School in a box/Saturday

Stuff that happened

• Scout team (Mel, Ankur, Chris, Mike) BUYING STUFF IN NEW YORK RUNNING AROUND HURRAH
• Houston team staying on-base, working with Ardurino, phoning in purchase requests (Seth, Nikki, David, Dan, etc)
• Linux discussion-ness and guruship (Lynn, Jay)

Filtered List to buy

Fun Stuff

• stickers - cheap, decorative/personalize, reward system for teachers - for rewards from teachers (even if tacky, any kind of recognition will have positive effect)
• sewing kit
• gum arabic (airplane?)
  • gum arabic (only ingredient needed in addition to flour to make playdough)
• candy (localization ?)
• funny hats
• inflatables
• flags
• magic tricks
• magic plastic

Experiment Supplies

• sensors (phidgets)
• protoboards
• circuit parts
• multimeter
• seeds
• magnifier
• magnets (shipping considerations)
• speaker wire (niftiness ensues with the above)
• triops eggs

Repair Kit

• replacement parts/DOAs
• screw drivers (suitable for XO repairs)
• screen wipes
• needlenose pliers
• electrical tape

Electronic Components

• solar panel (for powering the laptops, and perhaps power measurement experiments)
• batteries (need associated charger)
• surge protector/UPS/Power strip (localization issues?)
• usb storage
• keyboard/mouse

Misc

• GPS - how to apply to XO?
• Mentor contact info
• ziploc
• radios
• sundial
• globes (inflatable) and maps (i10n)
• sharpie/pens (label tape)
• air pump for inflatables (nozzle for cleaning)

Brainstorms

Note: The list below will be moved to an appropriate page, as categories become apparent during the day.

Things we think that would be cool to put in the box

groundrules: no stupid ideas, no shooting stuff down - Brainstorm at MNN

• things that are inflatable
• solar panels
• screwdrivers
• replacement parts/XOs
• DOAs to take apart?
• a pony
• GPS, radios
• sensors (from MIT lab?)
• fidgets
• big LCD
• leds
• protoboards
• circuit parts
• swords
• donuts
• magnets
• speaker wire
• duct tape!
• magic plastic (Friendly Plastic)
• Sculpy
• gum arabic
• magic tricks
• USB keys
• rifle barrels
• deer gun
• the philosopher's stone
• mercury
• (no mercury - nlee)
• sun dial
• flags
• knitting supplies
• sticks
• (references to Monty Python)
• hats
• multimeter
• solder iron
• sparklers
• pizza
• candies
• triops
• sea monkeys
• seeds (noninvasive - garden?)
• geiger counter
• rocks
• magnifiers
• calcium
• ph strips
• batteries - AA, AAA, rechargable ones
• temporary tattoos (nlee - culturally sensitive ones!)
• plushie XO
• farmer's almanac
• mentor contacts
• maps - beach ball globe! --> but these can be gotten on the XO
• ziploc bags

What would be cool to be able to learn to do with stuff in this box

• repairs
• connect to net
• get power
• math, language, music - how to make fit local curriculum?
• literacy
• geography
• encryption
• fractals
• photography
• drawing
• astronomy
• weather
• agriculture/botany/animal husbandry
• health/medicine
• romance
• cooking! (note: transcriber likes food :D)
• paleontology/archaeology
• sociology
• magic
• Open source propoganda
• alchemy
• religion
• how to argue with adults
• environment happy - greennness
• safety stuff
• lab experiment videos
• CD drive
• diversity training
• cultural learning
• voodoo/ the zombie apocalypse (Mel says it's an important step towards cultural understanding)

NO list

• serial killers
• velociraptors (but useful in math education!)
• non biodegradable materials
• invasive plant species
• sword
• radiation
• lead
• cigarettes
• poison
• alcohol
• DVDs with preset lectures (lecture dvds of boredom)
• rabid wolf
• children
• whip/rod
• airplane stoppy things
• alive things