Education for Kids

Tue Sep 7 10:26:00 BST 2021

Welcome Johnny and Hi Everyone,

It will be great to meet everyone. I’ll send a Zoom invitation for Wednesday (tomorrow) shortly.

Best wishes,

Frances

> On 6 Sep 2021, at 21:53, Johnny Jazeix <jazeix at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> good for me on Wednesday too. On Friday, if it is not possible on Wednesday should be fine too.
> 
> Johnny
> 
> Le lun. 6 sept. 2021 à 21:44, Emmanuel Charruau <echarruau at gmail.com <mailto:echarruau at gmail.com>> a écrit :
> Hi everybody,
> Friday 18h30 is difficult for me, I am very often still on the road
> from school. We have very long school days in France.
> Wednesday is better as it is a free day.
> Regards,
> Emmanuel
> 
> Le lun. 6 sept. 2021 à 21:18, Timothée Giet <animtim at gmail.com <mailto:animtim at gmail.com>> a écrit :
> >
> > Johnny answered he's interested to participate, he can talk about the
> > code/dev part.
> > I'm adding him to the discussion.
> >
> > Still waiting for Bruno's answer.
> >
> > Timothée
> >
> > Le 06/09/2021 à 19:15, Timothée Giet a écrit :
> > > Hi Frances, and everyone.
> > >
> > > This looks like a big but good plan.
> > > I've just sent a mail to ask Bruno if he's OK to participate. I will
> > > also ask directly to Johnny if he's interested, it would be nice to have
> > > him participate too.
> > >
> > > For the Kick-off meeting, both of the suggested dates could work for me
> > > and Aish.
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > > Timothée
> > >
> > > Le 06/09/2021 à 18:09, Frances Tait a écrit :
> > >> Hi again, Timothée, Aish (I hope it’s OK if I call you that!) Paul and
> > >> Emmanuel, also Robert, as we can’t do it without you :-),
> > >>
> > >> This is our rough Plan for how to go forward. It entails 3 or 4 short
> > >> videos, 5 - 10 minutes long, introduced by KDAB.
> > >> Our first step would be to have a joint Zoom call to discuss and
> > >> refine the ideas below (I know you hate Zoom but it’s just for the
> > >> planning - happy to use something else if there’s technical reasons it
> > >> won’t work for you). See end of this mail for suggested dates and time.
> > >>
> > >> Rough Plan 1 <start>
> > >> Video 1. An Intro and Overview of GCompris, where it’s in use, what
> > >> inspired it, both in the education approach and the software
> > >> development - why Qt?  This would also include mention of KDE’s
> > >> involvement in all this.
> > >>
> > >> Possible participants: Robert, Paul, Bruno and Tim with help from
> > >> Emmanuel on the intro that Robert will give.
> > >>
> > >> Video 2. Development of the educational concepts, some examples of
> > >> classroom application, perhaps Emmanuel and Aish talking about their
> > >> experiences developing the teaching material and in the classroom.
> > >> Development of the software, challenges along the way, including
> > >> mention of the graphics, maintaining it. Plans for the future.
> > >>
> > >> Possible participants: Robert, Aish, Emmanuel, Tim and Bruno (can also
> > >> use clips from the recorded material not used in Video 1).  Possibly
> > >> also the principal maintainer, Johnny Jazeix, though perhaps we can
> > >> just be sure to mention him.
> > >>
> > >> Video 3: Q & A from the first two (we’ll invite people to ask
> > >> questions). No plan yet - maybe we have to extend 1 and 2 into 3 and
> > >> make the Q&A be Video 4 if we get a lot of material. Q&A could be
> > >> recorded a few weeks/months later, after we collect questions. The
> > >> idea is "you" answer them :-)
> > >>
> > >> Ideas of how we film/record these.
> > >> 1. We’ll turn the above descriptions (of Video 1 and Video 2) into a
> > >> few trigger questions and let people speak freely in probably two BBB
> > >> calls, then edit it afterwards. (It’s OK if parts of it are in French).
> > >> 2. If it’s not [possible to get people together, we can home in on
> > >> more precise questions and record individual answers independently,
> > >> depending on practical issues around recording. Ideally we’d like at
> > >> least Bruno and Tim to discuss the software development together (for
> > >> Video 1) and Aish and Emmanuel to discuss the educational benefits and
> > >> challenges together (for  Video 2).
> > >> 3. We are assuming BBB can output raw footage of high quality that we
> > >> can then work with.
> > >>
> > >> Rough Plan 1 <end>
> > >>
> > >> @Tim: If you would like to approach Bruno and ask him if he’d be
> > >> willing to participate, that would be great! I expect we’d start
> > >> recording this some time late September, early October if that suits him.
> > >>
> > >> Kick-off meeting - Suggested dates
> > >> Wednesday September 8th at 18:30 CEST or Friday September 10th at
> > >> 18:30 CEST. Please let me know if you can make either of those and
> > >> I’ll send an invite if there’s one that suits us all. After that it
> > >> will have to be week 38 as I’m away all of week 37.
> > >>
> > >> Looking forward to meeting you guys :-)
> > >>
> > >> All the best,
> > >>
> > >> Frances
