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

[Sebastian Silva]

Hi Jeff!


On 13/05/18 06:16, Jeff Elkner wrote:
> To which irc channel are you referring, Sebastian?  I didn't know
> there was one?
IRC channels are created ad-hoc simply by joining them (first to come is
op). We can register the with channelops to have better control.
I haven't officially registered it - we can do this. You too can be
operator if you have an authenticated user you too can.

What I did do is setup a Matrix.Org bridge that offers better UI thru
Riot.im messenger (to the same channel).

We could setup a friendly IRC web gateway to this channel - if we have a
specific use case in mind and some hosting facility.

>
> Let's work together to create a just and sustainable world!
Yes! I was replying to this mostly :-)

While I see how IRC is a bit technical for most teachers I think we can
do a lot by uniting python-education-promoters and tool-makers.
Regards,

Sebastian


>
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> 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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