[lively-kernel] Using Lively Fabrik in Elementary school program

[Alan Kay]

Sure ...

Cheers,

Alan




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>From: R.D. Latimer <rdlatimer at gmail.com>
>To: Alan Kay <alan.nemo at yahoo.com>
>Cc: "lively-kernel at hpi.uni-potsdam.de" <lively-kernel at hpi.uni-potsdam.de>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 7:41 AM
>Subject: Re: [lively-kernel] Using Lively Fabrik in Elementary school program
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>Thanks for these links, I'll read through them,
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>Also, just checking if you're aware of Scratch's evolution to BYOB (ability to write your own procedures/functions), at Berkeley
>http://byob.berkeley.edu/
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>Randy
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>On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Alan Kay <alan.nemo at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>Scratch was done by many of the same people who did Etoys.
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>>In some ways it is nicer and/or more convenient, and in other ways it is quite a bit more limiting, especially in the simulation and media spaces.
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>>Check out: http://www.vpri.org/pdf/rn2005001_learning.pdf for an overview of Etoys vis a vis learning
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>>and http://www.vpri.org/pdf/rn2005002_authoring.pdf for an overview of Etoys as programmable media
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>>Cheers,
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>>Alan
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>>>________________________________
>>>From: R.D. Latimer <rdlatimer at gmail.com>
>>>To: Alan Kay <alan.nemo at yahoo.com>
>>>Cc: "lively-kernel at hpi.uni-potsdam.de" <lively-kernel at hpi.uni-potsdam.de>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 6:38 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [lively-kernel] Using Lively Fabrik in Elementary school program
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>>>We're developing a programming/critical thinking course at an elementary school here in Fairfax county Va. 
>>>We'd like to at least let the kids work some with what's
 there on the site
>>>http://www.lively-kernel.org/repository/lively-wiki/Fabrik.xhtml
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>>>I realize this probably hasn't been developed into a full-fledged curriculum, however it looks like a great idea.
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>>>Is this the EToys link?
>>>http://www.squeakland.org/
>>>I'll take a look
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>>>An overview of languages we're planning on so far -
>>>Sliding blocks for language statements:
>>>Squeak (MIT)
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>>>Sliding blocks + defining your own procedures/functions
>>>BYOB/Snap (Berkeley)
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>>>Typing in statements, and defining your own procedures/functions
>>>Bootstrapworld (Scheme, WeScheme, DrRacket)
>>>Logo, NetLogo (Northwestern)
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>>>More advanced - 
>>>Python, Processing language
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>>>The Squeakland and Ebots looks interesting, I haven't looked through that yet, but I'll do that.
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>>>If anyone would like links to any of these languages I can provide them
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>>>Thanks,
>>>Randy Latimer
>>>
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>>>On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Alan Kay <alan.nemo at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>>To lively folks,
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>>>>
>>>>Why not do an Etoys in lively as well? (it was originally done in Morphic and will probably fit the lively architecture pretty well)
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>>>>Cheers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Alan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>________________________________
>>>>>From: R.D. Latimer <rdlatimer at gmail.com>
>>>>>To: lively-kernel at hpi.uni-potsdam.de
>>>>>Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 7:02 AM
>>>>>Subject: [lively-kernel] Using Lively Fabrik in Elementary school program
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>>>>>We're working on a course introducing elementary school students, k-6, to programming and critical thinking skills.
>>>>>
>>>>>We'd like to use Lively Fabrik as one of the components of the course.
>>>>>http://www.lively-kernel.org/repository/lively-wiki/Fabrik.xhtml
>>>>>
>>>>>Are there other examples of Fabrik in addition to this page?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks for your help,
>>>>>Randy Latimer
>>>>>rdlatimer at gmail.com   Virginia, US
>>>>>
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