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=== Playdates for Kids === |
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A number of OLPC parents who attended the May 3rd "jam" were interested in setting up |
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playdates for their XO using children. Add yourself to the list if interested: |
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# [[User:bogstad]] Bill with Anna and Becca (4.5years old) Cambridge |
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# [[User:AuntiMame]] If adults who act like children are allowed, I'd love to come. |
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# [[User:donohued]] I'm just a big kid too! I'd love to join you if I'm available. |
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# [[User:redpen]] Scott in Southern Maine may be willing to travel with 6 y.o. daughter. |
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# [[User:michelito]] My 4-year-old has just started to play with the XO and I'd curious how he would turn his XO into a tool for group play. |
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Note to Parents: If you don't actually set up a wiki user account, there is no way for someone to email |
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you privately. New to using a wiki? [[Help:Contents|Help is here]]. |
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Revision as of 02:03, 6 November 2008
About
OLPC Boston (also known as MassXO) is a loose affiliation of XO enthusiasts in the greater Boston area. We meet at least once a month.
Want to add an OLPC Boston User Group badge on your wiki user page? Copy this to your page: {{userboxtop}} {{User Boston}} {{userboxbottom}}.
Our Blog
http://olpcboston.wordpress.com
Contact
Mailing list
OLPC_Boston has its own mailing list. (Aren't we special!) Please sign up here to be kept up-to-date on all the happenings and fun stuff!
Jabber server
Some nice person has created a jabber (chat) server for New England. To change your XO's setting to allow access to this server:
sugar-control-panel -s jabber nejabber.homelinux.org
then restart (Ctrl-Alt-Erase) Sugar.
Another jabber server has been set up as a subdomain of xochat.org:
sugar-control-panel -s jabber bos.ma.us.xochat.org
Other Local Grassroots Groups
If you know of any Boston area schools, organizations, individuals, or groups of interested people who have organized or want to organize a Grassroots group or an University chapter, please ask them to add a link below.
Events
Future Activities
- Saturday Open Jam -- every Saturday from 1-4pm at the MIT Museum. More info here
- Monthly Meet-ups
- Monday, November 17, 2008 (5:30-7:30pm) — G1G1 2008 begins!!! 8.2 upgrade event at Cosi?
- Tuesday, December 16, 2008 (5:30-7:30pm) — Cambridge Friend’s School update (?)
- Wednesday, January 21, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
- Thursday, February 19, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
- Monday, March 16, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
- Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
- Wednesday, May 20, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
Our meet-ups are part playdate, part discussion and learning. Everyone is welcome.
Proposed Meet-up Discussion Topics
- Writing a basic Sugar activity.
- The Terminal is Your Friend (using the Terminal activity and what all that stuff means)
- Disassembly, and more importantly, reassembly of the XO hardware.
- Using your XO remotely (VNC, USB2VGA devices).
- Emulation of the XO on PC/MAC.
Past Activities
Read notes and comments on all of our past meetings and playdates here.