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= Who am I? =
= Who am I? =


My name is Scott Swanson, and I am the Strategic Technology Coordinator at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Mathematics_and_Science_Academy Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy] (IMSA).
I have been an OLPC advocate since I first saw the OLPC protoypes and met OLPC staff in person at NECC 2006. I started shortly thereafter contributing to the work on getting the OLPC dev image working on [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OS_images_for_emulation#Parallels_Desktop_on_Mac_OS_X Parallels for MacOS X] so I can start working with it myself (and let others do the same). In Fall 2007, after [[User:Mchua|Mel '03]] came back to speak on OLPC at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Mathematics_and_Science_Academy IMSA], I became the club sponsor for the IMSA OLPC affiliate and am the in-house advisor for Student Inquiry and Research pursuant to the OLPC project. My current advisees are:


= Background =
* [[User:Gem|Meg '09]]


I have been an OLPC advocate since I first saw the OLPC protoypes and met OLPC staff in person at NECC 2006. I started shortly thereafter contributing to the work on getting the OLPC dev image working on [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OS_images_for_emulation#Parallels_Desktop_on_Mac_OS_X Parallels for MacOS X] so I could start working with it myself (and let others do the same). In Fall 2007, after [[User:Mchua|Mel '03]] came back to speak on OLPC at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Mathematics_and_Science_Academy IMSA], I became the go-to person onsite for OLPC involvment.
Note that last names have been removed for FERPA and COPPA compliance.

= Projects =

*Emulation on MacOS X using Parallels Desktop

*IMSA OLPC Affiliate
:I am the club sponsor for the IMSA OLPC affiliate. ''More info forthcoming.''

*SIR Advisor
:I am the in-house advisor for Student Inquiry and Research pursuant to the OLPC project. My current advisees are:
:* [[User:Gem|Meg '09]]: Development of a computer-based collaborative storytelling game for learning foreign languages
:''Note that last names have been removed for FERPA and COPPA compliance.''


= Contacting me =
= Contacting me =

Revision as of 23:30, 19 September 2007

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Who am I?

My name is Scott Swanson, and I am the Strategic Technology Coordinator at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA).

Background

I have been an OLPC advocate since I first saw the OLPC protoypes and met OLPC staff in person at NECC 2006. I started shortly thereafter contributing to the work on getting the OLPC dev image working on Parallels for MacOS X so I could start working with it myself (and let others do the same). In Fall 2007, after Mel '03 came back to speak on OLPC at IMSA, I became the go-to person onsite for OLPC involvment.

Projects

  • Emulation on MacOS X using Parallels Desktop
  • IMSA OLPC Affiliate
I am the club sponsor for the IMSA OLPC affiliate. More info forthcoming.
  • SIR Advisor
I am the in-house advisor for Student Inquiry and Research pursuant to the OLPC project. My current advisees are:
  • Meg '09: Development of a computer-based collaborative storytelling game for learning foreign languages
Note that last names have been removed for FERPA and COPPA compliance.

Contacting me

If you'd like to contact me: