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This is the wiki-homepage of the Olin college OLPC university chapter. [[User:Mchua/Braindumps/Wiki song|Please edit!]]
This is the wiki-homepage of the Olin College OLPC university chapter. [[User:Mchua/Braindumps/Wiki song|Please edit!]]


== Office Hours ==
== Welcome!==
The Olin College OLPC chapter is a student-run volunteer organization that works with Sugar Labs and OLPC. Our group is a mixed group of software and hardware engineer students, as well as people interested in curriculum design and technology-driven education. Our goals include learning and participating in a philanthropic cause as well as developing and exercising engineering and education skills


Our current (what exactly is our hierarchy? elsa fill me in here) [[User:Yifiy|yifiy]] 03:48, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
Office hours are suspended for the summer, but weekly Boston grassroots meetups will be happening at 1CC (see [[Boston Saturday OJ]] for information). Anyone in the area should get involved with this!


== XOs on campus ==
== Meetings ==
We have weekly meetings on Friday 3-5pm (Friday Service Time).
There are currently 9 XOs on Olin's campus. To check out a machine, contact [[User:GregMarra|Greg]].


[[/archives | Meeting notes]]
* 1 B1 machine in storage
* 2 B2 machines in storage
* 1 B4 machine in storage
* 6 working MP machines in storage
* 3 broken B2 machines in storage
* 2 broken B4 machines in storage
* 4 broken MP machines in storage


== Upcoming events ==
(all MPs and other broken machines belong to the [[Olin repair center]])
* Friday Oct. 2 - Meeting with CFS and Mission Hill teachers for activity bundle (include link to appropriate page here)


== Projects ==
== Current big projects ==
=== TurtleArt After School Program ===
We're developing a curriculum to teach various math and engineering concepts using Turtle Art. The program will run spring 2010 with 10 3rd-5th graders from the Needham area
Click here to visit the main [[Olin university chapter/Projects/Curriculum|Turtle Art After School Program]] page


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=== XOBot ===
To see all projects associated with Olin's OLPC chapter, check out our [[Olin university chapter/projects|project page]].
A robot that can be controlled directly from Turtle Art.
Click here to visit the main [[Olin university chapter/Projects/XOBot|XOBot]] page


=== Courses ===
=== Repair Center ===
Click here to visit the main [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olin_repair_center Olin Repair Center] page
We are running an independent study course for peripheral development; see [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/OLPC_peripheral_development our Wikiversity page].


=== Cambridge Friends School/Mission Hill Deployment ===
Now, with hijacked OLPC wiki space!<br>
Click here to visit the main [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Cambridge_Friends_School CFS deployment] page
[[/OLPC peripheral development]]

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=== Events ===

Olin hosted a [[University Chapter Jam Boston|community Jam]] during the spring semester. The chapter is planning to host another jam during the 2008-2009 school year.

=== Repair Center ===


=== Support Gang participation ===
There is an active [[Olin repair center|repair center]] at Olin. For repair information, contact [[user:Nlee|Nikki]] or [[user:Andreatl|Tank]]. Future plans for the repair center include continuous improvement of documentation, service of the Boston grassroots community, and support of any Boston area XO test schools.


== Ideas for projects ==
Past brainstorming lives at [[Olin university chapter/Repair center]].
(hey look, I'm so empty. how sad.)


== Meeting notes ==
== Past projects/events ==


(we should really link these to something at some point.)
[[Image:Olin-university-chapter-students.JPG|right|Olin students visit the OLPC Boston office]]


* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/GuruFest Gurufest]
Archives of minutes can be viewed at the [[Olin university chapter/archives]] page.
* Sugar on a stick
* Programming Design Challenge
* Olin/IMSA Intersession deployment at CFS
* Olin Hackathon
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/University_Chapter_Jam_Boston Game Jam]


== Helpful info ==
Notes from the end-of-year meeting will be uploaded here soon.
*[[/wikiarchive|Archival]]
*[[/installation_guide|how to install images]]
*[[/xos|how to get an xo]]
*[[/Software/PythonTutorial|python wiki]]


== Contact Information ==
== Contact Information ==


The current Olin OLPC Chapter Pong Person is [[User:nlee|Nikki Lee]]. Contact her for general questions.
The current Olin OLPC Chapter Pong Person is [[User:estar|Elsa Culler]]. Contact her for general questions.


[[Category:College]]
[[Category:College]]
[[Category:XO User Group]]

Latest revision as of 19:10, 25 September 2010

This is the wiki-homepage of the Olin College OLPC university chapter. Please edit!

Welcome!

The Olin College OLPC chapter is a student-run volunteer organization that works with Sugar Labs and OLPC. Our group is a mixed group of software and hardware engineer students, as well as people interested in curriculum design and technology-driven education. Our goals include learning and participating in a philanthropic cause as well as developing and exercising engineering and education skills

Our current (what exactly is our hierarchy? elsa fill me in here) yifiy 03:48, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Meetings

We have weekly meetings on Friday 3-5pm (Friday Service Time).

Meeting notes

Upcoming events

  • Friday Oct. 2 - Meeting with CFS and Mission Hill teachers for activity bundle (include link to appropriate page here)

Current big projects

TurtleArt After School Program

We're developing a curriculum to teach various math and engineering concepts using Turtle Art. The program will run spring 2010 with 10 3rd-5th graders from the Needham area Click here to visit the main Turtle Art After School Program page

XOBot

A robot that can be controlled directly from Turtle Art. Click here to visit the main XOBot page

Repair Center

Click here to visit the main Olin Repair Center page

Cambridge Friends School/Mission Hill Deployment

Click here to visit the main CFS deployment page

Support Gang participation

Ideas for projects

(hey look, I'm so empty. how sad.)

Past projects/events

(we should really link these to something at some point.)

  • Gurufest
  • Sugar on a stick
  • Programming Design Challenge
  • Olin/IMSA Intersession deployment at CFS
  • Olin Hackathon
  • Game Jam

Helpful info

Contact Information

The current Olin OLPC Chapter Pong Person is Elsa Culler. Contact her for general questions.

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