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This is the wiki-homepage of the Olin College OLPC university chapter. [[User:Mchua/Braindumps/Wiki song|Please edit!]] |
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== Welcome!== |
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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 |
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Our current (what exactly is our hierarchy? elsa fill me in here) [[User:Yifiy|yifiy]] 03:48, 25 September 2009 (UTC) |
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Office hours are up in the air right now, but weekly Boston grassroots meetups will be happening in Cambridge (see [[Boston Saturday OJ]] for information). We will try to coordinate rides for a couple of visits a semester. |
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== Meetings == |
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'''Saturday, 11/18''' |
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We have weekly meetings on Friday 3-5pm (Friday Service Time). |
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* Yifan (4) |
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** Nikki |
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* ''Drivers'' |
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** ''Passengers riding with that driver'' |
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== XOs on campus == |
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'''This is out of date - will be fixed soon!''' |
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== Upcoming events == |
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There are currently 9 XOs on Olin's campus. To check out a machine, contact [[User:GregMarra|Greg]]. |
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* Friday Oct. 2 - Meeting with CFS and Mission Hill teachers for activity bundle (include link to appropriate page here) |
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== Current big projects == |
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* 1 B1 machine in storage |
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=== TurtleArt After School Program === |
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* 2 B2 machines in storage |
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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 |
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* 1 B4 machine in storage |
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Click here to visit the main [[Olin university chapter/Projects/Curriculum|Turtle Art After School Program]] page |
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* 6 working MP machines in storage |
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* 3 broken B2 machines in storage |
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* 2 broken B4 machines in storage |
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* 4 broken MP machines in storage |
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(all MPs and other broken machines belong to the [[Olin repair center]]) |
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A robot that can be controlled directly from Turtle Art. |
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Click here to visit the main [[Olin university chapter/Projects/XOBot|XOBot]] page |
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=== Repair Center === |
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Click here to visit the main [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olin_repair_center Olin Repair Center] page |
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=== Cambridge Friends School/Mission Hill Deployment === |
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To see all projects associated with Olin's OLPC chapter, check out our [[Olin university chapter/projects|project page]]. |
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Click here to visit the main [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Cambridge_Friends_School CFS deployment] page |
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=== Support Gang participation === |
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We are running an independent study course for peripheral development. Initial planning for the course can be found at [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/OLPC_peripheral_development our Wikiversity page]. |
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== Ideas for projects == |
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Current documentation and project details can be found at [[inertial navigation peripheral]]. |
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(hey look, I'm so empty. how sad.) |
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== Past projects/events == |
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Olin hosts an on-campus [[Olin repair center|repair center]] run by students. Our repair center works at cost of shipping and parts, with volunteer labor from trained students. Besides helping out G1G1 donors, the Olin repair center also plans to support any pilot or test schools in the area with repairs. |
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(we should really link these to something at some point.) |
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Past brainstorming for the repair center lives at [[/Repair center]]. |
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* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/GuruFest Gurufest] |
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=== Software development === |
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* Sugar on a stick |
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In the capable hands of Yifan and Arash. Ilari is also heading up an effort to get us a shiny website and repairs tracking system. |
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* Programming Design Challenge |
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* Olin/IMSA Intersession deployment at CFS |
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* Olin Hackathon |
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* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/University_Chapter_Jam_Boston Game Jam] |
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== Helpful info == |
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Details live at [[/Software]]. |
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*[[/wikiarchive|Archival]] |
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*[[/installation_guide|how to install images]] |
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=== Pilot school involvement === |
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*[[/xos|how to get an xo]] |
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Olin's OLPC Chapter is getting involved with the pilot at the Cambridge Friends School. [[User:Slammy|Sandra]] is heading up our pilot efforts. |
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*[[/Software/PythonTutorial|python wiki]] |
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Meeting minutes and details live at [[/Pilots]]. |
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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. |
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[[Image:Olin-university-chapter-students.JPG|right|Olin students visit the OLPC Boston office]] |
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Archives of minutes can be viewed at the [[Olin university chapter/archives]] page. |
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Notes from the end-of-year meeting will be uploaded here soon. |
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== Contact Information == |
== Contact Information == |
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The current Olin OLPC Chapter Pong Person is [[User: |
The current Olin OLPC Chapter Pong Person is [[User:estar|Elsa Culler]]. Contact her for general questions. |
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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).
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.