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> On 27 Aug 2021, at 15:33, Frances Tait <frances.tait at kdab.com <mailto:frances.tait at kdab.com>
> > >>> <mailto:frances.tait at kdab.com <mailto:frances.tait at kdab.com>>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Hi Timothée,
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks for connecting - great you are happy to participate :-) And
> > >>> apologies for not getting back in touch sooner.
> > >>> Robert and I will come back some time next week with some suggested
> > >>> dates for a kick-off meeting… and a Plan :-)
> > >>>
> > >>> Have a good weekend, meanwhile,
> > >>>
> > >>> Frances
> > >>>> On 27 Aug 2021, at 15:27, Timothée Giet <animtim at gmail.com <mailto:animtim at gmail.com>
> > >>>> <mailto:animtim at gmail.com <mailto:animtim at gmail.com>>> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Hi Frances,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I didn't answer before as you said you'll get back in touch later, but
> > >>>> just to confirm, I'd be glad to participate ;)
> > >>>> Same availability as Aish.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Cheers,
> > >>>> Timothée
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Le 25/08/2021 à 10:41, Frances Tait a écrit :
> > >>>>> Welcome, Timothée! And thanks Aśwarya for your availability and other
> > >>>>> comments.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> I’ll be in touch again later this week after a pow-wow with the
> > >>>>> team here.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Frances
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> On 24 Aug 2021, at 20:55, Aiśwarya KK <aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com>
> > >>>>>> <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com>>
> > >>>>>> <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com> <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com>>>>
> > >>>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Hello again Frances,
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Hi Emmanuel, Everyone,
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> On discussing this with the team, we felt this topic merits its own
> > >>>>>>> video, not just a news item, (probably via Zoom or similar
> > >>>>>>> - unfortunately we are still under too many restrictions to risk
> > >>>>>>> actual filming, I think). We hope you’d still like to contribute, of
> > >>>>>>> course.
> > >>>>>> Good idea!
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Here we would go for Jitsi instead of Zoom 😉
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Essentially we are looking to follow the trail from creation of the
> > >>>>>>> software (with reference to Qt, we hope, and KDE) to how it helps
> > >>>>>>> teachers, where it’s used, how it's received, just as you suggest.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> This means starting with a conversation with Timothëe, who doesn’t
> > >>>>>>> even know about this yet :-).
> > >>>>>> I added Timothée in CC.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Perhaps you (Emmanuel and Aiśwarya) can give us some idea of your
> > >>>>>>> availability (CEST time) in the coming couple of weeks so we can
> > >>>>>>> propose an initial online meeting to talk about it - assuming you’re
> > >>>>>>> still interested.
> > >>>>>> I am available from 18:30 to 20:30 during week days.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Cheers,
> > >>>>>> Aish
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Meanwhile I shall talk to Timothée and see if he’s happy to join us..
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> All the best,
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Frances
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> On 24 Aug 2021, at 12:29, Emmanuel Charruau <echarruau at gmail.com <mailto:echarruau at gmail.com>
> > >>>>>>>> <mailto:echarruau at gmail.com <mailto:echarruau at gmail.com>>
> > >>>>>>>> <mailto:echarruau at gmail.com <mailto:echarruau at gmail.com> <mailto:echarruau at gmail.com <mailto:echarruau at gmail.com>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> Hi,
> > >>>>>>>> I am also happy to participate. My knowledge of GCompris in class is
> > >>>>>>>> only restricted to my own usage but I could for example explain how
> > >>>>>>>> GCompris helps on several key moments of teaching:
> > >>>>>>>> - notion presentation
> > >>>>>>>> - explicit research
> > >>>>>>>> - research with two pupils
> > >>>>>>>> - research alone
> > >>>>>>>> - training
> > >>>>>>>> and how it eases to organise the work in groups of needs instead of
> > >>>>>>>> the usual unique group that we find so often in classes.
> > >>>>>>>> Regards,
> > >>>>>>>> Emmanuel
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> Le mar. 24 août 2021 à 12:22, Aiśwarya KK
> > >>>>>>>> <aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com> <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com>>
> > >>>>>>>> <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com> <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com <mailto:aiswaryakk29 at gmail.com>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> a écrit :
