Beta Release 1.0
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BETA 1.0 RELEASE (JUNE 20, 2007)
- Includes four components: MaMaMedia Activity Center (interactive directory page), two activities: Slider Puzzle and Poll Builder and a Teacher Center (information for educators.)
- Beta versions of all activities (not final but very testable)
- Slider, Poll and Teacher Center all launch from Activity Center page
- Single user functionality for Slider and Poll (no Mesh Networking features yet)
- "Make Your Own" features for Slider and Poll (currenlty uses file finder to select a saved file, but will use data store functionality once that is ready.)
- Teacher orientation materials in Teacher Center, customized Lesson Plans in Slider and Poll
- Currently in English; Spanish translations expected later this week
- Runs on Build 432
XO bundles (please download and install on BUILD 432)
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| MaMaMedia_Activity_Center-0.xo history | MaMaMedia Activity Center, updated June 20, 2007. |
| Slider_Puzzle-1.xo history | Slider Puzzle bundle, from June 20, 2007. |
| Poll_Builder-1.xo history | Poll Builder bundle, from June 21, 2007. |
| Teacher_Center-0.xo history | Teacher Center bundle, initial release from June 20, 2007. |
MaMaMedia Activity Center
 MaMaMedia Activity Ctr |
MAMAMEDIA ACTIVITY CENTER is a colorful Menu Page and activity launcher, for introducing all the MaMaMedia activities. At the center of the screen is our playful "Idea Child" logo, and it is surrounded by Idea Bubbles which are buttons for the learning activities.
Twelve activities are planned, each filled with creative ideas for using the XO laptops for learning and teaching, and lesson plans for students, educators and families in the OLPC communities. Only two are active in the first build: Slider Puzzle and Poll Builder.
One of the bubbles is the Teacher Center which will include an overview of our educational philosophy and design principles, a glossary, a summary of activities and lesson plans, as well as links to our Educators Wiki.
Slider Puzzle
 Slider Puzzle |
Version 1.1 – Puzzle solving activity with "My Own Picture" feature
- Based on MaMaMedia.com activity “Jumbler” -- re-written in Python to run locally on the XO laptop
- Full game logic and interface integrated with the OLPC framework
- Puzzle functionality includes number of pieces (9, 12, 16), timer, solve, jumble
- A filesystem based directory structure for image storage, having an intermediate directory for subject grouping
- Fixed set of starter images, organized by subject
- "My Own Pictures" subject allows user to build a set of their own XO-made images to solve as puzzles
- User can select an image made with the XO drawing tool or camera and saved locally on the laptop, open it in the Jumbler activity, and solve it as a puzzle.
- Multiple translations avaiable (user selectable on-the-fly.)
- Set of 6 customized Lesson Plans accesible in-app via "Lesson Plans" buttons
- Keyboard shortcuts for all game interface buttons:
'1' - select 9 pieces '2' - select 12 pieces '3' - select 16 pieces 'enter' - jumble selected image ',' - show previous image in category '.' - show next image in category '/' - show/hide Category Selector '?' - My Own Picture '=' - Solve 'Escape' or 'q' - end activity
Poll Builder
 Choose a Poll |
 Vote |
 Build a Poll |
Version 1.0: Build and vote in polls that run locally on your XO Create a poll question with up to five answer choices and publish it on your XO; Multiple votes can be cast locally (on the same machine) in this version. Once Mesh functionality is added, only one vote per laptop will be permitted.
Functionality:
- Ability to create multiple polls, each with a title, question, 2-5 answer choices and a "votes to collect" limit
- v1.0 (temporarily) allows for multiple votes on one laptop, since you can't vote via the mesh yet. This will be changed in v 1.1.
- Display running total with number of votes (numeric tally) and percentage of total votes cast (bar graph) for each answer
- Ability to “Delete” the Poll
- Ability to “See Results’ after the Poll closes
- Polls will be stored in the Data Store to be accessible via the Journal
- Multiple translations avaiable (user selectable on-the-fly.)
- Set of 4 customized Lesson Plans accesible in-app via "Lesson Plans" buttons
Teacher Center
A space for educators filled with starter ideas on how to integrate the XO laptop and the MaMaMedia activities inot the their classrooms.
- Welcome - orientation and explanation of what to expect
- Explore the XO - lesson ideas for exploring the XO as a class
- Activities - List of MaMaMedia activities. (In next version, each entry will include learning goals and links to download the Lesson Plans.)
- Glossary - definitions of key terms from lessons and XO interface
- About - Background on Constructionist educational philosophy
This version is a simple framework to showcase some initial content ideas. The next update will incorporate more visual design elements, additional translations, and links to an Educators wiki for those with an internet connection.
Feedback
Please send your feedback and ideas about our latest release to info at WorldWideWorkshop.org
