OLPC Learning Club D.C.

Welcome! This is the wiki home page for the [http://olpclearningclub.org/ OLPC Learning Club DC]. We had briefly deployed a wiki on a hosted system, but it's better that we build our knowledge base here. We'll be posting information here about future plans as it becomes available. Our short URL: http://j.mp/olpcdc == Upcoming Meetings == === [[/XO-1.5 Start Page Book Sprint|XO-1.5 Start Page Book Sprint, March 27-28, 2010]] === Recent and upcoming meeting announcements are on the main web site / blog http://www.olpclearningclub.org. We send out email reminders one or two weeks prior to each meeting. Visit this page to subscribe to the email list: http://wayan.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/OLPC_LCDC/ == Latest announcements == == Previous meetings == === February 8, 2011 Meeting at Gallaudet === * Links for talk [http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/10/24/internet-archive-opens-1-6-million-e-books-to-olpc-laptops/ Internet Archive Opens 1.6 Million E-Books to Kids with OLPC Laptops 10/24/2009] <br /> [http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/02/with-some-polis/ Wired article on OLPC XO as ereader from Feb 2009] <br /> [http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats?wasRedirected=true Comparison of E-book Formats on Wikipedia (Including OLPC XO Support) ] <br /> [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Collections OLPC book Bundle Collections]<br /> [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Books OLPC Free Books Listing]<br /> [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4035 James Simmons' Read Etexts Activity Download Page]<br /> [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4028 Read 88 Activity Download Page - DO NOT INSTALL ON 10.1.3]<br /> [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Browse Browse Activity Info Page]<br /> [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/School_server OLPC XS School Server]<br /> [http://blog.archive.org/2010/12/10/2685/ New Book Reader at Archive.org]<br /> [http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ International Children's Digital Library]<br /> [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/InfoSlicer InfoSlicer ] <br /> * Sites to test [http://treesaver.net/ Treesaver HTML5 Reading Interfaces] [http://www.slideshare.net/mobile?_ym=1 Slideshare Mobile]<br /> [http://support.scribd.com/entries/107964-using-your-mobile-device-with-scribd Using your mobile device with Scribd]<br /> [http://www.coverleaf.com/ Coverleaf.com]<br /> === October 17, 2009 Meeting at Gallaudet === * [http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/xtra-ordinary-sd-card-for-the-olpc-xo-1/ Blog post] * [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Image:MIT_for_OLPC_LC_DC_10162009.ppt Presentation slides in Powerpoint format for download] * [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Image:MIT_for_OLPC_LC_DC_10172009.ppt Presentation slides (updated after the meeting) in Powerpoint format for download] * Presentation on [http://www.slideshare.net/fotogeek/olpc-learning-club-october-2009-slides Slideshare]. * Links [http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Who-Harnessed-Wind-Electricity/dp/0061730327/ 'The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind' on Amazon] [http://williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/williamkamkwamba/2008/03/bringing-an-olp.html William's blog post about the OLPC XO] [http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/10/olpc_ox_controls_reprap_prints_ox_p.html Make Blog post on Vic Olliver's XO-driven Reprap 3D printer making XO viewfinders] [http://www.google.com/reader/shared/user%2F00765628753731681854%2Flabel%2FOLPCorps OLPCorps student blogs] [http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/uruguay/last_xo_laptop_olpc_uruguay.html OLPC News story on Uruguay's completion of XO deployment] [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_New_York OLPC NYC] [http://blog.laptop.org/2009/09/28/xo-1-5-create-collaborate-contribute/ OLPC XO-1.5 laptop] [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/0.86/Notes Sugar 0.86 notes] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/sets/72157622456693641/ Photos from Mike's visit to the Media Lab] [http://on-disk.com/product_info.php/products_id/881 Ondisk's XtraOrdinary SD card for the OLPC XO-1] === Family XO Mesh Meetup, June 20, 2009 === Gallaudet University, Student Academic Center,First Floor Classroom 2 SAC1210 and Classroom 3 SAC1211, === [[OLPC Learning Club D.C./Scratch Day|Saturday May 16, 2009: Scratch Day]] === * 55 attended, 8 schools represented * Mike Lee introduced services of the OLPC Learning Club DC... * Keynote video from MIT Scratch team played * Teachers from Fairfax Schools presented their projects * HacDC member Todd Fine demonstrated control of a Scratch project using Python and a Nintendo Wii Remote On display: * Drawdio musical pencil developed by the MIT Scratch Team * Intel Classmate laptops running Scratch * LEGO WeDo Robotics System compatible with Scratch === [[OLPC Learning Club D.C./Jabber Server|Sunday, Nov 2, 2008: Jabber Server]] === The [[OLPC Learning Club D.C./Jabber Server|Jabber Server]] had been offline from September 10th until today due to a system crash, but it's back. === [[OLPC Learning Club D.C./Jabber Server|Saturday, April 26, 2008: Jabber Server]] === We have a [[OLPC Learning Club D.C./Jabber Server|Jabber Server]] for use by D.C. area XO enthusiasts that will let us use our XO laptops together