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== Goals ==
== Goals ==


1. Building a community platform for supporting and encouraging teachers who are using XOs. See [[Activating_educators#Educators | educators]] below.
#Building a community platform for supporting and encouraging teachers who are using XOs. See [[Activating_educators#Educators | educators]] below.
#Building a community platform for involving volunteers of various abilities and backgrounds (educators, teachers, and others interested in visiting and contributing). See [[Activating_educators#Developers|developers]] below.


== General Issues ==
2. Building a community platform for involving volunteers of various abilities and backgrounds (educators, teachers, and others interested in visiting and contributing). See [[Activating_educators#Developers|developers]] below.
How to inspire teachers to contribute?
*Not all teachers are eager to contribute. Engage those teachers who are interested in contributing. That's an "old art."
*Even among those who contribute, support and establish the right "voice."


== Educators ==
== Thoughts on Activities ==
Several kinds of activities:
#Digital/collaborative [[Activities]], some w/ corresponding physical activity
#Activities that expand/enhance existing lessons
#Local activities vs. those that require internet connectivity


''Local work with activities - a preliminary set; and on a Wiki/Web in the global application that will arrive later because we first have to figure out how to work locally with teachers and students who are novices and do not have connectivity anywhere anytime...''
Educators: teachers currently in the field and those about to receive XOs (along w/ OLPC staff and supporting orgs)


== For Educators ==
*Emphasis: support, self-documentation, journaling/blogging, collaboration and exchange.

*To be migrated to educator wiki: [[XO Teachers]]
Audience: teachers currently in the field and those about to receive XOs (along w/ OLPC staff and supporting orgs)
*Tutorials for teachers, incl.

**MediaWiki training (take from WikiEducator site tutorials)
Emphasis: support, self-documentation, journaling/blogging, collaboration and exchange.

=== Project Ideas ===
'''''Note:''' Once a project begins to take shape, create a [[sample task|task page]] for it and link to the new task page from the [[Educators#Open_Projects|open projects]] section of the Educators page.''

*Educator wiki (or sub-section of wiki)
** [[XO Teachers]]
** [[Educators]]
* Tutorials for teachers, incl.
** MediaWiki training (take from WikiEducator site tutorials)
** How to use and make activities
** How to use and make activities
*** See [[Activating educators#Synthesizing_Info_from_Pilot_Programs]]
* Teacher [[Activity]] in general?
* Teacher [[Activity]] in general?
** See [[Educational toolkit]]
** Syndicated country/pilot blogs
** Syndicated country/pilot blogs
* User page templates...
* User page templates...
** See [[Activating educators#Expand_presence_of_educators_on_wiki]]
** [[Educator template]]
* Online professional learning community. Connecting educators/teachers who are on the ground using OLPC to find peers and connect for support and development of instructional frameworks
** [[Educational organization template]]
== For Developers==
** Ask to seed:
***WikiJunior
***MaMaMedia
***E3F
***WikiEducator
***OERCommons
***CK12? (see also cnx, curriki, &c)


Audience: teachers who want to volunteer/create lesson plans/activities.
== Developers==


Emphasis: constructionist ethos, transparency of information.
Developers: teachers who want to volunteer/create lesson plans/activities.


=== Project Ideas ===
* Develop ties to companion repository/"Educational Content Management" sites. Features include:
'''''Note:''' once a project begins to take shape, create a [[sample task|task page]] for it and link to the new task page from the [[Educators#Open_Projects|open projects]] section of the Educators page.''

