Squeak-L because of the exportation law - DDR Licence demands that you don't export this project to countries where foxes are living ;-) Euh, I am in doubt, is there ever any foxes in earth ?
Regards, Samir
Samir
you should contact m.rueger or yoshiki since I remember at esug last year they show how people linked a heat sensor to etoy.
It seems that there is more and more teachers interested by squeak and E-toys, and we organized a training on Squeak and E-Toys for teachers few weeks ago. So I'm very interested if you have some materials to use, I'm especially interested on posters (with sources for translation !), relevant .pr showing interesting aspects on E-toys, and sharing problems or ways to address such trainings.
I have also two questions :
- We are working now on a way to use E-Toys to control sensors and motors and hence enlarge the possibility offered by E-toys : I think about robotics, domotics, computer-assisted experimentation... We have already tested robotics with children during holiday's camp using LOGO and we are planning to test the new SqueakBot platform providing the necessary I2C support for this kind of stuff this summer (available on SqueakSource).
if squeak Bot is my stuff, count on me to help.
Anyone interested on a collaboration ? I remember that there was a weather station done on Squeak, so do you know if this is available somewhere ?
Contact dan or ned for that
- Is there a way to create directories in SqueakLand project server, for instance I would like to create a french-speaking directory to allow french-speaking teachers and children sharing their projects. (Unfortunately learning foreign languages is a problem in this country, and this could be an hindrance for children... and teachers !)
Samir I could also do a french version of BotsInc.
Oh, yes, I played a little with E-toys, and do a little game inspired by Dance Dance Revolution, look at Rabbit.pr attached here. I have a problem with playing a mp3 sound during the game, it hangs sometimes and changing the priority of the player doesn't work... Ideas ? Last thing, this project is placed under DDR Licence (Dance Dance Rabbit Licence), not sure that this is compatible with Squeak-L because of the exportation law - DDR Licence demands that you don't export this project to countries where foxes are living ;-) Euh, I am in doubt, is there ever any foxes in earth ?
Regards, Samir
-- Samir SAIDANI PhD Student in CS / Doctorant en informatique web : http://www.info.unicaen.fr/~saidani Universite de Caen - Laboratoire GREYC tel : 02-31-56-74-30 Equipe MAD - Campus II - 14032 Caen Cedex fax : 02-31-56-76-30
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you should contact m.rueger or yoshiki since I remember at esug last year they show how people linked a heat sensor to etoy.
It is "World Stethoscope". The website is a bit out-of-date in terms of the hardware, but basically the hardware converts various sensor readout into the pitch of sound, and the eToys code can use the pitch as a variant of number tile.
Ask the author Mr. Kazuhiro Abe (I think he is on this list as well) about the latest hardware and software.
-- Yoshiki
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