[Edu-sig] What do folks think of creating a #python-k12 channel on freenode?

[Jeff Elkner]

To which irc channel are you referring, Sebastian?  I didn't know there was one?

Let's work together to create a just and sustainable world!

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On May 12, 2018 10:40 PM, Sebastian Silva <sebastian at fuentelibre.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm in! Actually I've been at that IRC channel for the past couple of days and haven't seen anyone come by.
>
> I'm not very active chatting but it's nice to have a place open for discussion. One difficulty with IRC is that people don't stick around for answers and it doesn't preserve history by default. I've found that Matrix.Org has bridges to IRC and accommodates bridges to other chat systems people might want. Riot.im is a nice libre client with history - and there are others.
>
> I've activated the IRC bridge to Riot.im -
>
> My project is developing tools and materials for young people to learn to code. I aim to have a full course and do workshops with local indigenous amazonian groups and other vulnerable groups. So I exclusively promote libre software. Also I'm dogfooding, i.e. my unschooled children (4 and 7) are learning with our method and are really into it.
>
> Often I see educational material very anglo centric so I'm writing my tutorials in Spanish. It would be nice to collaborate with others as I go along (I do a lot of tooling). I am part of a network of workshop teachers ("Python Joven") that started in Uruguay since 2012, we did one in Colombia in 2014 and now we're looking to continue this work.
>
> I've recently gained write access to the Python wiki, we should also add some information there. Would [PythonInEducation](https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonInEducation) be a good place to document joint efforts? I've embedded that wikipage in the Riot.Im channel (optional).
>
> Please start using #python-k12:matrix.org with your Riot.im / Matrix.Org client or with plain IRC Freenode, #python-k12 !
>
> I'm glad to help with some tooling for collaboration. But only if we stay in the libre camp, if that's fair with you!
>
> Regards,
> Sebastian
>
> On 10/05/18 16:15, Jeff Elkner wrote:
>
>> Dear edu-sig friends,
>>
>> We had an interesting discussion at the Education Summit today at
>> Pycon about ways to better engage folks between Pycons.
>>
>> As a public school teacher, I have a particular interest in python in
>> k12 institutions, and in addition to posting more often on this list,
>> I am considering setting up an irc channel on freenode (#python-k12 ?)
>>
>> Would anyone else here have an interest in such a channel?
>>
>> Jeff Elkner
>>
>> Let's work together to create a just and sustainable world!
>>
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