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authorKalpa Welivitigoda <callkalpa@gmail.com>2013-08-18 02:31:37 (GMT)
committer Kalpa Welivitigoda <callkalpa@gmail.com>2013-08-18 02:31:37 (GMT)
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diff --git a/source/chat.rst b/source/chat.rst
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Using Chat
Starting Chat
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-Chat creats text conversation with others XO users. Chat is a shared activity, with one or many other "Friends" in your "Neighborhood", or those connected to your olpc mesh network.
+Chat creates text conversation with others XO users. Chat is a shared activity, with one or many other "Friends" in your "Neighborhood", or those connected to your olpc mesh network.
The Chat Activity icon is a speech bubble. To add the Chat Activity to your home view, click the star on the left side of the icon. Now click on the Chat icon to start.
diff --git a/source/sugar_ui.rst b/source/sugar_ui.rst
index b76b671..1cefbd8 100644
--- a/source/sugar_ui.rst
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Sugar maintains a Journal (or diary) of everything you do; it is a place for ref
Sugar emphasizes discovery. Every object in the interface has a menu that reveals more details and options for action. Many Activities include a "view source" option; for example, the Browse activity lets you examine the HTML code that reveals how a web page is created. Most Activities are written in the Python scripting language. You can see how they work, and make changes to them.
-Sugar has clarity of design. There is no need to "double click". There are no overlapping windows. Sugar uses color and shape throughout the interface to provide a fun, expressive, approachable platform for computing.
+Sugar has clarity of design. There is no need to "double click". There are no overlapping windows. Sugar uses color and shape throughout the interface to provide a fun, expressive, approachable platform for computing.
For parents and teachers
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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Most activities have the potential to become network enabled. For example, consi
**Tools of Expression**
-Sugar emphases thinking, expressing, and communicating using technology. Sugar starts from the premise that we want to use what people already know in order to make connections to new knowledge. Computation is a "thing to think with". Sugar makes the primary activity of the children one of creative expression, in whatever form that might take. Most activities focus on the creation of some type of object, be it a drawing, a song, a story, a game, or a program. In another language shift describing the user experience, we refer to objects rather than files as the primary stuff of creative expression.
+Sugar emphasizes thinking, expressing, and communicating using technology. Sugar starts from the premise that we want to use what people already know in order to make connections to new knowledge. Computation is a "thing to think with". Sugar makes the primary activity of the children one of creative expression, in whatever form that might take. Most activities focus on the creation of some type of object, be it a drawing, a song, a story, a game, or a program. In another language shift describing the user experience, we refer to objects rather than files as the primary stuff of creative expression.
As most software developers would agree, the best way to learn how to write a program is to write one, or perhaps teach someone else how to do so. Studying the syntax of the language is useful, but it doesn't teach one how to code. We apply the principle of "learning through doing" to all types of creation. For example, we emphasize composing music over downloading music. We also encourage the children to engage in the process of collaborative critique of their expressions and to iterate upon this expression as well.
diff --git a/source/tamtammini.rst b/source/tamtammini.rst
index 4d67b29..b158426 100644
--- a/source/tamtammini.rst
+++ b/source/tamtammini.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ TamTam
About TamTamMini
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-Welcome to TamTamMini! This chapter of the Users manual is about TamTamMIni which is part of a suite of four musical Activities for use on the XO computer. Each of the four Activities is a bit different. In general they require increasingly higher levels of musical skill to use.
+Welcome to TamTamMini! This chapter of the Users manual is about TamTamMini which is part of a suite of four musical Activities for use on the XO computer. Each of the four Activities is a bit different. In general they require increasingly higher levels of musical skill to use.
**TamTamMini** is the simplest of the four TamTam Activities but it offers a surprising variety of sophisticated features. It is simple enough to have fun with and suitable for ages 2 -92! Yet, it is complex enough to let you experiment. It can be used by a single XO laptop or more but does not utilize the mesh network.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ If you cannot find TamTamMini, change to the List View
.. image :: images/TamTamMiniInListView-annotated.png
-When you find it in List View first check the little star next to the name of the Activity. If it is not filled in, click on the star so you can move it to the Favorites View. In either view, when you find the icon, click on it to open Tam Tam Mini.
+When you find it in List View first check the little star next to the name of the Activity. If it is not filled in, click on the star so you can move it to the Favorites View. In either view, when you find the icon, click on it to open TamTamMini.
Learning With TamTamMini
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@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Choosing An Instrument
TamTamMini offers a wide variety of instruments and sounds. Before choosing the instrument you will use in these explorations, take time to try all of the sounds. If you hover your cursor over one of the pictures, the name of the instrument or sound will appear. Click on the picture and you will hear the sound. Clicking again repeats the sound.
-After trying all of the sounds, choose the instrument you will use. Please choose a wind instrument or a bowed string instrument to get a sustained sound as you work. Later, after you understand how Tam Tam Mini works, you can play with all of the other sounds. Some instruments that work well for this include the trumpet, flute, violin, or cello. Other wind and bowed instruments will also work fine.
+After trying all of the sounds, choose the instrument you will use. Please choose a wind instrument or a bowed string instrument to get a sustained sound as you work. Later, after you understand how TamTamMini works, you can play with all of the other sounds. Some instruments that work well for this include the trumpet, flute, violin, or cello. Other wind and bowed instruments will also work fine.
Introduction To The Keyboard
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@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ Challenges
Try to figure out other simple songs on the XO. Write them down to help you remember the notes and to share them with other people.
-If you have enjoyed working with TamTam Mini, you can find more information and ideas in the FLOSS manual, "Fun With TamTamMini" which will be available soon.
+If you have enjoyed working with TamTamMini, you can find more information and ideas in the FLOSS manual, "Fun With TamTamMini" which will be available soon.
Note: This introduction to TamTamMini has focused on the Major Scale which is commonly used in music with a European heritage. To learn about the Pentatonic Scale, which is used in folk music of almost all cultures worldwide see the FLOSS Manual, "Fun With TamTamMini," where it is included.