Literacy Project/2012-05-22

Update from the field

Richard on Wonchi and Wolonchete <poem> R: They are farmers in Wolonchete, down the (mount). They grow potatoes, tef. Lots of dust and rocks near where we stayed.

On typical objects in the area R: I don't know how often the kids get into town, but we had 2 older people who came with us, with bottles for water.

 E: They are less than a mile from the main road. 

R: At Wonchi: carved stools and benches

 S: We learn all sorts of things outside our experience.   

M: It's good to know which pieces are new and which are familiar, and to ensure that familiar things are presented/learned E: Let's find ways to keep drawing more data out of what's been done and learned so far.

- Plumbing: battery discharging, clock resets, time used, use patterns
- Basic data: videos, reports, letter learning, vocalization.

M: Two big thoughts.

1. What are the big things we can be learning now? how to improve with new probes now?  basic principles: to analyze what we know, and when we can know it, about regularity of engagement.
   C: for each app, it would be great to id what is taught; what might be learned.
   M: an imperfect analysis of this would be nice.  Stephanie sent a matrix... 
   E: note richard's observation on app launches:
2. 

Tech challenges R: note that children have managed to do various things that should be protected by the password.