[sage-edu] Re: Creating a collaborative version of Sage

2009-08-23 Thread John Faig
David, > This FF toolbar for blender reminds me of what you want (for Blender, rather > than for Sage). It is installed separately from Blender but provides a nice > some interface to some functionality Blender has. I wonder how hard it > would be to > create a Sage toolbar? I may have responded

[sage-edu] Re: Creating a collaborative version of Sage

2009-08-23 Thread John Faig
Thierry, > Hello, > I am *very* interested. I am supposed to start a Sage server for *all* > the undergraduate students of my University (at least those learning > maths and computer sciences or physics). My contribution is very small: > add ldap identification, run a server on 3 "large" machines

[sage-edu] Re: Creating a collaborative version of Sage

2009-08-23 Thread John Faig
David, Thanks for the thoughts. I like your idea of using additional tabs or a toolbar. My idea of math operations could be implemented in a toolbar that sends code to a Sage session. Although it is a UI issue, I think it important for students to see the whole universe of possible operations

[sage-edu] Re: Creating a collaborative version of Sage

2009-08-23 Thread John Faig
Minh, > I'm administering a Moodle class. My experience of Moodle so far is > pretty good. I've heard of WebWork, but have never used it. A few > months ago, I planned to integrate Sage with Moodle. It would be some > kind of package that allows Moodle to use the maths capabilities of > Sage. Al

[sage-edu] Re: Creating a collaborative version of Sage

2009-08-23 Thread John Faig
David, I teach grades 6-8 in the US. Effective teaching combines coaching, projects, collaboration, personal interests and lots of feedback. My vision is to add collaboration features so that Sage become more of a math environment for students. This means a few things: 1. Improve the interfac

[sage-edu] Creating a collaborative version of Sage

2009-08-23 Thread John Faig
Anyone interested in discussing a collaborative version of Sage? I am a math teacher and technology coordinator for 6-8 students. I see HUGE potential for Sage to become more of a collaborative environment between a teacher and students and between students. --~--~-~--~~