even when we are not in the same room together. == Things we do == === XO Family Mesh Meetup === The idea is to bring together three groups of people to work on the following things: * Kids and parents who want to meet other kids and parents and do cool things together with their XOs. * Software developers wanted to work on software for the XO. * Educational materials developers wanting to collaborate on the development of educational materials for the XO. Having these three groups co-locate will create all kinds of synergistic possibilities. Let the meshing begin! Keep an eye on the OLPC Learning Club DC website, OLPCnews.com and this wiki-entry for announcements about the next meetup. === XO Bar Meetups === Some people aren't too keen on getting up early on a Saturday morning to attend the XO Family Mesh Meetup. Others just like to cool their mood with a brew after a heated discussion on the latest OLPC developments. To address this audience there are semi-regular XO Bar Meetups. These meetings are announced on both the OLPC Learning Club DC website and OLPCnews.com. == Other Projects == Apart from these Meetups the OLPC Learning Club DC also want to contribute to the overall "learning learning" efforts by means of sprints, jams, excursions and other projects. Stay tuned for announcements on both the OLPC Learning Club DC website and OLPCnews.com over the coming weeks. === [[/XO-1.5 Start Page Book Sprint|XO-1.5 Start Page Book Sprint]] === == Club Resources == === [[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_DC_Repair XO Repair Center]] === Club member Luke Faraone, who is also a longtime member of the official OLPC Support Gang has been leading the operation of a local XO laptop repair center. The repair center can perform a variety of parts exchanges, revive some dead laptops and update the software. Visit the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_DC_Repair repair center wiki page] for more information. === [[/Lending_library|Lending library]] === As of September 2009, the Learning Club is operating its XO Laptop Lending Library. The club will loan attendees of our meetings an XO laptop for up to a month. Ideal patrons of this service are individuals who: * want to get some hands-on time with an XO "to see if it's for them." * have an idea for the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_Program OLPC Contributor's Program] to get granted one or more free laptops, but want to try out an XO in order to test a concept. * have one XO already and need a second to try our the wireless collaboration features. * need an XO to do a presentation. Arrangements need to be made in advance by email to Mike Lee curiouslee [at] gmail.com, Jeff Elkner jeff [at] elkner.net or Kevin Cole dcloco [at] gmail.com. The laptops can be picked up at the next scheduled meeting. Meetings are typically held at the Arlington Career Center or Gallaudet University. We have also made arrangements to store some laptops at [http://www.hacdc.org HacDC] for pick-up, but please do not ask them to arrange for the laptop loans. Use the email addresses above. At the meeting, we will collect your contact information and we reserve the right to check ID if you've never attended before. If you've borrowed a laptop, please consult this page of [[information for new laptop patrons]] with links to basic documentation and resources. === [[OLPC Contributor's Program]] === The Learning Club supports the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_Program OLPC Contributor's Program]. This program operated from OLPC Headquarters, will take grant applications for one or more free laptops to support interesting projects that will be documented to the public. Members of the Learning Club will provide coaching on how to win a grant. === [[OLPC Learning Club D.C./Meeting Places|Meeting Places]] === Our meetings generally occur at either of two places: * Arlington Career Center, Arlington, VA * Gallaudet University Student Academic Center (Student Union) === [http://www.olpclearningclub.org Blog] === Currently hosted by Wayan Vota and maintained by Mike Lee. === [http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?board=6.0 Discusion Forum] === A sub-board on the OLPC News Forum. === [http://www.wayan.com/mail/mail.cgi?f=list&l=OLPC_LCDC Email List] === Currently hosted by Wayan Vota and maintained by Mike Lee. === [[OLPC Learning Club D.C./Jabber Server|Jabber Server]] === Maintained for use by D.C. area XO enthusiasts by Richard Bullington-McGuire. The server will let us use our XO laptops together to chat and share Activity sessions even when we are not in the same room together. === [[OLPC Learning Club D.C./Speaker's Bureau|Speaker's Bureau]] === Club members available to give presentations and laptop demos to non-profit organizations, press, OLPC partners and other interested entities. === [[OLPC Learning Club D.C./NECC 2009 DC|Presence at NECC 2009 DC]] === Club members available to give presentations and laptop demos to non-profit organizations, press, OLPC partners and other interested entities. === [[Proposals to OLPC Contributor's Program]] === [[2010-1]] Lego testing, Open Video Chat, Sugar Labs DC activity development [[2010-2]] Lubuto Library Project ~ == External links == * [[Regional groups|Back to the OLPC Users' Groups Page]] * [http://olpclearningclub.org/ OLPC Learning Club site and blog] * [http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?board=6.0 OLPC LC-DC Discussion Forum] * [http://www.wayan.com/mail/mail.cgi?f=list&l=OLPC_LCDC OLPC LC-DC Email List] [[Category:XO User Group]]