diff --git a/helplink.json b/helplink.json index 2bce155..8b1462a 100644 --- a/helplink.json +++ b/helplink.json @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ "org.laptop.JournalActivity": "journal.html", "org.sugarlabs.AbacusActivity": "abacus.html", "org.laptop.WebActivity": "browse.html", + "org.sugarlabs.BBoardActivity": "bulletinboard.html", "org.laptop.Calculate": "calculate.html", "com.ywwg.CartoonBuilderActivity": "Cartoon-builder.html", "org.laptop.Chat": "chat.html", diff --git a/images/Abacus-detail.png b/images/Abacus-detail.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dfebb3f Binary files /dev/null and b/images/Abacus-detail.png differ diff --git a/images/Bulletinboard-Tool.png b/images/Bulletinboard-Tool.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c1dcbee Binary files /dev/null and b/images/Bulletinboard-Tool.png differ diff --git a/images/Bulletinboard-icon.svg b/images/Bulletinboard-icon.svg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bc96f4a --- /dev/null +++ b/images/Bulletinboard-icon.svg @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ + + +]> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + diff --git a/images/Bulletinboard-thumbs.png b/images/Bulletinboard-thumbs.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f14d659 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/Bulletinboard-thumbs.png differ diff --git a/images/Bulletinboard_toolbar-1.png b/images/Bulletinboard_toolbar-1.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..72edc7e Binary files /dev/null and b/images/Bulletinboard_toolbar-1.png differ diff --git a/images/Bulletinboard_toolbar-2.png b/images/Bulletinboard_toolbar-2.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..083497a Binary files /dev/null and b/images/Bulletinboard_toolbar-2.png differ diff --git a/images/Starred-Journal-Entries.png b/images/Starred-Journal-Entries.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..52cec90 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/Starred-Journal-Entries.png differ diff --git a/images/Step2.png b/images/Step2.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4361473 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/Step2.png differ diff --git a/source/bulletinboard.rst b/source/bulletinboard.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9475f3a --- /dev/null +++ b/source/bulletinboard.rst @@ -0,0 +1,233 @@ +.. _bulletinboard: + +============== +Bulletin Board +============== + +.. figure:: ../images/Bulletinboard-icon.svg + :alt: Bulletinboard-icon.svg + + + +Similar to :ref:`portfolio`, the Bulletin Board Activity creates a slide show from Sugar Journal entries that have been 'starred'. +But here the idea is to share Journal entries that are part of group projects. Each member of a project team stars entries and collectively they are shared in a slide show. +Each team member can contribute an audio annotation for the slide show. + +.. figure:: ../images/Bulletinboard-Tool.png + :alt: Bulletinboard-Tool.png + + + +Where to get Bulletin Board +=========================== + +The Bulletin Board activity is available for download from the `Sugar Activity Library `__: `Bulletin Board `__ + +The source code is available on `GitHub `__. + +Using Bulletin Board +==================== + +Before you launch the activity, use the ☆ on the left of each Journal +entry to mark that entry for inclusion on the Bulletin Board. The +Bulletin Board Activity will use the entry title as well as the preview +image and description. + +.. figure:: ../images/Starred-Journal-Entries.png + :alt: Starred-Journal-Entries.png + :width: 300px + + + +The title text, the preview image, and the description text from Journal +entries is used in the presentations. + +.. figure:: ../images/Abacus-detail.png + :alt: Abacus-detail.png + :width: 300px + + + +One team member should launch Bulletin Board and enable sharing from the +palette on the Activity toolbar. Other team members should join the +shared instance. Once everyone has joined, starred items for each team +member will appear. + +In the Thumbnail View, each team member can reorder the slides by +dragging. (The frame around each thumbnail takes on the colors of the +user who shared that item.) + +.. figure:: ../images/Bulletinboard-thumbs.png + :alt: Bulletinboard-thumbs.png + :width: 300px + + + +When running the activity, use the ◀ and ▶ buttons to step one-by-one +through the slide show. + +**Did you know that:** + +- each team member can record an audio note; the notes are played back + from the record toolbar; +- the colors used in the background are taken from *the XO colors of + each user*; +- a warning is displayed if there are *no starred entries* in your + Journal; +- the slide show can be *saved as an PDF document* that can also be + shared; +- in the thumbnail view, you can *reorder your slides* (by dragging + them); and +- you can edit the descriptions for each slide (and save your edits to + the Journal). + +The Toolbars +------------ + +.. figure:: ../images/Bulletinboard_toolbar-1.png + :alt: Bulletinboard_toolbar-1.png + + +from left to right + +**Activity-toolbar Button** + (toolbar described below) + +**Previous-slide Button** + returns to the previous slide shown (also activated by typing ) + +**Next-slide Button** + goes to the next slide in the sequence (also activated by typing ) + +**Record-toolbar Button** + (toolbar described below) + +**Portfolio-view Radio Button** + used to switch to portfolio view (default) + +**Thumbnail-view Radio Button** + used to switch to thumbnail view, where you can reorder the sequence of the slides by dragging them + +**Full-screen-view Button** + hides the toolbars (Return from full-screen