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<div><br></div><div>This sounds like a very cool project, please do keep us posted on it. I'd love to hear more about it.</div><div><br></div><div>.hc</div><br><div><div>On Jun 15, 2008, at 11:29 PM, Kyle Klipowicz wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Thanks so much for your comments everybody! I am still mulling over it, but I like the idea of using something like Squeak as well. I remember using a DSP software last year that was very children-oriented, but cannot for the life of me remember the name of the software or where to get it!<br> <br>As for Pd, I will be scouring for more resources. I'm thinking that "fun" is more important than math. After all, this IS summer school.<br><br>As for what K-8 summer school is: K-8 is an age range from 5 years old (K, Kindergarden) to 13 years old (8, 8th grade). Summer school is an extra time for kids to catch up on learning when everyone else is on break in the US.<br> <br>Also, thanks Andy for providing such a wonderful resource! It's grown quite a bit since I first laid eyes on it.<br><br>~Kyle <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Peter Plessas <<a href="mailto:plessas@mur.at">plessas@mur.at</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">Kyle Klipowicz wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hello Listers~<br> <br> I'm teaching a 1 month Summer school session for K-8 grade students and<br> would like to include Pd for a mathematics learning tool. I am wondering if<br> anyone else has done something similar, or has any links to DSP/math related<br> materials that would be suitable for this age group. Also, if anyone is<br> sharing their lesson plans for Pd beginners, I would love to see something<br> that I might be able to adapt for my students.<br> <br> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as kids often hate Summer school and<br> I want to make this a fun activity for them.<br> </blockquote> <br></div> Make sure to tackle number ranges (mapping), like: Moving one slider up will make another one go down, but only half as far, etc...<br> <br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <br> ~Kyle<div class="Ih2E3d"><br> <br> <br> <br> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> <a href="mailto:Pd-list@iem.at" target="_blank">Pd-list@iem.at</a> mailing list<br> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> <a href="http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list" target="_blank">http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list</a><br> </div></blockquote> </blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>-----<br>------------<br> ---- -----<br>---- -------- - ------<br><a href="http://perhapsidid.wordpress.com">http://perhapsidid.wordpress.com</a><br><a href="http://myspace.com/kyleklipowicz">http://myspace.com/kyleklipowicz</a><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:Pd-list@iem.at">Pd-list@iem.at</a> mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> <a href="http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list">http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list</a></div> </blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div><br></div><div>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>News is what people want to keep hidden and everything else is publicity. - Bill Moyers</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span> </div><br></body></html>