School in a box

School in a Box

Laptops, peripherals, and other materials...

Challenge: 2 luggages. 50 pounds max apiece; 62 linear inches. 40 kids, 1 teacher, 1 XO per child. What else?

We are working on this at the Grassroots Jam. See /Saturday and /Sunday for Jam notes.

Current status

Items have been secured, and are being played with to make how-to guides.

Restrictions

• 2 bags
• 62 linear inches each
• 50 lbs each
• costs less than $1k total (including containers & 2 XOs). Ideally, half that.

Goals

• Provide course materials for XO-based activities
• Provide hardware to support materials
• Provide tools to support hardware

Contents

Real contents

Items that are physically in our PIAB prototype now.

• OLPC stickers
• XO buttons
• A USB-power analog sensor kit (with temperature sensor)
• Multimeter & ammeter
• Tinkertoys (in can)
• Speakers (no external power needed)
• Telescope + tripod
• Hat
• Inflatable beach ball w/ globe
• soldering tools - include...
  • various colored wire spools
  • extra tip chisel/conical
  • hemostat
  • tweezer
  • safety goggles
  • heat sink
  • helping hands - includes magnifier
• construction paper
• markers
• scissors
• rulers
• tacky glue
• sketch pad
• push pins
• packing tape
• duct tape
• scotch tape
• gummy candies
• various electronic components
  • resistors
  • capacitors
  • leds
  • switches
  • semiconductors
    • motor driver
    • volt regulators
    • diode
    • transistor
    • photo cell
    • thermistor
    • phototransistor
  • misc
    • pot 10K
    • DC motor
    • breadboard
    • servo

Pseudoreal and wanted contents

Equipment we made mock prototypes of and would have (for real) in a production PIAB kit.

• 12W solar panel
• Deployment_Guide (needs to be localized)

To do

• Follow up on where the prototypes produced should go.
• Get pictures from the Jam up
• Get notes from the "how to use it" booklet on the wiki
• Talk with XO-accessory stores about turning it into a product