by hitting the Esc key.) + +**Update-description Button** + Used to edit the description of the entry currently being viewed (Note: use the Save-annotations Button to make these edits permenant). + +**Stop Button** + used to exit the activity + +-------------- + +**Activity Toolbar** + +**Activity name field** + used to change the name of the activity (The name is used by the Save-to-PDF Button.) + +**Reflection Button** + used to write descriptions for the Journal entry of this instance of Portfolio + +**Share Button** + disabled (Portfolio Activity does not support sharing) + +**Refresh Button** + Used to make sure each team member has a copy of each slide + +**Save-to-PDF Button** + used to save a copy of your presentation to the Sugar Journal as an PDF document + +.. figure:: ../images/Bulletinboard_toolbar-2.png + :alt: Bulletinboard_toolbar-2.png + +**Record Button** + Used to record an audio note associated with the presentation +**Playback Buttons** + A separate button for each team member is displayed. + + +Saving to PDF +------------- + +Each time your launch the Bulletin Board activity, it will update to +reflect the current contents of your Journal. If you want to save a +presentation that represents a particular moment in time (or you want to +share your presentation with someone other than your project team), you +need to save it as a PDF document. Click on the “Save as PDF” Button +from the Activity toolbar menu and the content of the portfolio will be +saved as a document in the Journal. + + **Tip:** Open your Journal to make sure the presentation has been saved. + + **Tip:** You may want to copy the PDF file to a USB to open it in a different XO, or any other computer, using the Browse or Read activity. + +.. figure:: ../images/Step2.png + :alt: Step2.png + :width: 300px + + + +Learning with Bulletin Board +============================ + +Most education experts agree that the best approach to learning involves +doing and then stepping back to reflect on the doing: What did I learn? +How can I use that? What questions do I have?1 By helping children to +ask good questions about the things they’ve done, as opposed to +remembering the right answers, we are helping them to build the critical +thinking skills that enable them to be independent problem solvers. +Without reflection, learning is an open loop, and an open-loop system +can neither identify and correct errors nor adapt to change. + +Sugar facilitates reflective learning by ensuring that everything a +child does is recorded in an electronic journal which includes screen +capture of a child’s work. After every activity, children are encouraged +to share their observations, which are recorded in an electronic +portfolio. From this record of activities, children can expand their +portfolio into a multimedia narrative that shows what they have done, +how they have done it and what their thoughts are on what they have +created—children essentially become curators of their own work. The +child’s process of telling about what they have learned as a “story” is +a simple way to help reflection become a norm in their education. + +By building upon the automatic accumulation of work in the Sugar +Journal, the portfolio process can readily be integrated into the +classroom routine. It can be used as an assessment tool to help +teachers, parents, and school administrators understand better the depth +and breadth of what a child has learned.2 At a “portfolio social”, +parents could be invited to view presentations and ask children about +their learning. The classroom teacher can add additional assessment +slides to the portfolio addressing themes such as work habits and +personal growth. This can become part of an archive that travels with a +child across grade levels. Through juxtaposition, the child and teacher +can see what has changed over the course of the years, trends, and areas +for improvement. + +It is recommended that periodically (once per week, month, semester) +that the children are asked to select and edit items for a portfolio +presentation. For example, a weekly presentation could be made to +classmates; a monthly one to parents; and perhaps once per semester, a +school-wide presentation that makes all of the learning visible to +administrators and community members during a social event. + +Periodic PDF snapshots are also a great way to preserve a record of each +child's work, and as a vehicle for assessing progress. + +Extending Bulletin Board +======================== + +In addition to using Bulletin Board as a tool for reflection, it can be +used as a more general-purpose presentation tool. For example, a +collection of photographs can be annotated (by using the title and +description fields in the Journal detail view for each photo) and then +made into a slide show. The order of the slides can be modified from the +Thumbnail view. + +Where to report problems +======================== + +You can report bugs and make feature requests at `bulletinboard/issues `_. + +Credits +======= + +Bulletin Board was written and is maintained by `Walter `__. He was inspired in part by the `Teamup project `__ at Aalto University. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/source/index.rst b/source/index.rst index cf97a03..6266ad7 100644 --- a/source/index.rst +++ b/source/index.rst @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Activities abacus.rst browse.rst + bulletinboard.rst Cartoon-builder.rst calculate.rst chat.rst diff --git a/source/portfolio.rst b/source/portfolio.rst index 9b7fd0f..df0102c 100644 --- a/source/portfolio.rst +++ b/source/portfolio.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. _portfolio: + ========= Portfolio =========