[kde-edu]: Re: Usability report from Caixa Mágica

[karan pratap singh]

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Aleix Pol <aleixpol at kde.org> wrote:

> I'm pretty sure that karan will be interested in these problems, since he
> will be working on the edu desktop.


This usability report does look interesting as it will provide hints
regarding the Plasma EDU desktop environment and what the children expect! I
am looking forward to read its translation in English!

> It's the demonstration that KDE Edu should be worrying about the desktop if
> we want to be in the educational deployments.
>
I think so too!

> Aleix
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Tomaz Canabrava <tcanabrava at kde.org>wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Nuno Pinheiro <nuno.pinheiro at kdab.com>
>> wrote:
>> > A Segunda, 18 de Abril de 2011 16:21:06 Tomaz Canabrava você escreveu:
>> >> not everything-everything, everything that seems to matter.
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Aleix Pol <aleixpol at kde.org> wrote:
>> >> > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Tomaz Canabrava <tcanabrava at kde.org
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >> >> ok, translating everything to english.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 2011/4/16 Aleix Pol <aleixpol at kde.org>:
>> >> >> > Hi,
>> >> >> > As we discussed some days ago Flávio Moringa, from the project
>> that
>> >> >> > deployed
>> >> >> > KDE in Portugal schools, has sent me the usability reports they
>> >> >> > prepared to
>> >> >> > see what's needed to deploy properly KDE in education environments
>> for
>> >> >> > young
>> >> >> > children.
>> >> >> > Thank you Flavio! :)
>> >> >> > It would be really nice if someone good in Portuguese (who isn't
>> >> >> > trying to
>> >> >> > deduce what's it talking about like I am :) could provide a a list
>> of
>> >> >> > issues
>> >> >> > addressed in this document so that we can take actions in the
>> cases we
>> >> >> > think
>> >> >> > it's appropriate.
>> >> >> > I've uploaded the file in my server because it was too big to be
>> >> >> > attached: http://proli.net/meu/kdeedu/Relatorio_CM_v7.pdf
>> >> >> > Thanks again and let's try to make KDE better for everyone! :D
>> >> >> > Aleix
>> >> >> > _______________________________________________
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>> >> >>
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>> >> >
>> >> > Hey Tomaz...
>> >> > I said to get a list so that we can use your translation as a filter
>> also
>> >> > :P maybe everything is too much for us, isn't it?
>> >> > Aleix
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>> > wow this is a great document
>>
>> You really think that? I finished filtering and translating it,
>> deleting the stuff I tougth was uninportant for the Edu-Apps, and...
>> nothing was about edu apps, There's plenty of stuff about caixa
>> magica, but on the desktop level, not on the application level.
>>
>> for instance, the study was done by 10 kids, and the questions of the
>> study were:
>> 1 - Can you change the wallpaper?
>> 2 - try to copy a file to the home folder
>> 3 - find out the games that are installed
>> 4 - start supertux, and find out your records
>> 5 - play snake.
>> 6 - where do you go to learn something?
>> 7 - Can you open a text-editor and write your name?
>> 8 - Can you open a office - program and write your name?
>> 9 - can you take a photo of yourself?
>>
>> I'v read all the doc, trying to find anything related to our apps
>> there, and the first time that I got a 'k' app, it had a 'Showstopper'
>> because the title was in english.
>>
>> this comphreends all pages of the study, I think it's usable for the
>> GSoC guy that will do the kde-edu plasma activity, but unsuitable for
>> our apps. No study was done inside any Edu-app, so no data to gather.
>>
>> Yup, I would be very thankful, if I can get a translated copy of this
report.

> Also, the study was done only with 10 kids, and that's not a valid
>> number for a serious study, it too few for a valid output.
>>
>> Yes, you are right, but at least we will have some hints. :)

> Tomaz
>> > --
>> > Nuno Pinheiro | nuno.pinheiro at kdab.com | UI Designer
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