*Ideas for content repository. Features include:
** Activity/lesson templates
** Activity/lesson templates
** Rating system
** Rating system
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** Search/sort/tag by subject, lesson type,
** Search/sort/tag by subject, lesson type,
** Example activities for Activities incl. in base install
** Example activities for Activities incl. in base install
*Develop ties to existing companion repository/"Educational Content Management" sites.
** Content Repository COMMUNITY: who are its members now vs. later, who do we want as members now vs. later. What makes sense at this early stage of deployment? Create and assess the usability of models... learn with communities.
*Think about content repository COMMUNITY: who are its members now vs. later; who do we want as members now vs. later.
** Sites that do things well:
*What makes sense at this early stage of deployment?
*Create and assess the usability of models... learn with communities. To that end,
**Sites that do things well:
*** We The Teachers "Lessons and Files": http://www.wetheteachers.com/plans.php
*** We The Teachers "Lessons and Files": http://www.wetheteachers.com/plans.php
*** Open Planner "Member Built Curriculum": http://www.openplanner.org/sitemenu
*** Open Planner "Member Built Curriculum": http://www.openplanner.org/sitemenu
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***WikiTeach "Edit Lesson Plan" [http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/Wikiteach/WikiteachWriteMgr/action/edit/iVar/159 format]
***WikiTeach "Edit Lesson Plan" [http://www.wikiteach.org/index.php/Wikiteach/WikiteachWriteMgr/action/edit/iVar/159 format]
***WikiJET sorting scheme: http://jet.wikia.com/wiki/Teaching
***WikiJET sorting scheme: http://jet.wikia.com/wiki/Teaching

*[[Educational activity guidelines]]. Principles incl.
*Educational activity guidelines.
**Constructionism. It's important to realize and emphasize that we are looking at inspiring and supporting two types of constructionist learning.
**See [[Activating_educators#Educational_activity_guidelines]]
***... specifically connected to digital learning with activities with XO laptops in user-communities within developing countries around the world.

***... in these same communities, that is going on in and out of school, with or without the laptop. Find ways for integrating the laptop as much as possible to as many activities as possible, if it makes sense; but also, we are using the fact that we can talk to these teachers about education reform in general in this context. Become a constructionist educator - an agent of change to think with about new ways of learning and teaching.
** Collaboration
** Iteration
** "Viewing Source"
*** Lesson plans embedded in actual activities, written for teachers (including children-as-teachers).
** Example activities from MMM?
* Lesson Plan Jam
* Lesson Plan Jam
** See [[Activating_educators#Educator_Jam]]
** Bring educators of early childhood who have experiences integrating computers in constructionist ways, in and out of the classroom. Let them work in teams to build learning activities and lessons.
** Bring educators of early childhood who have experiences integrating computers in constructionist ways, in and out of the classroom. Let them work in teams to build learning activities and lessons.
** Reflection in action, guideless co-construction, platforms evaluation, etc.
** Reflection in action, guideless co-construction, platforms evaluation, etc.


== Thoughts on Activities ==
== Open Projects ==


'''''Moved to [[Educators#Open_Projects]]'''''
#Digital/collaborative [[Activities]], some w/ corresponding physical activity
#Activities that expand/enhance existing efforts
#Local activities vs. those that require internet connectivity


== Comments and Discussion ==
''Local work with activities - a preliminary set; and on a Wiki/Web in the global application that will arrive later because we first have to figure out how to work locally with teachers and students who are novices and do not have connectivity anywhere anytime...''


== General Issues ==
=== From MaMaMedia ===
How to inspire teachers to contribute?
* Not all teachers are eager to contribute. Engage those teachers who are interested in contributing. That's an "old art."
* Even among those who contribute, support and establish the right "voice."

===Project Ideas===

=== Synthesizing Info from Pilot Programs ===
* Extrapolate ideas for activities from Carla's reports, including:
** Example activity. (See [[Activity template]]).
** Anecdotes/pix from actual activities. (See [[Learning activities]]).

=== Expand presence of educators on wiki===
* Begin w/ template for educational org user page. (See [[Educational organization template]]).
* Ask specific orgs to seed:
** WikiJunior
** OERCommons
** CK12? (see also cnx, curriki, &c)
** MaMaMedia
** E3F
** WikiEducator
** Curriki

=== Educational bundle as part of each release===
Emphasis on mixed/multi-media format, composed of:
* Activity
* Sample lesson plan(s) for activity
* Example of activity in use, possibly including...
** Kid's final product (if generative activity) or
** Page that documents activity in classroom (anecdotes, pix, etc).
* Explanation of theory behind activity.

