Talk:Application Program: Test of ability with arithmetic

Use UTF-8 for strings !!!

Using XML for translation strings garanties, that encoding isn't a problem.

<application name="aritmetic program"> <item>

 <string lang="en">0123456789</string>
 <string lang="de">0123456789</string>
 <string lang="ar">٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩</string>

</item> <item>

 <string lang="en">+-*/=.</string>

</item> <item>

 <string lang="en">How many digits should the numbers use?</string>
 <string lang="de">Wie viele Stellen soll die Zahl haben?</string>

</item> </application>

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While I certainly understand the merits of a discussion about how to develop software for the machine, I am not sure that an arithmetic proficiency test is in the spirit of what we are trying to accomplish with the laptop. While we certainly could use laptops to distribute worksheets and administer tests, wouldn't it be more productive to work with an example where the children are being expressive? Perhaps we could work with one of the examples from Logo? Walter 19:11, 31 May 2006 (EDT)