User:Bjordan/Ideas/Teacher involvement
One of the things I've learned the past couple of weeks is that people with a very diverse set of skills, jobs and interests would like to contribute in some fashion to the OLPC project. On this page, I identify ways that we, the development community, can enable those with musical, artistic, and scientific skills to enhance the XO.
Physics
Physics is based on the OSS C++ 2D physics engine Box2D. My brother Eric ported this to Java, with the project JBox2D. Ideally, highschool/college physics teachers across the world (many of whom are beginning to utilize 2D physics engines in their classrooms) can (1) utilize JBox2D or Physics (or ActionScriptBox2D (flash), C++ box2d, etc) in their classrooms and (2) download, play with, create and share learning activities using the engine.
Action items for me:
- Contact my highschool physics teacher who is an active community member of the Connecticut Association for Physics Teachers
- Possibly write an article on JBox2D/Physics for the CAPT newsletter demonstrating the uses for JBox2D in the classroom
Music
TamTam edit, jam and synth can be used to
