Pen Pals in 2015: Where will Kids' Stories/Photos/Maps End Up?
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<NinaStawski> I will make transcriptions here <CanoeBerry> thanks Nina! <NinaStawski> .... <CanoeBerry> pleia2: u there? need the complete registration list emailed to me plz! <NinaStawski> three questions <NinaStawski> who the audiences <NinaStawski> what the delivery system is <pleia2> CanoeBerry: sure, I'll send in a moment <NinaStawski> and what is the take-away / action <NinaStawski> the school blogs <NinaStawski> when we set it up - in Kenya they weren't really blogging - they didn't see any utility in this * amptron (~82d49430@olpc.osuosl.org) has joined #olpc-555 <NinaStawski> it started from us in Canada doinf it, then it came to the comp supervisers with students and then came to students <NinaStawski> in Kenya they did their first video and uploaded it to Vimeo <NinaStawski> a couple of months ago <NinaStawski> it was too long <amptron> the video was for a fundraiser <NinaStawski> we had to ask them to redo the video, cause that was not captive for our audience <NinaStawski> when Adam talks about stories - are we talking about someone at the schools facilitating video with the kids or we talk about the kids producing their own content for themselves - we don't know <NinaStawski> call for the discussion <amptron> the administration wants the children to create the video but it puts pressure on the children to create something that doesn't quite express themselves <NinaStawski> there might be a way of building an interface that is very interactive * amptron changes topic to 'Penpals in 2015' <amptron> this topic is open for audience discussion <NinaStawski> there is a discussion, hard to transcribe, so I will try to transcribe it later from audio I record <NinaStawski> if you're going to aggregate something, there should be some consistency <amptron> balance between tight and loose framework <amptron> Framework <-------------> Freedom <NinaStawski> balance between framework and freedon <NinaStawski> freedom <amptron> ) <NinaStawski> wiki has the same problem, it doesn't enforce ay kind of structure <amptron> consistnecy helps frame the question and the take-away/action <amptron> goes back to question #3 "What is the take-away/action?" <NinaStawski> there is a twitter account and a blog for Kenya <amptron> the blog would tell the story of who they are <amptron> the blog connected them to a school in england, leading to support, help, equipment, and pen pals <NinaStawski> Paruguay <NinaStawski> there are a lot of blogs <NinaStawski> they are posting what they are doing with their XOs <amptron> each teacher had their own blogs, posting once or twice a day <NinaStawski> a week <amptron> this lead to tons of content, and only recently have they been able to aggregate all the posts <CanoeBerry> Plz all join us for our COMMUNITY/FAMILY PHOTO in Rm 553, soon after 4:30! <amptron> another example is planet.ubuntu.com <NinaStawski> how narrow you want to make that aggregation system? <NinaStawski> Pablo: Uruguay - I've seen a lot of very good things that were made with Scratch and other activities - there i a wide variety of contect that may be shared <NinaStawski> and it's very good <NinaStawski> I think that blogging is one of the most elementary toos for children to work <NinaStawski> it's very easy <NinaStawski> they do not require any special skills and you can blog for special things that you can do in the classroom <NinaStawski> there's a blogging project that works on top of Moodle <NinaStawski> (didn't catch the name) <NinaStawski> using blogspot or wordpress is not so straightforward for children and teachers <NinaStawski> so there should be something is easier <NinaStawski> ..... <NinaStawski> while you stay at the site you document professionally what happens and you teach people photography and blogging etc <NinaStawski> you are actually really providing education <amptron> Q: so what happens in 2015? <NinaStawski> some talking about a tablet <NinaStawski> ... <NinaStawski> india project - they've taken documentary of what's going on <NinaStawski> and made interviews with kids - asking them to tell about hteir families <NinaStawski> and got tons of information <NinaStawski> each child has his/her own story told in separate way <NinaStawski> if you can have a children-to-childrent connection <NinaStawski> .. <NinaStawski> we have a lot information and the question is is there need for something more <NinaStawski> is there a need for aggregation of the stories? <NinaStawski> http://olpcmap.net/ <amptron> provides a map, and contact info, simple description <NinaStawski> a map that shows your location and allows you to find other people / deployments and contact them <amptron> includes individuals as well as deployments <NinaStawski> so for now, at least by location we can find each other (Marina) <CanoeBerry> 5 more min extension! Plz all meet in Rm 553 for COMMUNITY/FAMILY PHOTO right after that! <CanoeBerry> After 4:35 :) <NinaStawski> there's a need to know more of what's going on at deployments <NinaStawski> to see the kid's faces and what they do <NinaStawski> we need a tool that is accessible easily from OLPC <NinaStawski> xo <NinaStawski> it would be great if there was a very simple sugar interface that will allow to add a picture, voice etc