Review squad application

NOTE: The contents of this page are not set in stone, and are subject to change! This page is a draft in active flux ... Please leave suggestions on the talk page.

This is a form you can use to apply to join the Review squad. All the information in this application is optional except for your OLPC wiki username (the first question). To apply, email your responses to the "Basic information" questions to Mel Chua and she'll get back to you within 48 hours with further instructions.

If you are under 18, make sure your parents are okay with you joining the Review squad before sending in your application. If you have any questions, read the main Review squad page or contact Mel Chua.

Basic information

• OLPC wiki username (required)
• Age
• Gender
• Location
• Languages spoken (and level of fluency)
• Is there anything else you'd like to tell us about yourself?

School information

• Number of students in your class
• Number of students in your school
• Describe your school. Is it large, small, suburban, rural, public, private, residential, magnet?
• Describe your class
  • Are your classmates all from the same town as you?
  • Is there a mix of ages,
  • Are there classmates from another town, province or country?
  • Is it mixed boys&girls school? or only boys? or only girls?
• What makes your school special?
• What is your favorite class (or classes)? Why?
• What is your least favorite class (or classes)? Why?
• Is there anything else you think we should know about your school?

Computer usage

• How old were you when you first started using a computer?
• Do you use computers in school?
  • When did you start using computers in school?
  • In a computer lab?
  • In your classroom?
  • During free time?
  • Other arrangement (you bring your own laptop to school, etc):
• Do you use computers at home?
  • Do you have your own computer?
  • Do you share a computer with your family?
  • Do you use the computer for homework?
  • Do you use the computer for playing games?
  • Do you use the computer to search for information?
  • Do you use the computer to chat with friends?
  • What else do you use the computer for?
• Do you use computers in cybercafés?
  • Do you search for information?
  • Do you chat with friends?
  • do you play games?
• Have you ever programmed before?
  • In what language(s) and for how long?
  • How did you learn to program?
  • What kinds of things have you made?
• Is there anything else you think we should know about you and computers?

Gaming information

• Do you play video games?
  • At a friend's house?
  • At home?
  • At an arcade?
  • Where else do often you play video games?
  • Who do you play video games with? (Do you play them with friends at the same computer, with friends online, by yourself?)
  • What gaming consoles (Xbox, Wii, Gameboy, etc) do you usually play on?
  • How often do you play video games, and for how long?
  • What games (or types of games) do you play most often?
• Do you play computer games?
  • At a friend's house?
  • At home?
  • At school?
  • Where else do often you play computer games?
  • Who do you play computer games with? (Do you play them with friends at the same computer, with friends online, by yourself?)
  • How often do you play computer games, and for how long?
  • What games (or types of games) do you play most often?
• Do you play board games or card games?
  • At a friend's house?
  • At home?
  • At school?
  • Where else do you play card or board games?
  • How often do you play card or board games, and for how long?
  • What games (or types of games) do you play most often?
• Is there anything else you think we should know about you and games?