> > >>>>>>>>> Hello Frances,
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> I am happy to participate. Just a correction, I am not a teacher
> > >>>>>>>>> by profession but I have a good network of teachers from south
> > >>>>>>>>> India.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Thank you so much!
> > >>>>>>>>> Aish
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Le 24/08/2021 à 10:54, Frances Tait a écrit :
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Hi Paul,
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Thanks for the prompt reply.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> On 23 Aug 2021, at 21:27, Paul Brown <paul.brown at kde.org <mailto:paul.brown at kde.org>
> > >>>>>>>>> <mailto:paul.brown at kde.org <mailto:paul.brown at kde.org>>
> > >>>>>>>>> <mailto:paul.brown at kde.org <mailto:paul.brown at kde.org> <mailto:paul.brown at kde.org <mailto:paul.brown at kde.org>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> On Monday, 23 August 2021 16:33:46 CEST Frances Tait wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Hi Folks,
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Hello Frances,
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> How are you doing?
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Good, thanks. Hope you are as well.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> We’re thinking of doing a feature on Education for Kids in our
> > >>>>>>>>> October
> > >>>>>>>>> edition of KDAB News
> > >>>>>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6iAaspdiKGS0Bs2wDOIVj8f <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6iAaspdiKGS0Bs2wDOIVj8f>
> > >>>>>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6iAaspdiKGS0Bs2wDOIVj8f <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6iAaspdiKGS0Bs2wDOIVj8f>>
> > >>>>>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6iAaspdiKGS0Bs2wDOIVj8f <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6iAaspdiKGS0Bs2wDOIVj8f>
> > >>>>>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6iAaspdiKGS0Bs2wDOIVj8f <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CJYn40gN6iAaspdiKGS0Bs2wDOIVj8f>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Might KDE have something to contribute to that? We’d be looking,
> > >>>>>>>>> probably,
> > >>>>>>>>> to Zoom interview somebody who could talk about what’s on offer
> > >>>>>>>>> via KDE,
> > >>>>>>>>> how it’s being received, who’s interested, something like that.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> We came across Kturtle and KAlgebra, but perhaps there’s also
> > >>>>>>>>> something else
> > >>>>>>>>> you might want to suggest. Wed be happy to have suggestions on an
> > >>>>>>>>> angle
> > >>>>>>>>> that allows you to tell viewers about your stuff.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> What about GCompris?
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> https://www.gcompris.net/index-en.html <https://www.gcompris.net/index-en.html>
> > >>>>>>>>> <https://www.gcompris.net/index-en.html <https://www.gcompris.net/index-en.html>>
> > >>>>>>>>> <https://www.gcompris.net/index-en.html <https://www.gcompris.net/index-en.html>
> > >>>>>>>>> <https://www.gcompris.net/index-en.html <https://www.gcompris.net/index-en.html>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> This is great - thank you. Just what we were looking for. Albert
> > >>>>>>>>> also alerted me to this, and to Timothée, who programs it.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> That is arguably our most popular educational software, used
> > >>>>>>>>> literally in
> > >>>>>>>>> thousands of schools worldwide to educate hundreds of thousands of
> > >>>>>>>>> kids.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> I am putting Aiśwarya and Emmanuel, both teachers, both experts in
> > >>>>>>>>> GCompris,
> > >>>>>>>>> on CC. They would probably be the best people to ask about the
> > >>>>>>>>> software and
> > >>>>>>>>> how and where it is used.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Very good to meet you, Aiśwarya and Emmanuel. Would you be willing
> > >>>>>>>>> to be interviewed for our KDAB News?
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> I appreciate that’s a bit vague! We’re figuring out how to present
> > >>>>>>>>> something on kids education and likely yours won’t be the only one
> > >>>>>>>>> we’ll talk about, so it’s a bit unclear yet how we’ll do it/how
> > >>>>>>>>> much time we’ll have.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Let me discuss this with the News team and we'll come back with
> > >>>>>>>>> some ideas. Perhaps next step is a meeting to talk about it.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Many thanks again,
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Frances
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Cheers
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Paul
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