First one for a July release? (Or practice w/ eToys for late June).

=== Educational activity guidelines ===
See [[Educational activity guidelines]]. Basically, the HIG for educators, w/ examples.

=== Educator Jam ===
Cf. Game Jam, but for educators w/ aim of designing activities for Activites.

Discussion begins 6/18.
* Dates?
* Locations?
* Agenda?

=== Meta-indexing for library ===
How to be able to search existing content repositories?
* XML spec/namespace?
* thing to embed?

== from MaMaMedia ==
:Emphasis on local network activities
:Emphasis on local network activities
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IN JUNE : LAUNCHING initial set of 3 prototype activities, each with 3 embedded lesson plans (incl. 1 that involves internet).
IN JUNE : LAUNCHING initial set of 3 prototype activities, each with 3 embedded lesson plans (incl. 1 that involves internet).

We also develop a strategy for a Related developer wiki and educator wiki.
We also develop a strategy for a Related developer wiki and educator wiki.
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:Lesson 4-5 - Exchanges via mesh.
:Lesson 4-5 - Exchanges via mesh.



[[Category:Activities]]
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Goals

  1. Building a community platform for supporting and encouraging teachers who are using XOs. See educators below.
  2. Building a community platform for involving volunteers of various abilities and backgrounds (educators, teachers, and others interested in visiting and contributing). See developers below.

General Issues

How to inspire teachers to contribute?

  • Not all teachers are eager to contribute. Engage those teachers who are interested in contributing. That's an "old art."
  • Even among those who contribute, support and establish the right "voice."

Thoughts on Activities

Several kinds of activities:

  1. Digital/collaborative Activities, some w/ corresponding physical activity
  2. Activities that expand/enhance existing lessons
  3. Local activities vs. those that require internet connectivity

Local work with activities - a preliminary set; and on a Wiki/Web in the global application that will arrive later because we first have to figure out how to work locally with teachers and students who are novices and do not have connectivity anywhere anytime...

For Educators

Audience: teachers currently in the field and those about to receive XOs (along w/ OLPC staff and supporting orgs)

Emphasis: support, self-documentation, journaling/blogging, collaboration and exchange.

Project Ideas

Note: Once a project begins to take shape, create a task page for it and link to the new task page from the open projects section of the Educators page.

For Developers

Audience: teachers who want to volunteer/create lesson plans/activities.

Emphasis: constructionist ethos, transparency of information.

Project Ideas

Note: once a project begins to take shape, create a task page for it and link to the new task page from the open projects section of the Educators page.

  • Lesson Plan Jam
    • See Activating_educators#Educator_Jam
    • Bring educators of early childhood who have experiences integrating computers in constructionist ways, in and out of the classroom. Let them work in teams to build learning activities and lessons.
    • Reflection in action, guideless co-construction, platforms evaluation, etc.

Open Projects

Moved to Educators#Open_Projects

Comments and Discussion

From MaMaMedia

Emphasis on local network activities
10 activities w/ versions and themes
Aimed at K-2, computer novices We now design for Both teachers and students who are novices.
Emphasis on 3Xs.

Including initial open playful engagement and exploration , combined with structure and learning values, skills, and objectives that are suitable to curriculum and relevant to culture, location and interest.

IN JUNE : LAUNCHING initial set of 3 prototype activities, each with 3 embedded lesson plans (incl. 1 that involves internet).

We also develop a strategy for a Related developer wiki and educator wiki.

Lesson 1 is how to use activities. - open play exploration
Lessons 2 and 3 are how to make your own. - self expression, both free creative flow as well as based on thematic curricular goals.
Lesson 4-5 - Exchanges via mesh.