sugar

SUGAR SOFTWARE - a brief description

Analyze - the Sugar analyze tool (?) BlockParty – Tetris-inspired game Browse - Web browser based on Mozilla Firefox Calculate – Basic Calculator which includes Algebra, Trigonometry, Boolean, Constants and Formula tabs Cartoon Builder - Animate a cartoon character by creating a sequence of poses inside a filmstrip (MaMaMedia) Chat - Text chat Clock – A simple clock to learn how to read the time or to know the time it is. Different clock views are available (Analog, Digital, Nice...). Consistent colors help the child to learn how to read the time. Distance – measure the distance between 2 laptops DrGeo II - Euclidean Geometry Etoys - Learning / visual programming / authoring environment; includes Kedama which can simulate hundreds or thousands of objects FlipSticks - org.worldwideworkshop.olpc.FlipSticks Using keyframes, program a stick figure to twist, turn, tumble and dance (MaMaMedia) GeoQuiz - A simple geography quiz... now with two continents Guido van Robot - Educational programming language, IDE and lessons. Stable with 18 lessons included HorseGame - Feed apples to the horse. A simple game for small children ImageQuiz - Image Quiz Game Implode – Logic game (easy, medium, hard levels) Jigsaw Puzzle - Classic picture-constructing game (MaMaMedia) Journal - Object and activity browser Jump - A Marble-Jumping Solitaire Game. Works in Sugar; Created by a Team at Carnegie Mellon University Log Viewer - the Sugar logging tool Maze - Maze game Measure – org.laptop.MeasureActivity Oscilloscope and Data Logging - requires sensors for input: AC/DC, temperature (see URL above) Memorize - A game about finding matching pairs Moon – Moon phase viewer, includes Lunar phase information, eclipse data, and various display options News Reader Paint - Simple paint activity Pippy – Python Programming language/environment (run samples by clicking on grey horizontal line) Read - Book/PDF reader Record – photo, video, audio Scratch - multimedia visual programming language Slider puzzle- Slider Puzzle to improve on puzzle solving skills (MaMaMedia) Speak – An animated face that speaks whatever you type StarChart – Plots constellations, stars, some DSOs, planets, sun and moon for anywhere on Earth at any time (constellations, not named (?)) StopWatch Story Builder - Graphical story constructor with a variety of characters and backgrounds and simple word-processing capabilities (MaMaMedia) TamTamEdit - Music composition and synthesis TamTamJam - Music composition and synthesis TamTamMini - Music composition and synthesis TamTamSynthLab - Music composition and synthesis Terminal – linux command line (explore some linux commands) TurtleArt - Logo graphical programming language Words Activity – translation, English to Spanish (typed and spoken) Write - Word processor xo-get - A GUI for installing and removing activities

UPDATE new activities on the new release, which may be downloaded from: ftp://www.rohrmoser-engineering.de/pub/XO-LiveCD/XO-LiveCD_080812.iso

X2o: A puzzle solving and critical thinking game similar to the Incredible Machine; make crazy contraptions to get the O back on top of the X video chat: Video/voice chat org.laptop.StopWatchActivitystop watch: Sharable stopwatch activity vu.lux.olpc.Pacmanpacman: A Pacman clone develop: Development IDE/tool gcompris: educational games tux paint: Paint program for young children; stamps included, localized to 70 languages, stereo sound guido van robot: Educational programming language, IDE and lessons; Stable with 18 lessons included simcity: Construct and maintain your own city xo-get: A GUI for installing and removing activities

MikMik - Distributed wiki editor Colours - Colors is a simple natural media painting activity for the XO laptop Joke Machine - Start a multimedia jokebook and invite your friends to add jokes to it via the mesh HelloMesh - Demo activity for Activity sharing and Collaboration Tutorial Model - Model allows you to do System Dynamics modeling on the XO. System dynamics helps you think about and solve problems involving things changing over time Poll Builder - Create a poll, collect votes and analyze community opinions Conozco Uruguay - Geography of Uruguay, quiz and discovery - En español Bridge - Build a bridge to get a train across a valley. Cobble - "Collaborative Board Game Learning Environment". Die creation and chatbox currently working, please test. Cellgame - A solitaire logic puzzle based on DNA promoters and repressors Spacetag - "Tag, you're it." sequel to the acclaimed "Kick the Cosmic Can". Please test with more than 2 players. Bounce - Bounce is a fast paced 3D action game for the XO laptop. The game is analogous to the arcade game Pong, however it takes place within a three dimensional box with physical effects such as gravity. Asteroids - Play the classic Asteroids game ePals - The ePals activity allows teachers and students to communicate with the ePals Global Community of learners from around the world Learning Center - Resources for students/teachers exploring the XO and MaMaMedia Creative Center in-class and independently. Please test! Classroom Presenter - Interactive slide show learning program Sudoku - Sudoku from the GCompris collection of games Ruler - Graphical cm/mm ruler and grids to take measurements of lengths and angles of objects the size of XO laptop screen Firefox - Mozilla Firefox Read ETexts - Gutenberg ETexts reader Physics - A physical world simulator and playground Watch & Listen - Media player. Helix media player (non-FOSS codecs must be downloaded separately) Audacity - Audio recording and multitrack editing mplayer - Media player with a wide range of supported formats (including mp3). Initial bundle for testing, feedback appreciated View Slides - Sequential image reader. Accessed by opening a Zip file containing a group of image files named in sequence. Frotz - Play interactive fiction games (also known as text adventures) Xaos - An old-skool fractal zoomer, this is the raddest program ever!!!!! A fast Mandelbrot generator with lots of cool features Sonata - Play music from local/external storage. Musicpd backend and frontend Kuku Anakula - Educational tutorial game
 * UPDATE** 10th October (these new activities have been installed on the teachers machine)