[LCA2015-Chat] RFC Parenting Miniconf at lca2016

[Thomas Sprinkmeier]

On 01/17/15 17:41, Michael Schmitz wrote:
> Tabitha,
>
> seems you found yourself a new organiser role for the next conference :-)
>
> Seriously though - one question along the lines of this that I meant 
> to ask you (as OLPC volunteer) during the conference: are there any 
> free / open educational games apps for Android for small kids?

As it happens, it seems gcompris was just released for android:

     http://gcompris.net/newsall-en.html#2015-01-06

Thomas

>
> I've found plenty of 'free' stuff for school-age kids but nothing for 
> the preschoolers at a quick glance.
>
> Cheers,
>
>  Michael
>
>
>> Sorry, too excited and forgot to say who I am.
>> I ran the education miniconf in Wellington LCA2010 and volunteered at
>> Auckland LCA2015.
>>
>> My many hats - teacher development (elearning) at a NZ polytechnic,
>> consultancy for a Moodle Partner, volunteer for OLPC and Sugarlabs, 
>> and a
>> founding member of the Manaiakalani hackers.
>>
>> Most important hat, I have small kids which puts me in the interested
>> parent category.
>>
>> Tabitha Roder
>>  On 17 Jan 2015 19:15, "Tabitha Roder" <tabitha at tabitha.net.nz> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes! Totally interested in supporting this idea for a miniconf. Putting
>>> thinking cap on.
>>> Tabitha
>>>  Calling all parents, educators and other interested parties!
>>>
>>> If a group of free and open technology enthusiasts went to 
>>> playgroup, what
>>> would they talk about? What would the kids be playing with and doing?
>>>
>>> I'd like to put forward the idea of doing a "Geek Parenting" 
>>> Mininconf at
>>> next year's LCA. I'm putting the concept to the community at large 
>>> to help
>>> define the scope and ideals of the day in preparation for putting in a
>>> submission when the CFP opens.
>>>
>>> I'm interested in ways to encourage an interest in technology for my
>>> children as they grow up. I'm looking for other like minded people 
>>> to share
>>> ideas on what they do with their kids, what works and what doesnt.
>>>
>>> Like Bdale (I think) said in Friday's keynote, in the 80s there were 
>>> books
>>> in the library you could borrow that contained BASIC code to be 
>>> typed into
>>> your C64 for fun. Hands up how many people got the bug that way? 
>>> Well, what
>>> is the 21st century equivalent.
>>>
>>> I have been thinking about this idea for awhile and comments Bdale made
>>> along with Thomas Sprinkmeier's talk on training your minions yesterday
>>> gave me the extra enthusiasm to get the ball rolling.
>>>
>>> As an aside, how awesome would it be that at a future LCA, one of the
>>> tracks in the open hardware miniconf was aimed at kids? And our kids 
>>> went
>>> to that as part of the partners program for that day?
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Jared
>>>
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