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diff --git a/source/journal.markdown b/source/journal.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index 89c4fe2..0000000 --- a/source/journal.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,191 +0,0 @@ -% Journal -% -% - -The Journal Activity is an automated diary of everything you do within -Sugar. Sugar Activities use the Journal as a place to save your work. -You can use the Journal as a place to revisit old work, to resume -incomplete work, to organize your completed work, and to reflect upon -your progress as a learner. - -The Journal keeps a record of what you do and the things your create -such as photos, drawings, and writings. You can search for items in the -Journal or sort entries by type or date. You can also click an entry to -get a detailed view. You can resume an activity by clicking on the icon -for that entry. - -The Journal also supports external storage media such as a USB device or -a SD card. When you plug a USB device into the XO, you can access the -contents of the USB device using the Journal. Click the USB icon to see -the content on an attached USB storage device. You can also copy -information from the Journal onto removeable media—such as a USB -device—as a means of backing it up. If you are connected to a school -server, you can access its backup system. - -Accessing the Journal -===================== - - -To show the Journal, click the Journal icon on the Frame. - -On an XO laptop, you can press the magnifying glass key in the top row -of the keyboard to immediately open the Journal and search. - -Journal features -================ - - -The Journal View contains a menu and a list of journal entries: - -- Favorite star: You can mark important entries by clicking on the - star icon for that entry. When you click the star icon, the star is - colored in. -- Entry icon: Each Journal entry has an icon. The color of the icon - shows who created the entry. For example, if you copy a photo from a - friend, the photo's icon has your friend's colors. You can launch - the Activity for the entry by clicking on the icon. A hover menu may - reveal additional options. In particular, "Erase" deletes that entry - from your Journal. Caution: "Erase" deletes any data associated with - the entry shown. For example, if you delete an entry that shows that - you installed an Activity, you delete the Activity as well. -- Entry name: Each entry has a name. You can edit the name by clicking - it. If the Journal view is showing the contents of a removable - storage device, the Linux file name is shown here, with the path and - the file name extension stripped off. -- Search box: Type words in the box to search for entries that match - those words. Entries are displayed when they contain all of the - typed words. Comparison will be against all of: the entry name - field, the description field (see "Journal detail view"), and the - tag field (see "Journal detail view"). Note: A small x button at the - right of the box shows that searching is being applied. To cancel - your search, click on that x. -- Favorites view: Only shows the entries which have been marked as - favorites. -- Type filter: You can select to have the Journal only show certain - types of entries, e.g. only images or only entries associated with a - specific Activity. -- Date filter: Contains option to only show Journal entries modified - within the past day, week, or month. -- Sorting options: You can order Journal entries by their size, - creation date and modification date. -- Documents folder: To exchange files between the Journal and the - underlying file system the \$HOME/DOCUMENTS folderis available in - the Journal. For example: If you have created an image in GIMP under - GNOME and want to open it in the Paint Activity you can place it in - the \$HOME/DOCUMENTS folder and then can access it in the Journal. -- Buddy icons: If other participants joined you in this Activity, - icons in their colors appear here. -- Elapsed time: Displays the time since the most recent change to the - entry. -- Detail view: Click this button to see detailed information about the - entry. See "Journal detail view", below. - -Journal Detail view -=================== - - -The Detail view appears when you click the Detail view button for an -entry. This view lets you examine and annotate the entry. - -- Back Icon: You can click anywhere in this line to return to the main - Journal View. -- Resume Button: You can click the Resume button to resume an - Activity. A hover menu may show additional options. For example, you - can resume working with an image using either the Browser or the - Paint Activity. -- Copy button: You can copy a Journal entry to the clipboard (or to a - removable storage device shown on the bottom edge of the Journal - screen) by clicking on the Copy button. -- Duplicate button: You can duplicate a Journal entry by clicking on - the Duplicate button. -- Erase button: You can erase an entry by clicking the Erase button. - Caution: Once you erase an entry, it cannot be restored unless you - have backed up your Journal. -- Entry name: You can change the name of the entry by clicking it and - typing in a new name. -- Elapsed time: Displays the time since the most recent change to the - entry. -- Favorites Icon: This icon indicates whether an entry has been - starred as a favorite which can be done by clicking it. -- Thumbnail image: Each entry has a thumbnail image that is created - automatically. The image show the Activity screen when the last - change to the Journal entry was saved. -- Description field: You can type a description of the entry, which - you can find later using the Search box. Use a description to remind - you of what you did. For example: "Flowers I saw on the hike to the - waterfall". Or you can reflect on your work and process: what I have - done; how I have done it; and how successful these efforts have - been. "This was not easy, but I learned a lot about different types - of flowers in my community by speaking with my family". This is - important because these description can be shown in the reflection - Activity called "Portfolio". -- Tags field: You can enter search tags. Tags are keywords used to - describe a journal entry so that you can find it later using the - Search box. For example, if your project is for school, maybe - science class, and it is a report about local flowers, you could put - "science" and "flowers" as the tags. You can write as many tags as - you wish. You can also use keywords to help you "group" this entry, - for instance by origin or context. -- Participants: Displays the XO icons of each person who participated - in a shared Activity. - - -When resuming from the Detail View, you can choose among different -Activities. - -Using removeable media -====================== - - -When you insert removeable media—such as a USB device or SD card—it -appears as an icon on the bottom edge of the main Journal view. - -- Journal: Click the Journal icon to shows the Journal View. -- Documents folder: Click the Documents icon to show the contents of -- USB device: Click the USB icon (or SD icon) to show the - removeable-media file system. - - -You can drag entries from the Journal onto the Documents folder or -removable media (and vice-versa) - - -To remove (unmount) the external file system, choose Remove on the hover -menu. - -Caution: It may take time for the hover menu to appear. It is easy to -make a mistake and click the icon itself when you intended to click -Unmount. - -Caution: If you have a Terminal running you may inadvertently have your -removeable media locked. The safest way to remove media is after -powering off your computer. - -Sending Journal Entries via a Network -===================================== - - -The Journal allows you to send entries to other people who are using -Sugar via a network. In order to do this the receiving user has to be -registered as a friend in the Neighborhood View and be online. It does -not matter whether the laptops are connected via the Mesh-network, an -Ad-Hoc network, an access point, or a server. - -Note to parents and teachers -============================ - -The Journal keeps a record of everything a child does within Sugar: -which Activities they use and what content they create. It also keeps a -record of group Activities, such as participation in a shared Write or -Browse session. The Journal encourages reflection. You can refer to it -to assess a child's progress, much in the spirit of "portfolio" -assessment. In order to further support this reflection, Sugar offers a -Portfolio Activity, an assessment tool that utilizes the journal -content. You can reflect on you work: what I have done; how I have done -it; and how successful these efforts have been. Then you can create a -multimedia presentation to share with your peers, teachers, and parents -who can also reflect in return. - -You can also use it as a catalyst for discussion with your child or -student. We encourage the use of the description field within the detail -view of Journal entries as a place to annotate or comment up entries. |