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I am a volunteer for [http://www.kasiisiproject.org/ The Kasiisi Project] in Uganda and the [http://www.digiliteracy.org Digital Literacy Project] in the Boston area. In the fall, I will be a senior at Carnegie Mellon, studying civil engineering.
I am a volunteer for [http://www.kasiisiproject.org/ The Kasiisi Project] in Uganda and the [http://www.digiliteracy.org Digital Literacy Project] in the Boston area. Outside of the OLPC world, I study civil engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA, USA).


==Contact==
==Contact==
Please edit the [[User_talk:Ndoiron|talk page]] or e-mail ndoiron _at_ cmu.edu
Please e-mail ndoiron _at_ cmu.edu if you are interested in a project or have any questions


==Experience in Uganda==
==Experience in Uganda==
Uganda was awesome! It was my first time teaching, and my first time programming in the field. Over the next several weeks, I will be working to use what I've learned to improve a few activities and develop lesson plans.
Uganda was awesome! It was my first time teaching, and my first time programming in the field.


I taught an environmental sensing and maps class with The Kasiisi Project near Fort Portal, Uganda. The mission statement of the class became "[[User:Ndoiron/Out Of The Box|Out of the Box]]" - because not only were we trying new ways of learning, we were using maps and sensors to connect our XOs with the world around us, outside the "box" of the laptop itself. You can find links to the activities, content, and hardware on [http://mapuganda.blogspot.com the blog].
I taught an environmental sensing and maps class with The Kasiisi Project near Fort Portal, Uganda. The mission statement of the class became "[[User:Ndoiron/Out Of The Box|Out of the Box]]" because not only were we trying new ways of learning, we were connecting our XOs with the world around us, outside the "box" of the laptop. You can find links to the activities, content, and hardware on [http://mapuganda.blogspot.com my blog].


===Technical Solutions from Kasiisi===
===Technical Solutions from Kasiisi===
These updates, written and tested at Kasiisi, can be applied to several activities worldwide.
These updates, written and tested at Kasiisi, can be applied to several activities worldwide.


* Bug fixes and keyboard interactions for Map and OfflineMap. Students had trouble with the mouse, and sharing maps in OfflineMap.
* Bug fixes and keyboard interactions for Map and OfflineMap. Students had trouble with the mouse and sharing maps.


* Improved [[WikiBrowse]] with easier search, friendlier 404 page, [[WikiPack]] addon articles
* Improved WikiBrowse with easier search, friendlier 404 page, addon articles ( see [[WikiPack]] )


* Redesign of [[Measure/Kasiisi|Measure activity]], more sensor wires, better documentation and lesson plans, sound feature.
* Redesign of [[Measure/Kasiisi|Measure activity]] to assist teachers in explaining sensors and graphing.


* Improved [[User:Ndoiron/SocialCalc|SocialCalc]] with chart color selection, translatable chart UI, and full-screen HTML5 Canvas charts (as an offline deployment, the Google Chart frame was annoying)
* Improved [[User:Ndoiron/SocialCalc|SocialCalc]] with chart color selection, translatable chart UI, and full-screen HTML5 Canvas charts (for an offline deployment, the Google Chart frame was dead space)


* [[LibriVox#Combining_Librivox_Audio_and_Gutenberg_text|Gutenberg eBook + Librivox --> audiobook scripts]]
* [[LibriVox#Combining_Librivox_Audio_and_Gutenberg_text|Gutenberg eBook + Librivox --> audiobook scripts]]


===Content from Kasiisi===
===Content from Kasiisi===
* Add-on [[WikiPack]]s of up-to-date articles and photos from [http://simple.wikipedia.org Simple English Wikipedia], which work both in Browse and in the WikipediaEN activity.
* Add-on [[WikiPack]]s of up-to-date articles and photos from [http://simple.wikipedia.org Simple English Wikipedia], which work both in Browse and in [[WikiBrowse]].


* PhotoPacks from [http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/ BigPicture blog] - download [http://sugo-katta.appspot.com/PhotoPack.xol an example]
* PhotoPacks from [http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/ BigPicture blog] - download [http://sugo-katta.appspot.com/PhotoPack.xol an example]
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==Current Work==
==Current Work==
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* Storing student reading history, book reports, and favorite sites on a teacher XO, using the mesh network. Allow long-term analysis of how students rate books and digital content. Ideally this program should be a library assistant which encourages students to read more, recommend books to friends, and choose challenging books.
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* Making lesson plans for [http://www.digiliteracy.org Digital Literacy Project] in Cambridge, Boston, and Nicaragua. Helping to supply useful content and activities.


* Spinoff of book activity called [[HealthReport]]
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* Storing student reading history, book reports, and favorite sites on a teacher XO, using the mesh network to collect reports. Allow long-term analysis of how students rate books and digital content. While targeting original version to help students review and discover books at one school library, larger-scale deployments could use this to share and annotate the best digital content.


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* Making lesson plans for [http://www.digiliteracy.org Digital Literacy Project] in Cambridge, Boston, and Nicaragua. Helping to supply useful content and activities.
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* [[User:Ndoiron/CitizenScience|citizen science projects]] for laptop schools in the US and abroad


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* [[User:Ndoiron/CitizenScience|Citizen science projects]] for laptop schools in the US and abroad
* DNA Lab showing inherited traits through phenotype (cartoon lizards) and genotype (simulated DNA strand)


==Prior Work for the XO==
==Prior Work for the XO==
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** Explored SVG maps for classes without internet access
** Explored SVG maps for classes without internet access


* Created [[HippoMath]] with eToys
* Patch for the [[Geoquiz]] application
* Patch for the [[Geoquiz]] application


==OLPCorps==
Technical lead for an OLPCorps team - unfortunately our team was rejected, but we made it to finalists

See my team's OLPCorps proposal here: [[OLPCorps Carnegie Mellon/Teachers' College/Williams College Kenya]]

Revision as of 22:59, 29 October 2010

I am a volunteer for The Kasiisi Project in Uganda and the Digital Literacy Project in the Boston area. Outside of the OLPC world, I study civil engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA, USA).

Contact

Please e-mail ndoiron _at_ cmu.edu if you are interested in a project or have any questions

Experience in Uganda

Uganda was awesome! It was my first time teaching, and my first time programming in the field.

I taught an environmental sensing and maps class with The Kasiisi Project near Fort Portal, Uganda. The mission statement of the class became "Out of the Box" because not only were we trying new ways of learning, we were connecting our XOs with the world around us, outside the "box" of the laptop. You can find links to the activities, content, and hardware on my blog.

Technical Solutions from Kasiisi

These updates, written and tested at Kasiisi, can be applied to several activities worldwide.

  • Bug fixes and keyboard interactions for Map and OfflineMap. Students had trouble with the mouse and sharing maps.
  • Improved WikiBrowse with easier search, friendlier 404 page, addon articles ( see WikiPack )
  • Redesign of Measure activity to assist teachers in explaining sensors and graphing.
  • Improved SocialCalc with chart color selection, translatable chart UI, and full-screen HTML5 Canvas charts (for an offline deployment, the Google Chart frame was dead space)

Content from Kasiisi

Current Work

  • Storing student reading history, book reports, and favorite sites on a teacher XO, using the mesh network. Allow long-term analysis of how students rate books and digital content. Ideally this program should be a library assistant which encourages students to read more, recommend books to friends, and choose challenging books.
  • Making lesson plans for Digital Literacy Project in Cambridge, Boston, and Nicaragua. Helping to supply useful content and activities.

Prior Work for the XO

  • Mapping applications, introducing students to GIS and mapping
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