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== Welcome!==
== Welcome!==
The Olin College OLPC chapter is a student-run volunteer organization that works with Sugarlabs 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
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) [[User:Yifiy|yifiy]] 03:48, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
Our current (what exactly is our hierarchy? elsa fill me in here) [[User:Yifiy|yifiy]] 03:48, 25 September 2009 (UTC)


== Meetings ==
== Meetings ==
We have weekly meetings on Friday 3-5pm (Friday Service Time).
We have weekly meetings on Friday 3-5pm (Friday Service Time).

[[/archives | Meeting notes]]


== Upcoming events ==
== Upcoming events ==
* Friday Oct. 2 - Meeting with CFS and Mission Hill teachers for activity bundle (include link to appropriate page here)
* Friday Oct. 2 - Meeting with CFS and Mission Hill teachers for activity bundle (include link to appropriate page here)


== Current big projects ==
== Current big projects ==
=== TurtleArt After School Program ===
== Repair Center Announcements ==
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
== Cambridge Friends School/Mission Hill Deployment ==
Click here to visit the main [[Olin university chapter/Projects/Curriculum|Turtle Art After School Program]] page
== Needham Elementary School Deployment ==
== Support Gang participation ==


=== XOBot ===
A robot that can be controlled directly from Turtle Art.
Click here to visit the main [[Olin university chapter/Projects/XOBot|XOBot]] page


=== Repair Center ===
Click here to visit the main [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olin_repair_center Olin Repair Center] page

=== Cambridge Friends School/Mission Hill Deployment ===
Click here to visit the main [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Cambridge_Friends_School CFS deployment] page

=== Support Gang participation ===


== Ideas for projects ==
== Ideas for projects ==
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== Past projects/events ==
== Past projects/events ==

* Gurufest (colin make a link and fill the page with goodness) [[User:Yifiy|yifiy]] 03:48, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
(we should really link these to something at some point.)
* Sugar on a stick (what did we do here?)

* Programming Design Challenge
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/GuruFest Gurufest]
* Olin/IMSA Intersession deployment at CFS
* Sugar on a stick
* Olin Hackathon
* Programming Design Challenge
* Game Jam
* Olin/IMSA Intersession deployment at CFS
* Olin Hackathon
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/University_Chapter_Jam_Boston Game Jam]


== Helpful info ==
== Helpful info ==
[[/wikiarchive|Archival]]
*[[/wikiarchive|Archival]]
[[/installation_guide|how to install images]]
*[[/installation_guide|how to install images]]
[[/xos|how to get an xo]]
*[[/xos|how to get an xo]]
[[/Software/PythonTutorial|python wiki]]
*[[/Software/PythonTutorial|python wiki]]


== Contact Information ==
== Contact Information ==


The current Olin OLPC Chapter Pong Person is [[User:eculler|Elsa Culler]]. Contact her for general questions.
The current Olin OLPC Chapter Pong Person is [[User:estar|Elsa Culler]]. Contact her for general questions.


[[Category:College]]
[[Category:College]]

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).

Meeting notes

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.