[Edu-sig] Getting more involved with education and the PSF...

[Andre Roberge]

On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Jeff Elkner <jeff at elkner.net> wrote:

> Great.  Any chance someone could point me in the direction of "someone
> on the web support team"?  I'll take it from there.
>

I would try webmaster at python.org


>
> On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Andre Roberge <andre.roberge at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Jeff Elkner <jeff at elkner.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Two questions:
> >>
> >> 1. Andre, what do I need to do to begin maintaining that page?
> >
> >
> > I have not maintained the page for quite a few years now.  I changed
> > computer twice in the meantime.
> >
> > Here's what I remember that I had to do.
> >
> > 1. contact someone on the web support team  (pointing out, I think, to
> the
> > relevant edu-sig discussion)
> >
> > I know you just asked about how to begin, but just in case you'd want to
> > know, here were the next steps.
> >
> > 2. generate some ssh key (if I recall correctly) so that I would be
> allowed
> > to commit changes
> > 3. download the whole site (first time) or update it thereafter
> > 4. (re)build it locally.
> > 5. edit the relevant rst file
> > 6. rebuild it    (repeat 5 and 6 as needed)
> > 7. commit changes
> > 8. repeat steps 3 to 6 as needed (based on suggestions/requests received)
> >
> > Now, it could well be that, with the redesign, the process is much easier
> > and can be done online using a CMS.
> >
> >>
> >> 2. Is there anyone in this thread not on edu-sig?  My next reply will
> >> go only to the list.
> >>
> >> On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Jessica Nickel <jessanickel at gmail.com
> >
> >> wrote:
> >> > Sounds like a plan. I would be happy to talk with Selena about the
> work
> >> > to
> >> > bridge the gap between k-12 educators and Python programmers. I was a
> >> > k-12
> >> > teacher for 10 years (music) and I have been working in schools with
> my
> >> > program to teach python coding to kids for the past year and a half,
> so
> >> > I do
> >> > have some experience in that area.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 10:02 AM, Jeff Elkner <jeff at elkner.net>
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Great!  So it seems we have two short term goals:
> >> >>
> >> >> 1. Get someone to agree to maintain the website (I'm volunteering if
> >> >> there isn't anyone else chomping at the bit to do it).
> >> >> 2. Reach out to Selena Deckelman to help her with her efforts to
> >> >> bridge the gap between developers and K-12 teachers (a noble goal
> >> >> indeed!).
> >> >>
> >> >> Do we agree that edu-sig is the sensible place to hold this
> >> >> conversation?
> >> >>
> >> >> If we do, can we ask Selena to join the list if she is not already
> >> >> there?  I'll also encourage folks like Lee Harr (cc'd here), the
> >> >> creator of the wonderful Pynguin environment
> >> >> (https://code.google.com/p/pynguin/) to join the list and the
> >> >> discussion.
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 8:01 AM, Naomi Ceder <naomi.ceder at gmail.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > One point of info I can add - the person you're thinking of running
> >> >> > for
> >> >> > PSF
> >> >> > board is Selena Deckelman, who was on Nate's panel at the edu
> summit.
> >> >> > She's
> >> >> > been very into bridging the gap between developers and K-12
> teachers.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Naomi
> >> >
> >> >
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